This year, the nominees offer a more diverse array of frame-by-frame techniques than the features category, which is divided between stop-motion and CG films, all of them in 3D. All five shorts unfold without dialogue and serve as compelling reminders of how powerful animation can be in time.
On the list is Fresh Guacamole by PES (Adam Pesapane). The 3D animation recalls the stop-motion films of pioneer animator J. Stuart Blackton. In 1907, Blackton’s “The Haunted Hotel” dazzled audiences with scenes of a knife that appeared to slice a loaf of bread by itself. More than a century later, PES shows viewers an offbeat array of objects transforming into a popular party dip. A hand grenade-avocado has a pool ball for a pit and green clay for pulp. A cook’s hands literally chop a baseball-onion and a pincushion-tomato into dice. Naturally, a poker chip snaps off in the finished guacamole.
The full list of contenders can be found here.
Special thanks to our source, Variety.com.
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