2023 Oscar nominated shorts films, featuring a collection of images from the film.

CCA brings to you this year’s nominated short films for the 95th annual Academy Awards. The shorts are presented in three separate programs: animation, documentaries and live-action short films.

Documentary Shorts:

  • The Elephant Whisperers (39 min, India)
  • Haulout (25 min, UK)
  • How Do You Measure a Year? (29 min, USA)
  • The Martha Mitchell Effect (39, USA)
  • Stranger at the Gate (30 min, USA)

Animation Shorts:

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (34 min, UK)
  • The Flying Sailor (7 min, Canada)
  • Ice Merchants (14 min, Portugal/UK/France)
  • My Year of Dicks (25 min, USA)
  • An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It (11 min, Australia)

Live Action Short Films:

  • An Irish Goodbye (23 min, Ireland)
  • Ivalu (16 min, Denmark)
  • Le Pupille (37 min, Italy/USA)
  • Night Ride (15 min, Norway)
  • The Red Suitcase (18 min, Luxembourg)

The 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films open on Feb 17 at the CCA. In the meantime, check out what’s now playing and what’s upcoming in your local, independent, nonprofit cinema.