The Simpsons showrunner Matt Selman explains why the couch gags from the opening credit sequence have largely been cut from ...

A few days after unveiling its TV and commissioned films lineup, the Annecy International Animation Festival revealed the 94 professional shorts which will be competing across six categories at this ...

This weekend’s Oscars are seen largely as a race between One Battle After Another and Sinners, two terrific movies that are available to stream on HBO Max after lengthy theatrical runs. In fact, all ...

Online comedy streaming service Dropout has been flirting with getting into animation for a minute now, having peppered its channel over the last year or so with animated clips from several of its ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates films for awards in various categories, and this year is no different. Some of those categories are for short films, and one of ...

Every year the Academy Awards gives out Oscars to short filmmakers, and every year a lot of people in the audience scratch their heads, because they’ve never seen or heard of most of the nominees.

Five animated short films will be honored as nominees at this year’s Academy Awards, each exploring the concept of age and aging in diverse and aesthetically enticing ways. Using the framework of a ...

The Oscar Shorts program, traditionally the Detroit Film Theatre's most popular annual booking, hits the theater this weekend for several showings and sticks around right up until Oscar time. The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The 2026 Oscar-nominated animated shorts mix the past and the present, fable and nonfiction. Some even look into ...

It’s that time again! The Oscar nominated shorts package is coming to theaters on Feb. 20. As usual, I’m here to give you my opinions on their quality and predict which one I think will win the Oscar.