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The Oscar Shortlist Interviews: How To Craft A Story For A Short Film

We asked the directors of this year’s 15 shortlisted shorts how they developed their narratives.

Disney was the only U.S. studio nominated this year. Unsurprisingly, it won.

The platform also contains nearly all of the 15 Oscar-shortlisted animated shorts.

Key contenders that made the short shortlist include “Affairs of the Art,” “Robin Robin,” “Souvenir Souvenir,” and “Windshield Wiper.”

The Walt Disney Company followed with 34 nominations for its projects.

We’ve picked films that we think stand the best chance of being shortlisted.

Awards season so far is playing out as a two-horse race — and Disney isn’t involved.

Three Disney films are up against “Flee” and “The Mitchells vs. the Machines.”

These highlights of the year show that animation can tackle any subject, from sexual assault to Chile’s military dictatorship.

Two indie titles from Europe also made the list – “Flee” and “My Sunny Maad” – while key Sony contender “The Mitchells vs. The Machines” was snubbed.

Danish director Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s “Flee” is proving to be a dominant force on the film awards circuit.

These films struck us with their beauty and ambition. Will Academy voters agree?

They include some of the year’s most acclaimed films. But do they stand a chance against Hollywood?

The Academy hasn’t shown much interest in anime that isn’t from Studio Ghibli. Could that change this year?

Favorites like “Encanto” and “Flee” are jostling against smaller films such as “The Spine of Night” and “The Ape Star.”

The stop-motion feature has won prizes at Annecy and Ottawa.

Animation showed strength at the New York Film Critics Circle’s annual honors, picking up two different awards.

Extraterrestrial love, wartime trauma, the pains of becoming an adult: what will catch voters’ attention?

“Flee” continues to surprise on the year-end awards circuit.

A trio of Spanish animators is shaking up this year’s Goya Awards with the ultimate prank.