'' The Selfish Giant '' is an animated short film adaptation of the short story by Oscar Wilde . The story has symbolic religious themes and may be considered a work of allegory in Christian literature . The film was produced in 1971 by the Canadian-based Potterton Productions and by Pyramid Films . It earned a 44th Academy Award nomination in the Animated Short Subject category . One of the film 's animators was Micheline Lanctôt . The King 's Singers provided the vocals after having formed only a few years before
44th Academy Award
44th Academy Awards
The Selfish Giant (1972 film)