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 ...

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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 ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...