Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animation

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For the 20th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films for 2024. A stunning showcase of talent and diversity of subjects, we are thrilled to present the Academy Award-nominated shorts program featuring the year’s most spectacular Animated short films. Don’t miss your chance to experience this year’s best short films the way they were meant to be seen – on the big screen – before the 97th Annual Academy Awards telecast on Sunday, March 2, 2025! Predict the winners and you could win a chance for fabulous prize packages!

Nominations for the 97th Academy Award for Animated Short Films are:

Beautiful Men – Nicolas Keppens, 18 min., Belgium/France/Netherlands (in Flemish, Dutch, Turkish, and English)

In the Shadow of the Cypress – Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani, 20 min., Iran (no dialogue)

Magic Candies – Daisuke Nishio, 21 min., Japan (in Japanese)

Wander to Wonder – Nina Gantz, 14 min., Netherlands/Belgium/France/UK (in English)

Yuck! – Loïc Espuche, 13 min., France (in French)

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