"Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film" nominees
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- DirectorGlen KeaneStarsKobe BryantAn animated telling of Kobe Bryant's poem 'Dear Basketball'.
- DirectorFlorian BabikianVincent BayouxVictor CaireIn a deserted rich house, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts.
- DirectorDave MullinsWhen a toy-stealing bully ruins recess for a playground full of kids, only one thing stands in his way: the Lost and Found box.
- DirectorRu KuwahataMax PorterStarsAlbert BirneyEven though Sam's father is hardly ever home because he is often away on business trips, he is able to connect with his son by teaching him how to pack a suitcase.
- DirectorJan LachauerJakob SchuhBin-Han ToStarsTamsin GreigDominic WestRob BrydonTwo half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
- DirectorAlan BarillaroA hungry sandpiper hatchling ventures from her nest for the first time to dig for food by the shoreline. The problem is, the food is buried in the sand where scary waves roll up.
- DirectorTheodore UshevStarsCaroline DhavernasThe tale of a girl who could see the past and the future simultaneously and respectively with each eye, but never the present.
- DirectorAndrew CoatsLou Hamou-LhadjStarsGreg DykstraNick PiteraSteve PurcellA weathered Sheriff returns to the remains of an accident he has spent a lifetime trying to forget. With each step forward, the memories come flooding back. Faced with his mistake once again, he must find the strength to carry on.
- DirectorRobert ValleyThe brutally honest story of Robert's turbulent relationship with a self-destructive, yet charismatic friend from childhood, who cries out for help from a military hospital in China and sets Rob on a wild ride to get him home to Vancouver.
- DirectorPatrick OsborneStarsNicki BluhmKelley StoltzEmma Grace EisenmannSet inside their home, a beloved hatchback, Pearl follows a girl and her dad as they crisscross the country chasing their dreams. It's a story about the gifts we hand down and their power to carry love. And finding grace in the unlikeliest of places.
- DirectorGabriel Osorio VargasAn old, lonesome bear tells the story of his life through a mechanical diorama.
- DirectorRichard WilliamsTaking place 2,400 years in the past, Prologue depicts a brutal battle between two teams of Spartan and Athenian warriors.
- DirectorSanjay PatelStarsBrent SchraffSunny Singh AttarArun RaoSanjay loves cartoons and comics, while his father tries to draw him into his Hindu traditions. Reluctance turns into awe-inspiring adventure as the boy embarks on an amazing journey, returning with a new perspective they can both embrace.
- DirectorKonstantin BronzitTwo cosmonauts, two friends, try to do their best in their everyday training life to make their common dream a reality. But this story is not only about the dream.
- DirectorDon HertzfeldtStarsJulia PottWinona MaeSara CushmanA little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.
- DirectorPatrick OsborneStarsSteve ApostolinaKirk BailyBen BledsoeThe love life of a man as told through the meals he gives his adopted dog, Winston.
- DirectorDaisy JacobsStarsAnne CunninghamChristopher NightingaleAlisdair SimpsonTwo brothers whose ageing mother is dying, struggle to care for her.
- DirectorRobert KondoDaisuke 'Dice' TsutsumiStarsLars MikkelsenCourtney LockwoodA little pig, who keeps his town safe from a cloud of pollution with his windmill dam, is ignored by a thankless public and bullied at school. When a new kid arrives, things begin to change.
- DirectorTorill KoveStarsAndrea Bræin HovigA personal animated story about a girl which wishes for a bicycle from her parents, but gets something completely different, showing the different reality in which children and grown ups live in.
- DirectorMarieke BlaauwJoris OprinsJob RoggeveenWhen Pia plays a mysterious vinyl record single, she suddenly knows how to travel through time.
- DirectorLaurent WitzAlexandre EspigaresMr Hublot is a withdrawn, idiosyncratic character with OCD, scared of change and the outside world. Robot Pet's arrival turns his life upside down: he has to share his home with this very invasive companion.
- DirectorDaniel SousaStarsElsie McKendryBrett TobaskyA wild boy is found in the woods by a solitary hunter and brought back to civilization. Alienated by a strange new environment, the boy tries to adapt by using the same strategies that kept him safe in the forest.
