short subject

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Recent Examples of short subject 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for short subject
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • There’s no definitive count on the overlap of voters for the Oscars and the BAFTAs, but most publicists figure at least 1,000 of the 8,300 BAFTA film voters also belong to the motion picture academy.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Celebrating her nomination for outstanding actress in a motion picture for her role in 2017's Kidnap, Halle Berry arrived at the 2018 NAACP Image Awards in a red and black, strapless see-through gown designed by Reem Arca with peekaboo lace panels and a short train.
    Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Brenda Looper joined the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as a news clerk in April 1997, and worked as a feature writer, reviewer and copy editor on the news side before moving to the opinion section in July 2011.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Together, these features make the Advanced Driving Simulation Center a powerful tool.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Sundresses, shorts, and short sleeves are ideal for scorching days, but might make a low temperature indoors a bit more uncomfortable.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Inspired by a true story, the short follows Sasha Skochilenko, a Russian artist who was arrested and sentenced to seven years for replacing four price tags in a grocery store with anti-war messages about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Any of the original 19th-century art on the walls of every bedroom and hallway—from oil paintings to etchings to political cartoons warrant inclusion here.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • In an alternate version of 1940s Hollywood where cartoon characters live alongside humans, private detective Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) tries to get to the bottom of who framed toon star Roger Rabbit for murder.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026

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“Short subject.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20subject. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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