Pearl (2016 film)

Pearl
Film poster
Directed by	Patrick Osborne
Starring	Nicki Bluhm Kelley Stoltz Emma Grace Eisenmann
Production company	Google Spotlight Stories
Release date	April 17, 2016 (2016-04-17)
Running time	6 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Pearl is an American 2016 independent animated drama short film directed by Patrick Osborne. In 2017, it became the first VR film to be nominated for an Academy Award.[1]

Plot

Pearl is the story of a girl and her dad as they cross the United States in an older model hatchback chasing their dreams. The music created by the father and daughter is the central narrator and the single perspective is viewed from the front passenger seat of the car, from where the viewer has a 360 degree view of all the action.

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Academy Awards	February 26, 2017	Best Animated Short Film	Patrick Osborne	Nominated	[2]
Annie Awards	February 4, 2017	Best Animated Short Subject	Pearl	Nominated	[3]
		Outstanding Achievement, Directing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production	Patrick Osborne	Won
		Outstanding Achievement, Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production	Scot Stafford, Alexis Harte and JJ Wiesler	Won
		Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production	Tuna Bora	Won
Peabody Awards	May 19, 2017	Futures of Media	Pearl	Won
Emmy Awards	September 9, 2017	Innovation in Interactive Programming	Patrick Osborne, David Eisenmann, Karen Dufilho, Google Spotlight Stories, Evil Eye Pictures	Won

References

1. Strange, Adario. "Google's 'Pearl' is first VR film to be nominated for an Oscar". Mashable. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
2. "89th Academy Awards Nominees". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
3. "44th Annie Award Nominees". International Animated Film Society. November 28, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.

External links

• Pearl on Internet Movie Database