- DirectorLauren MacMullanStarsWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerRussi TaylorMickey, Minnie, Horace Horsecollar, and Clarabelle Cow go on a musical wagon ride until Peg-Leg Pete tries to run them off the road.
- DirectorShûhei MoritaStarsKôichi YamaderaAoi YûkiTakeshi KusaoOne night of the eighteenth century, in the depths of the mountain, a human being is lost and finds a small temple. In the moment when he enters the room space is transformed into a completely different world.
- DirectorJan LachauerMax LangStarsSimon PeggGillian AndersonRob BrydonTo the annoyance of her cat a kindly witch allows a dog, a bird and a frog who have helped her retrieve things she has lost to ride on her broomstick, making it top heavy. The broom is destroyed by a fire-breathing dragon who threatens to eat the witch but the creatures band together to impersonate a monster and save her. As a result she fashions a luxurious new broom with seats on which they can all ride comfortably.
- DirectorJohn KahrsStarsJohn KahrsKari WahlgrenJack GoldenbergAn office worker meets the girl of his dreams and uses a fleet of paper airplanes to get her attention.
- DirectorMinkyu LeeStarsAlexander JashoAdam, and a dog, in the Garden of Eden.
- DirectorPESTransforming familiar objects into fresh guacamole.
- DirectorTimothy ReckartStarsNigel AnthonyRayyah McCaulWalter and Madge have grown apart: he lives on the floor and she lives on the ceiling. When Walter tries to reignite their old romance, the couple must face their equilibrium.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanMaggie Simpson spends the day in the Ayn Rand School for Tots.
- DirectorWilliam JoyceBrandon OldenburgMorris Lessmore, a young writer, wanders into a mysterious library after a storm devastates his city. The library is home to magical flying books that literally come to life.
- DirectorPatrick DoyonStarsChantal BarilNatalie Hamel-RoyJacques LavalléeOn a typically boring Sunday a small boy goes to church with his parents before being taken to a relative's house for a family lunch. Still bored he amuses himself by placing a coin on the adjacent railway track,an action which has unfortunate and bizarre results for a passing bear.
- DirectorEnrico CasarosaStarsTony FucileKrista ShefflerPhil SheridanA fable of a young boy coming of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. It's the first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. Will he be able to find his own way?
- DirectorGrant OrchardWhen a New Yorker walks past a chicken on his morning stroll, we are left to wonder which one is the real city slicker.
- DirectorAmanda ForbisWendy TilbyStarsAdam BlackwoodLuba GoyAnthony BekennCalgary, 1909. An Englishman moves to the Canadian frontier, but is singularly unsuited to it. His letters home are much sunnier than the reality. Intertitles compare his fate to that of a comet.
- DirectorAndrew RuhemannShaun TanStarsTim MinchinA boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.
- DirectorTeddy NewtonStarsMuneer LyatiWayne DyerDay encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods. But their suspicions soon turn to curiosity, and they are delighted to find the joys of their budding friendship.
- DirectorMax LangJakob SchuhStarsHelena Bonham CarterRob BrydonRobbie ColtraneA cunning mouse goes for a walk in the forest, and outwits a succession of predators.
- DirectorGeefwee BoedoeStarsJim ThorntonIn the spirit of 50's & 60's educational films, 'Let's Pollute' is a modern satire on how pollution is our heritage and keeps our economy growing strong, while instructing us how to be better polluters for a better blighted tomorrow.
- DirectorBastien DuboisA journey diary that redraws the trip of a European traveler confronted with Famadihana customs.
- DirectorFrançois AlauxHervé de CrécyLudovic HouplainStarsBob StephensonSherman AugustusAja EvansPolice chase an armed criminal in a version of Los Angeles comprised entirely of corporate logos.
- DirectorFabrice JoubertIn a fancy Parisian Café, an uptight businessman discovers he forgot to bring his wallet and bides his time by ordering more coffee.
