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Best 1 The Big Snit

The Big Snit is Richard Condie's 1985 NFB animated short, a dark comic domestic argument set against nuclear war and an Oscar nominee.

2 Pas de deux

Pas de deux is Norman McLaren's 1968 NFB ballet film, using high-contrast photography and optical printing to multiply dancers' movements.

3 Crac
Crac

Crac is a 1981 animated short by Canadian filmmaker Frederic Back, notable for winning an Oscar with a Quebec rocking-chair story.

4 The Cat Came Back

The Cat Came Back is Cordell Barker's 1988 NFB animated short, an Oscar-nominated comic adaptation of Harry S. Miller's 1893 song.

5 Begone Dull Care

Begone Dull Care is a 1949 NFB film by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart, painting directly on film to visualize Oscar Peterson's jazz.

6 The Sand Castle

The Sand Castle is a 1977 Canadian stop-motion film by Co Hoedeman, winner of the Academy Award for best animated short film.

7 Every Child

Every Child is a 1979 National Film Board of Canada animated short, notable for winning an Oscar while marking the UN Year of the Child.

8 Special Delivery

Special Delivery is a 1978 animated short by Eunice Macaulay and John Weldon, an NFB production that won the Academy Award in 1979.

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