Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures


Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures is a British-American fantasy comedy web series created by PJ Liguori, Sophie Newton, Louis Grant and Jamie Swarbrick, and directed by PJ Liguori. The series was produced by New Form Digital, and was first aired digitally via Vimeo On Demand. Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures set a single day sales record for Vimeo's On-Demand service, according to CEO Kerry Trainor. The episodes were previously available on Vimeo via paid subscription and as of November 2019, they are available on Amazon Prime.
The puppets and costumes are provided by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.

Plot summary

Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures is a hotel establishment run by a man named Oscar Tangolius for a gallery of monstrous residents. When Oscar leaves on important "Cosmic Council" business for a week, he entrusts the establishment and the care of its customers to his nephew Oliver - resulting in more than a little bit of chaos.

Characters

These characters have a major role in more than one episode.
These characters have a major role in only one episode, although they may appear in minor or background roles in prior or subsequent episodes.

Awards and nominations

In 2015, Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures was nominated at the Shorty Awards in the Best Web Series category. At the 2016 Streamy Awards, the series received four nominations and won three awards.
YearAwardCategoryNomineeOutcome
2015Shorty AwardsBest Web SeriesOscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures
2016Streamy AwardsActorChris Kendall
2016Streamy AwardsEnsemble CastOscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures
2016Streamy AwardsCostume DesignGypsy Taylor
2016Streamy AwardsDirectingPJ Liguori
2016British Online Creator AwardsSeries of the YearOscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures