MELBOURNE, Tuesday, 1 March 2011: The results for the 83rd Academy Awards are in and Madman is proud to announce that Shaun Tan’s THE LOST THING has taken out the gong for Best Short Film (Animated).
Directed by Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann, and produced by Passion Pictures Australia, THE LOST THING is a painstakingly detailed 15-minute animation based on Tan’s highly-acclaimed book of the same name. THE LOST THING also features narration by the Perrier award-winning Australian comedian, musician and performer Tim Minchin.
THE LOST THING was one of many nominations this year for films distributed by Madman. Other films nominated across a range of categories included BIUTIFUL, ANIMAL KINGDOM, EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP, DOGTOOTH, THE ILLUSIONIST, OUTSIDE THE LAW and National Geographic’s RESTREPO.
Palace Films’ Oscar-nominated GASLAND and BLUE VALENTINE will be coming to DVD April and June respectively.