Mashed avocado hand grenades, chopped baseball onions and hand-picked light bulb chili peppers can hardly be considered an authentic recipe, but that's not going to stop a Latina like me for rooting for Fresh Guacamolein the Oscars later this month.
The extremely 鈥� 1 minute 45 seconds, including credits 鈥� is up for an Academy Award in the Animated Short category on Feb. 24. It's a charming stop-motion take on the beloved Mexican dish, with a twist: Common toys and household tchotchke (poker "chips," anyone?) star in the role of the ingredients.
As The New York Times , "Despite its brevity and deceptively simple concept the short took four months, upward of $50,000 and a team of technical experts to create."
Was it worth all that effort? Grab a margarita and judge for yourself.
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