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The short end of the stick. The inferior part, the worse side of an unequal deal.

When it comes to cinema and the Oscars, it always feels like short films are getting the short end of the stick. Lack of coverage, lack of predictions from experts and an afterthought in the conversation. With this site we hope to change that, highlighting shorts that stick with you, predictions, and news on what is happening in the world of shorts.

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Live Action Short Shortlist Predictions for the 98th Academy Awards

Our last of three shortlist predictions is Live Action Short. The list this year was excruciatingly hard to make, so we are here to bring you a full picture that includes 2 Dark Horses and 10 others we feel are just as capable of a spot on this list. WIth an increase of submissions of 207 (up from 188 last year), lack of clear frontrunners and a deep slate, this year predictions feel harder than ever. Every leg up counts including executive producers and past success. The pas

Dec 10, 202517 min read

Documentary Short Shortlist Predictions for the 98th Academy Awards

Shortlist announcements are just a couple weeks away and here at ShortStick we are doing what many trades have deemed impossible and are throwing out some predictions for the documentary short shortlists. Over the last 2 years we have done predictions, documentary short has been our most successful category going 10/15 two years ago and 9/15 last year. Documentary short is the category we take the most formulaic approach to. Prominent distribution, previous nominations and pr

Dec 5, 20259 min read

Animated Short Shortlist Predictions for the 98th Academy Awards

In last years predictions we had a strong showing in animated short, correctly predicting 10 out of 15, including all five eventual nominees. This year we are back with our shortlist predictions for the 98th Academy Awards and are hoping to keep that momentum going. After 88 short films qualified last year, a deep and incredible batch of 113 qualified this year (quite a jump). Below are our 15 we have selected to most likely make the shortlist as well as 10 other major conten

Nov 28, 20259 min read