AwardsWatch - documentary short subject

2022 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED SHORT, DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT, LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM (February)

Erik Anderson February 14, 2022

Here are my ranked 2022 Oscar winner predictions in Animated Short, Documentary Short Subject and Live-Action Short for February. ANIMATED SHORT FILM 1. Robin Robin (Netflix) –... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ANIMATED SHORT, DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT, LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM

Erik Anderson February 3, 2022

Here are my final 2022 Oscar nomination predictions for Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Subject and Live Action Short Film. ANIMATED SHORT FILM 15 advanced... Read More

FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY and LIVE ACTION SHORT

Erik Anderson April 16, 2021

What makes a short film stand out for the larger base of the voting membership of the Academy? Is it star power and recognizability? Is... Read More

FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ANIMATED, LIVE ACTION, DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Erik Anderson March 8, 2021

Oscar Isaac, Tilda Swinton, Sophia Loren. Are we getting this many high-profile stars in the shorts categories this year? I’m betting on it. Here are... Read More

MTV Documentary Films acquires Oscar-shortlisted Yemen food crisis doc ‘Hunger Ward’

Erik Anderson February 23, 2021

World premiere set for Monday, March 1 on Pluto TV’s 24/7 Documentary Channel, Pluto TV Documentaries MTV Documentary Films announced today it has acquired the... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED, LIVE ACTION, DOCUMENTARY SHORT (February)

Erik Anderson February 15, 2021

It’s time for shorts! Waiting on the Oscar shortlists that would include the finalists in the Animated, Live Action and Documentary Short Subject was always... Read More

Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – ANIMATED SHORT, LIVE ACTION SHORT, DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

Erik Anderson February 3, 2020

This year’s shorts have some high-profile films (Pixar) and subject matter (like the basic human rights of women and girls) that all stand a good... Read More

IDA Announces DocuDay LA on February 8

Erik Anderson January 27, 2020

Full-Day Marathon Screenings of all Oscar®-Nominated Feature & Short Documentaries The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced the line-up for DocuDay LA, its annual full-day... Read More

2018 Oscars: 10 Films Qualify to Compete for Documentary Short Oscar

Erik Anderson December 5, 2017

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 90th Academy Awards® has been narrowed... Read More