Just like that award season is here again, and you’re invited to the red carpet pre show hosted by Nation of Animation. We’re here to discuss the nominated animations both the shorts and the full features! Hear our predictions, thoughts and what we think about the Academy’s choice of best of the best! If you like the show, don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe. Follow our Instagram and Twitter @cartoonbookclub, and follow our hosts @thebrookesmith and @ryanwithcheese on Twitter & brookeerinsmith.com ryangstevens.com BIG THANKS TO: Jacob Menke for our theme Follow them @menkemaster & Urvashi Lele for our art Learn more about Urvashi Lele's animations by visiting http://www.sirpeagreenstudios.com and follow their endeavors on instagram at @sirpeagreen and @maisonaudmi & a special thanks of the week to all the cast and crew who put in the work to make these animated shorts and features! The State of Animation is Strong! The Nominees: Best animated short film: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse* – Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud The Flying Sailor – Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis Ice Merchants – João Gonzalez and Bruno Caetano My Year of Dicks – Sara Gunnarsdóttir and Pamela Ribon An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It – Lachlan Pendragon Best Animated Feature Film Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio* – Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar, and Alex Bulkley Marcel the Shell with Shoes On – Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan, and Paul Mezey Puss in Boots: The Last Wish – Joel Crawford and Mark Swift The Sea Beast – Chris Williams and Jed Schlanger Turning Red – Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins *notates the Nation of Animation prediction to win the award Real World Recs: Brooke: Folk of the Air Series by Holly Black and Skyrim! Ryan: Hidari (Pilot Film) This podcast is a part of Audio Mint. If you want to follow us, check us out on Instagram(@audiomintchi) or on Facebook, at Audio Mint. If you wanna support us even more, check out our Patreon by searching Audio Mint on the app or the website!