Nominated Short News Today

Abbey Theatre's stalwarts tell the history of the Irish theatre through colourful reminiscences in the Oscar-nominated "Cradle of Genius," which is now available to stream for free via the Irish Film Institute's IFI Archive Player.

Live-action, documentary, animation: AMPAS nominates five shorts in each category, and 2024's crop has some biggies. Here's a guide for your pre-Oscars viewing.

The short animated film "Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty" offers a bedtime story told with a very modern twist on the classic tale. The Oscar nominated Irish short film is available to stream for free on the Irish Film Institute's IFI Archive Player.

"Late Afternoon," now available from the Irish Film Institute, is a delicate rendering of an elderly Irish woman's experience with dementia. Late Afternoon is now available to stream for free on the Irish Film Institute's IFI Archive Player.

The Oscar-nominated short Irish film "Three Kisses" will get you in the mood for the GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. "Three Kisses" is now available to stream for free on the Irish Film Institute's IFI Archive Player.

"Six Shooter," an Irish short film starring Brendan Gleeson and Rúaidhrí Conroy, won Martin McDonagh his first-ever Oscar back in 2005. "Six Shooter" is now available to stream for free via the Irish Film Institute's IFI Archive Player.

A strong crop of nominees for the 2023 live-action short Oscar features intriguing cinematic choices by a promising group of filmmakers.

A strong crop of 2023 Oscar-nominated animated short films offers diverse styles, stories and messages.

These five documentary short films take viewers on wildly different journeys.

"The Crush" is an entertaining and surprising story of young love that scored an Oscar nomination in 2011. "The Crush" is now available to stream for free on the Irish Film Institute's IFI Archive Player.