For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 14th. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool). A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 2nd.

Since 2006, ShortsTV has proudly brought the Oscar® Nominated Short Films to audiences across the globe.

This special release features the year’s most spectacular short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time shortly after nominations are announced.

Each nominee is released in one of three distinct feature-length compilations according to their category of nomination: Live Action, Animation, or Documentary.

The theatrical release of the nominated short films is the world’s largest commercial release of short films, delighting audiences and giving filmmakers an unprecedented opportunity to entertain short film fans.

In recent years, the Oscar® Nominated Short Films have been released in over 700 theaters across the US and Canada, garnering reviews in every major news outlet, from The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and Deadline to The New York Times. The films have also been released annually in a growing number of theaters around the world, including the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, India, South Africa, Mexico, Chile, China, and Australia, among others, making it a truly international release.

Running Time: TBA

Rating: PG-13

Nominees:
Death by Numbers by Kim A. Snyder
I Am Ready, Warden by Smriti Mundhra
Incident by Bill Morrison
Instruments of a Beating Heart by Ema Ryan Yamazaki
The Only Girl in the Orchestra by Molly O’Brien

ADDITIONAL FILMS INCLUDED: 

Image: Still photo from Oscar-nominated short film Instruments of a Beating Heart by Ema Ryan Yamazaki.

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