Oscars, Live Action and short films

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,
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 Live Action Short Films, Reviewed
Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’re reviewing every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Follow here this week. Below are the Best Live Action Short nominees: A Lien | USA | 14 minutes Would Sam and David Cutler-Kreutz’s A Lien be better if it went even darker?
Oscar nominated short films to screen at Rockford’s Music Box
Oscar-nominated short films are scheduled to screen in Rockford prior to the 97th Academy Awards ceremony. The Oscar Nominated Short Films, presented by SHORTS, will screen
‘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.
You can watch the 2025 Oscar-nominated short films at these New Orleans theaters
New Orleans movie theaters The Prytania, The Broad and Zeitgeist will screen this year's slates of Oscar-nominated short films.
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 ...
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A Primer on Open Category Films | Beyond the Peaks Film Fest
The Open category is for films that don’t fall under the other submission categories of Thriller, Narrative, Documentary or ...
Festival of short films inaugurated
The third edition of ‘Paridrishya’, an international festival of short films and documentaries, got under way here on Saturday.