Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
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The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an annual Oscar presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor excellence in short-form live-action filmmaking.
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Target entity: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film Context triple: [Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons, relatedTo, Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film]
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Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons
The Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons was a former Oscar category that honored outstanding animated short films, frequently won by Walt Disney in the early years of the Academy Awards.
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B.
Golden Bear for Best Short Film
The Golden Bear for Best Short Film is the top short-film prize presented at the Berlin International Film Festival, recognizing outstanding achievement in short-form cinema.
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Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film is an Oscar category honoring outstanding non-fiction films of short subject length.
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Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is a prestigious Oscar category honoring outstanding achievement in feature-length animated filmmaking.
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Golden Calf for Best Short Film
The Golden Calf for Best Short Film is a prestigious Dutch film award presented at the Netherlands Film Festival to honor outstanding achievement in short filmmaking.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film Target entity description: The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an annual Oscar presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor excellence in short-form live-action filmmaking.
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A.
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons
The Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Cartoons was a former Oscar category that honored outstanding animated short films, frequently won by Walt Disney in the early years of the Academy Awards.
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B.
Golden Bear for Best Short Film
The Golden Bear for Best Short Film is the top short-film prize presented at the Berlin International Film Festival, recognizing outstanding achievement in short-form cinema.
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C.
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film is an Oscar category honoring outstanding non-fiction films of short subject length.
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D.
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is a prestigious Oscar category honoring outstanding achievement in feature-length animated filmmaking.
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E.
Golden Calf for Best Short Film
The Golden Calf for Best Short Film is a prestigious Dutch film award presented at the Netherlands Film Festival to honor outstanding achievement in short filmmaking.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academy Award category
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film award ⓘ short film award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
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linked to:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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| alsoKnownAs | Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Hollywood film industry
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linked to:
Hollywood
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| awardCategoryType | craft and artistic achievement ⓘ |
| awardedFor | excellence in live-action short filmmaking ⓘ |
| awardLevel | international award ⓘ |
| awardType | competitive award ⓘ |
| ceremonyFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| ceremonyLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalImpact | boosts visibility and distribution of winning short films ⓘ |
| decisionBody | Academy voters ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion | maximum running time of 40 minutes including credits ⓘ |
| eligibleWorks | live-action short films ⓘ |
| field | cinema ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1930s ⓘ |
| genreScope | all genres of live-action short film ⓘ |
| governingRulesDocument |
Academy Awards Rules for Short Films
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linked to:
Academy Awards rules
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| hasFormatRequirement | theatrical or qualifying festival exhibition ⓘ |
| hasNominees | five nominees in most years ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.oscars.org ⓘ |
| hasSubcategoryHistory |
black-and-white short films
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color short films ⓘ one-reel short films ⓘ two-reel short films ⓘ |
| historicalChange |
early years separated into one-reel and two-reel categories
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later consolidated into a single live-action short category ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| languageRequirement | no specific language requirement ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing emerging and established short film directors ⓘ |
| organizer | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| partOf |
Academy Awards
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linked to:
Academy Award
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| presentedAtEvent |
Oscar ceremony
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linked to:
Academy Awards ceremony
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| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| productionScope | international ⓘ |
| recognition | one of the major international short film awards ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | voting by Academy members ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| symbolizes | peer recognition for live-action short filmmakers ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | films released in the preceding calendar year ⓘ |
| trophyName |
Oscar statuette
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linked to:
Academy Awards statuette
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| workLength | short film ⓘ |
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Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film
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Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
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Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
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alsoKnownAs
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Taylor Hackford
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