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2025 Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts

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Run Time: 104 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2025

For the 20th consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 14th. This is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 2nd.

A Lien – Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz, 15 min., USA (in English)

Anuja – Adam J. Graves, 22 min., USA (in Hindi)

I’m Not a Robot – Victoria Warmerdam, 22 min., Belgium/Netherlands (in Dutch)

The Last Ranger – Cindy Lee, 28 min., South Africa (in Xhosa)

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent – Nebojsa Slijepcevic, 13 min., Croatia (in Croatian)

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