For the Birds is representative of everything that makes a Pixar short film so distinct. It uses cute visuals and sounds to tell a sweet story without any dialogue. As a row of squabbling birds ...

That discussion has swirled annually since the late 2010s — but it wasn't part of the discourse on Feb. 27, 2005, when the 77th Academy Awards were held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles and "The ...