By this down-to-the-wire time of the annual Oscars sweepstakes, we’ve just about exhausted any hope of surprises. Nominations have been announced and analyzed for the March 4 Academy Awards. Most of the likely winners have been identified, based on months of advance kudos by pundits and guilds. For more Academy Awards coverage, visit thestar.com/oscarsThe TIFF Bell Lightbox thus performs a public service by screening the Oscar shorts, beginning Friday, although it’s still only showing the nominees for animated and live-action mini-movies. (Let’s hope TIFF adds the neglected nominees for documentary shorts in years to come.)

Source: thestar February 08, 2018 21:00 UTC