A review of the 2026 Oscar-nominated animated short films, exploring their themes, animation styles and emotional impact.

Hoppers presents life lessons in unexpected ways.

A butterfly officially classed as extinct in the UK has been seen at sites across southern England, says a conservation charity. In recent weeks there have been a flurry of sightings of the large ...

Every year the Academy Awards gives out Oscars to short filmmakers, and every year a lot of people in the audience scratch their heads, because they’ve never seen or heard of most of the nominees.

Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’ve reviewed every short film in each category: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Below are the Best Documentary Short nominees: As we learn at the end of seventy ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The 2026 Oscar-nominated animated shorts mix the past and the present, fable and nonfiction. Some even look into ...

Oscars best animated short film winner predictions include a race between "Retirement Plan," "Butterfly" and "The Girl Who ...

Like their neighbors on the International Space Station, the taikonauts orbiting the planet in China’s Tiangong space station brought some mementos from home. According to the English-language ...

Every winter, a marvelous spectacle occurs as hundreds of thousands of butterflies travel south across Taiwan in one of the world’s most rare migrations. Purple crow butterflies are deeply beloved in ...

Itonje Søimer Guttormsen hopes her IFFR film, which also features references to news, including Donald Trump, gives people "courage to live" amid "this apocalyptic feeling" and "insane men ruling the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Animation is the backbone of the film industry, boosting the global box office year after year. But such ...