The big moment we wait for every year. The 2023 Oscar Nominations are finally in. While not all films are available for free online, we still have a few select choices to watch fully for free, with others available on Netflix, Disney+ and AppleTV . Enjoy the watch!

Animated Short Film Nominees


My Year of Dicks

by Sara Gunnarsdóttir and Pamela Ribon

When a young telemarketer is confronted by a mysterious talking ostrich, he learns that the universe is stop motion animation. He must put aside his dwindling toaster sales and focus on convincing his colleagues of his terrifying discovery. Its scary business living in a stop motion world, where your faces come off and a giant hand controls your every move.

Watch it right her on Film Shortage

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

by Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud

Charlie Mackesy’s bestselling book comes to life in this beautifully animated film from NoneMore and Bad Robot Productions. Follow the unlikely bond between four friends as they explore the meaning of kindness, courage and hope.

Watch it on Apple TV+

The Flying Sailor

by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby

In a short film by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, two ships collide in a harbor, sending a passing sailor skyward as he contemplates the wonder and fragility of existence.

Watch it for Free on YouTube

Ice Merchants

by João Gonzalez and Bruno Caetano

The director and composer João Gonzalez’s imaginative animated film showcases a father and son’s daring ice-delivery method, set to a riveting score.

Watch it for Free on YouTube

An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It

by Lachlan Pendragon

Robin Robin, a holiday special from Aardman Animation, makers of Shaun the Sheep, Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit. “Starring Gillian Anderson, Richard E Grant, Bronte Carmichael and Adeel Akhtar.”

‘An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It’ is still enjoying a festival run so the film is not online yet.


Live-Action Short Film Nominees


Le Pupille

by Alice Rohrwacher and Alfonso Cuarón

Follow the rebellious girls of a Catholic boarding school before Christmas, a time of war and scarcity.

‘Ala Kachuu’ is still enjoying a festival run so the film is not online yet.

Watch it on Disney+

An Irish Goodbye

by Tom Berkeley and Ross White

On a farm in rural Northern Ireland, estranged brothers Turlough and Lorcan are forced to reunite following the untimely death of their mother. But when the pair discover an unfulfilled bucket list belonging to their late mum, their pained reunion takes an altogether different course.

‘An Irish Goodbye’ is still enjoying a festival run so the film is not online yet.


Ivalu

by Anders Walter and Rebecca Pruzan

Ivalu is gone. Her little sister is desperate to find her and her father does not care. The vast Greenlandic nature holds secrets. Where is Ivalu?

‘Ivalu’ is still enjoying a festival run so the film is not online yet.


Night Ride

by Eirik Tveiten and Gaute Lid Larssen

It is a cold night in December. As Ebba waits for the tram, an unexpected turn of events transforms the ride home into something she was not expecting.

Watch it for Free on YouTube

The Red Suitcase

by Cyrus Neshvad

An Iranian teenager decides to take off her Hijab in a life changing situation.

‘The Red Suitcase’ is still enjoying a festival run so the film is not online yet.