Best Animated Short is always one of my favourite fringe categories at the Oscars, often serving up an eclectic cross-section of cultural and technical styles. Most years yield a richly diverse lineup of nominees, and this year's roster will be selected from the following ten titles:
The Eagleman Stag - Mikey Please, Benedict Please
Head Over Heels - Timothy Reckart, Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
Paperman - John Kahrs
Dripped - Leo Verrier
Adam and Dog - Minkyu Lee
Combustible - Katsuhiro Otomo
The Fall of the House of Usher - Raul Garcia, Stephan Roelants
Tram - Michaela Pavlatova, Ron Dyens
Fresh Guacamole - PES
Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare" - David Silverman
Some of these are viewable on the web. I've seen five of the ten, three of which look good enough to make the cut (Paperman, The Eagleman Stag, and Dripped) and two of which seem unlikely (Fresh Guacamole and The Longest Daycare). We'll reassess the playing field once nominations are announced.
