LIVE ACTION SHORT Film
Nominees:
“Anuja”
“Clodagh”
“The Compatriot”
“Crust”
“Dovecote”
“Edge of Space”
“The Ice Cream Man”
“I’m Not a Robot”
“The Last Ranger”
“A Lien”
“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”
“The Masterpiece”
“An Orange from Jaffa”
“Paris 70”
“Room Taken”
Per the Academy’s press release:
Fifteen films will advance in the Live Action Short Film category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred eighty films qualified in the category. Academy members from all branches were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.
In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote.
Nominations voting begins on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, and concludes on Sunday, January 12, 2025. Nominations for the 97th Academy Awards will be announced on Friday, January 17, 2025. The 97th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and airs live in more than 200 territories worldwide.
OSCAR NOMINATION PREDICTIONS
“CRUST” • Film University Babelsberg
Jens Kevin Georg
“DOVECOTE” • LEAF Entertainment
Marco Perego
“EDGE OF SPACE” • Atticus Films
Jean de Meuron
“I’M NOT A ROBOT” • OAK Motion Pictures
Victoria Warmerdam
“THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT” • Contrast Films
Nebojsa Slijepcevic
WHY I CHOSE THOSE FIVE?
I am purely guessing when picking the final five Live Action Short Films. “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” is my front-runner pick because it won at the Cannes Film Festival and the European Film Awards. “Dovecote” jumped to the top of my list, despite failing to receive any precursors, because it stars Zoe Saldaña, who could also get a nomination for acting in “Emilia Pérez.” It takes place in Venice at a seaside women’s prison. “Crust” caught my attention because it was the Student Academy Award winner about a boy getting his first scar. “Edge Of Space” looks to have impressive graphics for an independent short film, which may get it noticed by voters. It also won the LA Shorts International Film Festival and some Indie Festivals. Of the remaining shorts, “I’m Not A Robot” has the most extensive list of accolades and has a premise that sounds interesting as a woman questions whether she’s a robot after failing Captcha tests on her computer. Some shorts I didn’t pick but are names to mention are “Anuja,” which jumped out at me with some impressive visuals, “Clodagh,” which was an AFI Fest Nominee, and “The Last Ranger,” which also has some breathtaking visuals and has won several International Film Festivals. “Paris 70,” “An Orange From Jaffa,” and “Room Taken” also have long accolade lists.
“Anuja”
June 8, 2024 | Shine Global | 22 min | Hindi
Adam J. Graves
Synopsis: When a gifted 9-year-old girl, who works in a garment factory, is offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance to attend school, she is forced to make a heart-wrenching decision that will determine her and her sister’s fate.
✰ HollyShorts Film Festival Winner
✰ Montclair Film Festival Winner
“Clodagh”
June 5, 2024 | Afternoon Pictures | 16 min | English
Portia A. Buckley
Synopsis: A lonely priest’s housekeeper encounters a young Irish girl of exceptional promise.
✰ Cleveland International Film Festival Winner
✰ Cork International Film Festival Winner
✰ AFI Fest Nominee
✰ Belfast Film Festival Winner
✰ HollyShorts Film Festival Winner
✰ Norwich Film Festival Nominee
“The Compatriot”
FAMO v Pisku | 25 min
Viktor Horák & Pavel Sýkora
Synopsis: On New Year’s Eve in 1944, two men meet in the middle of a snowstorm in a cottage cut off from civilization – a widower, Petr Bernat, and an SS officer, Konrad Neumann. The only thing the two men have in common is their Sudeten origins. At first, their conversation revolves around mundane topics, but as midnight approaches, they begin to address more pressing issues. A tragic past is revealed and it becomes clear that tonight will be a fateful night for Bernat and Neumann.
“Crust”
Film University Babelsberg | 26 min | German
Jens Kevin Georg
Synopsis: 12-year-old Fabi has to finally prove himself as part of the family – by getting his first scar.
✰ Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival Nominee
✰ Odense International Film Festival Winner
✰ Student Academy Award Winner
✰ BAFTA/LA Student Film Award Nominee
✰ Landshut Short Film Festival Winner
✰ Dallas International Film Festival Winner
✰ International Izmir Short Film Festival Winner
✰ Mecal Barcelona Film Festival Nominee
✰ In the Palace International Short Film Festival Nominee
✰ Regina International Film Festival Winner
✰ Indy Shorts International Film Festival Winner
✰ Filmfest Bremen Winner
“Dovecote”
September 26, 2024 | LEAF Entertainment | 17 min
Marco Perego
Synopsis: Confined to a seaside prison in Venice, women’s final moments before release are explored.