- DirectorNicky PhelanStarsKathleen O'RourkeIt's night; a wide-eyed fearful child is in bed. When her granny enters the room, the child pretends to be asleep. Granny O'Grimm isn't fooled; she pokes the child with a walker and picks up the book "Sleeping Beauty." We see the story as she tells it, images jumping between fairies at a baby's christening and Granny's agitated narrating. The aged fairy, who wasn't invited to the feast, looks just like Granny, but with small wings. As the child's terror deepens, Granny reaches the end of her version of the story. Will the child get any sleep?
- DirectorJavier Recio GraciaStarsMiguel Angel PerezEva MolinaOn her deathbed, a sad, white-haired woman yearns to reunite with her beloved late husband. However, the road to the afterlife can be long, and today's modern medicine works miracles.
- DirectorNick ParkStarsPeter SallisSally LindsaySarah LabordeWallace and his dog, Gromit, open a bakery and get tied up with a murder mystery. But when Wallace falls in love, Gromit is left to solve the case.
- DirectorKunio KatoStarsMasami NagasawaTo save his house from rising flood waters, an old man uses bricks to build it higher, then he relives events from his past while searching for his dropped pipe.
- DirectorKonstantin BronzitIn the strangest of places, a lonely public lavatory attendant who dreams of romance will find excitement and perhaps love, when a chivalrous secret admirer keeps leaving flowers in her tip jar. But, what good is an invisible lover?
- DirectorJulien BocabeilleFrançois-Xavier ChaniouxOlivier DelabarreTwo Octopi fight for their lives with a stubborn restaurant cook in a comical escape through the streets of a small Greek village.
- DirectorDoug SweetlandA stage magician's rabbit gets into a magical onstage brawl against his neglectful guardian with two magic hats.
- DirectorAdam FoulkesAlan SmithStarsChris GrantMarc SilkOn their way to deliver a coffin to a graveyard, a grim duo of undertakers go through hell and back, as formidable and tangled obstacles stand in the way.
- DirectorSuzie TempletonAn animated retelling set to Prokofiev's suite.
- DirectorJosh RaskinStarsJerry LevitanJohn LennonThe animated illustration of a 14-year-old's interview with John Lennon in 1969.
- DirectorChris LavisMaciek SzczerbowskiStarsLaurie MaherExhausted and profoundly melancholic, anachronistic Madame Tutli-Putli wants to board a train. And, surrounded by a lifetime's worth of personal belongings, she waits patiently. Is she running away from her past?
- DirectorSamuel TourneuxStarsFrédéric SaurelBernard JungClémence CournacA priest tries to sell an old man a machine that he promises will transport him to heaven.
- DirectorAleksandr PetrovStarsAleksandr PalamishevAleksandra ZhivovaEvgeniya KryukovaIn nineteenth-century Russia, a teenage boy in search of love is drawn to two very different women.
- DirectorTorill KoveStarsLiv UllmannA woman ponders over the strange coincidences that made her forefathers and -mothers meet and create the premises for her becoming the person that she is.
- DirectorGary RydstromStarsSheb WooleyA teenage alien is trying to abduct a sleeping human, but doesn't know which switch to use.
- DirectorRoger AllersA poor young girl has a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames.
- DirectorGéza M. TóthStarsÁkos AmbrusImre MadácsiAtti PacsayFive minutes before his big performance, the Maestro and his persistent mechanical assistant are getting ready. As the clock ticks, life at the top is not all it seems.
- DirectorChris RenaudMichael ThurmeierStarsDavid CrommettDarin De PaulDann FinkScrat comes across a time machine and is transported to various times all in pursuit of his beloved acorn.
- DirectorJohn CanemakerStarsEli WallachJohn TurturroMary BringleThe Moon and the Son, a 30-minute autobiographical animated film by John Canemaker, explores the difficult emotional terrain of father/son relationships as seen through Canemaker's own turbulent relationship with his father. Featuring the voices of noted actors Eli Wallach and John Turturro in the roles of father and son, The Moon and the Son combines memory, fact, conjecture, trial transcripts, audio recordings, home movies, photos, snapshots, and original animation to tell the story of an Italian immigrant's troubled life and the devastating consequences of his actions on his family.
