2022 Best Animated Feature/Short Nominees By Plot Quiz

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1. After a ship explodes, a man is transported both physically and emotionally

Answer: The Flying Sailor

"The Flying Sailor" is a Canadian animated short film directed by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby. The film is inspired by a sailor who survived the 1917 Halifax Explosion in which he claims to have survived being catapulted a distance of 2 km. During this air journey the Flying Sailor contemplates his existence.

2. A distraught man creates a wooden boy that comes to life

Answer: Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

"Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" is a Netflix film released on Netflix that tells the story of a woodcarver named Geppetto. Geppetto lives alone after his wife and son both died tragically. Geppetto crafts a wooden puppet that he names Pinocchio that comes to life and gets into mischief. Eventually Geppetto loves Pinocchio as his own son.

3. A man and his grandmother befriend an anthropomorphic mollusk

Answer: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

"Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" is a animated feature film directed by Dean Fleischer Camp who also co-wrote the movie along with his former wife Jenny Slate. In the film, a shell that is an inch tall interacts with a man named Dean and his grandmother Nana Connie. Marcel is voiced by Jenny Slate and the shell's fascination with the world inspires Dean to live his own life differently.

4. A 15-year old girl tries to find the right boy to be romantic with

Answer: My Year of Dicks

"My Year of Dicks" is a short film directed by Sara Gunnarsd�ttir. It is based on Pamela Ribon's 2017 memoir "Notes to Boys: And Other Things I Shouldn't Share in Public". Ribon wrote the screenplay for the short film which comically tells the story of Pam who lives near Houston, TX and struggles to find the right boy to lose her virginity with. On her journey to discover this boy, Pam realizes she needs to discover her own true self first.

5. A man in an office job realizes that he is living in a stop-motion animated world

Answer: An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It

"An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It" is an Australian short animated film directed and written by Lachlan Pendragon. The film centers on Neil who tries to tell his office co-workers that they are living in an artificial universe but they don't believe him.

6. A man and his son parachute daily to sell their product in a village

Answer: Ice Merchants

"Ice Merchants" is a Portuguese short animated film directed and written by Jo�o Gonzalez. The film depicts a man and his son who live at the top of a cliff in frigid temperatures. Every day they break up ice blocks and then parachute down to the village below to sell their ice. Interestingly, the film utilizes 2D animation and it has no dialogue.

7. Hunters seek out an ocean monster known as the Red Bluster

Answer: The Sea Beast

"The Sea Beast" is a Netflix animated feature film and it tells the story of a crew of sailors that track down a sea beast called the Red Bluster. The Red Bluster injures Augustus Crow III, the captain of the Inevitable. After the captain puts Jacob Holland in charge of the ship, Holland battles both the Red Bluster and ships from the Crown that seek to control the seas.

8. Different animal species befriend a boy in the wilderness

Answer: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

"The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" is based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Charlie Mackesy who also shared directing and writing credits on the film. The short film depicts a boy who is searching the wilderness for a home and cake. The boy is assisted by a mole, fox and horse who teach him life lessons and help motivate him to be strong.

9. A 13-year old girl transforms when she experiences powerful emotions

Answer: Turning Red

"Turning Red" is an animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and it tells the story of a girl named Meilin 'Mei' Lee who lives in Toronto. Mei struggles with making her parents proud and navigating teenage life and relationships. Whenever Mei experiences a strong emotion, she turns into a big red panda. Eventually Mei learns how to control her transformations so that she only becomes a red panda when she wants to.

10. A heroic outlaw works to restore his first eight lives

Answer: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

"Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" is a sequel to the 2011 film "Puss in Boots". The films are a part of the "Shrek" movie series and they feature many characters from fairy tales. In "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish", the title character's reckless living has caused him to lose eight of his nine lives. Puss makes a wish to reclaim these eight lives and he decides if he needs to change his dangerous lifestyle to a safer one of being a house cat.

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Questions		Choices
1. After a ship explodes, a man is transported both physically and emotionally		Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2. A distraught man creates a wooden boy that comes to life		An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It
3. A man and his grandmother befriend an anthropomorphic mollusk		My Year of Dicks
4. A 15-year old girl tries to find the right boy to be romantic with		Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
5. A man in an office job realizes that he is living in a stop-motion animated world		Ice Merchants
6. A man and his son parachute daily to sell their product in a village		Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
7. Hunters seek out an ocean monster known as the Red Bluster		The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
8. Different animal species befriend a boy in the wilderness		The Flying Sailor
9. A 13-year old girl transforms when she experiences powerful emotions		Turning Red
10. A heroic outlaw works to restore his first eight lives		The Sea Beast

Match the brief plot description to the following films released in 2022 that received a nomination for Best Animated Feature or Best Animated Short for the 95th Academy Awards taking place in early 2023. Good luck!