“Edge of Space”
July 26, 2024 | Atticus Films | 18 min | English
Jean de Meuron
Synopsis: Set in 1961, during the height of the US-Soviet space race, an ambitious USAF test pilot is recruited by NASA for a daring suborbital mission in an X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft with astronomical implications.
✰ HollyShorts Film Festival Nominee
✰ LA Shorts International Film Festival Winner
✰ Independent Shorts Award Winner
✰ Indie Short Fest Winner
“The Ice Cream Man”
July 1, 2024 | Big Picture Entertainment | 33 min | English
Robert Moniot
Synopsis: After the Nazi’s invade the Netherlands, Jewish ice cream parlor owner, Ernst Cahn, is targeted by the “Butcher of Lyon” Klaus Barbie. “The Ice Cream Man” must choose between resistance & death. Based on actual events.
✰ Naples International Film Festival Winner
✰ Indy Shorts International Film Festival Winner
“I’m Not a Robot”
June 7, 2024 | OAK Motion Pictures | 22 min | Dutch
Victoria Warmerdam
Synopsis: After repeatedly failing Captcha tests, music producer Lara becomes obsessed with a disturbing question: could she be a robot?
✰ Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film Winner
✰ Sitges Catalonian International Film Festival Nominee
✰ Fantasia Film Festival Nominee
✰ Moscow International Film Festival Nominee
✰ Nederlands Film Festival Nominee
✰ Palm Springs International ShortFest Nominee
✰ Leeds International Film Festival Nominee
✰ deadCenter Film Festival Nominee
✰ Flickerfest International Short Film Festival Winner
✰ San Francisco Short Film Festival Winner
✰ Leuven International Short Film Festival Winner
✰ Brussels Short Film Festival Nominee
✰ Richmond International Film Festival Winner
✰ San Jose International Short Film Festival Winner
✰ Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival Winner
✰ FEST New Directors/New Films Festival Winner
✰ Shortcutz Amsterdam Winner
✰ Crystal Palace International Film Festival Nominee
✰ LA Femme International Film Festival Winner
✰ Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival Winner
✰ Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival Nominee
✰ Sulmonacinema Film Festival Winner
✰ Aesthetica Short Film Festival Winner
✰ Lady Filmmakers Film Festival Winner
✰ FilmQuest Nominee
✰ Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Winner
✰ Lviv International Short Film Festival Nominee
✰ Rocket City Short Film Festival Winner
✰ Lucca Film Festival Winner
✰ Hollywood Just4Shorts Winner
✰ Indie Short Fest Winner
✰ LUSCA Fantastic Film Fest Winner
✰ International Film Festival Lebu Nominee
✰ Imagine This women’s International Film Festival Winner
✰ Discover Film London Festival Winner
✰ Intergalactic Short Film Festival Winner
✰ Young Director Award Winner
✰ Festival Internacional Signos Da Noite Winner
✰ Greenwich Village Film Festival Winner
✰ Madeira Fantastic FilmFest Winner
✰ Venice Shorts Winner
✰ Bengaluru International Short Film Festival Winner
✰ Anatolia International Film Festival Winner
✰ Luleå International Film Festival Winner
✰ Indie Shorts Awards Cannes Winner
✰ GOSH! International Film Festival Winner
✰ SCI FI LONDON Film Festival Winner
✰ Monza Film Fest Winner
✰ Close:Up Reykjavík Film Festival Winner
✰ Galician Freaky Film Festival Winner
✰ Feedback Female Film Festival Winner
“The Last Ranger”
January 7, 2024 | Six Feet Films | 28 min | Xhosa
Cindy Lee
Synopsis: When young Litha is introduced to the magic of a game reserve by the last remaining ranger, they are ambushed by poachers. In the ensuing battle to save the rhinos, Litha discovers a terrible secret.
✰ Cleveland International Film Festival Winner
✰ San Diego International Film Festival Winner
✰ Pan African Film Festival Winner
✰ American Conservation Film Festival Winner
✰ Indy Shorts International Film Festival Winner
✰ Cordillera International Film Festival Winner
✰ Aladerri International Film Festival Nominee
✰ LA Independent Women Film Award Winner
“A Lien”
15 min | English
David Cutler-Kreutz & Sam Cutler-Kreutz
Synopsis: A young couple face up to and deal with a dangerous immigration process.
✰ Austin Film Festival Nominee
“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”
Septemebr 7, 2024 | Contrast Films | 13 min | Croatian
Nebojsa Slijepcevic
Synopsis: 1993, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A passenger train is stopped by paramilitary forces in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man out of 500 passengers dares to stand up to them.
