A look at this year’s Oscar-nominated animated shorts

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.
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’ 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.
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 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.'
One Wordless, Animated Cat Movie. Two Oscar Nominations.
Gints Zilbalodis’s “Flow” is the first Latvian film to get Academy Award nods, for animated feature and international feature. The director talks about the film’s journey.
How a Lone Feline Upended the Feature Animation Oscar Race With ‘Flow'
One of the surprises of the awards season is Gints Zilbalodis' "Flow" - the dialog-free tale of a solitary cat's emotional ...
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.' ...
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Sweet presents animated film on community action and environmental policy change
Vanessa “Vee” Sweet, assistant professor in the School of Film and Animation, presented “Amplifying Feedback Loop” at the 2025 Alaska Forum on the Environment on Feb. 6 in Anchorage, Alaska. The ...
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Animated film about an OKC bombing survivor has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award
Smith, a native of Arkansas who currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee, said her animated short film "Walk In The Light ... he managed to free himself, three customers, and one employee from ...
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Watch: Enchanting Animated Short 'The Lost Tower' Made in Blender
This animated short film titled The Lost Tower is a 2-min creation from Montreal-based animation filmmaker Florent Lebrun. It started as a small project and turned into this magnificent ...
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When Did Animated Shorts Get So Long? An Investigation Into The Uncomfortable Rise Of Long Shorts
In recent years, the landscape of short animated films has undergone a significant shift. Short animated films are increasingly stretching beyond the 20-minute mark. In fact, three of this ...
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‘Goldie’ Animated Kids Series Based On Short Film Set At Apple TV+; Premiere Date Revealed
Apple TV+ is expanding its kids and families slate with new animated series Goldie, inspired by Emily Brundige’s award-winning 2019 short film of the same name. It’s set for premiere globally ...
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RTÉjr Short Films: Home is where the story begins
They say there's no place like home, but what does HOME really mean to you? It can be more than a place. It can be people. It can even be a feeling... RTÉjr have teamed up with six amazing Irish ...