short subject

noun

: a brief often documentary or educational film

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Full Frame is a qualifying festival for the Academy Award documentary film short subject. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025 At the Oscars in February 1954, Walt Disney won four Oscars (all for different films): best documentary feature (The Living Desert), best documentary short subject (The Alaskan Eskimo), best cartoon short subject (Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom) and best two-reel short subject (Bear Country). Paul Grein, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 Movies were paired with overtures and intermissions rather than short subjects or promotional trailers. Cory Stillman, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025 The proliferation of platforms distributing short subject documentaries in recent years has led to an abundance of high-quality films that pack a punch. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for short subject

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of short subject was in 1908

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“Short subject.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20subject. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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