The 2025 Oscar-Nominated Shorts

For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 14th. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards ceremony takes place Sunday, March 2nd.

ANIMATED SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 90 minutes)
Magic Candies– Daisuke Nishio, 21 min., Japan (in Japanese)
In the Shadow of the Cypress – Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani, 20 min., Iran (no dialogue)
Yuck! – Loïc Espuche, 13 min., France (in French)
Wander to Wonder – Nina Gantz, 13 min., Netherlands/Belgium/France/UK (in English)
Beautiful Men – Nicolas Keppens, 19 min., Belgium/France/Netherlands (in Flemish, Dutch, Turkish, and English)

LIVE ACTION SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 104 minutes)
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent – Nebojsa Slijepcevic, 13 min., Croatia (in Croatian)
Anuja – Adam J. Graves, 22 min., USA (in Hindi)
I’m Not a Robot – Victoria Warmerdam, 22 min., Belgium/Netherlands (in Dutch)
A Lien – Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz, 15 min., USA (in English)
The Last Ranger – Cindy Lee, 28 min., South Africa (in Xhosa)

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS (Estimated Running Time: 165 minutes)
Incident – Bill Morrison, 30 min., USA (in English)
Instruments of a Beating Heart – Ema Ryan Yamazaki, 23 min., Japan (in Japanese)
I Am Ready, Warden – Smriti Mundhra, 37 min., USA (in English)
The Only Girl in the Orchestra – Molly O’Brien, 35 min., USA (in English)
Death by Numbers – Kim A. Snyder, 36 min., USA (in English)

Please note that some films may not be appropriate for audiences under the age of 14 due to gun violence, shootings, language and animated nudity.