The 94th Academy Awards® Shortlists includes nine short films from Indy Shorts and 11 feature films from the Heartland Film Festival. Voting for nominations will take place from January 27 through February 1. Below is a list of all the films that made the Shortlists from the Indy Shorts and Heartland International Film Festival by category.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“The First Wave” (National Geographic) – dir. Matthew Heineman
“Flee” (NEON) – dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen
“Julia” (Sony Classics) – dir. Julie Cohen, Betsy West
“Procession” (Netflix) – dir. Robert Greene
“The Rescue” (National Geographic) – dir. Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
“The First Wave” (National Geographic) – dir. Matthew Heineman
“Flee” (NEON) – dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen
“Julia” (Sony Classics) – dir. Julie Cohen, Betsy West
“Procession” (Netflix) – dir. Robert Greene
“The Rescue” (National Geographic) – dir. Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
“Flee” (Denmark) (NEON) – dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen
“The Hand of God” (Italy) (Netflix) – dir. Paolo Sorrentino
“Flee” (Denmark) (NEON) – dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen
“The Hand of God” (Italy) (Netflix) – dir. Paolo Sorrentino
SOUND
“Belfast” (Focus Features)
“The Power of the Dog” (Netflix)
“The Power of the Dog” (Netflix)
ORIGINAL SCORE
“The French Dispatch” (Searchlight Pictures) – Alexandre Desplat
“King Richard” (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Kris Bowers
“The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) – Jonny Greenwood
“Spencer” (NEON/Topic Studios) – Jonny Greenwood
“The French Dispatch” (Searchlight Pictures) – Alexandre Desplat
“King Richard” (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Kris Bowers
“The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) – Jonny Greenwood
“Spencer” (NEON/Topic Studios) – Jonny Greenwood
ORIGINAL SONG
“Down To Joy” from “Belfast” (Focus Features), Van Morrison
“Be Alive” from “King Richard” (Warner Bros. Pictures), Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Dixson
“Down To Joy” from “Belfast” (Focus Features), Van Morrison
“Be Alive” from “King Richard” (Warner Bros. Pictures), Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Dixson
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
“Mum Is Pouring Rain” dir. Hugo de Faucompret
“The Musician” dir. Reza Riahi
“Souvenir Souvenir” dir. Bastien Dubois
“Mum Is Pouring Rain” dir. Hugo de Faucompret
“The Musician” dir. Reza Riahi
“Souvenir Souvenir” dir. Bastien Dubois
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
“Les Grandes Claques” dir. Annie St-Pierre (“Like the Ones I Used to Know” - 2021 Indy Shorts Grand Prize Narrative Winner / Academy Award qualifier)
“Please Hold” dir. KD Davila
“When the Sun Sets” dir. Phumi Morare
“Les Grandes Claques” dir. Annie St-Pierre (“Like the Ones I Used to Know” - 2021 Indy Shorts Grand Prize Narrative Winner / Academy Award qualifier)
“Please Hold” dir. KD Davila
“When the Sun Sets” dir. Phumi Morare
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
“Águilas” dir. Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Maite Zubiaurre
“The Queen of Basketball” dir. Ben Proudfoot
“When We Were Bullies” dir. Jay Rosenblatt
“Águilas” dir. Kristy Guevara-Flanagan, Maite Zubiaurre
“The Queen of Basketball” dir. Ben Proudfoot
“When We Were Bullies” dir. Jay Rosenblatt
