Several Canadians have landed Oscar nominations.

The category for best animated short includes the Pixar production 鈥淏ao鈥� by Toronto-raised Domee Shi.

Also on that list is 鈥淎nimal Behaviour鈥� by Vancouver鈥檚 David Fine and Alison Snowden, and 鈥淲eekends鈥� by Canadian-born director Trevor Jimenez.

Meanwhile, the live action short film category has two finalists from Montreal 鈥� Jeremy Comte for 鈥淔auve鈥� and Marianne Farley for 鈥淢arguerite.鈥�

Other Canadians up for the golden statuette this year include sound mixer Paul Massey for 鈥淏ohemian Rhapsody鈥� and set decorator Gordon Sim for 鈥淢ary Poppins Returns.鈥�

Shi is the first female director to helm a Pixar short film.

The eight-minute 鈥淏ao鈥� is the story of an older Chinese woman who gets another chance at motherhood when one of her steamed dumplings comes to life.

Fine and Snowden are a husband-and-wife filmmaking team who won an Oscar in 1994 for best animated short for 鈥淏ob鈥檚 Birthday.鈥�

鈥淎nimal Behaviour鈥� was produced at the National Film Board of Canada and gives a comedic look at animals in a group therapy session.

Jimenez has been a story artist for more than 10 years, at companies including Disney Feature Animation and Pixar, where he currently works.

His film 鈥淲eekends鈥� is set in 1980s Toronto and features hand-drawn animations.

Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press

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