"Bear Story" by the Chilean director Gabriel Osorio Vargas won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. The animation was screened at Curtas Vila do Conde in 2015, in the section of the festival dedicated to kids: Curtinhas.

Among the winners of the 88th edition of the Academy Awards that had their films at Curtas Vila do Conde are also Asif Kapadia and Pete Docter. The first, Oscar winner for Best Documentary with "Amy", was in Vila do Conde in 1998 to present the film "The Sheep Thief". Pete Docter, Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature with "Inside Out" presented the short film "Mike's New Car" in Curtas Vila do Conde in 2004.  

The award ceremony of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences took place this Sunday February 28 in Los Angeles.