The 2026 Oscar-Nominated Shorts come to The Gem in three distinct feature-length programs showcasing all five nominees for each category: Animated, Documentary, and Live Action shorts. See this year’s picks in a single category or see all three!

The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 15th, at 7pm. See the Oscar Shorts before the winners are announced! If you attend the Oscar Shorts at The Gem, you can fill out a ballot in each category and see who ends up winning on Award Night. This is our first time showing the Oscar Shorts and so we hope you will have fun by engaging in this weekend long event!

ANIMATED SHORTS (Not Rated but some is content not suitable for young children)

The Three Sisters
Konstantin Bronzit | Israel, Cyprus | 14 min
Three sisters live a lonely life on an isolated island, each in their own small house. One day, circumstances develop in such a way that they are forced to rent out one of the houses.

Forevergreen
Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears | United States | 13 min
A joyful adventure featuring an orphaned bear cub and a fatherly tree turns serious when the cub is tempted by the allure of easy food.

The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski | Canada | 17 min
A haunting fable about a girl overwhelmed by sorrow, the boy who loves her, and how greed leads good hearts to wicked deeds.

Butterfly
Florence Miailhe | France | 15 min
A poignant retelling of Olympic swimmer Alfred Nakache’s life, from his rise to fame to surviving Auschwitz, presented as memories flashing back during his final swim.

Retirement Plan
John Kelly | Ireland | 7 min
The film tells the story of Ray (Domhnall Gleeson) as he fantasises about everything he’d love to do in retirement, once he finally has the “time.”

Eiru (shortlisted)
Giovanna Ferrari | Ireland | 13 min
When the water mysteriously disappears from the well in a warrior clan’s village, an intrepid child descends into the belly of the earth to retrieve it.

See the other 2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts here:
2026 Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Documentary
2026 Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Live Action
(Admission by separate ticket to each program)