''Sundae in New York'' is a 1983 American
animated short film
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directed by
Jimmy Picker and starring Scott Record.
Summary
A
variety show
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featuring caricatures of New York personalities including then mayor
Ed Koch to the tune of ''
Theme from New York, New York''.
Accolades
The film won the
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the
56th Academy Awards, beating out ''
Mickey's Christmas Carol'', the Disney animated short that was also nominated for the same award that year.
The
Academy Film Archive preserved ''Sundae in New York'' in 2006.
See also
*''
New York, New York''-the 1977 Martin Scorsese film that the theme originated from
*
Independent animation
References
External links
*
on
YouTube
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1983 films
1983 animated films
1980s animated short films
American animated short films
Best Animated Short Academy Award winners
Films set in New York City
1980s English-language films
1980s American films