75th Annual Academy Awards Short Films (2004) Rating: Starring: Dustin Adair, Eric Armstrong, Yakov Baytler, Mary Biondo, Sumit Das Director: Eric Armstrong Category: Special Interest, Special Interest Studio: Questar Subtitles: Length: 100 mins     Questar Entertainment Best Animated Short The ChubbChubbs! (USA) On a planet in the far reaches of the imagination, clumsy but well-meaning Meeper dreams of entertaining people as an R&B vocalist. But first he must find a way to save the patrons of the Ale-E-Inn nightclub from the vicious and voracious invaders known as the ChubbChubbs. Other Animated Nominees Rocks "Das Rad" (Germany) Observing the passage of centuries, two rock piles comment on the rise and fall of civilization. Mt. Head "Atama Yama" (Japan) An obsessed loner encounters a hairy problem: the Cherry tree growing from his head is attracting crowds. Mike's New Car (USA) One-eyed Mike from Monster's Inc. drives himself nuts trying to take his friend Sulley for a spin in his new car. The Cathedral (Poland) A man enters a forest-like cathedral and discovers that the trees are made of people. Best Live Action Short This Charming Man "Der Er En Yndig Mand" (Denmark) Taking advantage of a mix-up at the unemployment office, Lars Hansen becomes Pakistani immigrant El Hassan. Will his masquerade land him a job and win him the affection of his politically correct school teacher? Other Live Action Nominees I'll Wait For the Next One "J'Attendrai Le Suivant" (France) A lonely young woman boards the subway and meets a panhandler who's begging for love. Gridlock "Fait d' Hiver" (Belgium) Stuck in traffic, a harried businessman calls home on his new cell phone-and dials up a nightmare. Dog "Inja" (Australia) A long-brutalized dog comes between a white South African landowner and his black farmhand-with fateful results.