'' In the Region of Ice '' is a 1976 American short film directed by Peter Werner , based upon the short story of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates . It was made as a thesis film for the Center for Advanced Film Studies . It won an Oscar at the 49th Academy Awards in 1977 for Best Short Subject . The Academy Film Archive preserved '' In The Region of Ice '' in 2012
49th Academy Awards
49th Academy Awards
In the Region of Ice