Now that the shortlists have been unveiled for the upcoming 98th Academy Awards, it's time to start trying to figure out which movies will actually score a nomination. This can be most difficult to do ...

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has announced the acquisition of two award-winning documentary shorts that should put the streamer squarely back into Oscar contention. Set to join the platform are an open field, ...

The five 2026 Oscar-nominated short films in each of three categories — Animated, Live Action and Documentary — are being released in separate packages in theaters beginning Friday via Roadside ...

The beauty of film as art is that it contains a variety of forms. It can be a fictional, narrative story that springs out of the imagination of a writer, or a documentary that details historical ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The 2026 Oscars are just around the corner, and 15 short films are ...

Three critics briefly consider the short films nominated for the 98th Academy Awards. By Jeannette Catsoulis Alissa Wilkinson and Ben Kenigsberg From dive-bar patrons to Regency paramours, ...

This year’s International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), taking place in the Dutch city between Nov. 13-23, will open with a short documentary selection as a way of “showcasing the ...

One of the Oscar winners has an emotional connection to South Florida. “All the Empty Rooms” won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film. It explores the pain of families who lost children ...