The Great Cognito is a 1982 Oscar-nominated claymation short directed by Will Vinton. In 1987, it was edited into Festival of Claymation as the eighth and final segment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oNoWn7iqa4

Plot A stand up comedian, known as "a man with a thousand faces", talks about war, transforming into and adopting the faces of World War II-era figures.LetterboxdMUBIACMIAnimafest.hr

Accolades 1983: Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short FilmShort Film Winners: 1983 Oscars

Reception and legacy Film director Paul Bartel stated at the 1983 San Francisco Film Festival that:San Francisco Film Festival

He can turn himself into anyone or anything, thanks to clay animation.

The Academy Film Archive preserved The Great Cognito in 2012.

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The Great Cognito on YouTube The Great Cognito on AllMovie