Shortlists Announced In 91st Oscars® Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film Categories

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced shortlists in consideration for the 91st Oscars® in the Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film categories. The 91st Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2019.

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Ten films will advance in the Animated Short Film category for the 91st Academy Awards.  Eighty-one films had originally qualified in the category.  Members of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.


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The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

"Age of Sail"
"Animal Behaviour"
"Bao"
"Bilby"
"Bird Karma"
"Late Afternoon"
"Lost & Found"
"One Small Step"
"Pépé le Morse"
"Weekends"

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Ten films will advance in the Live Action Short Film category for the 91st Academy Awards.  One hundred forty films had originally qualified in the category.  Members of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.


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The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

"Caroline"
"Chuchotage"
"Detainment"
"Fauve"
"Icare"
"Marguerite"
"May Day"
"Mother"
"Skin"
"Wale"

Nominations voting begins on Monday, January 7, 2019 and concludes on Monday, January 14, 2019. Nominations for the 91st Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.

The 91st Oscars® will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network.  The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.


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