It would seem as though the Oscar race for Best Live Action Short is a done deal. According to our combined racetrack odds, “The Long Goodbye,” starring, produced by, and co-written by recent Oscar nominee Riz Ahmed is way out front to win. Those odds are calculated based on the predictions made by Expert industry journalists, Gold Derby Editors, our Top 24 Users, and the thousands of other users who have made their predictions.
But could a film other than “The Long Goodbye” pick up the prize? If so, which one would be able to do it? Let’s take a look at this year’s batch of nominees in order of their current odds.
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“The Long Goodbye” (odds of winning: 16/5)
A Muslim family in the United Kingdom enjoys preparing for an upcoming wedding when a...
But could a film other than “The Long Goodbye” pick up the prize? If so, which one would be able to do it? Let’s take a look at this year’s batch of nominees in order of their current odds.
SEEAneil Karia (‘The Long Goodbye’ director): ‘Horrific political circumstances aren’t so far away’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
“The Long Goodbye” (odds of winning: 16/5)
A Muslim family in the United Kingdom enjoys preparing for an upcoming wedding when a...
- 3/25/2022
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
What is going on over at the Academy? For years, I have questioned whether it made sense for the organization to continue awarding short films, seeing as how they are no longer a routine part of the moviegoing experience (the category dates back to a time when newsreels and short subjects regularly preceded the main attraction). Except in rare cases, when an animation studio attaches one to its latest feature-length cartoon, it’s been decades since shorts got serious theatrical play. These days, they’re relegated to film festivals and small-screen formats — so why include them in the telecast, I wondered.
I was wrong. In recent years, as a rise in on-demand, at-home viewing points the way for the industry’s future, shorts are getting more exposure than ever. Streamers now embrace them: You can watch last year’s winner, “Two Distant Strangers,” on Netflix. And once the nominations are announced,...
I was wrong. In recent years, as a rise in on-demand, at-home viewing points the way for the industry’s future, shorts are getting more exposure than ever. Streamers now embrace them: You can watch last year’s winner, “Two Distant Strangers,” on Netflix. And once the nominations are announced,...
- 3/24/2022
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: WarnerMedia OneFifty has picked up this year’s Oscar-nominated live action short, The Dress from Polish filmmaker Tadeusz Lysiak.
The short will stream exclusively on HBO Max this month. Łysiak, who wrote and directed the short, is a student at the Warsaw Film School.
The Dress centers around short-statured protagonist, Julia, who struggles with social rejection and bullying as she looks for love and intimacy while working at a roadside motel. Julia doesn’t want to suppress her desire, sexuality, and longing for physical intimacy and when a handsome truck driver comes into her life, her unrealized fantasies begin to come true. The short isn’t simply a love story, but a universal one about longing that affects everyone, regardless of the barriers and differences that divide us. The University of Michigan says that 40% of women with disabilities are sexually or physically assaulted during their lifetimes, and The Dress...
The short will stream exclusively on HBO Max this month. Łysiak, who wrote and directed the short, is a student at the Warsaw Film School.
The Dress centers around short-statured protagonist, Julia, who struggles with social rejection and bullying as she looks for love and intimacy while working at a roadside motel. Julia doesn’t want to suppress her desire, sexuality, and longing for physical intimacy and when a handsome truck driver comes into her life, her unrealized fantasies begin to come true. The short isn’t simply a love story, but a universal one about longing that affects everyone, regardless of the barriers and differences that divide us. The University of Michigan says that 40% of women with disabilities are sexually or physically assaulted during their lifetimes, and The Dress...
- 3/18/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The filmmakers behind some of this year’s Oscar-nominated live action shorts used their films as a platform to bring awareness about issues ranging from bride kidnappings in Kyrgyzstan, to the dehumanization of individuals in the U.S. correctional system.
The directors and screenwriters of “Ala Kachuu – Take and Run,” “The Dress” and “Please Hold” sat down for a conversation with TheWrap’s Brian Welk, to discuss the importance of presenting pressing issues to audiences despite obstacles such as having a low budget, tight deadlines and in some cases, a language barrier.
“I think it’s really important that the whole world try to watch this thing going on in countries like Kyrgyzstan. Only when the people are watching, when we’re aware of the fates of other people — things can change,” German-Swiss filmmaker Maria Brendle commented about her film “Ala Kachuu” about a young Kyrgyz woman named Sezim who dreams of attending college.
