As noted yesterday, Magnolia Pictures and Shorts International will be releasing the Oscar-nominated short films this year on February 11. It’s the third year running and it is a great little program. And in the case of this category, it could provide an early glimpse at tomorrow’s star talent.
Recent winners of the Best Short Film (Live Action) category that have gone on to feature film careers include Martin McDonagh (“Six Shooter” to “In Bruges”), Andrea Arnold (“WASP” to “Fish Tank”) and Aaron Schneider (“Two Soldiers” to “Get Low”). Taylor Hackford won the award back in 1978. So you never quite know where the individuals in this year’s field will end up.
The nominees are:
“The Confession” (Tanel Toom)
“The Crush” (Michael Creagh)
“God of Love” (Luke Matheny)
“Na Wewe” (Ivan Goldschmidt)
“Wish 143” (Ian Barnes and Samantha Walte)