13 Oscar Winning Animations You Might Have Missed

Animated film that win an Oscar always carry a certain prestige; but there are a lot of things that are left behind the scenes. From the great collection of worldwide animation Olivier Cotte has chosen thirteen of the most incredible Oscar-winning experiences and presents them in the book “Secrets of Oscar-winning Animation”.

Series of in-depth interviews with some of the greats of film animation, insights into the ideas and techniques are revealed in detail in this book with many images and examples. The author says that the idea for this book was born from his desire to tell the story of the passion and determination that are needed to create work of animation.

This is a great item to add to one’s collection for everyone who would like to know what magic tricks create the spectacular moments we experience in cinemas while watching terrific animations.

Here are the 13 featured winners of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film:

1. Neighbours by Norman McLaren (1952)

2. Frank Film by Frank Mouris (1973)

3. Le Chateau de sable by Co Hoedman (1977)

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4. The Fly by Ferenc Rofusz (1981)

5. Anna & Bella by Borge Ring (1984)

6. L’homme qui plantait des arbres by Frederic Back (1987)

7. Balance by Christoph and Wolfgang Lauenstein (1989)

8. Manipulation by Daniel Greaves (1991)

9. Mona Lisa descending a staircase by Joan C. Gratz (1992)

10. Quest by Tyron Montgomery (1996)

11. The Old Man of the Sea by Alexandre Petrov (1999)

12. Father and Daughter by Michael Dudok de Wit (2000)

13. Harvie Krumpet by Adam Elliot (2003)