One Battle After Another” wins include best picture, director and the first-ever casting award. “Sinners” star Michael B. Jordan won his first Oscar. Jessie Buckley won best actress for her role in “Hamnet.

While accepting the award for best animated short for “The Girl Who Cried Pearls,” Chris Lavis joked about how people think it takes patience to make a puppet film over the course of five years. It

(Photo: NFB) Every year, the Short Film categories at the Academy Awards highlight projects that often receive far less mainstream attention than feature-length nominees. This is especially true for animated shorts.