If you want to ace your Oscar pool, you musn’t ignore the three short film categories — animation, live-action and documentary. But what cinephile would, anyway? The 15 nominees here have already won ...

Aspen Film, the year-round film arts and education organization, announced the winning films from its 34th Aspen Shortsfest in an awards presentation held Saturday, April 5. One of only five ...

Quinta’s Ghost, Retirement Plan, Ado and A Friend of Dorothy Illusorium Films/John Kelly/Screen Ireland/Filthy Gorgeous Productions The 2026 Oscars shortlists were revealed Tuesday, and the Live ...

After an awards show, especially after the Oscars, I always get an influx of emails from people trying to crack the code of ...

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: Three brothers. One appointment. A ...

Two themes emerge among the five doc short finalists, as voters decide between hard-hitting issue docs and a pair of lighter portraits about the unifying power of music. The program then takes a ...

In what’s become an awards-season tradition, the compilations of Oscar-nominated short films in live-action, animation and documentary categories are back in theaters ahead of the big night March 2, ...

Online streaming has made it easier to view short films, but you can get that in-theater experience when Oscar-nominated shorts open in movie houses this week. Slates of short live action, animated ...