Documentary Short Oscar Nominations 2021
The Oscars 2021 Documentary Short nominations have been announced! Five films were narrowed down from a shortlist, and are now competing to take home the most prestigious award in film, the Oscar, with the winner revealed when The Oscars airs LIVE SUNDAY APRIL 25 8e|5p on ABC. The nominees for Documentary Short are: COLETTE, A CONCERTO IS A CONVERSATION, DO NOT SPLIT, HUNGER WARD and A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHA. For all the details, you can read more about the Oscars 2021 Documentary Short nominees below. You can also explore other Oscars 2021 nominees and see the complete Oscars 2021 nominations list right here on Oscar.com.
OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2021 - DOCUMENTARY SHORT
COLETTE
Anthony Giacchino and Alice Doyard
Film Synopsis
For 74 years, former French Resistance member Colette Marin-Catherine refused to set foot in Germany. That changes when a young history student named Lucie enters her life and convinces her to visit the concentration camp where the Nazis killed her brother.
A CONCERTO IS A CONVERSATION
Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers
Film Synopsis
Composer Kris Bowers tracks his family's lineage through his 91-year-old grandfather from Jim Crow Florida to the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
DO NOT SPLIT
Anders Hammer and Charlotte Cook
Film Synopsis
In 2019, a proposed bill allowing the Chinese government to extradite criminal suspects to mainland China escalates protests throughout Hong Kong. Unfolding across a year, the film captures the determination and sacrifices of the protesters.
HUNGER WARD
Skye Fitzgerald and Michael Scheuerman
Film Synopsis
Shot with unprecedented access within a sensitive conflict zone in Yemen, the film documents two women healthcare workers fighting to thwart the spread of starvation against the backdrop of a forgotten war.
A LOVE SONG FOR LATASHA
Sophia Nahli Allison and Janice Duncan
Film Synopsis
The documentary explores the life and dreams of 15-year-old Latasha Harlins, whose killing became a flashpoint during the 1992 Los Angeles uprising.
The 93rd Oscars®, produced by Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh, will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 8e|5p, and will be televised live on ABC and in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
