Sundae in New York

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Sundae in New York
Directed byJimmy Picker
Produced byJimmy Picker [1] [2]
StarringScott Record
Production
company
Motionpicker Productions [3]
Distributed by Direct Cinema Limited
Release date
  • 1983 (1983)
Running time
4 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sundae in New York is a 1983 American animated short film directed by Jimmy Picker [4] [5] and starring Scott Record.

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Summary

A variety show featuring caricatures of New York personalities including then mayor Ed Koch to the tune of Theme from New York, New York . [6]

Accolades

The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 56th Academy Awards, beating out Mickey's Christmas Carol , the Disney animated short that was also nominated for the same award that year. [7] [8]

The Academy Film Archive preserved Sundae in New York in 2006. [9]

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References

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  2. Short Film Oscar® Winners in 1984 - Oscars on YouTube
  3. 1984 SUNDAE IN NEW YORK: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive
  4. Sundae in New York: Picker, Jimmy: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive
  5. "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1983 -". cartoonresearch.com.
  6. Giannalberto Bendazzi - Cartoons: One hundred years of cinema animation (pg.257)
  7. "Ironic Sans: Animated Manhattan: Sundae in New York". ironicsans.com. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  8. The Real Indies: A Close Look at Orphan Films|Oscars.org
  9. "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.