http://boingboing.net Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 00:59:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/the-simpsons-oscars.html http://boingboing.net/2012/11/14/the-simpsons-oscars.html#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:15:44 +0000 Jamie Frevele http://boingboing.net/?p=194117 While it's probably a long shot, a four-minute Simpsons short is currently included on the list of ten (narrowed down from 56) animated shorts that are eligible for an Oscar this year. Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare" was shown (in 3D) before Ice Age: Continental Drift this past summer and featured a fierce battle between the youngest Simpson and Baby Gerald. Written by James L. Brooks and Matt Groening, The Longest Daycare's possible nod could be sweet, sweet payback for The Simpsons Movie being shut out for Best Animated Feature back in 2008. But, as I said, it might be a long-shot; other nominees include Disney's Paperman (currently being shown before Wreck-It-Ralph), Minkyu Lee's Adam and Dog, PES' Fresh Guacamole, and Raul Garcia's The Fall of the House of Usher, which is narrated by Sir Christopher Lee. The Wrap has the complete list of the ten final contenders, and the nominees will be announced January 10. (via Splitsider)

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