A Close Shave

1995 stop motion animated short film directed by Nick Park
Movie animated_short_film Q400097
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A Close Shave

Summary

A Close Shave is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (480 views/month, #7 of 1,467).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Close Shave received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].
  • A Close Shave received the BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation[4].
  • A Close Shave's image is recorded as Wallace and Gromit a Close Shave models.jpg[5].
  • A Close Shave's instance of is recorded as animated short film[6].
  • A Close Shave's director is recorded as Nick Park[7].
  • A Close Shave's screenwriter is recorded as Nick Park[8].
  • A Close Shave's composer is recorded as Julian Nott[9].
  • A Close Shave's genre is recorded as fantasy film[10].
  • A Close Shave's genre is recorded as children's film[11].
  • A Close Shave's genre is recorded as comedy film[12].
  • A Close Shave's genre is recorded as family film[13].
  • A Close Shave's logo image is recorded as A Close Shave Wallace and Gromit logo.png[14].
  • A Close Shave's follows is recorded as The Wrong Trousers[15].
  • A Close Shave's followed by is recorded as Wallace and Gromit's Cracking Contraptions[16].
  • A Close Shave's producer is recorded as Peter Lord[17].
  • A Close Shave's producer is recorded as David Sproxton[18].
  • A Close Shave's producer is recorded as Carla Shelley[19].
  • A Close Shave's producer is recorded as Michael Rose[20].
  • A Close Shave's production company is recorded as Aardman Animations[21].
  • A Close Shave's director of photography is recorded as Dave Alex Riddett[22].
  • A Close Shave's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0112691[23].
  • A Close Shave's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[24].
  • A Close Shave's review score is recorded as 8.6/10[25].
  • A Close Shave's review score is recorded as 100%[26].
  • A Close Shave's color is recorded as color[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Peter Lord[17], David Sproxton[18], Carla Shelley[19], and Michael Rose[20]. A Close Shave's director is recorded as Nick Park[7]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Nick Park[8].

Publication

Publication dates include +1995-12-24T00:00:00Z[28], +1996-03-07T00:00:00Z[29], +1995-12-29T00:00:00Z[30], and +1999-07-13T00:00:00Z[31]. A Close Shave's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[24]. Genres include fantasy film[10], children's film[11], comedy film[12], and family film[13].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3], an Academy Awards[32], in United States[33], founded in 1932[34] and BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation[4], a class of award[35], in United Kingdom[36]. Reviews include 8.6/10[25] and 100%[26].

Adaptations and Inspiration

A Close Shave's follows is recorded as The Wrong Trousers[15]. Its followed by is recorded as Wallace and Gromit's Cracking Contraptions[16].

Why It Matters

A Close Shave ranks in the top 0.48% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (480 views/month, #7 of 1,467).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did A Close Shave receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3] and BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . pariscine.com. pariscine.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q18709181. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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