Ranking the 2026 Best Animated Short Nominees

We're going to rank every single Oscar nomine ...
Yahoo

Best Animated Short Oscar cheat sheet: How to watch ‘Retirement Plan,’ ‘The Shyness of Trees,’ and the rest of the shortlisted contenders

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Predicting who will get nominated in the three short-film categories at the Oscars is a challenge, even for the most seasoned ...
The Film Stage

The 2026 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films, Reviewed

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’ve reviewed every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Below are the Best Documentary Short nominees: As we learn at the end of seventy ...
Variety

Final Oscar Predictions: Animated Short — An Open Category With ‘Butterfly’ and ‘Retirement Plan’ Seeking Academy Recognition

Oscars Best Animated Short Film Commentary (Updated March 9, 2026): It’s a tale as old as time: Oscar pools are won or lost in the shorts categories. And this year’s animated short race may be the ...

Creators of the best animation Oscar contenders reveal the creative tricks and techniques behind their films

Credit: Disney / Netflix / Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears / Antidote Films / Melnitsa Animation and Polydont Films Oscars month has arrived, and there are just two days before voting ends on ...
Cartoon Brew

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Forevergreen’ Directors Nathan Engelhardt And Jeremy Spears (EXCLUSIVE BTS)

Welcome to Cartoon Brew’s series of spotlights focusing on the animated shorts that have qualified for the 2026 Oscars. The films in this series have qualified through one of multiple routes: by ...