Nominated Oscar shorts include "Beautiful Men" (Nicolas Keppens and Brecht Van Elslande), "In the Shadow of the Cypress" (Shirin Sohani and Hossein Mo

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’re reviewing every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Follow here this week. Below are the Best Documentary Short nominees: Death by Numbers | USA | 33 minutes Four years.

Perhaps it’s a sign of the times, that drumbeat of anxiety pulsing through the live action segment of this year’s Oscar nominated short films. Proximity to Valentine’s Day notwithstanding, this stress-filled collection boasts nary a spark of romance nor a scintilla of comedy.

Oscar-Nominated Short Films” theatrical release, presented by Shorts, starts at the M.V. Film Center on Feb. 14. The international films are divided into three categories: live-action and animation, which are reviewed here,

Our film critic reviews the animated category’s candidates, which are playing at Coolidge Corner, and picks his choice to win the Oscar.

The Tallahassee Film Society is screening Oscar-nominated shorts this weekend at the IMAX Challenger Learning Center.