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‘Burrow,’ ‘The Van’ Make Live Action & Animated Short Film Shortlists

February 9, 2021 6:06 pm

Filmmakers will find a way. Pandemic, war, economic collapse? They'll find a way. That's why it's no surprise that the Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film Oscar categories considered 96 and 174 indi...

‘Apollo 11, ‘Honeyland,’ & ‘The Cave’ Make Oscar’s Best Documentary Shortlist

Gregory Ellwood

December 16, 2019 7:33 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released a number of shortlists for the 2020 Academy Awards including Best Documentary and the two three categories. As expected, "Apollo 11," "Honeyland," "The B...

2019 Best Live Action Short Film Oscars Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

February 21, 2019 7:26 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

For the most part, these were some dark, dark Oscars shorts. Out of all of them, "Marguerite" is the most moving which should give it the edge. "Fauvre" is the most cinematic, "Madre" has the best performance a...

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2018 Best Live Action Short Oscars Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

February 20, 2018 4:11 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Even if the recent Parkland School Shooting hadn't occurred it would be hard to see "DeKalb Elementary" not winning the Live Action Short Oscar. That being said "The Silent Child" and "Watu Wote/All of Us" hav...

International Titles Dominate The 2018 Live Action Short Oscar Shortlist

Gregory Ellwood

December 11, 2017 9:53 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released the 10 short films that have made the short list for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. The longstanding trend has been that internationa...

Reviewing The 2017 Oscars Nominees For Animated, Live Action And Documentary Short

Gregory Ellwood

February 15, 2017 6:31 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The shorts! Yes, the shorts! Those three categories that will make or break your Oscar ballot pool and even when you think you know what the Academy will pick you'll be surprised, time and time again. This ...

2017 Best Live Action Short Oscar Predictions

Gregory Ellwood

February 15, 2017 2:51 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign

"Ennemis Intérieurs" should be the easy winner here, but The Academy has gone "cutesy" with this category recently which could find "Timecode" or "La Feme et Le TGV" taking the Oscar instead. 1. "Ennemis In...

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