The Best Oscar-Winning Animated Shorts, Ranked
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From its earliest honorees to the present, the Academy Award for Best Animated Short doubles as a kind of history of the ever-changing medium. We ranked them all — from animation’s golden age to the arrival of Pixar and beyond.
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All 16 Pixar short films, ranked - Vox
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The Top Best Animated Short Oscar Winners
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Oscar Best Animated Feature: Every Winner in Academy Awards
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Oscars 2021: Animation Wins for Pixar's 'Soul' and Netflix's 'If
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Oscars 2021: Irish animation 'Wolfwalkers' among the nominees at
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From The Elephant Whisperers to Top Gun: Maverick; top 5 2023
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Best Animated Feature Oscar Winners Ranked, oscars 2021 animation
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GIF Kawaii Animated film Computer Animation, Anime, white
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All 5 2023 Best Animated Short Film Oscar Nominees Ranked