storyline and concept of Paperman and Patrick Hughes' 2008 short film, Signs. But Hughes himself dismissed the idea of copying, saying "There are similarities, but I really admire the short, I think it's beautiful. Every piece of work I've ever done, I've had someone say the same things about me." Paperman was nominated and won both an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 85th Academy Awards and the Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject at the 40th Annie Awards. It was the first Disney short to win an Oscar in that category since 1969. See also Wikisource:Stories by Foreign Authors (Scandinavian)/The Flying Mail – in this 1867 short story, Danish author Meïr Aron Goldschmidt explored a similar theme of wind-blown paper bringing two strangers together References External links Paperman at Walt Disney Animation Studios Paperman at Filmaffinity 2012 films 2012 3D films 2012 animated films American black-and-white films American romantic comedy films Best Animated Short Academy Award winners Best Animated Short Subject Annie Award winners Animated films set in New York City Films set in the 1940s Animated films without speech Rail transport films 2010s Disney animated short films Films scored by Christophe Beck Romantic comedy short films 3D animated short films American animated short films American comedy short films