One hundred eighty titles entered the running in the category of Best Live Action Short Film. Among these, the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have selected only 15 titles shortlisted for a nomination.

“I am immensely happy to have the opportunity to congratulate Nebojša, Antitalent and the entire film crew on another success only ten days after the European Film Awards! I am glad that the American Academy has recognised the quality and importance of this film, just as the European Film Academy did recently. The next stop is the nominations announcement, so I’ll keep wishing them well and have no doubt that the film will continue its incredible streak”, said the Croatian Audiovisual Centre CEO, Chris Marcich.

Members of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will vote on the nominations from 8th to 12th January, while the nominees in all the categories will be announced on 17th January 2025.

The list of all shortlisted titles in all categories may be found at this link.

Earlier this month, The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent, the first Croatian short to win the prestigious Palme d'Or in Cannes, was also crowned with the European Film Award, awarded annually by the European Film Academy.

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent qualified for the Oscar nominations race by receiving the Palme d'Or in Cannes, earning the Grand Prix at the Melbourne International Film Festival, as well as being selected for the Manhattan Short Film Festival.

The Man has to date screened at more than 80 festivals around the world, including the Toronto Film Festival, Manhattan Short, PÖFF Shorts in Tallinn, Stockholm Film Festival, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, and many others. In addition to the wonderful reception from international film critics, it scooped up numerous awards at many of the above festivals, such as the Grand Prix at the Melbourne International Film Festival, Audience Award at the Kurzfilmtage Winterthur International Festival, Best Film Award at the Euro-Balkan Film Festival in Rome, Best Actor (Goran Bogdan) at the Sulmona Film Festival (SIFF), Best Cinematography (Gregor Božič) at the Bucharest Short Film Festival, and many others. In addition, the short is also on the list of selected titles in the running for a César Award nomination awarded by the Académie des César – the French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques.

It is produced by the company Antitalent, with producers Katarina Prpić and Danijel Pek, and co-producers Katya Trichkova (Contrast Films, Bulgaria) and Noëlle Lévénez (Les Films Norfolk, France), as well as Boštjan Virc (Studio Virc, Slovenia).

Last year, the shortlist for best animated shorts included the Croatian animated title Eeva, created by Lucija Mrzljak and Morten Tšinakov, and produced by Draško Ivezić of the studio Adriatic Animation and Kelav Tamm from the Estonian studio Eesti Joonisfilm, while back in 2021, Dalibor Barić’s feature animation, Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus was among the 27 titles considered for the Oscar nomination in the category of animated feature.