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  "id": 18767418,
  "title": "Oscar Short Film Race Spotlights Bold Stories, New Animation Tech and Creative Risk-Taking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/oscar-short-film-race-spotlights-bold-stories-new-animation-tech-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-07T18:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/awards/focus/oscar-short-film-race-1236939503/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Some of the most compelling stories in contention for the Academy Awards aren’t unfolding across two or three hours. They’re being told in a fraction of that time. The race in the short film categories is taking shape, offering a showcase for emerging filmmakers, well-known talents and storytellers pushing the boundaries of what can be […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}