2015 Short Films with One Oscar Nomination
by dan_dassow | created - 20 Jan 2015 | updated - 21 Jan 2015 | PublicWhich of these short films receiving one 2015 Oscar nominations is most likely to win the award for which it was nominated?
Discuss here. Alphabetical list of 2015 Nominations.
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1. Aya (I) (2012)
TV-14 | 40 min | Short, Drama, Music
Two strangers unexpectedly meet at an airport. He mistakenly assumes her to be his assigned driver. She, enchanted by the random encounter, does not hurry to prove him wrong.
Directors: Oded Binnun, Mihal Brezis | Stars: Sarah Adler, Ulrich Thomsen
Votes: 940
1 Nomination: Short Film (Live Action) Oded Binnun, Mihal Brezis
2. The Bigger Picture (2014)
8 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Two brothers whose ageing mother is dying, struggle to care for her.
Director: Daisy Jacobs | Stars: Anne Cunningham, Christopher Nightingale, Alisdair Simpson
Votes: 694
1 Nomination: Short Film (Animated) Daisy Jacobs
3. Boogaloo and Graham (2014)
TV-PG | 14 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Jamesy and Malachy are over the moon when their soft-hearted Dad presents them with two baby chicks to care for, but the two boys are in for a shock when their parents announce that big changes are coming to the family.
Director: Michael Lennox | Stars: Martin McCann, Charlene McKenna, Riley Hamilton, Aaron Lynch
Votes: 1,123
1 Nomination: Short Film (Live Action) Michael Lennox, Ronan Blaney
4. Butter Lamp (2013)
Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Family
A young itinerant photographer and his assistant photograph Tibetan nomads in front of various backgrounds.
Director: Wei Hu | Stars: Genden Phuntsok, Soepha, Sonam Gonpo, Wangmo Tso
Votes: 780
1 Nomination: Short Film (Live Action) Wei Hu, Julien Féret
5. Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 (2013)
TV-14 | 40 min | Documentary, Short
Counselors provide support, guidance and hope to despondent servicemen dealing with emotional, physical and financial troubles.
Director: Ellen Goosenberg Kent
Votes: 665
1 Nomination: Documentary Short Ellen Goosenberg Kent, Dana Heinz Perry
6. The Dam Keeper (2014)
TV-G | 18 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A little pig, who keeps his town safe from a cloud of pollution with his windmill dam, is ignored by a thankless public and bullied at school. When a new kid arrives, things begin to change.
Directors: Robert Kondo, Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi | Stars: Lars Mikkelsen, Courtney Lockwood
Votes: 2,497
1 Nomination: Short Film (Animated) Robert Kondo
7. Feast (I) (2014)
G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The love life of a man as told through the meals he gives his adopted dog, Winston.
Director: Patrick Osborne | Stars: Steve Apostolina, Kirk Baily, Ben Bledsoe, David Cowgill
Votes: 24,039
1 Nomination: Short Film (Animated) Patrick Osborne
8. Joanna (I) (2013)
TV-PG | 40 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A story of thoughtfulness in death, life and love.
Director: Aneta Kopacz | Stars: Jasiek Salyga, Joanna Salyga, Piotr Salyga
Votes: 359
1 Nomination: Documentary Short Aneta Kopacz
9. Me and My Moulton (2014)
TV-PG | 14 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A personal animated story about a girl which wishes for a bicycle from her parents, but gets something completely different, showing the different reality in which children and grown ups live in.
Director: Torill Kove | Star: Andrea Bræin Hovig
Votes: 823
1 Nomination: Short Film (Animated) Torill Kove
10. Our Curse (2013)
28 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
The film is a personal statement of the director and his wife, who have to deal with an incurable disease of their newborn son.
Director: Tomasz Sliwinski | Stars: Magda Hueckel, Tomasz Sliwinski, Leo Hueckel-Sliwinski
Votes: 400
1 Nomination: Documentary Short Tomasz Sliwinski, Maciej Slesicki
11. Parvaneh (2012)
TV-G | 25 min | Short, Drama
Parvaneh is a young Afghan immigrant who recently arrived at a transit centre for asylum seekers in the Swiss Alps. The only things she has got to know yet are the rural area surrounding the centre and the centre itself.
Director: Talkhon Hamzavi | Stars: Alireza Bayram, Brigitte Beyeler, Cheryl Graf, Nissa Kashani
Votes: 626
1 Nomination: Short Film (Live Action) Talkhon Hamzavi, Stefan Eichenberger
12. The Phone Call (2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Short, Drama
Heather is a shy lady who works in a helpline call center. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man, she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.
Director: Mat Kirkby | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent, Edward Hogg, Prunella Scales
Votes: 3,066
1 Nomination: Short Film (Live Action) Mat Kirkby, James Lucas
13. The Reaper (2013)
29 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Efrain, also known as the Reaper, who works at a slaughterhouse since 25 years ago, we will discover his deep relationship with dead.
Director: Gabriel Serra | Star: Efraín Jiménez García
Votes: 241
1 Nomination: Documentary Short Gabriel Serra
14. A Single Life (2014)
TV-PG | 3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When Pia plays a mysterious vinyl record single, she suddenly knows how to travel through time.
Directors: Marieke Blaauw, Joris Oprins, Job Roggeveen
Votes: 1,856
1 Nomination: Short Film (Animated) Joris Oprins
15. White Earth (2014)
20 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Thousands of desperate souls flock to America's Northern Plains seeking work in the oil fields. Three children and an immigrant mother brave a cruel winter and explore themes of innocence, home and the American Dream.
Director: Christian Jensen
Votes: 202
1 Nomination: Documentary Short Christian Jensen
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