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The Oscar Project PodcastAuthor: Jonathan Ytreberg
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4.24-98th Academy Awards Preview-Part 3
Episode 24
Wednesday, 11 March, 2026
Send a textToday is the third of a five episode preview of the 98th Academy Awards where I will be breaking down each and every category throughout the week. Today I am joined by Shawna Carroll from the Notes From Post newsletter to break down Best Animated Short Film, Best Live Action Short Film, and Best Documentary Short Film. I've listed the nominees below along with a few other films mentioned throughout the episode.Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get all the preview episodes this week, and head over to my Substack to submit your guesses for my annual Oscar prediction contest.The nominees for each category are listed below.Best Animated Short Film:“Butterfly”“Forevergreen”“The Girl Who Cried Pearls” (podcast interview)“Retirement Plan” (podcast interview)“The Three Sisters”Best Live Action Short Film:“Butcher’s Stain”“A Friend of Dorothy”“Jane Austen’s Period Drama” (podcast interview)“The Singers” (podcast interview)“Two People Exchanging Saliva”Best Documentary Short Film:“All the Empty Rooms”“Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud”“Children No More: “Were and Are Gone””“The Devil Is Busy”“Perfectly a Strangeness”Other films mentioned in this episode include:Harry Potter (film series)"The Only Girl in the Orchestra" directed by Molly O'Brien"Instruments of a Beating Heart" directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki"Death by Numbers" directed by Kim A. Snyder"I Am Ready, Warden" directed by Smriti Mundhra"Incident" directed by Bill MorrisonEO directed by Jerzy SkolimowskiSupport the show
