Paperman is a 2012 black-and-white film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and directed by John Kahrs. The short blends traditional animation and computer animation. The short won both an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 85th Academy Awards, and the Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject. Paperman was the first animated short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios to win the Academy Award since It's Tough to Be a Bird in 1969.