Calgary filmmakers among Oscar nominees

Two Calgariansare up for an Oscaraward after this year's nominationswere given out early Tuesday morning in Los Angeles.

Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby have been nominated in the category of animated short film.

Their 14-minute film Wild Life is about a 'remittance man'(young upper class mensent from Englandto live abroad on an allowance)who came to Alberta in1909 to become a rancher.

This is not the firstOscar nomination forForbis and Tilby. Theyalso got the nod for their1999 animated short film, When the Day Breaks. Tilby was also nominated in 1991 for the short film Strings.

Another National Film Board of Canada productionDimanche/Sunday, directed by Patrick Doyonwas nominated in the same category.

Other Canadian nominees included Christopher Plummer, who got a nod for best supporting actor for his role in Beginners.

And the Canadian drama Monsieur Lazhar is one of five foreign film finalists.

The 84th Academy Awards will be presented in Los Angeles on Feb. 26.

Wild Lifewon best Canadian animation from the Canadian Film Institutelast year.