It was a David-versus-Goliath battle for the Best Animated Short Oscar, and the heftier opponent won out as Disney”s black-and-white romance “Paperman” took the award. Mainstream appeal also won out ...

It's the smaller categories that excite me most during the Academy Awards, and the animated shorts have a special place in my heart. The Magnolia is currently showing both the five Oscar contenders -- ...

UPDATE: After posting this article, the Paperman video has since been removed from Disney's Youtube channel. We apologize for the inconvenience. We've replaced it with a link to a "Making Of" film ...

Should you happen to have six and a half minutes to spare this morning, you’re in for a treat: this year’s Oscar winner for animated short film, “Paperman,” a Disney effort directed by John Kahrs. (If ...

Is Disney’s hand-drawn animated legacy dead? Let’s hope not. The “Paperman” short may provide the answer for its survival. (See full short and featurette below.) “Paperman,” which played in theaters ...

What’s more is that this really could be the future of traditional animation at Walt Disney Feature Animation. The format is on its last lifeline (if it hasn’t flat-lined already) at the studio, and ...