Oscar Nominated Short Films 2025

For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. A different collection will be shown each night.

The Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 2nd.
Wine and beer available for purchase.

Link to film details and trailers here

Animated Short Films – Friday (88min)
Beautiful Men (dir. Nicolas Keppens), 18 min., Belgium/France/Netherlands (in Flemish, Dutch, Turkish, and English)
In the Shadow of the Cypress (dirs. Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani), 20 min., Iran (no dialogue)
Magic Candies (dir. Daisuke Nishio), 21 min., Japan (in Japanese)
Wander to Wonder (dir. Nina Gantz), 14 min., Netherlands/Belgium/France/UK (in English)
Yuck! (dir. Loïc Espuche), 13 min., France (in French)

Documentary Short Film Program – Saturday night (159min)  (tickets to Oscar Party + Shorts here)
Death by Numbers (dir. Kim A. Snyder) 33 min., USA
I Am Ready, Warden (dir. Smriti Mundhra) 37 min., USA
Incident (dir. Bill Morrison), 30 min., USA
Instruments of a Beating Heart (dir. Ema Ryan Yamazaki), 23 min., Japan (in Japanese with subtitles)
The Only Girl in the Orchestra (dir. Molly O’Brien), 34 min., USA

Live Action Short Films – Sunday (102 min)
A Lien (dirs. Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz), 15 min., USA (in English)
Anuja (dir. Adam J. Graves), 22 min., USA (in Hindi)
I’m Not a Robot (dir. Victoria Warmerdam), 22 min., Belgium/Netherlands (in Dutch)
The Last Ranger (dir. Cindy Lee), 28 min., South Africa (in Xhosa)
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent (dir. Nebojsa Slijepcevic), 13 min., Croatia (in Croatian)

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