Paperman

2012 short animated film
Movie animated_short_film Q2252695
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Summary

Paperman is an animated short film[1]. Paperman ranks in the top 5% of animated short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,205 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3], Annie Award[4]
  • Instance of: film[5]
  • Director: John Kahrs[6]
  • Composer: Christophe Beck[7]
  • Genre: romance film[8], melodrama[9], romantic comedy film[10]
  • Producer: Kristina Reed[11], John Lasseter[12], Walt Disney[13]
  • Production company: Walt Disney Animation Studios[14], Walt Disney Pictures[15]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[16]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[17]
  • Color: color[18], black-and-white[19]
  • Country of origin: United States[20]
  • Publication date: November 2, 2012[21], December 6, 2012[22], November 1, 2012[23]
  • Voice actor: John Kahrs[24], Kari Wahlgren[25], Jack Goldenberg[26]
  • Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[27], Disney+[28]
  • Narrative location: New York City[29]
  • Official website: https://disneyanimation.com/shorts/paperman/[30]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[31]
  • Executive producer: John Lasseter[32]
  • Title: Paperman[33]
  • Has characteristic: 3D film[34]
  • Duration: 6 minutes[35]
  • Fabrication method: traditional animation[36], 3D animation[37], computer animation[38]
  • NMHH film rating: Category II[39]
  • Set in period: 1940s[40]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: AL[41]

Why It Matters

Paperman has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Paperman is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

What awards did Paperman receive?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . amgadtv.com. amgadtv.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . 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. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 25
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'azb', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl', 'he', 'hy', 'it', 'ja',
    Ampas collections film id → W112220
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 2388725
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 106856
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 98491
    Genre → romance film, melodrama, romantic comedy film
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  5. 24w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → romance film, melodrama, romantic comedy film
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Genre: romantic comedy, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1777638187896"
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