Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck is a writer for Collider. He grew up creating lists, stories, and worlds, which led to his love of anime and video games. He attended Sheridan College where he earned an Honours ...

Born with Autism (formerly classified as Asperger syndrome), Tyler B. Searle has been obsessed with storytelling since he was old enough to speak. He gravitated towards fairy tales, mythology, the ...

Oscars Best Animated Short Film Commentary (Updated March 9, 2026): It’s a tale as old as time: Oscar pools are won or lost in the shorts categories. And this year’s animated short race may be the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X In March 2026, the Watch With Us team added two movies to its master list of the best animated ...

Streaming started out awesome. Then it slowly got worse, as more and more platforms scattered the best titles across exclusive services and raised prices multiple times a year. In an era of bundles, ...

Every year the Academy Awards gives out Oscars to short filmmakers, and every year a lot of people in the audience scratch their heads, because they’ve never seen or heard of most of the nominees.

Nobody in the Academy even saw Ne Zha 1. They won’t know what’s going on. Ne Zha 2 is the highest-grossing animated film of all time, surpassing even works from titans in the animation industry like ...

EXCLUSIVE: Igor Alferov’s Thanksgiving Day, a intergalactic tale about a bear and a platypus, has taken the top honor at the Frame Forward AI Animated Film Festival. The short film was the winner at ...

It’s that time again! The Oscar nominated shorts package is coming to theaters on Feb. 20. As usual, I’m here to give you my opinions on their quality and predict which one I think will win the Oscar.

As the 2026 Oscars race takes shape, IndieWire will provide predictions for which films, filmmakers, and stars will win Best Picture and more at the 98th Academy Awards. If you clicked on this, rest ...