When the day broke on Tuesday, an old man wasn't humdrum about joining a
list of Oscar nominees that included three misses and my grandmother who
irons shirts! The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has released
its list of nominations for this year's Oscar competition. In the category
of animated short films the nominees are: Aardman Animations' Peter Peaks'
"Humdrum;" Torril Cove's "My Grandmother Ironed The King's Shirts;"
Alexander Petrov's oil paint on glass in IMAX format "The Old Man And The
Sea;" Paul Driessen's enigmatic "3 Misses;" and Wendy Tilby and Amanda
Forbis' "When The Day Breaks," which has won first place at both the Annecy
and Cannes film festivals. March 26th will be the Big Night, the 72nd
Academy Awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences. For a few moments when the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film is
presented, animation is given its just place next to the likes of such
mainstream blockbusters as "American Beauty." This year, again, AWN will be
THE place to go to see clips of all the animation nominees. Nominees are
featured on AWN with 15-30 second Quicktime clips, a brief summary of the
film, pictures and the director's thoughts. Plus, you can vote for which
one you think should be the big winner on awards night. We will announce
our winner the day of the Oscars and see if the knowledgeable readership of
AWN is right on target. Last year we were, for the second year in a row -
an overwhelming number of AWN visitors chose the ultimately victorious
"Bunny." See the creme de la creme, and then express yourself and cast a
vote!
