short subject

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Recent Examples of short subject The film was nominated in the best short subject category, but lost to Snow Bear. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026 The festival begins Friday and continues through Saturday with more than a dozen film selections, both full features and short subjects. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026 Full Frame is a qualifying festival for the Academy Award documentary film short subject. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025 Movies were paired with overtures and intermissions rather than short subjects or promotional trailers. Cory Stillman, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for short subject
Recent Examples of Synonyms for short subject
Noun
  • Bruce Davis spent more than two decades as the motion picture academy’s chief executive.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Netflix’s decision to lift the veil on box office is a way of ingratiating itself with exhibition and the motion picture talent community.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Musique concrète is often referred to as a moving picture for the ear, a description that feels especially pertinent given Rossetto’s longstanding interest in theater and performance.
    Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 9 June 2026
  • Or take in a moving picture show at whatever cinema may still exist in your part of the world.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Duarte’s writing features detailed prose and a moving storyline, encompassing grief, healing, and the losses borne by a Latinx family in the name of American patriotism.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Another endearing dining feature at the property is its honesty pantry containing drinks and snacks to go and a coffee station for early risers—guests can feel free to pad about any time of day or night.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Willock, meanwhile, has an alternative profile to any of the midfielders Newcastle have and, with no out-and-out No 10 necessarily present, he was deemed an asset, at least in the short-to-medium term.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • His directorial debut, a short called Invention 13, will premiere on September 26 at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles.
    Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Wong starred in, scripted, directed, and produced her own documentary about her travels, an astonishing feat at a time when Dorothy Arzner and Ida Lupino were two of the very few female directors in Hollywood.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That’s where documentary filmmaker and historian Ken Burns studied his craft.
    Nora Oakes Howard, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But Buc-ee’s aggressive defense of its cartoon beaver logo represents an unusually bold effort to protect its brand identity.
    Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published 12 editorial cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
    USA Today, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Short subject.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20subject. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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