When the Oscar nominations were announced this year, I was very pleased that I had already watched all the films in many categories: Picture (all 10!), Director, Actor, Supporting Actor, Actress, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay, Costume Design, Editing, and Production Design.
But then I needed to catch up with the animated shorts. It took some planning, but I fit all three programs into one weekend. Here were my favorites.
Favorite overall program: documentary short (as per usual).
Favorite documentary short: The Last Repair Shop (one of the best shorts I’ve seen in years.)
Favorite live-action short: tie: Red, White and Blue, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.
Favorite animated short: Our Uniform
It was a good weekend of moviegoing.