The Best Live-Action Short Oscar Nominees Go Against the Grain

Not all Oscars categories are created equally. If you’re keeping up with our current awards cycle, you’ve most likely seen or at least heard of the feature-length films nominated at this year’s Academy Awards. Unless you’re a committed film buff, you’re likely less familiar with the short films that are being considered. It certainly doesn’t help that the Oscars chose not to televise the presentation of these categories last year.

Thankfully, though, all 23 categories will be broadcast during Sunday’s ceremony, including Best Live-Action Short.

The financial and temporal constraints of short live-action movies can be a turn-off. They rarely have recognizable stars (unless, of course, you’re Taylor Swift casting a music video you refer to as a short film for artistic purposes). But this particular medium is often where some of our favorite feature-length filmmakers get their start. (Current Best Director nominee Martin McDonagh won his first and only Oscar for his 2004 short film Six Shooter.) So why not get on board with these up-and-coming geniuses (or total flops) early on?

Read more at The Daily Beast.