Best animated short Oscar cheat sheet: How to watch ‘Retirement Plan,' ‘The Shyness of Trees,' and the rest of the shortlisted contenders

Additional contenders include "Butterfly (Papillon)," "Cardboard," "Éiru," "Forevergreen," and "The Girl Who Cried Pearls." ...

Oscar Short Films Shortlists Include Pics Supported By Emma Thompson, Domhnall Gleeson, Jennifer Lewis, Miriam Margolyes & Zar Amir

The Movie Academy has named 15 animated and live-action short films complied from 180 submissions to its Oscar shortlists.
AZFamily

Reviewing the 2025 Best Animated Short Film Nominees

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 ...

Disney Animated Short Film ‘Versa’ Filmmaker On Expanding The Boundaries Of Grief Storytelling: “I Felt Like I Got Split Open”

Walt Disney Animation animator Malcon Pierce talks to Deadline about grief and finding inspiration in Versa short film ...
Wall Street Journal

‘In the Shadow of the Cypress’ Wins Best Animated Short Film

Directors Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) The Oscar for animated short film went to “In the Shadow of the Cypress,” a wordless 20-minute animated film from married ...
Cartoon Brew

‘Great Films Are Harder To Find Because They’re Being Drowned Out’: Why Don Hertzfeldt Put Together The ‘Animation Mixtape’ Short Film Anthology

Two-time Academy Award nominee and Sundance grand jury prize winner Don Hertzfeldt has long been recognized as one of the most influential voices in independent animation. His iconic early-internet ...
Variety

Variety’s ‘Pixels and Pencils’ Series Returns to SCAD Savannah Film Festival With Record Number of Women Directors and First Animated Short

Variety is proud to announce the fourth edition of its “Pixels and Pencils” series, highlighting the directors behind some of this year’s animated films at this year’s SCAD Savannah Film Festival.