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		<title>2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud]]></category>
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<p>The 2026 Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 15. As I do every year, I have watched all 15 of the nominated short films, which are divided into the 3 separate categories of animation, documentary, and live action. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/features/2026-oscar-shorts/">2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>Oscars 2026 Nominees at Hammer to Nail</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>On January 22, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (or AMPAS) announced its nominees for the 2026 Oscars last week. Below, you will find the complete list, with the titles that Hammer to Nail covered in some way [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/features/htn-oscars-2026/">Oscars 2026 Nominees at Hammer to Nail</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>OSCARS 2023: Shortlists for 95th Academy Awards Unveiled</title>
		<link>https://www.hammertonail.com/features/oscars-2023-shortlists-announcement/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[M.J. O'Toole]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 21:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just unveiled the shortlists for the 2023 Oscars in 10 categories, including Best Documentary Feature/Short, Best Animated Feature/Short, makeup and hairstyling, original score, original song, live-action short, sound and visual effects. Out [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/features/oscars-2023-shortlists-announcement/">OSCARS 2023: Shortlists for 95th Academy Awards Unveiled</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>10 SHORTS AT SXSW &#8217;22</title>
		<link>https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/shorts-at-sxsw-22/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melanie Addington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 18:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Artemisia Gentileschi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashley Eakin]]></category>
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<p>(The runs March 11-20 in glorious Austin, Texas. Check out Melanie Addington’s movie review&#8217;s of ten shorts films at South by Southwest. Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) While features tend to be what is looked at by [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/shorts-at-sxsw-22/">10 SHORTS AT SXSW &#8217;22</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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