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Creature Comforts

• Aardman Animations, Channel Four Films

• Directed By

   Nick Park.

• Produced By

   Sara Mullock. (more).

• Animated By

   Nick Park.

• Written By

   Nick Park (Uncredited).

• Awards:

   Academy Award Winner for Best Short Film (Animated), 1991.
  Best Film Under 15 Minutes, British Animation Awards, 1990.
  Best Use of Humour, British Animation Awards, 1990.
  Best Film Under 15 Minutes, Hiroshima, Japan, 1990.
  Mari Kutna Award, Best Animated Film, United Kingdom, 1990.
  Public Prize, Ottawa, 1990.
  Third Overall, Ottawa, 1990.
  Best Comic Film, Stuttgart, Germany, 1990.
  Public Prize, Stuttgart, Germany 1990.
  Best Animation Film, Uppsala, Sweden 1990.
  Special Jury Prize, Annecy, France 1991.
  Grand Prix (Special Mention), Festival du Court Metrage Clermont Ferrand, France, 1991.
  Golden Cartoon, Belgium, 1991.
  Best Children's Film, Melbourne International Film Festival, 1991.
  Most Popular Short Film, Melbourne International Film Festival, 1991.

• Originally Released in 1989 (Estimate).

• Originally Released Theatrically.

• Running Time:

   5:07 minutes.

• TechniColor

• United Kingdom

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Cartoon Summary:

A humorous and thought-provoking view of what animals in zoos might be thinking about their captivity and surroundings. A series of interviews with the animals...  (more)

Cartoon Production Information:

The first film by Nick Park to receive an Academy Award (defeating another of his own entries that year, "A Grand Day Out").