In this Oscar-qualified short, a group of children discover the grossest thing ever: couples kissing on the mouth.

Though there are few comps for R-rated stop-motion films at the box office, 'Memoir of a Snail' is off to an excellent start.

Three-time Oscar nominee Torill Kove, who won the Academy Award for her short 'The Danish Poet,' is back in the Oscars race this year with a new film about her memories of growing up in Kenya.

The number of eligible films is two shy of last year's record 33 contenders.