Varsity Cinema is the place to see the Oscar®-Nominated Short Films in all three categories  — Animated, Live Action and Documentary. This is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! 

We will update with the individual programs – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – as soon as they are announced and made available to us. We will begin running these programs Feb. 14 with showtimes continuing through the month.

Because we need to confirm which films are holding, our showtime schedules are released each Monday for dates beginning the following Friday. That means our first week of Oscar Shorts showtimes will be posted Monday, Feb. 10.

We know many people made the Oscar Shorts an annual tradition at Des Moines Art Center and we hope you’ll make it an annual tradition at The Varsity.