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This year’s Academy Awards recognized 15 short films across three categories: best animated short film, best live-action short film and best documentary short film.
The Oscars ultimately went to War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko for best animated short film, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar for best live-action short film and The Last Repair Shop for best documentary short film.
The short film categories are often seen as a stepping stone for filmmakers hoping to transition from shorts to feature-length — and hopefully, a future best picture award. Notable past winners of the short film categories include Riz Ahmed, the late Kobe Bryant, Walton Goggins, Peter Capaldi, Martin McDonagh and Matthew A. Cherry.
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Related: Where to Stream the 2024 Oscar-Nominated Films Online
Ahead, find out where to stream the short films that won or were nominated for Academy Awards, and see the full list of Oscar winners here.
Where to Stream the Oscar-Winning Short Films Online
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Sean Ono Lennon and Peter Jackson team with Pixar alumnus Dave Mullins on an 11-minute animated film inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).” War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko isn’t available to stream yet, but you can watch the short’s extended trailer below. In the meantime, read THR’s interview here.
The Last Repair Shop
Available to stream on Disney+, this Los Angeles Times Short Docs shines a light on a nondescript warehouse in the heart of LA, where a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain over 80,000 student musical instruments, the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Directed by Wes Anderson, this beloved Roald Dahl adaptation is about a rich man who learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes and then sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.
Where to Stream the 2024 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Online
Letter to a Pig
A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. Alma, a young schoolgirl, hears his testimony in class and sinks into an inner dark journey, where she confronts questions of identity as the boundary between animalism and the extremes of human nature blurs. Letter to a Pig isn’t available to stream yet, but you can watch the trailer for the short above or by clicking below.
Ninety-Five Senses
An ode to the body’s five senses, delivered by a death-row inmate with little time left to enjoy them.
Our Uniform
An Iranian girl unfolds her school memories on the wrinkles and fabrics of her old uniform. Our Uniform isn’t available for streaming yet, but you can watch the short’s trailer above or by clicking below.
Pachyderme
Louise spends a few days every summer with her grandparents in the country. Everything seems sweet but this year, the snow will fall in summer and a monster will die. Pachyderme isn’t available for streaming, but you can watch the short’s trailer above or by clicking below.
Where to Stream 2024 Best Live-Action Short Film Nominees Online
The After
Director Misan Harriman and star David Oyelowo reflect on their stirring story of mourning. Read more at THR here.
Invincible
Inspired by a true story and streaming for free on Vimeo, Invincible recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom.
Knight of Fortune
In Lasse Lyskjær Noer’s short film, Karl has a chance encounter with a stranger who helps him open up about his grief. You can rent it online for $4 or buy a digital version for $7 of Knight of Fortune on Vimeo.
Red, White & Blue
Rachel (Brittany Snow) is a single parent living paycheck to paycheck. When an unexpected pregnancy threatens to unravel her already precarious position, she’s forced to cross state lines in search of an abortion. You can rent Red, White & Blue for $2 on VHX.
Where to Stream 2024 Best Documentary Short Film Nominees Online
The ABCs of Book Banning
In the MTV documentary The ABCs of Book Banning (streaming on Paramount+), centenarian Grace Linn confronts a Florida School Board, opposing book banning in local schools. Children express disappointment over losing access to vital titles on LGBTQ and racial issues, wars and the realities of growing up.
The Barber of Little Rock
John Hoffman and Christine Turner’s short film for The New Yorker follows Arlo Washington as he helps members of his community escape the hazards of banking while Black.
Island in Between
In this New York Times Op-Doc, S. Leo Chiang reflects on his relationship with Taiwan, the United States and China from the islands of Kinmen, just a few miles from mainland China.
Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó
Streaming on Disney+, Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó is a personal love letter from director Sean Wang to his maternal and paternal grandmothers, a super team that dances, stretches and farts their sorrows away.
Where To Buy Tickets To Watch 2024 Oscar-Nominated Short Films
Every year, Shorts TV puts together all of the animated and live-action short films into two theatrical presentations, ahead of the Academy Awards ceremony. This is so people can go to their local movie theater and watch the nominees all at once.
For tickets, visit Fandango for showtimes for the best animated short films showcase here, the best live-action short film showcase here and the best documentary short films showcase here.
For more info, visit Shorts.TV for additional showtimes and availability in your area.
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