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Burton on Frankenweenie’s Oscar Nomination and His Broken
Shoulder  Tim Burton's Frankenweenie has been racking up the
accolades from film critic associations and even an Oscar
nomination for Best Animated Film, but the filmmaker hasn't been
out celebrating or collecting statuettes — he's been
convalescing. After a nasty spill on the streets of London,
Burton was in the hospital earlier this month for a broken arm
and shoulder. ("I have a metal plate in there, so I'm part robot
now," he jokes). This means when his peers and rivals see him at
the Oscars, they should refrain from slapping his back as
congratulations, grabbing his arm, or bothering him if he hides
in a corner. ("Should I put a sign on that says, 'Don't touch'"?
he wonders). But even if he's absent at the awards shows or only
lurking in the shadows, Burton's quite pleased with the
attention the film's getting, given its evolution as one of his
first short films and its inspiration f