2025 Oscars: ‘A Crab in the Pool,’ ‘The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent,’ and ‘The Masterpiece’ Shortlisted

Among the hundreds of short films in contention in the three categories of Animation, Live Action and Documentary we find some of our favorites in Alexandra Myotte & Jean-Sébastien Hamel‘s animated A Crab in the Pool, live-action items in Sundance preemed Grand Jury prize winning The Masterpiece by Àlex Lora Cercos and the Palme d’Or winning The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent by Nebojša Slijepčević. Here are the three categories and 15 shortlisted films in the running:

Live Action Short Film

“Anuja”

“Clodagh”

“The Compatriot”

“Crust”

“Dovecote”

“Edge of Space”

“The Ice Cream Man”

“I’m Not a Robot”

“The Last Ranger”

“A Lien”

“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent”

“The Masterpiece”

“An Orange from Jaffa”

“Paris 70”

“Room Taken”

Animation Short Film

“Au Revoir Mon Monde”

“A Bear Named Wojtek”

“Beautiful Men”

“Bottle George”

“A Crab in the Pool”

“In the Shadow of the Cypress”

“Magic Candies”

“Maybe Elephants...