Gerald McBoing-Boing 1950

"You’re stuck inside, saving the world. So we asked a group of award-winning Pixar filmmakers to help self-isolating families plan the very best movie nights (and days, and nights, and days…).

We asked a group of the renowned studio’s directors and story artists—the people behind WALL·E, Finding Nemo, Inside Out, Bao, La Luna, The Good Dinosaur, Purl, Cars 3, Toy Story 4 and more—to show up in your hour of need, and show up they have, with personal recommendations that we’ve split into three Letterboxd lists: All Ages, 7 to 12 Years and 12 Years and Over.

From two-minute shorts to the entire Harry Potter collection, there’s something for every viewing window. From Charlie Chaplin to Greta Gerwig, the films cover a century of cinema; and from slapstick to horror, a multitude of genres.

Our filmmakers were remarkably restrained, nominating more Studio Ghibli films than Pixar movies, though they collectively agreed that Toy Story should most definitely be there. So we’ll say it for them: please explore all the films of our contributing filmmakers: Angus MacLane, Domee Shi, Kristen Lester, Daniel Chong, Peter Sohn, Valerie LaPointe, Brian Fee, Enrico Casarosa and Andrew Stanton. Thanks, you wonderful people."

This list combines the first two lists that Letterboxd created with the Pixar directors, to present a selection of films suitable to watch with children under the age of 13. Some film series explicitly include all films in the series, even though only the first film is included in the Letterboxd lists (see their notes for more information): Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter.

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (Winners & Nominees)

The National Film Registry is the United States National Film Preservation Board's selection of films for preservation in the Library of Congress. The Board was established in 1988. Each year, 25 "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant films" are preserved, to increase awareness for its preservation. To be eligible for inclusion, a film must be at least ten years old but it is not required to be feature-length, nor is it required to have been theatrically released.

Source: https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/

List of Nominees and Winners

• ACTOR

JOSÉ FERRER "Cyrano de Bergerac" - WINNER
LOUIS CALHERN "The Magnificent Yankee"
WILLIAM HOLDEN "Sunset Blvd."
JAMES STEWART "Harvey"
SPENCER TRACY "Father of the Bride"

• ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

GEORGE SANDERS "All about Eve" - WINNER
JEFF CHANDLER "Broken Arrow"
EDMUND GWENN "Mister 880"
SAM JAFFE "The Asphalt Jungle"
ERICH VON STROHEIM "Sunset Blvd."

• ACTRESS

JUDY HOLLIDAY "Born Yesterday" - WINNER
ANNE BAXTER "All about Eve"
BETTE DAVIS "All about Eve"
ELEANOR PARKER "Caged"
GLORIA SWANSON "Sunset Blvd."

• ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

JOSEPHINE HULL "Harvey" - WINNER
HOPE EMERSON "Caged"
CELESTE HOLM "All about Eve"
NANCY OLSON "Sunset Blvd."
THELMA RITTER "All about Eve"

• ART DIRECTION (BLACK-AND-WHITE)

"SUNSET BLVD." Art Direction: Hans Dreier, John Meehan; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Ray Moyer - WINNER
"ALL ABOUT EVE" Art Direction: Lyle Wheeler, George W. Davis; Set Decoration: Thomas Little, Walter M. Scott
"THE RED DANUBE" Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Hans Peters; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt

• ART DIRECTION (COLOR)

"SAMSON AND DELILAH" Art Direction: Hans Dreier, Walter Tyler; Set Decoration: Sam Comer, Ray Moyer - WINNER
"ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Richard A. Pefferle
"DESTINATION MOON" Art Direction: Ernst Fegte; Set Decoration: George Sawley

• CINEMATOGRAPHY (BLACK-AND-WHITE)

"THE THIRD MAN" Robert Krasker - WINNER
"ALL ABOUT EVE" Milton Krasner
"THE ASPHALT JUNGLE" Harold Rosson
"THE FURIES" Victor Milner
"SUNSET BLVD." John F. Seitz