- DirectorSharon ColmanStarsRupert DegasTwo crows disturb a badger's hibernation. The badger climbs out of its hole once to try to silence the crows. When that doesn't work, fate intervenes and the hill on which are the crow's tree and the badger's lair becomes an underground missile silo. The badger investigates, and events move beyond its control. Is sleep in the offing?
- DirectorAnthony LucasStarsJoel EdgertonHelmut BakaitisTommy DysartSet in a world of iron dirigibles and steam powered computers, this gothic horror mystery tells the story of Jasper Morello, a disgraced aerial navigator who flees his plague-ridden home on a desperate voyage to redeem himself.
- DirectorShane AckerA rag doll fights a monster that has been stealing the souls of his people.
- DirectorMark AndrewsAndrew JimenezTwo buskers engage in a petty feud over a child's donation.
- DirectorChris LandrethStarsRyan LarkinChris LandrethFelicity FanjoyThe movie talks about the life of Ryan Larkin, a gifted Canadian animator of the late '60s and the early '70s.
- DirectorSejong ParkDuring the Korean War in 1951, little Manuk is playing on the streets of his village and dreaming of life at the front where his father is a soldier. He returns home to find a parcel on the doorstep and, thinking it is a birthday present, he opens it. But its contents will change his life.
- DirectorJeff FowlerStarsGreg BergA gopher finds himself on a road where trucks are hauling produce to market. He hits on the idea of shaking some of the produce loose for himself, but other animals always beat him to the booty. That is, until a truck comes along with a cow...
- DirectorBill PlymptonWhy do dogs bark at such innocent creatures as pigeons and squirrels... what are they afraid of? This film answers that eternal question.
- DirectorMike GabrielA gluttonous self-centered cat, Lorenzo, gets punished for his selfishness when his beautiful giant tail develops a personality of its own.
- DirectorAdam ElliotStarsGeoffrey RushKamahlJohn FlausThe odd biography of a man who has Tourette's Syndrome, chronic bad luck, menial jobs, nudist tendencies, and a book of "fakts" hung around his neck.
- DirectorBud LuckeyRoger GouldStarsBud LuckeyA sheep dances proudly in his southwestern landscape, until one day his wool is sheared and he is left naked. He's depressed and shy, until a cheerful jackalope comes along and shows him how to leap proudly and not to be ashamed.
- DirectorDominique MonferyStarsDora LuzJennifer EspositoSalvador Dalí and Walt Disney's Destino features the tragic love story of Chronos, the personification of time, and a mortal woman as they seek each other out across surreal landscapes.
- DirectorCarlos SaldanhaStarsChris WedgeOnly one sweet, shiny little acorn prevents Scrat, the tireless prehistoric sabre-toothed squirrel, from stashing away the perfect pile of nuts. However, when is enough, enough?
- DirectorChristopher HintonStarsPaul HintonMax HintonChristopher HintonA family goes on a fishing trip, but makes a lot of stops along the way.
- DirectorEric ArmstrongStarsBrad SimonsenMortonette JenkinsJeff WolvertonA janitor at an alien nightclub gets his wish to be a singer.
- DirectorTomasz BaginskiStarsJola RzebuskaMaria KucharskaMarcin JaskowskiA space fantasy about an explorer who pays a visit to an unusual cathedral built with organic materials.
- DirectorChris StennerArvid UibelHeidi WittlingerStarsRainer BasedowMichael HabeckApparently, rocks are having conversations all around us, but they talk very, very slowly...
- DirectorPete DocterRoger GouldStarsBilly CrystalJohn GoodmanSteve SusskindMike's bought a new 6-wheel-drive car, and he can't wait to show it off to Sulley. Only problem is, Mike hasn't exactly mastered the controls yet, and they're pretty complicated.
- DirectorKôji YamamuraStarsTakeharu KunimotoBruno MetzgerA sad rakugo of a stingy old man experiencing the unforeseen consequences of eating a few cherries whole, without throwing the pits away.
