Oscar, Short Film and 15 nominees

Review: We watched all 15 short films nominated at the 2025 Oscars. Here’s what should win
AMPAS nominates five worthy shorts in each category but only one will prevail. Here's a guide to help you win your Oscars pool.
The 2025 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films, Reviewed
Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’ve reviewed every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Below are the Best Animated Short nominees: Beautiful Men | Belgium/France/Netherlands | 18 minutes Three brothers.
‘The 2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films’ Review: Bite-Size Stories, Big Ideas
Perhaps it’s a sign of the times, that drumbeat of anxiety pulsing through the live action segment of this year’s Oscar nominated short films. Proximity to Valentine’s Day notwithstanding, this stress-filled collection boasts nary a spark of romance nor a scintilla of comedy.
Oscar-nominated short live action, animated and documentary films screen at local theaters
Online streaming has made it easier to view short films, but you can get that in-theater experience when Oscar-nominated shorts open movie houses this week. Slates of short live action,
2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films - Animation
Nominated Oscar shorts include "Beautiful Men" (Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande), "In the Shadow of the Cypress" (Shirin Sohani and Hossein Mo
The 2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Reviews and Predictions
Oscar season is one of the few times that short films get the spotlight. From established filmmakers to exciting up-and-coming talent, the short film
Magic candies and midlife crises: A look at this year’s Oscar-nominated animated shorts
Our film critic reviews the animated category’s candidates, which are playing at Coolidge Corner, and picks his choice to win the Oscar.
Oscar Nominated Short Films Pack an Emotional Punch, From Ethnic Cleansing to Animal Poaching and Everything in Between
Last year, Yegane Moghaddam made history when her short “Our Uniform” became the first Iranian nominee in the category’s history in 2024. It didn’t take long for the country to repeat that feat this year by scoring a nomination with Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani’s 2D short “In the Shadow of the Cypress,” about a captain suffering from PTSD.
Oscar-nominated animated shorts draw on a wide variety of themes, many involving kids
This year's nominees include 'Beautiful Men,' 'Yuck!,' 'Wander to Wonder,' 'In the Shadow of the Cypress' and 'Magic Candies.'
Theme of hiding runs through Oscar-nominated shorts screening this weekend
The Tallahassee Film Society is screening Oscar-nominated shorts this weekend at the IMAX Challenger Learning Center.
Lea Salonga To Topline Short Film Prequel To Abigail Hing Wen Novel; John Aoshima And Neil Blevins Attached For Animation
Lea Salonga will lead a hybrid animated and live action short film based on Abigail Hing Wen's novel 'The Vale - Origins.' ...
Native Foreign Uses OpenAI’s Sora To Remake 2023 AI Film ‘Critterz’
Remastered, a shot-for-shot AI remake using OpenAI’s Sora, showcasing rapid advances in generative filmmaking since the ...
This year’s Oscar shorts are affecting, distressing and a little weird
The animated, live-action and documentary nominees offer a heavy load of topics and talent.
Oscar shorts breakdown: The films to beat in those tough-to-predict Live Action, Documentary, and Animated Shorts categories
While the numerous Oscar precursors have given us an idea of what might be out front for the big prize in many categories, ...