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Thursday, 27 January 2011

A graduate of The University of Western Australia, Shaun Tan's animated feature The Lost Thing has been nominated for an Oscar.

The 15 minute film adaptation of Tan's bestselling illustrated book is one of five short animated films nominated for this year's Academy Awards .

Co-directed by Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann through Passion Pictures Australia, The Lost Thing won fist prize at Annecy, the world's largest animation film festival and Best Short Animation at the 2010 Australian Film Industry awards.

The ceremony for the 83rd Academy Awards is on February 27, 2010.

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