2026 Oscar Nominated Live Action Shorts
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnite)!
Run Time: 119 min. Format: DCP Rating: NR Release Year: 2026
Roadside Attractions will distribute the 98th OscarĀ® Nominated Shorts, presented by acclaimed filmmaker, writer and actor Taika Waititi, exclusively in theaters in the U.S. and Canada on February 20, 2026.
Some films in this program contain adult language, adult themes and sensual images. Recommended for persons 17 and up.
Butcher’s Stain
dir. Meyer Levinson-Blount, Israel, 26m
A Friend of Dorothy
dir. Lee Knight, UK, 21m
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
dir. Steve Pinder and Julia Aks, USA, 21m
The Singers
dir. Sam A. Davis, USA, 18m
Two People Exchanging Saliva
dir. Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh, France/USA, 36m
Trailer
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Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
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More Beautiful Perversions
A teen reject from the city follows some hot radicals and finds themself in the woods




