Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action

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The nominated Live Action Shorts:

  • AT NIGHT; Denmark, Oscar Nominees: Christian E. Christiansen & Louise Vesth. Drama, 40 minutes, Danish w/ English subtitles Three young women share their problems while spending the holidays in a hospital cancer ward.
  • IL SUPPLENTE (THE SUBSTITUTE); Italy, Oscar Nominee: Andrea Jublin. Comedy, 17 minutes, Italian w/ English subtitles The arrival of an unusual newcomer galvanizes the students in a high school classroom.
  • LE MOZART DES PICKPOCKETS (THE MOZART OF PICKPOCKETS); France, Oscar Nominee: Philippe Pollet-Villard Comedy, 31 minutes, French w/ English subtitles A pair of unlucky thieves find their fortunes have changed when they take in a deaf homeless boy.
  • TANGHI ARGENTINI; Belgium, Oscar Nominees: Guido Thys and Anja Daelemans Comedy, 13 minutes, French w/ English subtitles A man who must learn to dance the tango in two weeks asks an office colleague for help.
  • THE TONTO WOMAN; United Kingdom, Oscar Nominees: Daniel Barber and Matthew Brown Drama, 36 minutes, English A cattle rustler meets a woman who is living in isolation after being held prisoner for eleven years by the Mojave Indians.