Two Distant Strangers is 2021 Oscar Winner for Short Film (Live Action)

TWO DISTANT STRANGERS is the Oscars 2021 winner for Short Film (Live Action)! Congratulations to Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe on their Oscar win. During their speech, Free and Roe thanked Netflix, the Academy, and Joey Bada$$, as well as highlighting ongoing issues of police brutality in the US. Other Oscars 2021 nominees for Short Film (Live Action) included FEELING THROUGH, THE LETTER ROOM, THE PRESENT and WHITE EYE. You can see complete coverage of Oscars 2021 winners on the Oscar Winners page and the full list of 93rd Academy Awards winners here on Oscar.com. Watch the complete acceptance speech below!

TWO DISTANT STRANGERS accepts the Oscar for Short Film (Live Action) at Oscars 2021.

Film Synopsis

A Black artist on his way home finds himself stuck in a loop, repeatedly killed by the same white police officer, as he tries to figure out how to break the cycle.

The 93rd Oscars, produced by Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh, were held on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 8e|5p, and televised live on ABC and in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.