The oscar-nominated shorts were really great this year, and I'm glad I got to see them in the theater. Unfortunately, I had already seen Animation Show (curated by Mike Judge) this year, and many of the films in this program were repeated in the oscar nominated shorts program. at a price of $27, in nyc, to see both programs (with a friend, it jumps to $54), and really only getting an hour's worth of new, unrepeated material between the two programs, I would say, just wait to get the animation show dvd when it comes out (which should only be about $20)