2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Capybaras’ Director Alfredo Soderguit
Staring nature's most popular and largest rodent, 'Capybaras' blends personal history, warm 2D animation, and powerful themes of empathy and collaboration.
Staring nature's most popular and largest rodent, 'Capybaras' blends personal history, warm 2D animation, and powerful themes of empathy and collaboration.
See the full lineup of 113 animated shorts vying for the 2026 Oscars, along with voting requirements and key Academy awards dates.
A more grounded, real-world setting in Season 2 meant higher personal stakes for the show's characters and more detail-oriented work for its crew.
Canadian filmmaker Andrea Dorfman’s 'Hairy Legs' turns a teen’s choice not to shave into a bold, artful, and very funny story of identity and self-acceptance.
Showrunner Mike Roth discusses how 'Bat-Fam' builds on 'Merry Little Batman’s' charm with a family-first approach to Gotham’s super-chaos.
The hauntingly beautiful stop-motion short follows a poor boy who discovers a mysterious girl whose tears transform into luminous pearls.
A mythic animated adventure rooted in Sámi folklore, ‘Saajve’ explores identity, nature, and heritage in director Oskar Östergren Njajta’s debut feature.
Eric Robles and the Duffer brothers bring Hawkins to life in CG animation, drawing inspiration from classic ’80s Saturday morning cartoons.
DOK Leipzig winner 'On Weary Wings Go By' is a 16mm stop-motion poem about the Nordic winter, where porcelain beings wander through fading light.
Koike discusses bringing intensity, style, and motion to Lupin’s world, and why collaboration drives his boundary-pushing anime vision.
Ishan Shukla ('Star wars: Visions') directs 'Baahubali: The Eternal War,' an ambitious CG-animated epic expanding SS Rajamouli’s blockbuster universe.
Ágreda discusses color, emotion, and style in shaping the surreal world of Alberto Vázquez’s hand-drawn, allegorical feature 'Decorado.'
Daniel Kreizberg’s short blends painterly 2D animation with Vaughan Williams’ 'The Lark Ascending' to adapt E.E. Cummings' classic poem.
'Wednesdays with Gramps,' is a vibrant DreamWorks short that celebrates gaming, family bonds, and finding connection across generations.
Naito departs Paramount Animation, leaving a legacy as a thoughtful steward of beloved franchises who kept classic properties fresh and relevant.
Annecy winner Shaddy Safadi ('Christo the Civilized Barbarian') debuts his dark horror short 'Diaboli,' a chilling tale of faith, fear, and the Devil’s return.
ESMA’s sharp CG short 'Trash' follows a rat and pigeon through a decaying city, blending dystopian tension with striking artistry and sometimes hopeful beauty.
Mike Johnson discusses how 'Corpse Bride' reshaped stop-motion, proving the medium could match CG in fluidity and ambition while keeping to its handcrafted roots.
Aha Media releases a new 'Frames Per Second' short sharing Eric Calderon’s real-life journey in animation, produced through its student mentorship program.
A nursing home resident finds himself suddenly transforming into a bird. Although he is still accepted, he feels it may be time to join a new flock.