Get your designer dresses and matching clutches ready for the red carpet! We’re talking about all of the Oscar nominated animated films and animated short films. We check this year’s trends, talk our favorites, and chart the proud rise of the beautiful republic of Latvia — all this and more on this week’s Nation of Animation!

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@whoisbrooke
and
@ryanstevens on Bluesky
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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

The station of animation is...we'll see! Tune into the Oscars on Sunday!

FILMS WE DISCUSSED
Short Films:
Magic Candies
In The Shadow of the Cypress
YUCK!
Wander to Wonder
Beautiful Men 

Feature Films: 
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Foul
Memoir of a Snail
Flow
The Wild Robot
Inside Out 2


REAL WORLD RECS:
Brooke: Trader Joes’ Mini Mint Ice Cream Mouthfuls
Ryan: Getting a tattoo

Follow our bluesky @nationofanimation, our Letterboxd @NationAnimation, and our Instagram and @cartoonbookclub, and follow our hosts
@thebrookesmith
and 
@ryanwithcheese on Twitter  
http://brookeerinsmith.com http://ryangstevens.com
&
Support secret projects on Venmo @nationofanimation

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