The directors and screenwriters of “Ala Kachuu – Take and Run,” “The Dress” and “Please Hold” sat down for a conversation with TheWrap’s Brian Welk, to discuss the importance of presenting pressing issues to audiences despite obstacles such as having a low budget, tight deadlines and in some cases, a language barrier.
“I think it’s really important that the whole world try to watch this thing going on in countries like Kyrgyzstan. Only when the people are watching, when we’re aware of the fates of other people — things can change,” German-Swiss filmmaker Maria Brendle commented about her film “Ala Kachuu” about a young Kyrgyz woman named Sezim who dreams of attending college.
- 3/12/2022
- by Jacquelinne Mejia
- The Wrap
The five films nominated for live-action short at this year’s Oscars were shot and produced in five different countries around the world, and tell stories that have little in common with each other, from a satire to a romantic drama. But all were labors of love from talented directors who had to deal with numerous obstacles to get there, whether it was a limited budget or short-shooting times or harsh shooting conditions. The results are all deeply thought-provoking films, ones that reflect the issues and beliefs important to the storytellers behind them.
Ala Kachuu — Take and Run
Director: Maria Brendle
Zurich-based director Brendle was inspired after learning about the practice of ala kachuu in which thousands of women are kidnapped and forced into marriages in Kyrgyzstan, although it’s officially outlawed by the government. Brendle wanted to give a voice to these victims. Her short, “Ala Kachuu — Take and Run,...
Ala Kachuu — Take and Run
Director: Maria Brendle
Zurich-based director Brendle was inspired after learning about the practice of ala kachuu in which thousands of women are kidnapped and forced into marriages in Kyrgyzstan, although it’s officially outlawed by the government. Brendle wanted to give a voice to these victims. Her short, “Ala Kachuu — Take and Run,...
- 3/6/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
From the Warsaw Film School, Tadeusz Łysiak’s The Dress is nominated in the Live Action Short category at the Oscars. A poignant story about the desire for love and intimacy, it stars Anna Dzieduszycka as Julka, a short-statured woman who struggles with social rejection because of her appearance.
The film is just Lysiak’s second and was a student project, made, he says, “to pass an exam,” thus lending a “surreal” quality to being on the road to the Oscars.
Contenders Film: The Nominees — Full Coverage
How did he land on this subject? At the school, he explained, “they teach us to ask ourselves what bothers us with the world, what do we want to change in the world, what is there to repair, what are the subjects that are important to us as young people in general.”
He came together with Dzieduszycka, who shared stories from her own life,...
The film is just Lysiak’s second and was a student project, made, he says, “to pass an exam,” thus lending a “surreal” quality to being on the road to the Oscars.
Contenders Film: The Nominees — Full Coverage
How did he land on this subject? At the school, he explained, “they teach us to ask ourselves what bothers us with the world, what do we want to change in the world, what is there to repair, what are the subjects that are important to us as young people in general.”
He came together with Dzieduszycka, who shared stories from her own life,...
- 3/5/2022
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Studies suggest that somewhere around 90% of women in Western countries are unhappy with their bodies. This isn’t really surprising in societies which place a heavy emphasis on female desirability, and where being seen as desirable can have a huge impact on opportunities in life. For most such women, however, those issues are relatively minor. For Julka (Anna Dzieduszycka), appearance is a much bigger deal, because she’s a little person, and as such she faces significant social barriers.
Without much hope of a better life, Julka has drifted into a job as a cleaner in a small, run-down motel. She gets along well with co-worker Renata (Dorota Pomykala) but doesn’t have much opportunity to meet people, and she has the wariness about her which everyone who has to deal with stigma acquires sooner or later. Bogdan (Szymon Piotr Warszawski) breaks through that. He’s a truck driver whose route means that he.
Without much hope of a better life, Julka has drifted into a job as a cleaner in a small, run-down motel. She gets along well with co-worker Renata (Dorota Pomykala) but doesn’t have much opportunity to meet people, and she has the wariness about her which everyone who has to deal with stigma acquires sooner or later. Bogdan (Szymon Piotr Warszawski) breaks through that. He’s a truck driver whose route means that he.
- 2/10/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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