Special Delivery () is a 1978 animated short film made at the National Film Board of Canada which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film as well as first prize at Animafest Zagreb.Animafest.hr1979|Oscars.orgPicking Oscar Winners 1979 - Siskel and Ebert Movie Reviews It was directed by Eunice Macaulay and John Weldon. An English and a French-language version were released."Other language versions: Livraison spéciale" - (NFB)
Plot After Ralph dismisses his wife's orders to clear the snow from the front walk before he went out for the day, he finds his regular mailman dead on his front stairs, having slipped on the ice and broken his neck. Fearing police investigations and potential wrongful death lawsuits from the letter carriers' union amongst other things, Ralph must go to great lengths to cover up the mailman's death while his wife comes to terms with her past.
Production The film had a budget of $35,065 ().
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