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Recent Examples of short subject
Indeed, the Academy created a short subjects branch in 1941, back when short films preceded feature films in many theaters.
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Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko, received Annie nominations for best short subject.
—Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
Bowers was nominated for documentary (short subject) three years ago for co-directing A Concerto Is a Conversation, which centered on his conversations with his jazz pianist grandfather.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2023
Previously, Shine Global won an Academy Award for best documentary short subject with 2013’s coming-of-age film Inocente.
—Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Oct. 2022
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Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko, received Annie nominations for best short subject.
—Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
Bowers was nominated for documentary (short subject) three years ago for co-directing A Concerto Is a Conversation, which centered on his conversations with his jazz pianist grandfather.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2023
Previously, Shine Global won an Academy Award for best documentary short subject with 2013’s coming-of-age film Inocente.
—Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short subject
Noun
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Olivia Rodrigo went vintage for Halloween this year, opting to dress up as the iconic animated cartoon character, Betty Boop.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2022
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To the narcissist, all other people are cardboard cutouts, two-dimensional animated cartoon characters, or symbols.—
Olivia Muenter,
Woman's Day,
14 June 2022
Noun
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At a pivotal dinner, members discussed how to encourage excellence in motion picture production, leading to the creation of the Oscar.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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An outspoken advocate for trans rights in Spain and abroad, Gascón took to the Golden Globes stage at The Beverly Hilton earlier this month, after Emilia Pérez won the last award of the night, for best motion picture — musical or comedy.—
Julian Sancton,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Jan. 2025
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Throughout all of his work, perhaps most memorably in the warped noir of his television series Twin Peaks, Lynch steered composers to create music as inexplicably haunting as his moving pictures.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
17 Jan. 2025
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He himself is represented in moving pictures as a conductor.—
Cuneyt Dil,
Axios,
6 Sep. 2024
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See the Headliner, narrative feature and TV premieres section below.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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Gas station amenities Lounge The #1 feature for a station is reliability.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Following Art’s appearance in Leone’s 2008 short The 9th Circle and the horror anthology All Hallow’s Eve (2013), the clown led the Terrifier trilogy, which has spanned 2016 to 2024.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2025
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There were also trench coats, sweaters, shorts and shirts made in more conventionally western silhouettes.—
Riddhi Doshi,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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Questlove’s Oscar-winning documentary about the festival illustrated how the sonic diversity of the lineup was partly a microcosm for the big-tent nature of late-1960s Black consciousness.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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The documentary significantly adds to the origin story, tracing Reubens’ early days and infatuation with TV kids’ shows and Disney movies — Pollyanna was a favorite — and fleshing out the family’s move to Florida.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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Hall Syndicate signed him to a deal, and his cartoons began appearing all over the U.S. Feiffer had become an important voice in the day’s events.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
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Research by political scientist Robert Putnam, referenced in the Netflix documentary Join or Die—named after Franklin’s famous 1754 segmented snake cartoon—shows that civic engagement—whether through joining a club or participating in community organizations—builds trust and strengthens democracy.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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