Ballad of Poisonberry Pete

This is an Annie Award nominee for Best Student Film.

Bill Plympton Couch Gag from "Beware My Cheating Bart"

This "Simpsons" couch gag, by animation hero Bill Plympton, is a 2013 Annie Award nominee for Best Animated Short.

Head Over Heels

From now through the night of the ceremony, Animation of the Day will post nothing but Annie Award-nominated shorts. Check back each weekday to see one of this year's nominees.

Kicking things off is this gem of a movie. Unfortunately, the full version is currently unavailable online. But this is such a great one that, in order to spread awareness, just the preview will be posted here. If you ever have the opportunity to watch the full short, take advantage; you'll be happy you did.

Drinking Out of Cups

Stream-of-consciousness randomness from Dan Deacon, animated by Liam Lynch.

NOTE: If you're sensitive to language, you'll probably want to skip this one.


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Dumb Ways to Die

A catchy song to start off your week. Excellently-executed sight gags.

Pangea

Wrapping up Tree Week with some beautifully-rendered environments. And dinosaurs!

We sing the forest electric

Ted Bear

Tree Week continues, with a contribution from the guys over at Cyanide and Happiness!

I Live in the Woods

My self-declared "Tree Week" continues with this crazy little number. This short has its flaws, but they pale in comparison to its anarchic energy and indelible imagery. Absolutely insane and -- WARNING TO SENSITIVE VIEWERS -- gory, this stream-of-consciousness piece is completely unpredictable. Filmmaker Max Winston went on to have a hand in many of the stop-motion shows you've seen in the last few years.

Out of a Forest

I found a bunch of forest-related cartoons, so I'm declaring this TREE WEEK! Kicking things off is a nice little stop-motion animation about rabbits.

The Tortoise and the Hare (1934)

Alma

This is a magical yet creepy award-winning short from a former Pixar animator.

The Room

No, not the Tommy Wiseau movie. Love the design of this short. A little Portal-y, and little Cube. A good watch.

Slimtime

This little bit of light sci-fi is fun and imaginative, seemingly drawing some inspiration from Wall-E and other sci-fi tales.

Music Land (1935)

The Man Who Could Sit Anywhere

From the folks at "Cyanide & Happiness." If you're not already reading that comic, you're missing some of the funniest stuff on the web. Check it out!

Little Old Slappy from Pasadena

The Big Snit

Christmas Shoes by Patton Oswalt

Christmas has come and gone, but Patton Oswalt has something to say about the song "Christmas Shoes," set to animation by John Kuramoto.

White Christmas by Joshua Held