The short was nominated 'The 2004 Academy Award For Animated Short Film,' but lost to Harvie Krumpet. It was followed by No Time For Nuts in 2006. The short was directed by Carlos Saldanha and stars Chris Wedge, who voices Scrat, originally released direct-to-video as bonus feature on the VHS and DVD releases of Ice Age, and reissued on the DVD release of Catch That Kid (and also on that film's DVD release). However, the tree bursts and the acorns go flying and Scrat dives down to try and collect them. The plot follows Scrat when he tries to stuff his acorn in the middle of a huge tree, filled with hundreds of acorns. After Wedge directed the critically acclaimed feature film 'Ice Age' (2002), Blue Sky Studios was finally established in to one of the top animation studios in the United States.Gone Nutty (also known as Scrat's Missing Adventure) is the first Ice Age short film released in September 2002 on the Ice Age DVD. Wedge produced the short animated 'Bunny', in 1998, which earned him an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

Throughout the 80s and 90s the studio helped create visual effects for television commercials and films like 'Alien Resurrection' (1997), 'Star Trek: Insurrection' (1998), 'Fight Club' (1999) and 'Titan A.E.' (2000). Eugene Troubetzkoy, Alison Brown, David Brown and Michael Ferraro.

In February, 1987, he founded Blue Sky Studios, along with Carl Ludwig, Dr. Wedge began his career as an effects artist for films such as Tron (1982). After graduating from Fayetteville-Manlius High School, he went to study at the State University of New York at Purchase, where he received a BFA in film, and soon after that he went on to study at Ohio State University, earning him a MA in computer graphics and art education. John Christian Wedge was born on Main Binghamton, New York.

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