Nov 9, 2012

Ten Films Selected for the Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the ten nominees for the Best Animated Short Film category. Five of these ten films are nominated:

Adam and the Dog, Minkyu Lee, director (Lodge Films)

Combustible, Katsuhiro Otomo, director (Sunrise Corporation)

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Dripped, Léo Verrier, director (ChezEddy)

The Eagleman Stag, Mikey Please, director, and Benedict Please, music scores and sound design ( Royal College of Art)

The Fall of the House of Usher, Raul Garcia, director, and Stephan Roelants, producer (Melusine Productions, R&R Communications Inc, Les Armateurs, The Big Farm)

Fresh Guacamole, PES, director (PES)

Head over Heels, Timothy Reckart, director, and Fodhla Cronin and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly, producer (National Film and Television School)

Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare, David Silverman, director ( Gracie Films)

Paperman, John Cars, director (Disney Animation Studios)

Tram, Mikaela Pavlatová, director, Ron Dyans, producer (Sacrebleu Productions)

Incidentally, I had the opportunity a few days ago, I tweeted about four of this year's qualifying animated shorts that I felt were truly Oscar-worthy. Not one of them made the shortlist, but don't let that stop you from looking for them. They are all great shorts that artistically extend the art form and engage the viewer in a meaningful way: