Aardman Receives Oscar Nomination

Member News  |  10 February 2022

Aardman’s stop motion musical short Robin Robin has been nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the Oscars®.

The 30 minute short, produced by Aardman for Netflix, is directed by its creators Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, and stars voice cast Bronte Carmichael (Christopher Robin), Adeel Akhtar (Enola Holmes), Golden Globe® winner Gillian Anderson (The Crown) and Oscar® nominee Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?).

When her egg fortuitously rolls into a rubbish dump, Robin is raised by a loving family of burglar mice. As she grows up, her differences become more apparent. Robin sets off on the heist to end all heists to prove to her family that she can be a really good mouse – but ends up discovering who she really is.

The 94th Oscars® will take place on Sunday 27th March 2022.

Robin Robin is available to stream on Netflix now.

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