Cast: Various Cast
Runtime: 1 hr. 53 mins.

Roadside Attractions will distribute the 98th Oscar® Nominated Shorts, presented by acclaimed filmmaker, writer, and actor Taika Waititi, exclusively in theaters in the U.S. and Canada on February 20, 2026.The program features three feature-length theatrical presentations, one for each Academy Award® Short Film category—Animated, Documentary, and Live Action—showcasing outstanding short films from around the world.Oscar® Nominated Shorts Program offers audiences a rare opportunity to experience these celebrated works on the big screen ahead of the Oscars®. Honoring short films as a distinct art form, Roadside Attractions will support the program as a must-see theatrical event, uniting film lovers and the global filmmaking community in a shared cinematic experience.The 98th Oscar® Nominated Shorts is presented by Roadside Attractions and is not a release presented by, sponsored by or endorsed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Academy has licensed Roadside Attractions the right to use the Oscar® trade name in connection with such release.

Cast: Matt Johnson (V), Jay McCarroll
Runtime: 1 hr. 39 mins.

Matt and Jay, two perpetually unemployed musicians, hatch an elaborate plan to book a gig at Toronto’s legendary Rivoli club. When their scheme goes awry, they find themselves transported back to 2008, stranded in the past with no clear way home. As they scramble to set things right, their journey becomes a time-bending odyssey filled with absurd stunts, unexpected encounters, and a relentless pursuit of their dreams.

Cast: Ryo Yoshizawa, Ryusei Yokohama
Runtime: 2 hr. 54 mins.

Nagasaki, 1964 – After the death of his father, the leader of a yakuza gang, 14-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s only son, he decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre. For decades, the two young men grow and evolve together – from acting school to the grandest stages – amid scandals and glory, brotherhood and betrayals… one of them will become the greatest Japanese master of the art of kabuki.

Cast: Jodie Foster, Daniel Auteuil
Runtime: 1 hr. 45 mins.

A PRIVATE LIFE is a frisky, feminine, film noir about psychoanalysis and many other things…Renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner (Foster in a kinetic performance) is deeply troubled by the sudden death of one of her patients. Convinced that it was murder, she decides to investigate.

Cast: Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley
Runtime: 2 hr. 5 mins.

From Academy Award® winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, HAMNET tells the powerful love story that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

Cast: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster
Runtime: 1 hr. 55 mins.

Robert De Niro stars with Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, and Albert Brooks in the all-too-real story of a psychotic New York cabby who is driven to violence in an attempt to rescue a teenage prostitute.

This program features a series of short films.