Oscar®-Nominated Short Films 2024: Live Action

For the 19th consecutive year, ShortsTV and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar®-Nominated Short Films. With all three categories offered — Animated, Live Action and Documentary — this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar® pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world — don't miss this year's selection of shorts. The Academy Awards® take place Sunday, March 10.

Best Live Action Short Film

THE AFTER
In this intense film, a grieving rideshare driver (David Oyelowo) picks up a passenger who helps him confront the past.
Nominees: Misan Harriman, Nicky Bentham
DIR Misan Harriman. UK, 2023, color, 18 min.

RED, WHITE AND BLUE
Rachel (Brittany Snow) is a single parent living paycheck to paycheck. When an unexpected pregnancy threatens to unravel her already precarious position, she's forced to cross state lines in search of an abortion.
Nominees: Nazrin Choudhury, Sara McFarlane
DIR Nazrin Choudhury. U.S., 2023, color, 23 min.

KNIGHT OF FORTUNE [RIDDER LYKKE]
The loss of a loved one — the grief, the risk of yellow skin and a coffin — is too much for Karl to face.
Nominees: Lasse Lyskjær Noer, Christian Norlyk
DIR Lasse Lyskjær Noer. Denmark, 2023, color, 25 min. In Danish and Swedish with English subtitles.

INVINCIBLE
Inspired by a true story, INVINCIBLE recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom.
Nominees: Vincent René-Lortie, Samuel Caron
DIR Vincent René-Lortie. Canada, 2022, color, 29 min. In French with English subtitles.

THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR
Chronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar (Benedict Cumberbatch), who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole.
Nominees: Wes Anderson, Steven Rales
DIR Wes Anderson, UK/U.S., 2023, color, 40 min.

Total program approx. 140 min. NOT RATED, but comparable to RATED R.

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Run Time: 140 Minutes

Opening Date: Friday, February 16, 2024

Genre: Short films