My favorite Hertzfeldt - and I don't say that lightly. I've loved everything he's ever done.

Actually, out of the nominated bio-pics, I like SELMA the best because it chose to focus on one brief period (similar to LINCOLN) instead of the Point A, Point B, Point C, etc. form of bio-pic. AMERICAN SNIPER was the WORST at it. Ugh. I couldn't believe it was so mundane structurally. And the ending - blah. It's like…

If you've seen Old Yeller, then you know why it would devastating to a 10-year-old on the same day his pet had to be put down…

I remember for movie day in 4th grade, we watched Old Yeller. It just so happened that the dog my parents got for me as a puppy when I was born had to be put down that very morning.