97TH OSCARS® Announces Shortlist in Live Action and Animated Short Films

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in ten categories for the 97th Academy Awards® including 15 films nominated for Animated Short Film and 15 films nominated for Live Action Short Film.

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Fifteen films will advance in the Animated Short Film category for the 97th Academy Awards.  Eighty-eight films qualified in the category.  Academy members from the Animation Branch and Short Films Branch were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.


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In the nominations round, Academy members from the Animation Branch and Short Films Branch are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

"Au Revoir Mon Monde"
"A Bear Named Wojtek"
"Beautiful Men"
"Bottle George"
"A Crab in the Pool"
"In the Shadow of the Cypress"
"Magic Candies"
"Maybe Elephants"
"Me"
"Origami"
"Percebes"
"The 21"
"Wander to Wonder"
"The Wild-Tempered Clavier"
"Yuck!"


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LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Fifteen films will advance in the Live Action Short Film category for the 97th Academy Awards.  One hundred eighty films qualified in the category.  Academy members from all branches were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.

In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

"Anuja"
"Clodagh"
"The Compatriot"
"Crust"
"Dovecote"
"Edge of Space"
"The Ice Cream Man"
"I'm Not a Robot"
"The Last Ranger"
"A Lien"
"The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent"
"The Masterpiece"
"An Orange from Jaffa"
"Paris 70"
"Room Taken"


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Nominations voting begins on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, and concludes on Sunday, January 12, 2025. Nominations for the 97th Academy Awards will be announced on Friday, January 17, 2025.

The 97th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and airs live in more than 200 territories worldwide.

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