Jimmy the C is a 1977 animated short film, directed by Jimmy Picker and co-produced by Picker (going by James), Robert Grossman and Craig Whitaker. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film. [1] [2] [3] The film was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009. [4]
The three-minute film features a clay-animated Jimmy Carter (who was U.S. President at the time) singing " Georgia on My Mind", referencing his birth state. He is accompanied by a choir of Mr. Peanut lookalikes, and gazes at the moon at night. Ray Charles' rendition of the song is used on the soundtrack. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Jimmy the C is a 1977 animated short film, directed by Jimmy Picker and co-produced by Picker (going by James), Robert Grossman and Craig Whitaker. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film. [1] [2] [3] The film was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2009. [4]
The three-minute film features a clay-animated Jimmy Carter (who was U.S. President at the time) singing " Georgia on My Mind", referencing his birth state. He is accompanied by a choir of Mr. Peanut lookalikes, and gazes at the moon at night. Ray Charles' rendition of the song is used on the soundtrack. [5] [6] [7] [8]