We caught up with the songwriters of all five of this year's nominees for tales of music deeply rooted in character and story.

In the last of three shorts roundups ahead of the March 15 ceremony, we profile this year's Oscar nominees for documentary short.

'Elio's' Domee Shi and Madeline Sharafian discuss how they put their stamp on Pixar's Oscar-nominated animated feature, from sci-fi inspirations to a new aspect ratio.

In the second of three shorts roundups ahead of the March 15 ceremony, we profile this year's Oscar nominees for animated short.

In the first of three shorts roundups ahead of the March 15 ceremony, we profile this year's Oscar nominees for live-action short.