Pearl (2016 film)

Pearl is an American 2016 independent animated drama short film directed by Patrick Osborne. In 2017, it became the first VR film to be nominated for an Academy Award.[1]

Pearl
Film poster
Directed byPatrick Osborne
Starring
  • Nicki Bluhm
  • Kelley Stoltz
  • Emma Grace Eisenmann
Production
company
Google Spotlight Stories
Release date
  • April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17)
Running time
6 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Pearl is the story of a girl and her dad as they cross the United States in an older model hatchback chasing their dreams. The music created by the father and daughter is the central narrator and the single perspective is viewed from the front passenger seat of the car, from where the viewer has a 360 degree view of all the action.

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Academy Awards February 26, 2017 Best Animated Short Film Patrick Osborne Nominated [2]
Annie Awards February 4, 2017 Best Animated Short Subject Pearl Nominated [3]
Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Patrick Osborne Won
Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Scot Stafford, Alexis Harte and JJ Wiesler Won
Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production Tuna Bora Won
Peabody Awards May 19, 2017 Futures of Media Pearl Won
Emmy Awards September 9, 2017 Innovation in Interactive Programming Patrick Osborne, David Eisenmann, Karen Dufilho, Google Spotlight Stories, Evil Eye Pictures Won

References

  1. Strange, Adario. "Google's 'Pearl' is first VR film to be nominated for an Oscar". Mashable. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  2. "89th Academy Awards Nominees". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. "44th Annie Award Nominees". International Animated Film Society. November 28, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.


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