Today, the Academy announced the 10 live-action short films that will be up for nomination consideration. I’ve included all of the titles, none of which I know anything about, after the jump. From these ten, the voters will eventually settle on anywhere from three to five films for Oscar nods. And, by the way, this release reminds me that I forgot to post the recently announced 15-film shortlist for the Best Visual Effects category, so I’ve documented those here, too.
Best Live Action Short Film Contenders
Je Pourrais Être Votre Grand-Mère (I Could Be Your Grandmother), Bernard Tanguy, director-producer (Rézina Productions)
Love at First Sight, Michael Davies, director and Sandra Gorel, producer (Spellbound Films)
Pentecost, Peter McDonald, director (EMU Productions)
Raju, Max Zähle, director and Stefan Gieren, producer (Hamburg Media School/Filmwerkstatt)
The Road Home, Rahul Gandotra, director-producer and Ameenah Ayub, producer (London Film School)
The Roar of the Sea, Ana Rocha Fernandes and Torsten Truscheit, directors (Niama Filmproduktion GmbH)
Sailcloth, Elfar Adalsteins, director-producer (Berserk Films)
The Shore, Terry George, director-producer (All Ashore Productions Limited)
Time Freak, Andrew Bowler, director and Gigi Causey, producer (Team Toad)
Tuba Atlantic, Hallvar Witzø, director (The Norwegian Film School/Den Norske Filmskolen)
Best Visual Effects Contenders
Captain America: The First Avenger
Cowboys & Aliens
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sucker Punch
Super 8
Thor
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Tree of Life
X-Men: First Class
