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2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

  • Various Directors
  • Various Countries
  • 2023
  • 95 min.
  • PG-13/R*
  • DCP
  • Assistive Listening
  • Hearing Loop
2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

Part of 2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films and OscaRRR Picks + Best Picture Marathon

For the 18th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films. 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 Sun, Mar 12.

The nominees for this year’s Animation Short Films are:

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Dirs. Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud | UK | 33 min.)

The Flying Sailor (Dirs. Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby | Canada | 8 min.)

Ice Merchants (Dirs. João Gonzalez and Bruno Caetano | Portugal/France/UK | 15 min.)

An Ostrich Told Me the World is Fake and I Think I Believe It (Dir. Lachlan Pendragon | Australia | 12 min.)

My Year of Dicks (Dirs. Sara Gunnarsdóttir and Pamela Ribon | USA | 26 min.)

*PLEASE NOTE: This year’s Animation Short Films have the rating equivalent of PG-13/R. The final short film, My Year of Dicks, is for adult audiences only. Prior to its screening, there will be a short break so that patrons, if they choose, can exit the hall.

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