Here is a link to the Oscar website which tells all the nominees, a little bit about the movie, and a trailer for it.
I though I might try to explain the voting system for the Academy Awards. Members of the Academy are the ones who vote (pretty much everyone who is part of a movie is a member of the Academy - except for extras). The members are given a list of all the nominees in each category and then they rate the movies/actors/directors/things in the other categories in the order of preference (favorite to least favorite). Let's say that the votes for Best Picture are being counted: all the number 1 votes are distributed to their respective movie. Then, the votes from the number 1 movie with the least votes are redistributed to the movie that the voter put as their number 2. This continues with number 3, 4, 5 and so on until there are only the top two movies left. Whichever has more votes wins. The Washington Post made a really good sample of this where it takes you through the process with your votes. Here is the link.
There may also be some potential firsts in tonight's Oscars. At nine years old, if Quvenzhané Wallis wins Best Actress, she will be the youngest person ever to win an Oscar. At 86 years old, if Emmanuelle Riva wins Best Actress, she will be the oldest person ever to win an Oscar.
The video below is called Paperman. It is nominated for Best Short Film - Animated. It is made by John Kahrs.
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