Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days  Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days () is a Canadian, Portuguese and French coproduced animated short film, directed by Regina Pessoa and released in 2019. The film is a tribute to Pessoa's real-life uncle Tomás, who suffered from obsessive compulsive disorder but was a key inspiration on her decision to pursue a career in the arts. The film won a Jury Prize at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, and won the Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject at the 47th Annie Awards. It made the initial shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the 92nd Academy Awards, but did not advance to the final five nominees. The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.