It's Tough to Be a Bird

Name: It's Tough to Be a Bird
Director: Ward Kimball
Genre: Documentary, Animation
Released: 1969
Duration: 21 min
Cast: Richard Bakalyan, Ruth Buzzi, Paul Frees, Ward Kimball, John Emerson

Ward Kimball

196921mEnglish

Documentary short Animation

Accolades

1Oscar

Win

Scroll

◆

Synopsis

Part cartoon and part documentary, this film offers a humorous look at birds and the ways people perceive them.

◆

Details

Genres

DocumentaryAnimation

Links

IMDb

◆

Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

Wins

Nominations

Won

Short Subject (Cartoon) · Ward Kimball, Producer

Full award breakdown

1970

Academy Awards

◆ Won

Short Subject (Cartoon)

Ward Kimball, Producer

1970

◆

Cast

Richard Bakalyan

Narrator Bird

Ruth Buzzi

Soprano (voice)

Paul Frees

Leif Erikson

Ward Kimball

Bird Fancier

John Emerson

Bird Fancier

Jim Swain

Bird Fancier

Ann Lord

Bird Fancier

Hank Schloss

Bird Fancier

◆

Ranked by shared director, cast, genre, country & era

1 nom

7.5—

Man in Space

Documentary

1955

Sci-Fi · TV Movie

1 nom

7.8—

Donald in Mathmagic Land

Animated short

1959

Fantasy · Family · Comedy

2 wins

7.1—

Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom

Animated short

1953

1 nom

6.7—

Goliath II

Animated short

1960

1 nom

6.5—

A Symposium on Popular Songs

Animated short

1962

Comedy · Music

1 nom

6.2—

Noah's Ark

Animated short

1959

It's Tough to Be a Bird

Synopsis

Details

Awards & Recognition

Academy Awards

Cast

You Might Also Like

Man in Space

Donald in Mathmagic Land

Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom

Goliath II

A Symposium on Popular Songs

Noah's Ark