The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has revealed the 30 shortlisted films in contention for the Best Live Action Short and Best Animated Short Oscar categories for the 2025 Oscars.
See the shortlisted films below. Nominations voting begins on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, and concludes on Sunday, January 12, 2025. Nominations for the 97th Academy Awards will be announced on Friday, January 17, 2025.
The 2025 Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025 and will air live on ABC and stream on Hulu.
Animated Short Film
Academy members from the Animation Branch and Short Films Branch were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and must have met a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.