• CINEMATOGRAPHY (COLOR)

"KING SOLOMON'S MINES" Robert Surtees - WINNER
"ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" Charles Rosher
"BROKEN ARROW" Ernest Palmer
"THE FLAME AND THE ARROW" Ernest Haller
"SAMSON AND DELILAH" George Barnes

• COSTUME DESIGN (BLACK-AND-WHITE)

"ALL ABOUT EVE" Edith Head, Charles LeMaire - WINNER
"BORN YESTERDAY" Jean Louis
"THE MAGNIFICENT YANKEE" Walter Plunkett

• COSTUME DESIGN (COLOR)

"SAMSON AND DELILAH" Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Elois Jenssen, Gile Steele, Gwen Wakeling - WINNER
"THE BLACK ROSE" Michael Whittaker
"THAT FORSYTE WOMAN" Walter Plunkett, Valles

• DIRECTING
  "ALL ABOUT EVE" Joseph L. Mankiewicz - WINNER
  "THE ASPHALT JUNGLE" John Huston
  "BORN YESTERDAY" George Cukor
  "SUNSET BLVD." Billy Wilder
  "THE THIRD MAN" Carol Reed

• DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)

"THE TITAN: STORY OF MICHELANGELO" Robert Snyder, Producer - WINNER
"WITH THESE HANDS" Jack Arnold and Lee Goodman, Producers

• DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)

"WHY KOREA?" Edmund Reek, Producer - WINNER
"THE FIGHT: SCIENCE AGAINST CANCER" Guy Glover, Producer
"THE STAIRS" Film Documents, Inc.

• FILM EDITING

"KING SOLOMON'S MINES" Ralph E. Winters, Conrad A. Nervig - WINNER
"ALL ABOUT EVE" Barbara McLean
"ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" James E. Newcom
"SUNSET BLVD." Arthur Schmidt, Doane Harrison
"THE THIRD MAN" Oswald Hafenrichter

• HONORARY FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM AWARD

"THE WALLS OF MALAPAGA" Special Award - WINNER

• IRVING G. THALBERG MEMORIAL AWARD

Darryl F. Zanuck - WINNER

• MUSIC (MUSIC SCORE OF A DRAMATIC OR COMEDY PICTURE)

"SUNSET BLVD." Franz Waxman - WINNER
"ALL ABOUT EVE" Alfred Newman
"THE FLAME AND THE ARROW" Max Steiner
"NO SAD SONGS FOR ME" George Duning
"SAMSON AND DELILAH" Victor Young

• MUSIC (SCORING OF A MUSICAL PICTURE)

"ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" Adolph Deutsch, Roger Edens - WINNER
"CINDERELLA" Oliver Wallace, Paul J. Smith
"I'LL GET BY" Lionel Newman
"THREE LITTLE WORDS" Andre Previn
"THE WEST POINT STORY" Ray Heindorf

• MUSIC (SONG)

"Mona Lisa" in "Captain Carey, U.S.A." Music and Lyrics by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston - WINNER
"Be My Love" in "The Toast of New Orleans" Music by Nicholas Brodszky; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
"Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" in "Cinderella" Music and Lyrics by Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston
"Mule Train" in "Singing Guns" Music and Lyrics by Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
"Wilhelmina" in "Wabash Avenue" Music by Josef Myrow; Lyrics by Mack Gordon

• BEST MOTION PICTURE

"ALL ABOUT EVE" 20th Century-Fox - WINNER
"BORN YESTERDAY" Columbia
"FATHER OF THE BRIDE" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
"KING SOLOMON'S MINES" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
"SUNSET BLVD." Paramount

• SHORT SUBJECT (CARTOON)

"GERALD MCBOING-BOING" Stephen Bosustow, Producer - WINNER
"JERRY'S COUSIN" Fred Quimby, Producer
"TROUBLE INDEMNITY" Stephen Bosustow, Producer

• SHORT SUBJECT (ONE-REEL)

