

EPISODE
The Oscars (2019)
Honors for achievements in film take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.



















18 February 1932, Cáslav, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

21 June 1932, Buenos Aires, Argentina


23 September 1975, Everett, Washington, USA

24 September 1957, Kalispell, Montana, USA

25 July 1935, Evanston, Illinois, USA

30 January 1974, Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK



18 May 1979, Liverpool, England, UK



7 March 1970, Westminster, London, England, UK

22 July 1955, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA



24 November 1983, London, England, UK



28 November 1961, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico


21 April 1979, Glasgow, Scotland, UK


8 June 1978, Medford, Massachusetts, USA

5 November 1968, Daly City, California, USA



February 07, 2019
Rarely has the short film category, especially the features and animated films, been dominated so completely by children in extreme distress and mopey narratives about aging. Some of them are extremely good.
February 05, 2019
Four of the short documentary nominees hail from the U.S., but I'm putting my money on the U.K. entry, "Black Sheep," with "Period. End of Sentence." a close second.
February 05, 2019
Review: The 2019 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary
February 11, 2019
All worth watching, whether together or separately.
February 07, 2019
Documentary shorts... provide their share of sad tales, but here, engaging filmmaking can temper the despair...
February 17, 2019
When you for their faults, this is still an illuminating group of topical films that speak to the world we live in at this moment, where issues of racism, health care, immigration and extremist politics remain as prevalent as ever.
February 06, 2019
Each film, some more artful than others, offers a taut packet of upsetting emotions: anger, grief, outrage, and horror, with only tentative glimpses of hope. Why watch them? Because you must not look away.
February 07, 2019
A program worth seeing.
February 09, 2019
In the wake of the president's State of the Union address, I thought it opportune to deliver my State of the Oscar Shorts for 2019. And, sad to report, they are anything but strong.
February 07, 2019
This year's Oscar-nominated shorts carry plenty of emotional weight in their compact running times with stories that span life's breadth.
February 19, 2019
My pick: Marshall Curry's 'A Night at the Garden,' presenting footage from a 1939 'pro-America' rally in New York City, a chilling reminder of the unpleasant cycles of American history.
February 14, 2019
Despite the heavy subject matter and longer average run-times, the films in this showcase are the strongest group of the three Oscar short film categories.