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All the Empty Rooms

Documentary

Directed by Joshua Seftel

A journalist and a photographer set out to memorialize the bedrooms left behind by children killed in school shootings. From TMDB

74 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Sep 17, 2026 · last updated Oct 16, 2026 · How this works

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All the Empty Rooms is a 2025 documentary film, directed by Joshua Seftel, starring Steve Hartman, Meryl Hartman and Bryan Muehlberger.

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  • Patrickworld 🌎👋🏾🎸 @patrickworld.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    Best documentary short film: WINNER: All the Empty Rooms Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud Children No More: Were and Are Gone The Devil Is Busy Perfectly a Strangeness #Oscars

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  • Pop Base @popbase.tvBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    ‘ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS‘ wins Best Documentary Short Film at the #Oscars.

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  • Gabby Giffords @gabbygiffords.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    “All the Empty Rooms” illuminated the spaces our kids should still be filling with laughter and life. Watching this film moved me deeply.

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  • Kris Brown | President, @BradyUnited.org @krisbrown.bradyunited.orgBluesky · Mar 19, 2026

    In this week’s post, I share more about the Oscar-award winning documentary All the Empty Rooms, and Brady’s partnership with the production team over the past year. We must change the conversation around gun violence in America, and this film tells stories that demand our attention. Subscribe ⬇️

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  • Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 27, 2026

    ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS is only 35 minutes long. I teared up several times. A powerful short film. An important film. News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp embark on a multi-year journey documenting the empty bedrooms of children lost to school shootings. Absolutely gutting.

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  • hitpix+ @hitpixplus.comBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    ‘All The Empty Rooms’ wins Best Documentary Short Film at the #Oscars

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  • Pop Crave @popcrave.comBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    ‘All The Empty Rooms’ wins Best Documentary Short Film at the Oscars.

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  • 👨🏻‍❤️‍👨🏼 🏳️‍🌈 antifascist🐈 in my humble opinionated 🖖 💙 @smiledaydream.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    All the Empty Rooms wins Best Documentary Short Film. Guns are #1 cause of youth death. Those gun owners in Bakersfield didn’t like me saying my 1st experience with a gun owner as a kid was my friend’s dad said he was ready to k*** n***. THAT is why they own guns. Obviously not to stop tyranny.

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  • Tracy O’Connell Novick @tracynovick.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 8, 2026

    "All the Empty Rooms, recently nominated for an Academy Award, offers up another way of looking." www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

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  • André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 27, 2026

    ‘I’ve never been so frightened’ -- A veteran reporter turned his gaze to the empty bedrooms of school shooting victims. Steve Hartman's "All the Empty Rooms," nominated for an Academy Award, is poignant and heart-wrenching. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe... via @us.theguardian.com #GunViolence

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  • Kris Brown | President, @BradyUnited.org @krisbrown.bradyunited.orgBluesky · Mar 4, 2026

    Our hero Coach Steve Kerr knows the human cost of gun violence, and he is a deeply powerful voice for change in our movement. He is also an executive producer of the Academy Award nominated @netflix.com documentary All the Empty Rooms. Read about his experience of its content in @latimes.com

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  • Christine Justice @christinejustice.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    All the Empty Rooms won an Academy Awards for best documentary short film.

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  • Pam Rickel @pamrickel.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    All The Empty Rooms is heartbreaking, a gut punch and unfortunately a necessary documentary film. Please watch. #NoMoreEmptyRooms

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  • doloresquintana needs a nap @doloresquintana.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    Best Documentary Short Film - All the Empty Rooms - Joshua Seftel. The director had the mother of one of the four children killed in a school shooting speak instead of giving a thank you speech.

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  • Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions @jhucgvs.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2026

    Congratulations to All the Empty Rooms for the deeply deserved Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Short. This profoundly moving film honors the lives of children lost to gun violence and confronts us with the devastating consequences of inaction. #AlltheEmptyRooms

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  • Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions @jhucgvs.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 24, 2026

    Thank you to all who were a part of the Baltimore screening of the Academy Award–winning documentary short film, ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS. Films have the power to open hearts, spark dialogue, and inspire change. We are deeply grateful you joined us for this special evening. #AllTheEmptyRooms #Oscars

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  • Brady | United Against Gun Violence @bradyunited.orgBluesky · Mar 25, 2026

    JUST IN: We are thrilled to announce that we will recognize Joshua Seftel of the Oscar-winning film All the Empty Rooms at the Brady Action Awards. The film, streaming on Netflix, documents the empty bedrooms of children lost to school shootings. Join us on April 14: bradyunited.org/actionawards

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  • Sarah 🕊️ @sarahjp81.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    The perfect neighbor and armed only with a camera DESTROYED ME. Just absolutely incredible film making. Cannot bring myself to watch All the Empty Rooms.

