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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 97th Academy Awards: Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound and Visual Effects.
Out of a total of 88 animated films that qualified, 15 made it to the final selections. Members from the animation branch and short films branch were invited to participate in the preliminary round of voting and were asked to meet a minimum viewing requirement to be eligible to vote in the category.
A total of 15 films have been shortlisted in the Animated Short Film category, and 10 films in the Visual Effects category.
Below are the films shortlisted in some of the categories:
Animated Short Films
Au Revoir Mon MondeA Bear Named Wojtek“Beautiful Men”Bottle George A Crab in the Pool In the Shadow of the CypressMagic CandiesMaybe ElephantsMeOrigamiPercebesThe 21Wander to WonderThe Wild-Tempered ClavierYuck!
Visual Effects
Alien: RomulusBetter ManCivil WarDeadpool & WolverineDune: Part TwoGladiator IIKingdom of the Planet of the ApesMufasa: The Lion KingTwistersWicked
International Feature Films
I’m Still Here (Brazil)Universal Language (Canada)Waves (Czech Republic)The Girl with the Needle (Denmark)Emilia Pérez (France)The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)Touch (Iceland)Kneecap (Ireland)Vermiglio (Italy)Flow (Latvia)Armand (Norway)From Ground Zero ( Palestine)Dahomey (Senegal )How to Make Millions before Grandma Dies (Thailand)Santosh (United Kingdom)
Live Action Short Film
AnujaClodaghThe CompatriotCrustDovecoteEdge of SpaceThe Ice Cream ManI’m Not a RobotThe Last RangerA LienThe Man Who Could Not Remain SilentThe MasterpieceAn Orange from JaffaParis 70Room Taken
Nominations will be announced on 17 January 2025. The Oscars will be held on 2 March 2025 at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and aired live in more than 200 territories worldwide.