{"id":7037,"date":"2020-02-06T16:50:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T21:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/?p=7037"},"modified":"2021-04-21T10:47:51","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T14:47:51","slug":"best-animated-short-2020-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceros.com\/inspire\/originals\/best-animated-short-2020-oscars\/","title":{"rendered":"A Creative’s Guide to the 2020 Oscars: Best Animated Short"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 5<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

Though short in stature, these animated films pack a punch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While animated features have only had their own Oscars category since 2001, animated shorts have been part of the Oscars since the very first show in 1932. Naturally, Walt Disney had an early monopoly on this category, winning 10 of the first 11 Oscars, but the playing field since then has evened up considerably. In fact, this year\u2019s crop of honored filmmakers is far more diverse than Best Picture, for example. Three of the nominated films were directed by women, including two from outside of the U.S., and another comes from a black director. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, we\u2019ve evaluated the nominees for Best Cinematography<\/a>, Best Production Design<\/a>, Best Visual Effects<\/a>, and Best Animated Feature Film<\/a>. Our final guide before the Oscars on Sunday: Best Animated Short Film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Academy defines \u201cshort\u201d as \u201cunder 40 minutes, including all credits.\u201d That\u2019s a pretty reasonable cushion, and none of the nominated films come close to running that long\u2014the lengthiest runtime in the category is about 15 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take a look at the nominees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Animated Short Film<\/span><\/strong>
2019 Winner: Bao <\/em>(Becky Neiman-Cobb & Domee Shi)<\/strong>
2020 Nominees<\/strong>:
– Kitbull<\/em>
– Sister<\/em>
– Dcera (Daughter)<\/em>
– Memorable<\/em>
– Hair Love<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kitbull<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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