Every year the Academy Awards gives out Oscars to short filmmakers, and every year a lot of people in the audience scratch their heads, because they've never seen or heard of most of the nominees.

Treats in small packages await the curious as the academy nominates five worthy shorts each in live-action, documentary and animation. Here's a guide to help you win your Oscar pool.

Every year, cinephiles get the unique opportunity to see the Oscar nominated short films on the big screen. This year, ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Oscars wrapped up on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean I’m fully done with my coverage! The same day I attended a screening of the five nominees for Best Live Action Short Film, I ...

Exhibit Treal Studios, a Black-owned animation studio, won an NAACP Image Award for its short film "Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz – Jackie Robinson." The studio, founded by Jason “JaFLEU” Fleurant ...

Time for a party with all the creatures of the world. An award-winning animated short film is now online for everyone to watch. Les Bêtes (which is French for The Beasts) is the newest stop-motion ...

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercy For Animals will celebrate the world premiere of its new animated short film "Henrietta Finds a Nest" on Oct. 20. The film was directed by Hannah ...

Two former Leeds Beckett University students have won a BAFTA for Best British Short Animation. Baz Sells and Ben Jackon are ...

Not the glossy, department-store version, but the one where the week before Christmas is a blur of errands, travel texts, family politics, and one too many “How are you, really?” conversations that ...