A neutron star is one that glows more brightly after it “death,” similarly these filmmakers and actors do. It’s a counterpart to the Lifetime Achievement Award which is intended for filmmakers and actors who are very much alive and kicking.

Ub Iwerks

Iwerks was a name I knew as an animation-obsessed kid. He of course directed for both Disney and Looney Toons under Leon Schlesinger’s banner. He was my most viewed director of 2023 per Letterboxd due to the fact that in tracking down the King of Cartoons’ selections on Pee Wee’s Playhouse following the passing of Paul Reubens, he directed a vast majority of those selections either for his own production company or Screen Gems.