The Oscar for Best Animated Short Film is in the group of 10 nominated films announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences yesterday. In all, 37 short animated films from around the world were submitted, and that list has now been culled down to 10 films.

The Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Reviewing Committee viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting in screenings held in New York and Los Angeles.  They will now select the final five nominees taht will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010.

ANIMATION SHORT SUBJECT LIST:

“The Cat Piano”
Eddie White and Ari Gibson, directors (The People’s Republic of Animation)

“French Roast”
Fabrice O. Joubert, director (Pumpkin Factory/Bibo Films)

“Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty”
Nicky Phelan, director, and Darragh O’Connell, producer (Brown Bag Films)

“The Kinematograph”
Tomek Baginski, director-producer (Platige Image)

“The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte)”
Javier Recio Gracia, director (Kandor Graphics and Green Moon)

“Logorama”
Nicolas Schmerkin, producer (Autour de Minuit)

“A Matter of Loaf and Death”
Nick Park, director (Aardman Animations Ltd.)

“Partly Cloudy”
Peter Sohn, director (Pixar Animation Studios)

“Runaway”
Cordell Barker, director (National Film Board of Canada)

“Variete”
Roelof van den Bergh, director (il Luster Productions)

Sandy Mandelberger, Awards Watch Editor