When Jeremy Spears set out to direct an animated short film with longtime friend Nathan Engelhardt, the co-directors thought it would take them about a year — not six — to make their Oscar-nominated ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...