The 2019 Animated Short Film Oscar Nominees, Reviewed
Four of the five animated-short nominees this year are weepy tales of parent-child relationships; critic Andrew Lapin reviews them all, and picks his favorite.
Shorts come back in season every February, as the showcases of Oscar-nominated animated, live-action, and documentary short films make their way to theaters around the country. But this year, at least one line of shorts is committing a fashion faux pas. Or maybe some animators just need a good hug from their loved ones: Four out of the five nominees for best animated short are about parents, children, and growing up.
Individually, none of these films represent an offense on the level of last year's winner But despite the – stings, because it reveals a limited view of the power of animation, not to mention the adaptability of the short form.
