Oscar-winning short animated film is now available online

Feb 28, 2012 16:05 GMT  ·  By

Here's something to brighten your day, in case you're a fan of animated films and in particular if you missed this year's winner for Best Animated Short at the Oscars 2012.

You can now see the Oscar-winning “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” in full in the video above.

An HD version is also available online, on iTunes but, unlike this one, it's not free.

Directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, the film, which clocks in at 15 minutes, is described as “a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor.”

It aims to be “old-fashioned” and “cutting-edge” at the same time and, judging by how the Academy honored it this weekend, it manages to be just that.

Enjoy!