- DirectorRalph EgglestonStarsRalph EgglestonA group of snooty birds roosting on a telephone wire get their just deserts when a goofy bird drops in.
- DirectorRuairi RobinsonSergeant wakes up alone with only a widescreen TV for company, in a place designed for him to relax in peace and tranquility, for all eternity...
- DirectorCathal GaffneyStarsMaria McDermottroeA schoolgirl, interviewed for television, tells a somewhat unconventional version of the story of John the Baptist, which we see illustrated.
- DirectorCordell BarkerStarsCordell BarkerJennifer TorranceJackson BarkerRoger and Doris are a childless couple who get more than they bargained for when a strange child appears at their door one day.
- DirectorJoseph E. MeridethA cel animated caveman fights his hyperactive beard in pursuit of true love.
- DirectorMichael Dudok de WitStarsJames LauferA father says goodbye to his young daughter. Time passes and the daughter moves through life age by age, but within her there is always a deep longing for her father.
- DirectorSteffen SchäfflerStarsKenneth BranaghAlice FairhallRoger LawEurope; the plague years. A wigmaker, locked in his shop, observes the events and writes about them in his journal. Mostly, we see shrouded bodies, and a young girl who lives in the tavern across the way that gets progressively sicker. When she dies, the wigmaker goes to the mass grave where she's buried and cuts off her luxurious red hair; he makes himself a wig from it, and soon dies.
- DirectorDon HertzfeldtStarsRobert MayJennifer NyholmDon HertzfeldtA hilarious collection of animated television commercials that were rejected because of their creator's failing grip on sanity.
- DirectorAleksandr PetrovStarsGordon PinsentKevin DuhaneyYôji MatsudaAn old fisherman goes out on his fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life.
- DirectorPeter PeakeStarsMoray HunterJack DochertyTwo very bored shadowy characters try to think of something to do--and end up playing "Shadow Puppets."
- DirectorTorill KoveStarsMag RuffmanA personal interpretation of Norwegian history - starring a grandmother who during the Second World War loses her job ironing the King's shirts. Instead she gains access to the enemy's uniforms, and inspires her own brand of resistance fighters, the "Shirt Guerillas".
- DirectorPaul DriessenThree interlocking tales of damsels in distress. An urban scene: a man sees a woman fall off the roof of the neighboring apartment building. A Western scene: a cowboy hears a woman tied to the railroad tracks and an approaching train. And a fantasy scene: seven dwarfs, reading the tale of Snow White, sense a witch passing by with a poison apple. Each races to save their respective "miss" (and sometimes get involved with the stories of the others); each runs into a staggering number of obstacles along the way (including a steadily dwindling supply of dwarves). Who will succeed?
- DirectorAmanda ForbisWendy TilbyA chance encounter, a juicy yellow lemon and an unfortunate twist of fate will reveal that the symbiotic relationship between people is inextricable.
- DirectorChris WedgeStarsBosmuend PikeAn elderly widowed rabbit grieving her husband's death is encountered by a moth who invites her into the afterlife.
- StarsRobert LindsayNeil DudgeonTim McInnernyOn a pilgrimage from London to the tomb of Thomas Becket in Canterbury, a group of travellers from all walks of medieval society recount tales and stories to each other to provide amusement on the journey.
- DirectorMark BakerAfter marauding and sinking another ship, a band of pirates capture a female passenger, then send her overboard as punishment for her defiance. She vows revenge, and fortunately is rescued by a small passing ship carrying only its captain, his first mate and a cat. They cross paths with the pirates, but both sides - after seeming to have victory within their grasp - meet a fate neither could have predicted.
- DirectorMark OsborneA worker in a factory learns a lesson about life. When is enough?
- DirectorStefan FjeldmarkKarsten KiilerichStarsDarragh O'BrienIllustrations of the thoughts children's have about death.
- DirectorJan PinkavaStarsBob PetersonGeri sets up a chess game to play his greatest opponent - himself.
- DirectorJoanna QuinnStarsLenny HenryTom CourtenayDavid RobbTwo children learn their recently deceased cat, was actually a famous rock star in the cat world.