Add a Golden Globe as Best Animated Film of 2007 to the growing list of awards won “Ratatouille,” which was produced by Brad Lewis, an alumnus of California State University, Fresno. Lewis received a bachelor of arts degree in theatre from Fresno State in 1980.

The announcement of the award by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was made Sunday. “Ratatouille” is the story of a French provincial rat whose passion for food sets him on the path to adventure in Paris.

The film previously won awards from critics associations around the country It is nominated for People’s Choice, Grammy, Annie and Cinema Writers Circle (Spain) awards and is expected to be among Academy Awards nominees to be announced Jan. 22.

Before joining Pixar Animation Studios in 2001, Lewis spent 13 years as a producer, executive producer and executive vice-president of production at Pacific Data Images, a wholly owned subsidiary of DreamWorks Animation SKG. He was a producer on the animated feature film “ANTZ” and on “Forces of Nature,” “The Peacemaker” and “Broken Arrow.”

Lewis has produced television specials such as Hanna-Barbera’s “The Last Halloween,” for which he won an Emmy, and the first 3-D episode of “The Simpsons.” He received a second Emmy for graphic design on “ABC Monday Night Football” and two Clios for his commercial production work.

Lewis will return to campus during the 2008-2009 academic year as part of the College of Arts and Humanities Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series, which offers students and the community an opportunity to hear from well-known Fresno State alumni.