How to Watch the 2024 Oscar-Nominated Short Films Ahead of the Big Night
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The 96th annual Academy Awards are right around the corner, which means it's time to study up and binge-watch all the nominated movies before the big night. Whether you're impatiently waiting to catch Emma Stone's Poor Things on Hulu ahead of the ceremony on March 10 or unabashedly taking part in a Barbenheimer double feature (yes, again), those are only few of the flicks to add to your Oscars rotation.
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If you're known in your group chat for your hot takes and Letterboxd virality, then you already know there's way more where that came from. Ahead, find all the 2024 Oscar-nominated short films—including animated features and documentaries—and where to stream them. Happy watching!
Where to Stream 2024 Best Animated Short Film Oscar Nominees Online
Letter to a Pig
Where to stream it: ⚠️ This one's not available on streaming yet.
What it's about: A young schoolgirl named Alma hears a Holocaust survivor read a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life during one of her classes. In this film, she questions her identity and the intensity of animalism and the extremes of human nature.
Ninety-Five Senses
Where to stream it: Watch on Documentary+
What it's about: This animated short is an ode to the five senses, told through the lens of a man who has little time left to live with his own.
Our Uniform
Where to stream it: ⚠️ This one's not available on streaming yet.
What it's about: Through the fabrics of her old uniform, an Iranian girl unfolds her school memories in this Persian film.
Pachyderm
Where to stream it: ⚠️ This one's not available on streaming yet.
What it's about: Every summer, a young girl named Louise spends a few days with her grandparents on the countryside. Things take a turn when it snows in the summertime, prompting a monster to die.
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko
Where to stream it: ⚠️This one's not available on streaming yet, but you can listen to the song here.
What it's about: John Lennon and Yoko Ono's son, Sean Ono Lennon, teamed up with Peter Jackson and one of Pixar's former filmmakers, Dave Mullins, on this animated short inspired by "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)."
Where to Stream 2024 Best Live-Action Short Film Oscar Nominees Online
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Where to stream it: Watch on Netflix
What it's about: In this Roald Dahl adaptation, a rich man sets out to cheat at gambling by mastering an unusual skill with guidance from a guru.
The After
Where to stream it: Watch on Netflix
What it's about: The After follows a London native who attempts to reconnect with himself and society after witnessing a devastating random attack in the capital.
Invincible
Where to stream it: Watch on Vimeo
What it's about: Inspired by the true story of 14-year-old Marc-Antoine Bernier, this short follows the last 48 hours 0f his life as he desparately searches for freedom.
Knight of Fortune
Where to stream it: Watch on Vimeo
What it's about: A man named Karl has a chance encounter with a stranger who helps him open up about his grief.
Red, White & Blue
Where to stream it: Watch on VHX
What it's about: Brittany Snow stars in this emotional short film, which follows a struggling single parent as she's hit with an unexpected pregnancy and has to cross state lines to get an abortion.
Where to Stream 2024 Best Documentary Short Film Oscar Nominees Online
The ABCs of Book Banning
Where to stream it: Watch on Paramount+
What it's about: This MTV documentary dives into book bans in Florida, where Centenarian Grace Linn and children have expressed disappointment in censorship to their school board.
The Barber of Little Rock
Where to stream it: Watch on YouTube
What it's about: The New Yorker's doc follows Arlo Washington as he helps members of the Black community in Little Rock escape the hazards of banking.
Island in Between
Where to stream it: Watch on YouTube
What it's about: S. Leo Chiang made this documentary to show life in Taiwan through the eyes of the people who live there, including himself.
The Last Repair Shop
Where to stream it: Watch on Disney+
What it's about: This documentary from The Los Angeles Times unveils the inner workings of an LA warehouse that maintains 80,000 student musical instruments.
Nai Nai & Wài Pó
Where to stream it: Watch on Disney+ Watch on Hulu
What it's about: This doc is director Sean Wang's love letter to both his grandmothers—a super team that dances, stretches, and farts their sorrows away.
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