2026 OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS: DOCUMENTARY

FEBRUARY 24

Oscar Nominated Films 2026

Since 2006, ShortsTV has proudly brought the Oscar® Nominated Short Films to audiences across the globe. This special release features the year's most spectacular short films and is available to watch on the big screen for a limited time shortly after nominations are announced. Each nominee is released in one of three distinct feature-length compilations according to their category of nomination: Live Action, Animation, or Documentary. The theatrical release of the nominated short films is the world's largest commercial release of short films, delighting audiences and giving filmmakers an unprecedented opportunity to entertain short film fans. This program listing & times are for the Documentary nominated films.

NOMINEES

All the Empty Rooms: Directed by Joshua Seftel, this film documents the bedrooms of children lost to U.S. school shootings.

Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud: Directed by Craig Renaud and the late Brent Renaud, a chronicle of the journalist killed in Ukraine.

Children No More: "Were and Are Gone": Directed by Hilla Medalia, exploring remembrance for children affected by conflict.

The Devil Is Busy: Directed by Geeta Gandbhir and Christalyn Hampton, focusing on an Atlanta abortion clinic under siege.

Perfectly a Strangeness: Directed by Alison McAlpine.

DOCUMENTARY