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  • Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions @jhucgvs.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 4, 2026

    Join us for a special Baltimore screening of ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS — the Academy Award-winning @netflix.com doc short — followed by a panel discussion with gun violence experts, survivors, and community leaders. 📅 Tuesday, June 23 ⏰ 6:30 PM 📍 The Senator Theatre, Baltimore Register to attend:

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  • Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions @jhucgvs.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 24, 2026

    TOMORROW: #Oscars winning short film, ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS is screening for free at 6:30pm ET in DC. Panelists will include: Director of the film, Joshua Seftel Gun violence expert, Cass Crifasi Advocate and survivor, Mia Tretta Register to attend: www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-th...

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  • Tufts University @tufts.eduBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    Congratulations to Joshua Seftel, A90, on winning the Oscar in the Documentary Short Film category for "All the Empty Rooms." Kudos to Avi Bond, A21, and Jon Levin, A75, who were also producers on the film. abc.com/video/db80df...

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  • Jane @seejaneread.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    All the Empty Rooms is a really powerful film and is on Netflix—- recommend to anyone #Oscars

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  • Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence (HCGV) @hcgvindiana.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 29, 2026

    🎬 Film & Discussion: All the Empty Rooms Join us for a powerful evening of film and conversation. This film follows a 7-year-long project to document the empty bedrooms of children killed in school shootings. 📅 Thursday, August 27 🕖 7:00–9:00 PM 📍 St. Luke's UMC 🔗 act.everytown.org/event/moms-d...

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  • Julian Seltzer @julianseltzer.comBluesky · May 5, 2026

    #JustWatched #FilmSky #ShortFilm All The Empty Rooms (2025) Dir Joshua Seftel Very, very glad that I had my dog lying on my lap the entire time. *I'm working my way through the 2025 Oscar-nominated documentary short films.

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  • Jennifer Mascia @jenmascia.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 22, 2026

    Join me and my @thetrace.org colleagues at 12:30pm for a virtual panel with filmmaker Josh Seftel, Academy Award-winning director of "All the Empty Rooms," and Sandy Hook Promise co-founder Mark Barden, whose son Daniel died in the 2012 shooting

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  • Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions @jhucgvs.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 31, 2026

    Last week, we gathered in DC for an impactful screening and panel discussion of Academy Award–winning docu short film ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS. Attendees engaged in a thought-provoking conversation with co-director Cass Crifasi, film director Joshua Seftel, and survivor Mia Tretta. #StoriesThatMatter

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  • Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions @jhucgvs.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    🎬 Join us for the DC screening of Oscar-winning short docu film ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS on March 25th at 6:30PM ET. Followed by a panel discussion with Academy Award-winning director Joshua Seftel and expert researcher @drcrifasi.bsky.social, PhD. Register to attend: www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-th...

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  • POV Magazine @povmagazine.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN and ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS win doc categories and inject some political fire into the #Oscars broadcast povmagazine.com/documentary-...

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  • Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions @jhucgvs.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 23, 2026

    🎬 Reserve your seat for the screening and panel discussion of #Oscars winning short docu film, ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS on Wednesday, March 25, 6:30pm ET in DC. Register to attend the free screening: www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-th...

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  • Clemmnolie™ 🌱 @clemmnolie.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 21, 2026

    Just finished watching "All the Empty Rooms" on Netflix. If you can make it through this short film without getting choked up, then you aren't human. The #Oscar was much deserved.

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  • Ari Odzer @ariodzernbc6.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 17, 2026

    School shootings don’t shock people anymore. That’s why All the Empty Rooms is essential viewing. The Oscar-winning documentary is worth your time, and it has a local connection. Here’s our @nbcmiami.com report. www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/o...

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  • Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    Now I'm crying because ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS just won Best Documentary Short. One of the moms just said if everyone saw the film maybe gun violence wouldn't be top cause of death for children. #oscars2026

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  • Merry Christmas, as in the other place. @hellobluesky5694.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    America is obsessed with guns and this is the cost. Jackie Cazares died at school age 9 - her grieving mum accepts Oscar for All the Empty Rooms All the Empty Rooms won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film at the 98th Academy Awards.

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  • Jennifer Mathis @thejenmath.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    SO HAPPY All the Empty Rooms won. That little film broke me. #Oscars

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  • Jesse Coffey #BlueWave2026 #ICEOut #IStandWithPopeLeoXIV @therealjessecoffey.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    "All the Empty Rooms" has won the Oscar® for Best Documentary Short Film.

