2025 Oscar Shorts: Animated

Ragtag Cinema proudly presents the Animated Oscar-Nominated Short Films. Featuring a diverse slate of international nominees from both new and established filmmakers, we invite you to support small scale filmmaking and narrow down your Oscar winner predictions. The 97th Academy Awards take place Sunday, March 2.

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MAGIC CANDIES [Japan, 21 mins, 2024] - Dir. Daisuke Nishio

No one ever asks Dong-Dong to play but he doesn’t mind as long as he can play marbles. One day, Dong-Dong looks to buy a new set of marbles but instead discovers marble-shaped candy. When he takes his first bite, he’s quickly surprised to learn that his old sofa is talking to him! What other powers do these magic candies have? In Japanese with English subtitles. 

IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRESS [Iran, 20 mins, 2023] - Dirs. Hossein Molayemi, Shirin Sohani

Living in a house by the sea with his daughter, a former captain who has post-traumatic stress disorder leads a tough and secluded life. No dialogue. 

YUCK! [France, 13 mins, 2024] - Dir. Loïc Espuche

While Little Léo jokes with his friends at summer camp that kissing is gross, he actually wants to give it a try himself. In French with English subtitles. 

WANDER TO WONDER [Netherlands/Belgium/France/United Kingdom, 13 mins, 2023] - Dir. Nina Gantz

Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton are three tiny humans who star in the children’s television program WANDER TO WONDER. After the creator dies, they are left alone in the studio. Struggling to find enough to eat, they continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans. In English. 

BEAUTIFUL MEN [Belgium/France/The Netherlands, 18 mins, 2023] - Dir. Nicolas Keppens

Three balding brothers travel to Istanbul to get a hair transplant. Stuck with each other in a hotel far from home, their insecurities grow faster than their hair. In Flemish, Dutch, Turkish, and English with English subtitles. 

Learn more about these films and view trailers at ShortsTV.

Please note that this program may not be appropriate for audiences under 14 years old. Wander to Wonder and Beautiful Men contain animated nudity.