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

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 ...

Variety is proud to announce the fourth edition of its "Pixels and Pencils" series, highlighting the directors behind some of this year's animated films at this year's SCAD Savannah Film Festival.

Quinta’s Ghost, Retirement Plan, Ado and A Friend of Dorothy Illusorium Films/John Kelly/Screen Ireland/Filthy Gorgeous Productions The 2026 Oscars shortlists were revealed Tuesday, and the Live ...

Within the last handful of years, animation has earned a new level of respect. So many animated films check all of the boxes, from good story, good voice casting, they look beautiful, there’s a ...