Christmas at the Oscars
by renebird | created - 7 months ago | updated - 2 months ago | PublicThe Academy's checking their list, and checking it twice. It doesn't matter if you're naughty or nice. These seasonal Oscar winners and festive nominees here, everybody can enjoy this time of year, are coming to town.
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1. Holiday Land (1934)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Family
Scrappy does not want to get up and go to school. As the days peel off his calendar, the dates representing holidays come to life. Father time, in particular, takes Scrappy on a tour of the... See full summary »
Director: Sid Marcus | Stars: Connee Boswell, Dorothy Compton, Beatrice Hagen, Mary Moder
Votes: 232
Oscar nomination for Best Short Subject – Cartoons
2. The Little Match Girl (1937)
8 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A dying girl dreams of a better place in the next life.
Directors: Arthur Davis, Sid Marcus | Stars: Beatrice Hagen, Gertrude Lawrence, Ethelreda Leopold
Votes: 420
Oscar nomination for Best Short Subject – Cartoons
3. Peace on Earth (1939)
Passed | 9 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Two baby squirrels ask grandpa to explain what "men" are when they hear everyone singing of "peace on earth, goodwill to men". Grandpa tells the story of man's last war.
Director: Hugh Harman | Stars: Mel Blanc, Jeanne Dunne, The Hollywood Choir Boys, Shirley Reed
Votes: 1,750
Oscar nomination for Best Short Subject – Cartoons
4. The Night Before Christmas (1941)
Passed | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Well, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for a stuffed toy and wakes him up.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Rudolf Ising | Stars: The Boswell Sisters, Connee Boswell, Martha Boswell, Vet Boswell
Votes: 2,397
Oscar nomination for Best Short Subject – Cartoons
5. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
PG | 130 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 499,179
Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (James Stewart), Best Director (Frank Capra), Best Film Editing (William Hornbeck), Best Sound Recording (John O. Aalberg)
6. Toy Tinkers (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Chip and Dale sneak into Donald Duck's house to steal his walnuts. Donald dresses as Santa Claus to have fun with the two thieving chipmunks, but ends up using the war toys underneath the Christmas tree to do battle with them.
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Dessie Flynn, James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,474
Oscar nomination for Best Short Subject – Cartoons
7. White Christmas (1954)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen
Votes: 51,131 | Gross: $30.00M
Oscar nomination for Best Song ("Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)")
8. Good Will to Men (1955)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A group of young mice is in the ruins of a church, practicing singing for an upcoming service. After singing an adulterated version of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," the mice wonder about ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, Sandy Descher, The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir, Elmore Vincent
Votes: 494
Oscar nomination for Best Short Subject – Cartoons
9. Christmas Cracker (1963)
Not Rated | 9 min | Animation, Short
Three separate sequences related to Christmas, animated in different styles: cutout animation of children dancing in the snow to "Jingle Bells," stop-motion animation of toys come to life, ... See full summary »
Directors: Jeff Hale, Norman McLaren, Grant Munro, Gerald Potterton | Star: Grant Munro
Votes: 261
Oscar nomination for Best Short Subject – Cartoons
10. Scrooge (1970)
G | 113 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth More
Votes: 12,587 | Gross: $3.70M
Oscar nominations for Best Art Direction (Bob Cartwright and Terence Marsh (set decoration by Pamela Cornell)), Best Costume Design (Margaret Furse), Best Original Song Score (Leslie Bricusse (adapted by Ian Fraser and Herbert W. Spencer)), Best Song Original for the Picture ("Thank You Very Much")
11. A Christmas Carol (1971 TV Short)
28 min | Animation, Short, Drama
An old bitter miser is given a chance for redemption when spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Richard Williams | Stars: Alastair Sim, Michael Redgrave, Melvyn Hayes, Michael Hordern
Votes: 1,923
Oscar win for Best Short Subject – Animated Films
12. The Snowman (1982 TV Movie)
G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
Directors: Jimmy T. Murakami, Dianne Jackson | Stars: David Bowie, Raymond Briggs, Mel Smith
Votes: 16,839
Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short Film
13. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
G | 26 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.
Director: Burny Mattinson | Stars: Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan
Votes: 15,361 | Gross: $21.00M
Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short Film
14. Scrooged (1988)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover
Votes: 116,435 | Gross: $60.33M
Oscar nomination for Best Makeup (Thomas R. Burman and Bari Dreiband-Burman)
15. Home Alone (1990)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Family
An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard
Votes: 652,888 | Gross: $285.76M
Oscar nominations for Best Original Score (John Williams), Best Original Song ("Somewhere in My Memory")
16. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
PG | 76 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey
Votes: 375,169 | Gross: $75.08M
Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects (Gordon Baker, Pete Kozachik, Eric Leighton, and Ariel Velasco Shaw)
17. The Preacher's Wife (1996)
PG | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
An angel comes to Earth to help a preacher save his church and his family.
Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines
Votes: 13,733 | Gross: $48.10M
Oscar nomination for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score (Hans Zimmer)
18. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Kelley, Jeffrey Tambor
Votes: 291,506 | Gross: $260.04M
Oscar win for Best Makeup (Rick Baker and Gail Rowell-Ryan)
Oscar nominations for Best Art Direction (Michael Corenblith (set decoration by Merideth Boswell)), Best Costume Design (Rita Ryack)
19. The Polar Express (2004)
G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter, Leslie Zemeckis
Votes: 241,321 | Gross: $183.37M
Oscar nominations for Best Original Song ("Believe"), Best Sound Editing (Dennis Leonard and Randy Thom); Best Sound Mixing (Tom Johnson, William B. Kaplan, Dennis S. Sands, and Randy Thom)
20. The Little Matchgirl (2006)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A poor young girl has a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames.
Director: Roger Allers
Votes: 5,221
Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short Film
21. Klaus (2019)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A simple act of kindness always sparks another, even in a frozen, faraway place. When Smeerensburg's new postman, Jesper, befriends toymaker Klaus, their gifts melt an age-old feud and deliver a sleigh full of holiday traditions.
Directors: Sergio Pablos, Carlos Martínez López | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso
Votes: 189,702
Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature
22. Robin Robin (2021)
G | 32 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
In this stop-motion short film, a bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.
Directors: Daniel Ojari, Michael Please | Stars: Bronte Carmichael, Richard E. Grant, Gillian Anderson, Adeel Akhtar
Votes: 6,918
Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short Film
23. Le pupille (2022)
PG | 39 min | Short
Follow the rebellious girls of a Catholic boarding school before Christmas, a time of war and scarcity.
Director: Alice Rohrwacher | Stars: Alba Rohrwacher, Greta Zuccheri Montanari, Carmen Pommella, Lady Maru
Votes: 3,717
Oscar nomination for Best Live Action Short Film
24. The Holdovers (2023)
R | 133 min | Comedy, Drama
A cranky history teacher at a prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a grieving cook and a troubled student who has no place to go.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston
Votes: 138,271
Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor (Paul Giamatti), Best Film Editing (Kevin Tent), Best Original Screenplay (David Hemingson), Best Supporting Actress (Da'Vine Joy Randolph)
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