Oscar Winning Short Films

This week I have gone Oscars crazy on my short film website.


I have added yet another page of oscar winning films. Unfortunately, I have had to remove some recent winners due to a legal threat but I keep what I can and include the best of the Academy Award nominees.


Wish 143 was nominated for the Best Short Film Oscar this year. A black comedy directed by Ian Barnes and written by Simon Bigwell, Wish 143 follows the efforts of a young cancer patient, David, trying to fulfil his final wish: which is to lose his virginity. The charity offers him Gary Neville (the soccer player) instead and his friendly priest tries to deter him but David is determined to pop his cherry before he pops his clogs. 


Another oscar winning short film from America is Two Soldiers by Aaron Schneider. The Academy has been rewarding longer short films during the last decade, and Two Soldiers is an extreme example. However, it is to its credit that it does not feel that long. Set during WWII, it is a touching account of a young boy who wants to join his brother in the "war at Pearl Harbour". It's very American (was 9/11 a factor in its win?) but a great performance by Ron Perlman (Hellboy) makes you more likely to cry than vomit by the end.


I have cheated slightly by adding I'll Wait For The Next One by Philippe Orreindy. I'll Wait For The Next One (J'attendrai le Suivant) was nominated for the 2003 Oscar but I include it because I have been unable to get hold of The Accountant by Ray McKinnon, which is nearly as long as Two Soldiers anyway.


I'll Wait For The Next One is a bitter-sweet tale of a lonely woman being offered the chance of true love on the Paris metro. I actually find it hard to watch it's so sorrowful! Anyway, enjoy the films at filmsshort.com