Watch: All Of The Nominees For The Best Animated Short Film Oscar

[Brendon Connelly]

All of the films in contention for the Best Animated Short Film at this year's Academy Awards are now online.

I rather like Head Over Heels. It's got echoes of Up, I suppose, and also Upside Down, and it looks a bit like $9.99, but it's distinct from them all and, ultimately, worth its ten minute runtime.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHs3Pe32b8Q[/youtube]

Some of the animation in Adam and Dog is lovely, the sound design does some heavy lifting, the backgrounds are remarkable - especially when they're moving in 3D - and despite some wobbles in the pacing and clarity of storytelling, it's a charmer.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq0-i8GQbgw[/youtube]

You'll have seen a credit there for Glen Keane, who also helped out with Paperman. I don't know that I need to say more about this one. Surely you've seen it by now, right?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTLySbGoMX0[/youtube]

Fresh Guacamole by Pes might put you off your dinner, or maybe I just need to get a grip on my gag reflex.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMO6vjmkyI[/youtube]

That's a sequel, of sorts, to Western Spaghetti. This isn't Oscar nominated but I want to include it, for context.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBjLW5_dGAM[/youtube]

Finally, and with thanks to The Hollywood Reporter for the embed, here's Maggie Simpson's short, The Longest Daycare.



I'd vote for Paperman, I think, but there's some actual competition here.

The Oscars happen on the 24th. More on in the meantime, I strongly suspect.

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[Randy Golden]

I appreciate the context for Fresh Guacamole. I caught these at the theater today with minimal preconceptions, and my reaction to that one was, "Why?"

[JoeStone]

Saw Head over Heels at the Colchester Film Festival last year and loved it. I think I actually enjoyed it more than Paperman, although that too was wonderful.