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Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase

1992 film by Joan C. Gratz
Movie short_film Q1749230
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Summary

Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3]
  • Director: Joan C. Gratz[4]
  • Named after: Mona Lisa[5], Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2[6]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[7]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[8]
  • Color: color[9]
  • Country of origin: United States[10]
  • Publication date: 1992[11]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[12]
  • Title: Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase[13]
  • Duration: 7 minutes[14]
  • P14449: 249684[15]

Why It Matters

Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

What awards did Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase receive?

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

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 8
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fr', 'gl', 'ko', 'pt', 'uk', 'ur']
    Ampas collections film id → W069211
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 249684
    Publication date → +1992-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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