10 Animated Shorts Advance in Oscar Race

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 85th Academy Awards®.

Fifty-six pictures had originally qualified in the category.

The list is as follows:
 

Adam and Dog

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

Combustible

Combustible, Katsuhiro Otomo, director (Sunrise Inc.)

Dripped

Dripped, Léo Verrier, director (ChezEddy)

The Eagleman Stag

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

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

Fresh Guacamole, PES, director (PES)

Head over Heels

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

Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare

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

Paperman

Paperman, John Kahrs, director (Disney Animation Studios)

Tram

Tram, Michaela Pavlátová, director, and Ron Dyens, producer (Sacrebleu Productions)

The Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Reviewing Committee viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting at screenings held in New York and Los Angeles.

Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members will now select three to five nominees from among the 10 titles on the shortlist. Branch screenings will be held in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco in December.

The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

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