Michael Mills (born January 14, 1942) is a British-born Canadian producer and director of short films. He has received two Oscar nominations. He also made the Canadian Anthem Animation for Television stations, still being used by

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Oscar nominations

Both of the following films were in the category of Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: *

44th Academy Awards The 44th Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1972, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jack Lemmon. One of the highlights of the evening was the ...

-Nominated for '' Evolution''. Lost to ''

The Crunch Bird ''The Crunch Bird'' (El pájaro crujiente) is an animated short by Joe Petrovich, Len Maxwell, and Ted Petok. It won the 1971 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Joe Petrovich animated the cartoon. Len Maxwell provided the voices for the h ...

''. *

53rd Academy Awards The 53rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored 1980 in film, films released in 1980 and took place on March 31, 1981, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at ...

-Nominated for ''

History of the World in Three Minutes Flat ''History of the World in Three Minutes Flat'' is a 1980 Canadian animated short film, directed by Michael Mills. Summary The film depicts a history of life on Earth, compressed into three minutes."Canadian film wins Berlin award". ''The Globe a ...

''. Lost to '' The Fly''.Short Film Winners: 1981 Oscars
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* Living people 1942 births Film producers from London Canadian film producers Canadian film directors Directors of Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners for Best Animated Short National Film Board of Canada people {{Canada-film-director-stub