Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animation— Reviewed
The 92nd Academy Awards had many strong contenders for best animated short. But which Oscar nominated short wins for diversity and inclusion?

Madang Soe is a hard working servant of a local noble Mr. Lee. He is engaged to EonNyeon Yi who grew up in the same house with him. His master Mr. Lee, who wants to get an official title, sends him to Sir Seong-Chan who is covetous of Madang Soe. The butler of Sir Seong-Chan is heartless man who hoards gems secretly and even kills servants while EonNyeon Ne, a kitchen maid of main building, tries to make Madang Soe her sexual partner to satisfy her desire. Awakening in making love, Madang Soe enjoys spending night with EonNyeon Ne when EonNyeon Yi comes to Sir Seong-Chan's house to meet Madang Soe. But she is false charged of a thief and then becomes a sexual plaything of the Sir. As EonNyeon Yi asks about Madang Soe, EonNyeon Ne tells he died a few days ago.
The 92nd Academy Awards had many strong contenders for best animated short. But which Oscar nominated short wins for diversity and inclusion?
Shudder’s Host (not a particularly original title, I must say) attempts to bring the spooks to “the quarantine generation” by presenting us with a scary Zoom call during lockdown.
Rip Tide is a coming-of-age film that teaches viewers about finding yourself and reconnecting with surroundings.
Juno is extremely funny, very well-written, and contains great performances. The film is also about a very important topic, one that is extremely relevant now: women’s reproductive rights. Is this Oscar-winning film spreading a pro-life or pro-choice message to its audience?
Madres takes place in the 70’s following a Hispanic married couple who move to a migrant farming community. Diana, who is pregnant, starts to become suspicious of their new environment after she and the women around her develop strange symptoms. Could it be a curse, a sickness, or something else?
Hokum is an enjoyable horror film that will probably get a little under your skin, but it isn’t the tour de force that you might be expecting.