2023 Academy Award Nominees

CultureNominated for Best Documentary Short Film. A former Marine with P.T.S.D. planned to attack Muslims in Indiana—until an unexpected encounter with faith. Josh Seftel’s documentary “Stranger at the Gate” tells the story.
CultureNominated for Best Documentary Short Film. A lone scientist on the coast of the Siberian Arctic finds that warming seas have taken a toll on the walrus migration, as documented in a film by Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev. "Haulout" is nominated for Best Documentary Short at the 2023 Academy Awards.
CultureNominated for Best Animated Short Film. The director and composer João Gonzalez’s imaginative animated film showcases a father and son’s daring ice-delivery method, set to a riveting score.
CultureNominated for Best Animated Short Film. In a short film by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, two ships collide in a harbor, sending a passing sailor skyward as he contemplates the wonder and fragility of existence.
CultureNominated for Best Live Action Short Film. On a cold December night, Ebba accidentally hijacks a tram. As she begins to pick up passengers, conflict arises in a way she didn’t expect, in Eirik Tveiten’s “Night Ride.”