PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Oscars wrapped up on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean I’m fully done with my coverage! The same day I attended a screening of the five nominees for Best Live Action ...

The 2014 short film “We Can't Live Without Cosmos” is another great example of this. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2016 and though it left without an award, it ...

Though Iranian short film In the Shadow of the Cypress had a jubilant moment in the Oscars spotlight after winning Best Animated Short Sunday night, some ceremony viewers weren't celebrating the ...

Directors Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) The Oscar for animated short film went to “In the Shadow of the Cypress,” a wordless 20-minute animated film from ...

The film received universal praise at several prestigious film festivals and received many accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 2025 Oscars. As mentioned ...

The short also won best animated short at the Los Angeles Shorts International Film Festival. Other films nominated in the category included "Beautiful Men," "Magic Candies," "Wander to Wonder ...

In the Shadow of the Cypress has received the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film at the 97th Academy Awards, held on March 2, 2025. The wordless 2D animated Iranian film is directed by Shirin ...

In the category of Best Animated Short Film, the Iranian short film, In the Shadow of Cypress, directed by Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani, was the winner. It previously won the award for Best ...