How to Use short subject in a Sentence

short subject

noun
  • Remember that depth of field is almost non-existent at short subject distances with a wide aperture.
    — PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Their schtick while presenting the award for best documentary short subject went viral and had some fans hoping the pair would team up again.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 13 Mar. 2018
  • The film was nominated in the best short subject category, but lost to Snow Bear.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko, received Annie nominations for best short subject.
    — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The festival begins Friday and continues through Saturday with more than a dozen film selections, both full features and short subjects.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Indeed, the Academy created a short subjects branch in 1941, back when short films preceded feature films in many theaters.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The film earned an Academy Award nomination for best documentary short subject in 1996.
    — Penelope Green, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Full Frame is also a qualifying festival for the Academy Award documentary film short subject.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
  • It is also shortlisted in the Academy Awards’ documentary short subject category.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Additional winners included Oscar nominated short Bestia, which won an Annie for best short subject.
    — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The film, which is nominated for best documentary (short subject), chronicles the mass protests in Hong Kong that erupted in 2019 over an extradition bill.
    — Laura He, CNN, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Richard Trank is an Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker who has written and directed 14 feature and short subject documentaries.
    — Richard Trank, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Bowers was nominated for documentary (short subject) three years ago for co-directing A Concerto Is a Conversation, which centered on his conversations with his jazz pianist grandfather.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The documentary premiered at the Sundance Festival to enthusiastic reviews, and has been short-listed for Oscar consideration in the best documentary short subject category.
    — NBC News, 6 Jan. 2020

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