The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2009: Animation (2009)
Collective screening of the Academy Award nominated short films from the Animation category for 2009.
Collective screening of the Academy Award nominated short films from the Animation category for 2009.
Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. Year 2024.
| Generes: Animation, Adventure, Family |
| Director: Gints Zilbalodis |
| Writer: Matiss Kaza, Gints Zilbalodis |
| Actors: N/A |
It’s an unforgettable Christmas for the townsfolk of Wellington-on-Sea when the worst snowstorm in history alters everyone’s plans, including Santa’s. Year 2024.
| Generes: Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
| Director: Simon Otto |
| Writer: Richard Curtis, Peter Souter |
| Actors: Bill Nighy, Brian Cox, Guz Khan |
The magician travels to Aladdin’s village, identified as being near the border with China, where he enlists Aladdin’s help by pretending to be his long-lost uncle and offering to leave his wealth to Aladdin. At one point, the Magi… Year 1970.
| Generes: Animation, Adventure, Family |
| Director: Jean Image |
| Writer: France Image, Jean Image |
| Actors: Gaston Guez, Henri Virlojeux, Claire Guibert |
A bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel – a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea pigs. Year 2024.
| Generes: Animation, Drama |
| Director: Adam Elliot |
| Writer: Adam Elliot |
| Actors: Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Eric Bana |
Amuro Ray and the rest of the White Base crew, now denominated the 13th Autonomous Corps, return to outer space to support the rest of the Earth Federation forces for the decisive battle against the Duchy of Zeon’s forces. Year 1982.
| Generes: Animation, Action, Drama |
| Director: Osamu Sekita, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Yoshiyuki Tomino |
| Writer: Yoshiyuki Tomino, Ken’ichi Matsuzaki, Hiroyuki Hoshiyama |
| Actors: Tôru Furuya, Shûichi Ikeda, Hirotaka Suzuoki |
A wandering cowboy watches over formidable bandits who, to touch an inheritance, must eliminate the members of the jury who sentenced their uncle. Year 1978.
| Generes: Animation, Comedy, Family |
| Director: René Goscinny, Henri Gruel, Morris |
| Writer: René Goscinny, Morris, Pierre Tchernia |
| Actors: Roger Carel, Georges Atlas, Daniel Ceccaldi |
A teenage boy must fight in an interplanetary war as the only available pilot to a revolutionary new giant battle robot. Year 1981.
| Generes: Animation, Action, Adventure |
| Director: Ryôji Fujiwara, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Eikichi Kojika |
| Writer: Yoshiyuki Tomino, Ken’ichi Matsuzaki, Hiroyuki Hoshiyama |
| Actors: Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Shôzô Îzuka |
N/A Year 1988.
| Generes: Animation, Family |
| Director: William Hanna |
| Writer: Gerard Baldwin, Len Janson, Chuck Menville |
| Actors: Albert Augier, Philippe Dumat, Gérard Hernandez |
A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince’s love. Year 1989.
| Generes: Animation, Adventure, Family |
| Director: Ron Clements, John Musker |
| Writer: John Musker, Ron Clements, Hans Christian Andersen |
| Actors: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois |
As the zombie leader seeks to turn all humans into zombies, Motu and Patlu are determined to find a way to save the world from this trouble. Will they succeed in their mission? Year 2024.
| Generes: Animation |
| Director: Dheeraj Berry |
| Writer: Dheeraj Berry |
| Actors: Sourav Chakraborty |
The overly confident Fujino and the shut-in Kyomoto couldn’t be more different, but a love of drawing manga brings these two small-town girls together. Year 2024.
| Generes: Animation, Drama |
| Director: Kiyotaka Oshiyama |
| Writer: Kiyotaka Oshiyama, Tatsuki Fujimoto |
| Actors: Yumi Kawai, Grace Lu, Ryan Colt Levy |
Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans and has them reprogrammed to forget their real identities and play soulless corporate pop as The Crescendolls. Year 2003.
| Generes: Animation, Adventure, Music |
| Director: Daisuke Nishio, Hirotoshi Rissen, Kazuhisa Takenouchi |
| Writer: Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, Cédric Hervet |
| Actors: Romanthony, Thomas Bangalter |
Focus on Gromit’s concern that Wallace has become over-dependent on his inventions, which proves justified when Wallace invents a “smart gnome” that seems to develop a mind of its own. Year 2024.
| Generes: Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
| Director: Merlin Crossingham, Nick Park |
| Writer: Mark Burton, Nick Park |
| Actors: Ben Whitehead, Reece Shearsmith, Peter Kay |
Life at the Magic Roundabout is disrupted when a blue cat called Buxton finds his way into town. Everyone loves Buxton except for Dougal, who discovers the cat’s mad plan to become the king of blue army and destroy all who are not… Year 1970.
| Generes: Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
| Director: Serge Danot, Eric Thompson |
| Writer: Serge Danot, Jean-François Josselin, Eric Thompson |
| Actors: Christian Riehl, Paul Bisciglia, Nadine Legrand |
Moon, a curious young owl, finds herself trapped in a Christmas tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. Trying to escape the city, Moon befriends a lost little girl named Luna. Together, they embark on an adventure. Year 2024.
| Generes: Animation, Short, Adventure |
| Director: David Lowery |
| Writer: Jack Thorne |
| Actors: Mamoudou Athie, Cary Christopher, Jim Gaffigan |