| Aleksandr Petrov | |
|---|---|
 Petrov at the 72nd Academy Awards | |
| 4 Nominations / 1 Win | |
| Role | Animator, Director |
| Born | July 17, 1957 |
| Prechistoye, Russia | |
Aleksandr Petrov is a Russian animator and animation director. After making his first films in Russia, in Canada he adapted the novel "The Old Man and the Sea", resulting in a 20-minute animated short — the first large-format animated film ever made. Technically impressive, the film is made entirely in pastel oil paintings on glass, a technique mastered by only a handful of animators in the world.
Wins[]
- 72nd Academy Awards, 1999
- Best Animated Short — The Old Man and the Sea
Nominations[]
- 62nd Academy Awards, 1989
- Best Animated Short — The Cow
- 70th Academy Awards, 1997
- Best Animated Short — The Mermaid
- 72nd Academy Awards, 1999
- Best Animated Short — The Old Man and the Sea