Gary

You won't need the dialogue to understand. Enjoy.

Johnny Depp in Burtonland

Adam and Dog

This richly-colored animated short is nominated for an Oscar. Tune into the Academy Awards tonight to find out who wins!

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The Longest Daycare

This short from "The Simpsons" is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short. Tune into the Oscars tomorrow to see who wins!

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Fresh Guacamole

This movie is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short this year. Tune into the Oscars this Sunday to see who wins.

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Paperman

An Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Short. Tune into the Oscars this Sunday to see if it wins.

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Head Over Heels

One of the excellent Best Animated Shorts nominees for this year's Academy Awards. Tune in this Sunday to see who wins!

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Flea & Fly in "City Trouble"

Definitely got the throwback style down, with some modern wrong-ness thrown in.

The End of the World

In honor of the recent Russian meteor, I'm reaching back to a decade-old web video that I still love. Ladies and gentlemen, the end of the world...

History of Greed

A treatise on the evolution of learning. Or just a light joke to send you into the weekend.

Moon Rock

A stream-of-dream-consciousness trip from George Dunning, following his work on The Beatles' Yellow Submarine.

The Lollipop Tree

An amusing bit of randomness that reminds me of yesterday's Tootsie Pop commercial.

How many licks does it take to get to the center?

The world may never know.

This Tootsie Pop commercial was an institution for several generations, but I believe has faded away over the last couple decades.

Moonrise Kindgom Tribute

A Flash-animated tribute to Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom.

Dick Figures: Kung Fu Winners

This cartoon is nominated for an Annie Award in individual achievement: Directing in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production. In this case, the venue would be web video.

Annie Awards winners will be announced Saturday, February 2. Check here to see who won.

Defective Detective

This is an Annie Award nominee for Best Student Film.

Origin

This is an Annie Award nominee for Best Student Film.

Can't We Be Happy Now

This is an Annie Award nominee for Best Student Film.

Eyes On the Stars

This Annie Award nominee for Best Animated Short is based on a true story from the life of astronaut Ronald McNair, who died in the Challenger shuttle explosion which happened 27 years ago today. This story from McNair's childhood is told by his brother Carl.

BONUS! Animated Shorts to keep an eye out for

Many of the Annie Awards nominees that Animation of the Day would like to share are not available online. Here's a rundown of some of the best. Keep them on your radar. If you ever find yourself with an opportunity to see them, we strongly encourage you to take the time to do so.

• "Kali the Little Vampire"

A lonely young vampire seeks to live a normal life and play with other children. This short has a strong, unique visual style.

• "I Am Tom Moody"

A compelling look into the conflicted mind of a creative individual. This short makes smart use of the stop-motion medium to represent the internal fragmentation caused by fear and creative stifling.

• "Ladies Knight"

A colorful, musical, irreverent, classic-Warner Bros.-esque take on the knight-saves-princess-from-a-dragon fairy tale.

• "Tule Lake"

Based on a true event, this beautifully-animated short follows a Japanese-American internee at the Tule Lake segregation camp during World War II as she tries to bring a bit of joy to her family in the midst of grim circumstances. Conceived and directed by a descendent of the movie's subject.