You already know by now that we love short animated movies. That’s why we were excited to see some previews of the 5 nominees for the 2011 Academy Awards. So here’s what we’ve found:

Day & Night by Teddy Newton

The Gruffalo by Jakob Schuh and Max Lang

Let’s Pollute by Geefwee Boedoe

more images and a short outline of the story on theanimationblog; a preview on IMDb Videos

The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann

Madagascar, carnet de voyage by Bastien Dubois