Best Oscar Nominated

Your Face is a 1987 animated short by Bill Plympton, noted for its surreal morphing face animation and Academy Award nomination.

Benh Zeitlin is an American filmmaker best known for directing the 2012 critically acclaimed independent film Beasts of the Southern Wild, which won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize.

American stop-motion animator Jim Danforth worked on films including "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth" (1970) and received multiple Academy Award nominations for his visual effects work.

The Snail and the Whale is a 2019 Magic Light Pictures animated TV short adapting Donaldson and Scheffler, nominated for the animated-short Oscar.

Leisure is a 1976 Australian animated short by Bruce Petty and producer Suzanne Baker, winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

Runaway Brain is a 1995 Disney Mickey Mouse short directed by Chris Bailey, notable for its darker sci-fi tone and Academy Award nomination.

Night Flight is an acclaimed short film recognized for its unique storytelling and distinct visual style, contributing to its status within the independent animation and festival circuit.