The 2026 OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORT FILMS: Live-action program opens February 20 at the AFS Cinema.

The 2026 Academy Awards® take place on March 15. See the nominees here first.

2026 LIVE ACTION SHORTS LINEUP
BUTCHER’S STAIN, dir. Meyer Levinson-Blount | Israel | 26min
A FRIEND OF DOROTHY, dir. Lee Knight | United Kingdom | 21min
JANE AUSTEN’S PERIOD DRAMA, dir. Julia Aks and Steve Pinder | United States | 12min
THE SINGERS, dir. Sam A. Davis | United States | 18min
TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA, dir. Alexandre Singh and Natalie Musteata | France, United States | 36min

Also screening: Oscar-nominated documentary shorts and animated shorts.