as in animated cartoon
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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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The annual award celebrates innovation in the creation and development of motion pictures and honors individuals who represent that special spirit of showmanship.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Motion Picture Showperson of the Year Award honors individuals who exemplify innovation, creativity and showmanship in the development of motion pictures.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Depending on your location, remaining cozy indoors with a book may be in order or watch a moving picture show on the telly.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Polk Theatre, an ornate 1928 Italianate venue, has been screening films in Lakeland’s downtown square since before moving pictures had sound.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
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Objects that were invisible to Hubble are easily revealed to JWST; objects that appear blurry to Hubble appear sharp with JWST views; objects that appeared featureless to Hubble have many clear features visible within them as seen by JWST.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Feb. 2026
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Johnstone is also the writer/director of 2014’s Housebound, a New Zealand haunted house comedy and his feature directorial debut.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bian’s big short comes with significant risk, and he has been forced to liquidate some positions at a loss in a volatile silver market.—
Alfred Cang,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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There’s no way of knowing this frigid February how all these players and coaches will work out, but to get this much done in this short a time certainly shows high-level energy, high-level organization, unfathomable relentlessness.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2026
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And a handful went ahead with a private VIP screening of the First Lady’s documentary at the White House.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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In addition, Free Solo — the 2018 Oscar-winning documentary featuring Honnold’s 3,000-foot free solo climb of the El Capitan summit in the Yosemite National Park in California — is streaming on Netflix and Disney+.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The movie had two sequels and spawned theme-park rides, video games and a TV cartoon series.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Part true crime, part cartoon, a whole lot of weed.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Short subject.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20subject. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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