The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences screened of all 10 of the Oscar®-nominated animated and live-action short films as part of its “Oscar Celebrates: Shorts” event on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Pictured here (from left to right): Ariel Nasr and Sam French, co-directors of the Oscar®-nominated live action short film “Buzkashi Boys”; Shawn Christensen, director of the Oscar®-nominated live action short film “Curfew”; Bryan Buckley co-director of the Oscar®-nominated live action short film “Asad”; Ellen De Waele and Tom Van Avermaet, co-directors of the Oscar®-nominated live action short film “Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw”; Yan England director of the Oscar®-nominated live action short film “Henry”; Mino Jarjoura co-director of the Oscar®-nominated live action short film “Asad” and host Jason Schwartzman.
The Oscars® will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre® in Hollywood, CA and televised live by the ABC Television Network.