The film earned a nomination for Best Cinematography at the 1996 Academy Awards Deals for his autobiographical book '' Father Goose '' were signed in the summer of 1994 , with Little , Brown Canada , Orion UK , and Crown USA , with advances totalling $ 300,000 . Rights to companies in France , Germany , Japan , and Norway were signed as a result of attention at the 1994 Frankfurt Book Fair . Lishman worked on the manuscript during preparation for the film . This was followed by '' The Illustrated Father Goose '' , a children 's book by Shelley Tanaka and Laurie McGaw . The book is told from daughter Carmen Lishman 's point of view . In 1997 , Lishman and his geese featured in a 49-minute VHS documentary called " The Ultra Geese "
1996 Academy Awards
69th Academy Awards
Bill Lishman