State of the Race: Best Documentary Short

It must be sweeps week for Oscar news from the Academy. Unlike rumors or predictions (like Patrick Stewart for supporting actor for Logan or Emoji Movie, I can’t remember), AMPAS makes things a little easy by slowly whittling down the field of potential nominees for any given category. The Documentary Branch, the most interestingly named arm of the Academy, has done just that by announcing the 10 films that remain as contenders for Best Documentary Short Subject. Here’s the list (with most available to stream NOW):

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State of the Race: Best Animated Short Film

AMPAS has published the list of animated shorts on its shorts shortlist. Thankfully, none of these are Olaf’s Frozen Adventure. Take a peek at the list of 10 below (asterisks indicate a link to the short film itself).

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