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The last person to accomplish this feat was Charles Guggenheim in 1994, for feature length D-Day Remembered and short subject A Time for Justice, winning for the latter.
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Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Documentary feature Documentary short subject International feature film Makeup & hairstyling
Music (original score)
Music (original song)
Animated short film
Live-action short film
Sound
Visual effects
When are the 2025 Oscars?
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Remember that depth of field is almost non-existent at short subject distances with a wide aperture.
—PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
At the Oscars in February 1954, Walt Disney won four Oscars (all for different films): best documentary feature (The Living Desert), best documentary short subject (The Alaskan Eskimo), best cartoon short subject (Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom) and best two-reel short subject (Bear Country).
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
Documentary feature Documentary short subject International feature film Makeup & hairstyling
Music (original score)
Music (original song)
Animated short film
Live-action short film
Sound
Visual effects
When are the 2025 Oscars?
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Remember that depth of field is almost non-existent at short subject distances with a wide aperture.
—PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
At the Oscars in February 1954, Walt Disney won four Oscars (all for different films): best documentary feature (The Living Desert), best documentary short subject (The Alaskan Eskimo), best cartoon short subject (Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom) and best two-reel short subject (Bear Country).
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short subject
Noun
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Olivia Rodrigo went vintage for Halloween this year, opting to dress up as the iconic animated cartoon character, Betty Boop.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2022
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To the narcissist, all other people are cardboard cutouts, two-dimensional animated cartoon characters, or symbols.—
Olivia Muenter,
Woman's Day,
14 June 2022
Noun
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Johnson's film Moana 2 was nominated for best motion picture - animated.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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For those motion picture studios in need of major release date before July 4th, June 25 is now open, that is unless Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek 5 decides to move up from its Wednesday, June 30, 2027 date.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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While some dogs eagerly follow the moving pictures and even try to interact with them, others don’t seem to care what's on TV at all.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
17 July 2025
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Having got into moving pictures during its New Jersey infancy alongside Thomas Edison, Fox was in a powerful position to make a move for MGM.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2025
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But these estimates may miss major factors — like changes in the local market or unique features of the home.—
Mary Beth Eastman,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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The other feature is how Glasner’s side creates space for their centre-backs to attack.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Accompanied by a bevy of dancers dressed in camo shorts and white T-shirts and her DJ, their commander of the night turned up the heat with her performance, and while initially wearing a short camo jacket.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
28 Sep. 2025
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Today, the directors are capturing some of the short’s biggest scares.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Filmak, CinePoint, Babel Doc) Plaza’s feature hybridizes documentary investigation and dramatization as two researchers probe the fates of Spaniards deported to Nazi camps.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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Puck‘s Matt Belloni also reported that Olivia Rodrigo, who appears in the documentary as well, was meant to be a surprise guest.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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The poster depicts a cartoon skeleton on a phone.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Here's what to know about this week's episode of South Park and where to watch the cartoon comedy.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Short subject.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20subject. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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