Awards for '' Bead Game '' include a BAFTA Award for best short fictional film , a Bronze Plaque in the art and culture category at the Columbus International Film & Video Festival , a Golden Gate Award for outstanding achievement at the San Francisco International Film Festival , and a Special Prize for Animation at the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film . The film was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 50th Academy Awards , losing to another NFB animated short , '' The Sand Castle ''
50th Academy Awards
50th Academy Awards
Bead Game