Oscars 2014: Short takes on animated shorts
View clips from this year's Academy Award nominees
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Charles Osgood takes a look at this year's crop of Academy Award contenders from around the world in the Best Animated Short Film category
Charles Osgood takes a look at this year's crop of Academy Award contenders from around the world in the Best Animated Short Film category.
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