Public Screenings of This Year's Oscar®-Nominated Live Action and Animated Short Films in New York
"Saturday Afternoon with Oscar" Screenings to Be Held Saturday, February 19
New York, NY—On Saturday, February 19, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present two public screenings of this year's Academy Award® nominees in the Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film categories. The screenings will feature all five films from each category, providing a rare opportunity for moviegoers to view these nominees before the Academy Awards telecast.
Robert Osborne, author of 75 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards, will serve as the host for both screenings, which will be held at 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the Academy Theater at the Lighthouse International (located at 111 East 59th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues).
The Academy first began offering film screenings to the New York public in November 2002 with its "Monday Nights with Oscar" film series, and this special "Saturday Afternoon with Oscar" double screening is an outgrowth of that popular program. This marks the second year in a row that the Academy has screened films nominated in the Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film categories, and based on the popularity of last year's sold-out single screening, it decided to expand the program to accommodate New York filmgoers.
The following ten Oscar-nominated films will be shown at the New York screenings:
Short Film (Animated) :
"Birthday Boy" ( Sejong Park and Andrew Gregory, Australia );
"Gopher Broke" ( Jeff Fowler and Tim Miller, U.S.A. );
"Guard Dog" ( Bill Plympton, U.S.A. );
"Lorenzo" ( Mike Gabriel and Baker Bloodworth , U.S.A. );
"Ryan" ( Chris Landreth, Canada ).
Short Film ( Live Action ):
"Everything in This Country Must" ( Gary McKendry, U.S.A. );
"Little Terrorist" ( Ashvin Kumar , United Kingdom );
"7:35 in the Morning ( 7:35 de la Mañana)" ( Nacho Vigalondo , Spain );
"Two Cars, One Night" ( Taila Waititi and Ainsley Gardiner , New Zealand );
"Wasp" ( Andrea Arnold, United Kingdom ).
Tickets for the screening are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid I.D. Tickets may be reserved over the phone by calling (888) 778-7575. All orders will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To sign up for the Academy Foundation mailing list, please visit the Academy's website at www.oscars.org.
New York, NY—On Saturday, February 19, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present two public screenings of this year's Academy Award® nominees in the Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film categories. The screenings will feature all five films from each category, providing a rare opportunity for moviegoers to view these nominees before the Academy Awards telecast.
Robert Osborne, author of 75 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards, will serve as the host for both screenings, which will be held at 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the Academy Theater at the Lighthouse International (located at 111 East 59th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues).
The Academy first began offering film screenings to the New York public in November 2002 with its "Monday Nights with Oscar" film series, and this special "Saturday Afternoon with Oscar" double screening is an outgrowth of that popular program. This marks the second year in a row that the Academy has screened films nominated in the Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film categories, and based on the popularity of last year's sold-out single screening, it decided to expand the program to accommodate New York filmgoers.
The following ten Oscar-nominated films will be shown at the New York screenings:
Short Film (Animated) :
"Birthday Boy" ( Sejong Park and Andrew Gregory, Australia );
"Gopher Broke" ( Jeff Fowler and Tim Miller, U.S.A. );
"Guard Dog" ( Bill Plympton, U.S.A. );
"Lorenzo" ( Mike Gabriel and Baker Bloodworth , U.S.A. );
"Ryan" ( Chris Landreth, Canada ).
Short Film ( Live Action ):
"Everything in This Country Must" ( Gary McKendry, U.S.A. );
"Little Terrorist" ( Ashvin Kumar , United Kingdom );
"7:35 in the Morning ( 7:35 de la Mañana)" ( Nacho Vigalondo , Spain );
"Two Cars, One Night" ( Taila Waititi and Ainsley Gardiner , New Zealand );
"Wasp" ( Andrea Arnold, United Kingdom ).
Tickets for the screening are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid I.D. Tickets may be reserved over the phone by calling (888) 778-7575. All orders will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To sign up for the Academy Foundation mailing list, please visit the Academy's website at www.oscars.org.
