The following thirty-three films have fulfilled the qualifications necessary to be considered in the category of Best Animated Short for 2010 Academy Awards. Members of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will vote on a shortlist of ten films from this list. A second round of voting, also restricted to members of the Short Films and Feature Animation branches, will narrow it down to the five nominees for Best Animated Short Film Oscar. The final vote, which determines the winner, is open to all Academy members provided that they have watched every nominated short. It’s a wide open field this year with plenty of newcomers; only three filmmakers among the thirty-three contenders have ever been nominated for an Oscar (Bill Plympton, Tomasz BagiÅ„ski and Don Hertzfeldt).


A Family Portrait
Director: Joseph Pierce
Great Britain, 2010, 4 min
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Angry Man
Angry Man (Sinna Mann)
Director: Anita Killi
Norway, 2009, 20 min
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Animated History of Poland
Director: Tomasz Bagiński
Poland, 2010, 8 min
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Barking Island
Barking Island (Chienne D’Histoire)
Director: Serge Avédikian
France, 2010, 15 min
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Coyote Falls
Director: Matthew O’Callaghan
United States, 2010, 3 min
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Danny Boy
Danny Boy
Director: Marek Skrobecki
Poland/Switzerland, 2010, 10 min
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Day & Night
Director: Teddy Newton
United States, 2010, 6 min
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Divers in the Rain
Divers in the Rain
Director: Priit Pärn, Olga Pärn
Estonia, 2010, 23 min
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Dust Kid
Dust Kid (Munjiai)
Director: Yumi Jung
South Korea, 2009, 10 min

Inherent Obligations
Inherent Obligations (Kaasuündinud Kohustused)
Director: Rao Heidmets
Estonia, 2008, 10 min
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Let’s Pollute
Director: Geefwee Boedoe
United States, 2010, 7 min
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Lipsett Diaries
Lipsett Diaries
Director: Theodore Ushev
Canada, 2010, 14 min
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Loom
Directors: Jan Bitzer, Ilija Brunck and Csaba Letayat
Germany, 2010, 5 min
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Madagascar
Madagascar, A Journey Diary (Madagascar, carnet de voyage)
Director: Bastien Dubois
France, 2009, 11:30 min
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My Name is Maria
My Name is Maria
Director: Elio Quiroga Rodríguez
Spain, 2009, 4 min

Origin of Creatures
The Origin of Creatures
Director: Floris Kaayk
The Netherlands, 2010, 12 min
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Sensology
Director: Michel Gagné
United States, 2010, 6 min
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Skylight
Director: David Baas
Canada, 2010, 5 min
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Stanley Pickle
Director: Victoria Mather
United Kingdom, 2010, 11 min
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American Dream
The American Dream
Directors: Tad Lumpkin, Harold Uhl
United States, 2010, 30 min
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The Cow Who Wanted To Be A Hamburger
Director: Bill Plympton
United States, 2010, 6 min
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The Gruffalo
Directors: Jakob Schuh, Max Lang
Great Britain, 2010, 27 min
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The Incident At Tower 37
Director: Chris Perry
United States, 2010, 10 min
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The Krill Is Gone
Director: Jeffery Bost
United States, 2010, 4 min
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The Lost Thing
Directors: Andrew Ruhemann, Shaun Tan
Australia, 2010, 15 min
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Mouse That Soared
The Mouse That Soared
Director: Kyle T. Bell
United States, 2009, 5:45 min
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Silence Beneath the Bark
The Silence Beneath the Bark (Le Silence Sous L’ecorce)
Director: Joanna Lurie
France, 2009, 11 min
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Tick Tock Tale
Director: Dean Wellins
United States, 2010, 6 min
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To Swallow A Toad
To Swallow A Toad
Director: Jurgis Krasons
Latvia, 2010, 10 min
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Urs
Urs
Director: Moritz Mayerhofer
Germany, 2009 10 min
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Wisdom Teeth
Wisdom Teeth
Director: Don Hertzfeldt
United States, 2010, 5 min
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The Wonder Hospital
Director: Beomsik Shimbe Shim
South Korea, 2010, 12 min
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Zero
Director: Chris Kezelos
Australia, 2010, 13 min
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