Oscar Nominated Shorts 2025: Live-Action

Opens Friday, February 14, 2025

Get a leg up on your Oscar pool by catching all the short film nominees up for this year’s Academy Awards. Our popular annual showcase presents the complete lineup of animated, live-action and documentary short contenders, playing on the big screen for a limited time only.

Program details available after the nominations are announced on January 23.

Originally planned for a Feb 7 release, this program will now open on Feb 14. 

Screening as part of our program Academy Award Nominated Short Films 2025

• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

IFC Center does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. In addition to the synopses, trailers and other links on our website, further information about content and age-appropriateness for specific films can be found on Common Sense Media, IMDb and DoesTheDogDie.com as well as through general internet searches.