Reaction to the short film was positive . Carl Cortez of '' If '' called '' Presto '' a " winner through and through " . Jake Coyle of the '' Associated Press '' found '' Presto '' to be " a delightful and cartoonish appetizer " which kept the tradition of short pre feature films alive . Darren Bevan of Television New Zealand thought that although '' WALL-E '' was a " delightful tale " and " truly gorgeous " , '' Presto '' " very nearly stole '' Wall-E 's '' thunder " . James Sanford of the '' Kalamazoo Gazette '' called the short a superb and hilarious curtain raiser , describing it as a Bugs Bunny '' Looney Tunes '' version of '' The Prestige '' . '' Presto '' was nominated for the 36th Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject . The short was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film , but lost to '' La Maison en Petits Cubes ''
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36th Annie Awards
Presto (film)