Documentary Short Film
Documentary Short Film
Embark on a journey through compelling, authentic narratives with the 96th Academy Award-nominated Documentary Short Films.
Filmmakers will introduce their nominated Documentary Short films followed by a screening of each in our David Geffen Theater.
Previous Documentary Short Film Oscar winners include Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga for The Elephant Whispers (2022) and Ben Proudfoot for The Queen of Basketball (2021).
Enjoy watching this year’s nominated documentary shorts on the big screen before the winner is announced at the 96th Academy Awards ceremony.
See the list of the 96th Oscar Nominees.
The below lists the 96th Oscars nominees that will be participating in the afternoon’s program. The list of participants is subject to change and will continuously be updated.
Best documentary short film
Gladys Mae Murphy, The ABCs of Book Banning
John Hoffman, The Barber of Little Rock
S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien, Island in Between
Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, The Last Repair Shop
Sean Wang and Sam Davis, Năi Nai & Wài Pó
Additional participants to be confirmed.
Seating in the David Geffen Theater is on a first-come, first-served basis, and seat saving will not be permitted.
Nominee Programs support provided by Clarendelle & Domaine Clarence Dillon, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' official wines, and Delta Air Lines. Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation. Chase is the Presenting Partner of Oscar® Sundays.
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