Peter Debruge reviews the Oscar-nominated shorts
Variety senior film critic Peter Debruge reviewed the Oscar-nominated shorts:
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The Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2013: Live Action
Wide-eyed children and dying old men once again make up the majority of the Academy's live-action short offerings, making for a solid if disappointingly familiar crop of nominees. -
The Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2013: Documentary
Even separated into two feature-length programs, this least appealing of Shorts Intl.'s three Oscar shorts programs makes for a long sit. -
The Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2013: Animated
Without uttering a single word, the five Oscar-nominated toon shorts display a stunning range of ingenuity and emotion, repping yet another first-class lineup in one of the least-seen and most exciting categories the Academy Awards have to offer.
A native of Los Angeles raised by two parents and "Hill Street Blues," Jon Weisman ankled his scriptwriting career and began working for Variety in 2004, subsequently serving as associate editor of features and television reporter before becoming awards editor. He promises not to use this platform to retroactively campaign for Oscars for “The Misfits,” though he’d feel justified in doing so.
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