Michael Mills (born January 14, 1942) is a British-born Canadian producer and director of short films. He has received two Oscar nominations. He also made the Canadian Anthem Animation for Television stations, still being used by

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Oscar nominations

Both of the following films were in the category of

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-Nominated for ''

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''. Lost to '' The Crunch Bird''. *

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-Nominated for '' History of the World in Three Minutes Flat''. Lost to '' The Fly''.Short Film Winners: 1981 Oscars
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* Living people 1942 births Film producers from London Canadian film producers Canadian animated film directors Directors of Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners for Best Animated Short National Film Board of Canada people {{Canada-film-director-stub