Oregon Movies, A to Z

Four time Oscar nominee George Bruns was born in Sandy, Oregon in 1914.

A Wild Hare (1940) nominated for Best Short Picture, Animated. With Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny.

Hiawatha’s Rabbit Hunt (1941) nominated for Best Short Picture, Animated. With Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny.

Pigs In A Polka (1943) nominated for Best Short Picture, Animated.  With Mel Blanc as the Big Bad Wolf.

Greetings Bait (1943) nominated for Best Short Picture, Animated.  With Mel Blanc as Wacky Worm.

Swooner Crooner (1944) nominated for Best Short Picture, Animated. With Mel Blanc as Porky Pig.

Life With Feathers (1945) nominated for Best Short Picture, Animated.  With Mel Blanc as Sylvester.

Rhapsody Rabbit (1947) nominated for Best Short Picture, Animated.  With Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny.

Tweetie Pie ( 1947) WON Best Short Picture, Animated.  With Mel Blanc as Tweetie and Sylvester.

For Scent-imental Reasons (1950) WON Best Short Picture, Animated.  With  Mel Blanc as Pepe LePew.

Speedy Gonzales (1956) WON Best Short Picture, Animated. With Mel Blanc as Speedy Gonzales.

Birds Anonymous (1957) WON Best Short Picture,  Animated.  With Mel Blanc as Tweetie and Sylvester.

Knighty Knight Bugs (1959) WON Best Short Picture, Animated.  With Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.

Sleeping Beauty (1959), composer George Bruns nominated for Best Music

Babes In Toyland (1961), composer George Bruns nominated for Best Music

Sword In The Stone (1963) composer George Bruns nominated for Best Music

Robin Hood (1973) composer George Bruns nominated for Best Music

Closed Mondays (1974) c0-directors Will Vinton & Bob Gardiner WON for Best Short Film, Animated

Rip Van Winkle (1978) director Will Vinton, nominated for Best Short Film, Animated

The Creation (1981), director Will Vinton, nominated for Best Short Film, Animated

The Great Cogito (1982), director Will Vinton, nominated for Best Short Film, Animated

Return to Oz (1985), claymation director Will Vinton nominated for Best Special Effects

Your Face (1987), director Bill Plympton nominated for Best Short Film, Animated

Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase (1992), director Joan Gratz WON for Best Short Film, Animated

Guard Dog (2004), director Bill Plympton nominated for Best Short Film, Animated

The Incredibles (2004), director Brad Bird WON Best Animated Feature

Ratatouille (2007), director Brad Bird WON Best Animated Feature

Coraline (2009), director Henry Selick. nominated for Best Animated Feature Film. Produced in Portland.

ParaNorman (2012), directors Sam Fell & Chris Butler, nominated Best Animated Feature Film. Produced in Portland.

This installment in the Handy Guide Series brought to you by the Oregon Cartoon Institute.