Oscars 2013: Animated Short Film

Academy Awards are a week away. After many hours spent in the theater, I think I'm ready (barring a few of the technical films, and pretty much all of the documentaries.)

I also spent some time fiddling around the internet trying to find clips of this year's contenders for Best Animated Short Film. I think they're all superbly crafted, but these three especially tugged at some heart strings:

Paperman John Kahrs

Head Over Heels PES

Adam and Dog Minkyu Lee

If I were an AMPAS voter, I would probably put in my vote for Adam and Dog. Such a sweet story, and quite an ambitious endeavor. Especially when you hear it directly from Minkyu Lee.

P.S. Watch Amour. It almost entirely validates your fears of old age, but the film itself is too beautiful and impactful to ignore.

Oh, and here's my source: FirstShowing.net (for the other two shorts.)