INDIANAPOLIS — Three films nominated for the 96th Academy Awards have Indiana connections, and 11 films honored by Heartland Film in 2023 are nominated for 35 awards. The 96th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 10.
The 2023 Heartland International Film Festival showcased, Anatomy of a Fall, American Fiction, and The Holdovers. These three films each received five nominations, including Best Picture.
Three short films from the Indy Shorts International Film Festival went on to receive Oscar nominations. The short film The Barber of Little Rock had its World Premiere in Indianapolis, won the Jenni Berebitsky Legacy Award and is now nominated for Best Short Documentary.
Indy Shorts Alumni and past honoree Colman Domingo is nominated for Best Lead Actor for, Rustin which was the featured Centerpiece film at last year’s HIFF. Colman Domingo was also in The Color Purple. Heartland Film presented the Oscar-nominated film, The Color Purple and the 13-time Oscar-nominee, Oppenheimer, with the Truly Moving Picture Award in 2023.
Heartland Film has a few more opportunities coming up for people to watch some of these nominated films.
On March 1 & 2, four fan-favorite films will be screening at the 12th Annual Best of Fest presented by Heartland Film and The Historic Artcraft Theatre. On Saturday, March 2, Best Picture Nominee The Holdovers will be screening for free at 2 p.m. thanks to Focus Features.
On Thursday, March 7, Heartland Film will showcase a program of Oscar Nominated and Shortlisted films from the Indy Shorts International Film Festival at Fort Shorts. Fort Shorts is a new screening series of short films. Details of the film program hosted at the Heartland Film Headquarters at 8950 Otis Ave, will be announced closer to the event. Tickets can be purchased https://events.heartlandfilm.org/schedule/