short subject

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Recent Examples of short subject Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko, received Annie nominations for best short subject. Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024 Bowers was nominated for documentary (short subject) three years ago for co-directing A Concerto Is a Conversation, which centered on his conversations with his jazz pianist grandfather. Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2023 Previously, Shine Global won an Academy Award for best documentary short subject with 2013’s coming-of-age film Inocente. Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Oct. 2022 Clips from the presentation of those awards — film editing, makeup and hairstyling, original score, production design, sound, documentary short subject, animated short and live-action short — will be later incorporated into the broadcast. Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022 See all Example Sentences for short subject 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for short subject
Noun
  • Olivia Rodrigo went vintage for Halloween this year, opting to dress up as the iconic animated cartoon character, Betty Boop.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2022
  • To the narcissist, all other people are cardboard cutouts, two-dimensional animated cartoon characters, or symbols.
    Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 14 June 2022
Noun
  • Trending on Billboard Remarkably, their only songwriting collaboration to receive a Grammy nomination was the soundtrack to the 1971 teen romance film Friends (no relation to the later TV megahit), which won best original score written for a motion picture or a television special.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
  • For Greta Gerwig’s comedy drama Lady Bird (2017), Feldstein and the cast were nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture.
    Julie Tremaine, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • He himself is represented in moving pictures as a conductor.
    Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Get the gent talking about the moving pictures in any way, shape or form, however, and the result always tends to fall between mind-expanding and mind-blowing.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2024
Noun
  • Medina’s early memories of the Northside feature mostly Latino faces.
    Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The apps Bumble for Friends: Initially launched in 2016 as a feature on Bumble known as BFF, the typical user is a young woman who has just graduated from high school or college or moved to a new city, a Bumble spokesperson told me.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • But don’t forget a tank top or a pair of shorts, either.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Weighing-in at 3.9 ounces for a size medium, these lightweight shorts are designed with slightly stretchy, durable polyester fabric that dries quickly and wicks moisture well.
    Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Speaking about the disgraced film producer in Sav Rodgers' documentary Chasing Chasing Amy, Smith recalls screening the movie for Weinstein, 72, and feeling overjoyed at his reaction.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Honorees who have contributed to proud and authentic Jewish storytelling will include: Sheryl Sandberg’s Screams before Silence, Netflix’s Fauda and Jewish Matchmaking, FX’s The Patient, Amazon’s Destination NBA: A G League Odyssey, and David Baddiel’s documentary, Jews Don’t Count.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The other domain leads you straight to a website designed to turn you into a cartoon wolf with your eyes bulging out of your head, howling hornily at the moon and ready to spend thousands of dollars on hot vids.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Suddenly, the cartoon lightbulb above his head began glowing at 1,000 watts.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Short subject.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20subject. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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