✰ Cannes Film Festival Winner
✰ European Film Award Winner
✰ Hamptons International Film Festival Nominee
✰ Melbourne International Film Festival Winner
✰ Toronto International Film Festival Nominee
✰ Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival Nominee
✰ Woodstock Film Festival Nominee
✰ Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Nominee
✰ International Film Festival ASTERFEST Winner
✰ FeKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival Nominee
✰ El Gouna Film Festival Nominee
✰ CinEast Award Winner
“The Masterpiece”
Incognito Motion Pictures | 18 min | Hindi
Kundan Sad
Synopsis: Rohan, a portrait photographer, strives to capture two crucial expressions from his girlfriend for a prestigious contest, risking their bond and his sanity.
“An Orange from Jaffa”
Synecdoche | 27 min | Arabic, Hebrew, English
Mohammed Almughanni
Synopsis: Mohammed, a young Palestinian, is desperately looking for a taxi to take him through an Israeli checkpoint. The driver, Farouk, discovers that Mohammed has already failed to cross the checkpoint. Trouble begins.
✰ Art Film Festival Winner
✰ Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival Winner
✰ Krakow Film Festival Nominee
✰ Polish Film Festival Winner
✰ Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival Nominee
✰ Leeds International Film Festival Winner
✰ Aix-en-Provence International Short Film Festival Winner
✰ New Horizons International Film Festival Nominee
✰ Guanajuato International Film Festival Nominee
✰ La Guarimba international Film Festival Nominee
✰ El Gouna Film Festival
✰ Omladinski Film Festival Sarajevo Winner
✰ Bolton International Film Festival Nominee
✰ Corto Dorico Film Festival Winner
✰ Cairo International Short Film Festival Winner
✰ MedFilm Festival Winner
“Paris 70”
Astronauta Films | 15 min | Catalan, Spanish, French, English
Dani Feixas Roka
Synopsis: Jan’s life suddenly changed after his mother Angela started to succumb to Alzheimer’s. He’s in charge of taking care of her, which tests his commitment and resistance. Is there a way for Jan to ensure that his mother does not suffer?
✰ Cleveland International Film Festival Winner
✰ Goya Award Nominee
✰ Elche International Independent Film Festival Nominee
✰ Festival de cine de Madrid-PNR Winner
✰ CinEuphoria Award Nominee
✰ Piélagos en Corto Festival Winner
✰ L’Alfàs del Pi Film Festival Winner
✰ Festival de Cine Ciudad de Astorga Winner
✰ Fascurt, Festival de Curtmetratges del Masnou Winner
✰ José María Forqué Award Nominee
✰ Festival de cine de Zaragoza Winner
✰ Frame Film Festival Winner
✰ Muestra de Cine Internacional de Palencia Nominee
✰ Premios Pávez Festival Nominee
✰ Indy Shorts International Film Festival Nominee
✰ K-lidoscopi Short Film Festival Winner
✰ FIC-CAT Festival Internacional Nominee
✰ Premios Fugaz Winner
✰ Avilacine Award Winner
✰ Skyline Benidorm Film Festival Nominee
✰ Korterraza Festival de Cortos Award Winner
✰ Cerdanya Film Festival Winner
✰ Festival Europeo de Cortometrajes Villamayor de Cine! Nominee
✰ Festival Internacional de Cine Pequeño de Aspe Nominee
✰ Manlleu Film Festival Winner
✰ Galapán Film Festival Winner
✰ Pittsburgh Shorts Award Winner
✰ Certamen De Cortometrajes El Pecado Award Nominee
✰ Sax International Film Festival Nominee
✰ BannabáFest Festival Internacional Winner
“Room Taken”
October 17, 2024 | Vico Films | 19 min | English
Tj O’Grady Peyton
Synopsis: When Isaac needs somewhere to sleep, he secretly moves into the home of an elderly blind woman, leading them to form a unique bond.
✰ Cleveland International Film Festival Winner
✰ Cork International Film Festival Nominee
✰ Manhattan Short Film Festival Winner
✰ St. Louis International Film Festival Nominee
✰ Flickerfest International Short Film Festival Nominee
✰ Dublin International Film Festival Winner
✰ Silver Wave Film Festival Winner
✰ NociCortinfestival Award Winner
✰ Norwich Film Festival Winner
✰ Fastnet Short Film Festival Winner
✰ Trento Film Festival Nominee
✰ Cordillera International Film Festival Winner
✰ Pittsburgh Shorts Award Winner
✰ Indie Shorts Awards Cannes Winner
✰ Hollywood Shortsfest Winner
✰ Postira Seaside Film Festival Winner
✰ Louth International Film Festival Winner
✰ Bloomsday Film Festival Nominee
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