"GRANDAD OF RACES" Gordon Hollingshead, Producer - WINNER
"BLAZE BUSTERS" Robert Youngson, Producer
"WRONG WAY BUTCH" Pete Smith, Producer

• SHORT SUBJECT (TWO-REEL)

"IN BEAVER VALLEY" Walt Disney, Producer - WINNER
"GRANDMA MOSES" Falcon Films, Inc.
"MY COUNTRY 'TIS OF THEE" Gordon Hollingshead, Producer

• SOUND RECORDING

"ALL ABOUT EVE" 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director - WINNER
"CINDERELLA" Walt Disney Studio Sound Department, C. O. Slyfield, Sound Director
"LOUISA" Universal-International Studio Sound Department, Leslie I. Carey, Sound Director
"OUR VERY OWN" Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon Sawyer, Sound Director
"TRIO" Pinewood Studio Sound Department, Cyril Crowhurst, Sound Director

• SPECIAL EFFECTS

"DESTINATION MOON" George Pal Productions - WINNER
"SAMSON AND DELILAH" Cecil B. DeMille Productions

• WRITING (MOTION PICTURE STORY)

"PANIC IN THE STREETS" Edna Anhalt, Edward Anhalt - WINNER
"BITTER RICE" Giuseppe De Santis, Carlo Lizzani
"THE GUNFIGHTER" William Bowers, Andre de Toth
"MYSTERY STREET" Leonard Spigelgass
"WHEN WILLIE COMES MARCHING HOME" Sy Gomberg

• WRITING (SCREENPLAY)

"ALL ABOUT EVE" Joseph L. Mankiewicz - WINNER
"THE ASPHALT JUNGLE" Ben Maddow, John Huston
"BORN YESTERDAY" Albert Mannheimer
"BROKEN ARROW" Albert Maltz
"FATHER OF THE BRIDE" Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett

• WRITING (STORY AND SCREENPLAY)

"SUNSET BLVD." Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, D. M. Marshman, Jr. - WINNER
"ADAM'S RIB" Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin
"CAGED" Virginia Kellogg, Bernard C. Schoenfeld
"THE MEN" Carl Foreman
"NO WAY OUT" Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Lesser Samuels

Short films I have seen

PART 1 (1929-1946)
PART 3 (1965-1984)
PART 4 (1985-2002)
PART 5 (2003-2019)
PART 6 (2020-2024)

1-14 — 1947 Winners
15-55 — 1947 Nominees

56-72 — 1948 Winners
73-115 — 1948 Nominees

116-132 — 1949 Winners
133-167 — 1949 Nominees

168-186— 1950 Winners
187-226 — 1950 Nominees

227-243 — 1951 Winners
244-281 — 1951 Nominees

282-292 — 1952 Winners
293-335 — 1952 Nominees

336-350 — 1953 Winners
351-395 — 1953 Nominees

396-410 — 1954 Winners
411-461 — 1954 Nominees

462-477 — 1955 Winners
478-515 — 1955 Nominees

516-532 — 1956 Winners
533-570 — 1956 Nominees

571-588 — 1957 Winners
589-628 — 1957 Nominees

629-639 — 1958 Winners
640-674 — 1958 Nominees

675-687 — 1959 Winners
688-727 — 1959 Nominees

728-739 — 1960 Winners
740-776 — 1960 Nominees

777-792 — 1961 Winners
793-831 — 1961 Nominees

832-844 — 1962 Winners
845-885 — 1962 Nominees

896-900 — 1963 Winners
901-939 — 1963 Nominees

940-954 — 1964 Winners
955-995 — 1964 Nominees

Academy award winners and nominees best film all catagories,

Kids movies to watch

A list of the films added to the National Film Registry. (Updated 11/1/23)

The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals is a 1994 book by animation historian Jerry Beck, consisting of articles about, and rankings of fifty highly-regarded animated short films made in North America, as well as many other notable cartoons. It generated a significant amount of notice and discussion at the time, and is still commonly cited.

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