I know people look at the oscars as stuffy, but they recently announced their short list (as they always do this time of year) for some of the categories that get overlooked. I think the shorts are always a very good mix, there's 3 categories, animated short, documentary short, and live action short. Below are the shortlist and what I found available online.
DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Short Film category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred four films qualified in the category. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
“Chasing Roo”
“Death by Numbers”
“Eternal Father” -
“I Am Ready, Warden” – Paramount+
“
Incident” -
“Incident” Shows How Officers React When a Police Killing Is Caught on Tape
“Instruments of a Beating Heart” -
“Keeper”
“Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World” - Netflix
“Once upon a Time in Ukraine”
“
The Only Girl in the Orchestra” - Netflix
“
Planetwalker” -
“The Quilters”
“Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr”-
“
A Swim Lesson” -
“
Until He’s Back” - PBS
Animated Short Film
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
“
Au Revoir Mon Monde”
- YouTube
“A Bear Named Wojtek”
“Beautiful Men”
“Bottle George”
“
A Crab in the Pool”
A Crab in the Pool
“
In the Shadow of the Cypress”
- YouTube
“Magic Candies”
“Maybe Elephants”
“Me”
“Origami” - YouTube
“Percebes”
“The 21”
“Wander to Wonder”
“The Wild-Tempered Clavier”
“Yuck!”
Live Action Short Film
“Anuja”
“Clodagh”
“The Compatriot”
“Crust” - YouTube
“Dovecote”
“Edge of Space”
“The Ice Cream Man”
“I’m Not a Robot” - YouTube
“The Last Ranger”
“A Lien” - YouTube
“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”
“The Masterpiece”
“An Orange from Jaffa”
“Paris 70”
“Room Taken” - YouTube
