The Oscar Project Podcast

3.19-97th Academy Awards Preview-Part 3

• Season 3 • Episode 19

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Today is the third of a five episode preview of the 97th Academy Awards where I will be breaking down each and every category throughout the week. Today I am joined by Brandon MacMurray from the Short Stick Films website to break down Best Animated Short Film, Best Live Action Short Film, and Best Documentary Short Film. I've listed the nominees below along with a few other films mentioned throughout the episode.

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The nominees for each category are listed below.

Best Animated Short Film:

  • “Beautiful Men”
  • “In the Shadow of the Cypress”
  • “Magic Candies”
  • “Wander to Wonder”
  • “Yuck!”

Best Live Action Short Film:

  • “A Lien”
  • “Anuja”
  • “I'm Not a Robot”
  • “The Last Ranger”
  • “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”

Best Documentary Short Film:

  • “Death by Numbers”
  • “I Am Ready, Warden”
  • “Incident”
  • “Instruments of a Beating Heart”
  • “The Only Girl in the Orchestra”

Other films mentioned in this episode include: