For the Birds

2000 film directed by Ralph Eggleston
Movie animated_short_film Q936260
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For the Birds

Summary

For the Birds is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • For the Birds received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].
  • For the Birds's instance of is recorded as animated short film[4].
  • For the Birds's director is recorded as Ralph Eggleston[5].
  • For the Birds's screenwriter is recorded as Ralph Eggleston[6].
  • For the Birds's composer is recorded as Riders in the Sky[7].
  • For the Birds's genre is recorded as animated film[8].
  • For the Birds's genre is recorded as comedy film[9].
  • For the Birds's genre is recorded as family film[10].
  • For the Birds's genre is recorded as comedy[11].
  • For the Birds's producer is recorded as Karen Dufilho-Rosen[12].
  • For the Birds's producer is recorded as John Lasseter[13].
  • For the Birds's production company is recorded as Pixar[14].
  • For the Birds's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0248808[15].
  • For the Birds's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[16].
  • For the Birds's Commons category is recorded as For the Birds (film)[17].
  • For the Birds's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[18].
  • For the Birds's color is recorded as color[19].
  • For the Birds's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 411972[20].
  • For the Birds's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • For the Birds's publication date is recorded as +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z[22].
  • For the Birds's publication date is recorded as +2012-12-20T00:00:00Z[23].
  • For the Birds's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03psgx[24].
  • For the Birds's distributed by is recorded as Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[25].
  • For the Birds's distributed by is recorded as Disney+[26].
  • For the Birds's official website is recorded as https://www.pixar.com/for-the-birds[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Karen Dufilho-Rosen[12] and John Lasseter[13]. For the Birds's director is recorded as Ralph Eggleston[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Ralph Eggleston[6].

Publication

Publication dates include +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z[22] and +2012-12-20T00:00:00Z[23]. For the Birds's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[16]. Genres include animated film[8], comedy film[9], family film[10], and comedy[11].

Reception

For the Birds received the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

Why It Matters

For the Birds ranks in the top 2% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did For the Birds receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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