Today, the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 2008 Oscar nominees. For all the concern of
Beowulf getting a spot, the worry was for naught. The shorts are diverse, in technique, storytelling and geography.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILMPersepolis (Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, France)
Ratatouille (Brad Bird, US)
Surf's Up (Ash Brannon and Chris Buck, US)
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Even Pigeons Go To Heaven (Samuel Tourneux and Simon Vanesse, France)
entire shortI Met The Walrus (Josh Raskin, Canada)
clipMadame Tutli-Putli (Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski, Canada)
clipMy Love (Alexander Petrov, Russia)
clipPeter and The Wolf (Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman, UK)
clipLabels: Canada, features, France, Madame Tutli-Putli, National Film Board of Canada, NFB, Oscars, Persepolis, Pixar, Russia, shorts, United Kingdom
