Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’ve reviewed every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Below are the Best Documentary Short nominees: As we learn at the end of seventy ...

"There will come soft rains & the smell of the ground, and swallows circling with their shimmering sound." An eerie, ominous warning from the past about our techno-fascist future. This animated short ...

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 ...

EXCLUSIVE: Andy Serkis has been set as the narrator for short film Pigeons from director Amos Sussigan (The Cat in the Hat, Animal Farm). The film will world premiere as an Official Selection this ...

Oscars Best Animated Short Film Commentary (Updated March 9, 2026): It’s a tale as old as time: Oscar pools are won or lost in the shorts categories. And this year’s animated short race may be the ...

“Butterfly” is more than an animated short — it’s an intimate act of remembrance. Through hand-painted frames that feel like individual works of art, the film honors and retells the life story of ...