Bao

2018 film by Domee Shi
Movie short_film Q55070849
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Summary

Bao is a short film[1]. Bao ranks in the top 0.78% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,013 views/month, #26 of 3,345).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3]
  • Director: Domee Shi[4]
  • Composer: Toby Chu[5]
  • Genre: short film[6]
  • Named after: baozi[7]
  • Producer: Becky Neiman[8]
  • Production company: Walt Disney Pictures[9], Pixar[10]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[11]
  • Review score: 8.4/10[12], 88%[13]
  • Color: color[14]
  • Country of origin: United States[15]
  • Publication date: April 21, 2018[16], June 15, 2018[17], July 19, 2018[18]
  • Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[19], Disney+[20]
  • Narrative location: Toronto[21]
  • Official website: https://www.pixar.com/bao[22]
  • Film editor: Katherine Ringgold[23]
  • Executive producer: Pete Docter[24], John Lasseter[25]
  • Title: Bao[26]
  • MPA film rating: G[27]
  • Duration: 8 minutes[28]
  • Fabrication method: computer animation[29]
  • NMHH film rating: Category II[30]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: AL[31]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[32]
  • ICAA rating: general audiences[33]

Why It Matters

Bao has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Bao is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Bao receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. Retrieved . oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . filmratings.com. Retrieved . filmratings.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . cnc.fr. Retrieved . cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . sede.mcu.gob.es. sede.mcu.gob.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 20
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl', 'he', 'hy', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', '
    Ampas collections film id → W1341555
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 170427
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  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 51294
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fabrication method → computer animation
    Website → —
    Executive producer → Pete Docter, John Lasseter
    Aliases → —
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