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!

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

Perfectly A Strangeness
Alison McAlpine | Canada | 15 min
In the dazzling incandescence of an unknown desert, three donkeys discover an abandoned astronomical observatory and the universe. A sensorial, cinematic exploration of what a story can be.

The Devil Is Busy
Christalyn Hampton, Geeta Gandbhir | United States | 31 min
The film chronicles a day on the frontlines in the battle for reproductive rights at a women’s healthcare clinic.

Armed Only With A Camera: The Life And Death Of Brent Renaud
Craig Renaud, Brent Renaud | United States | 38 min
An intimate chronicle about documentary filmmaker Brent Renaud, the first American journalist killed while reporting on the Russo-Ukrainian War.

All The Empty Rooms
Joshua Seftel | United States | 33 min
In this moving short documentary, a journalist and a photographer set out to memorialize the bedrooms left behind by children killed in school shootings.

Children No More: “Were And Are Gone”
Hilla Medalia | Israel | 36 min
In Tel Aviv, activists gather weekly to demonstrate their opposition to the war in Gaza with a silent vigil for the children killed in Israeli attacks.

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