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  • Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions @jhucgvs.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 11, 2026

    🎬 Join us for a special free screening of the Oscar-nominated short film “All the Empty Rooms” on March 25 at 6:30 PM in DC. Followed by a panel discussion with Oscar-nominated director Joshua Seftel and expert researcher @drcrifasi.bsky.social, PhD. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-th...

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  • Patrick O’Keefe @patrickokeefe.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2026

    Congrats to Team Netflix (including @blammoair.bsky.social ) on their 18 nominations in the 2026 Academy Awards, including The Perfect Neighbor for Documentary Feature Film and All the Empty Rooms for Documentary Short Film.

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  • Lili Von Shtupp @lili-vonshtupp.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 23, 2026

    The film All The Empty Rooms deserved that Oscar. It’s sensitive,not maudlin, it doesn’t mention any shooters, but I sat there with chills, watching it.

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  • Johns Hopkins Arts & Sciences @jhuartssciences.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 17, 2026

    Oscar-winning documentary short All the Empty Rooms screens March 25 at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center, followed by a Q&A with director Joshua Seftel and @drcrifasi.bsky.social. Free. Advance registration required. hub.jhu.edu/2026/03/16/s...

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  • Old Ain't Dead @[email protected]Mastodon · Mar 17, 2026

    #AllTheEmptyRooms #review This is a short, must watch documentary about children lost to guns. https://oldaintdead.com/all-the-empty-rooms-oscar-winning-short-documentary/

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  • Gail Sideman, publicist @gsideman.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 17, 2026

    This, after winning an Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film ("All The Empty Rooms") last night. It's a milestone week for Steve.

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  • By Steven Cook @bystevencook.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    Niskayuna native's documentary short film 'All the Empty Rooms' wins Oscar (with video) www.dailygazette.com/life_and_art...

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  • The Daily Gazette of Schenectady @dgazette.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    Niskayuna native's documentary short film 'All the Empty Rooms' wins Oscar (with video) www.dailygazette.com/life_and_art...

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  • Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    Chrisblue - Now I'm crying because ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS just won Best Documentary Short. One of the moms just said if everyone saw the film maybe gun violence wouldn't be top cause of death for children. #oscars2026

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  • Erica @erohealthcomms.comBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    During the Oscars tonite, the Best Documentary Short winner was the film All the Empty Rooms it focuses on families grieving children lost to school shootings. It’s the number 1 killer in the U.S. of children under 18. 1/3

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  • Patrick O’Keefe @patrickokeefe.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    All the Empty Rooms just won Best Documentary Short Film at the 98th Oscars! Congrats to the Netflix doc team, which includes @blammoair.bsky.social. A back-to-back win for the team, and their third in four years in that category.

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  • processr @processr.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    The Devil Is Busy was my pick for Docu Short but All the Empty Rooms was a big favourite IIRC. Docu Feature going to Mr. Nobody Against Putin irks me - the subject of the film was essentially a #Resist lib parachuted into a Russian school - but I'm glad to see the guy is okay.

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  • Adam J. Simon @adamjsimon.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    As someone who watched all the doc shorts, the only correct choice was The Devil Is Busy. All the Empty Rooms is not a good doc, and clearly won solely because of the subject matter, not the actual film.

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  • Hooray for Paddy Pumpkinhead!!! @paddydoublems.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2026

    Three of the five short film docs are streaming....The Devil is Busy and Armed Only With a Camera are on HBO Max and All the Empty Rooms is on Netflix. #Oscars #Filmsky

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  • CinemaSerf @Geronimo1967TMDB reviews · Sep 17, 2026

    I was quite anxious about watching this short feature, uncertain about what I thought might be an almost pruriently macabre job for correspondent Steve Hartman. He is usually the amiable news reporter associated with the more light-hearted "and, finally..." item at the end of a bulletin, but now with his photographer friend Lou Bopp he has embarked on a project to photograph the bedrooms of all of the children slain by gun crime at school. The number of victims has almost quadrupled in recent…

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  • Psycho-killer @psycho-killer.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 27, 2026

    I have not seen it. All the Empty Rooms is a 2025 American documentary short film, directed and produced by Joshua Seftel. It follows Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp as they embark across the United States to memorialize the bedrooms of children killed in school shootings.

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  • Mavoy Music @mavoyofficial.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 19, 2026

    #MavoyMovieAwards 2026 nominations Best Documentary Short Film 4 Days In Kherson - directed by @kyivindependent.com ’s Francis Farrell and Olena Zashko All The Empty Rooms – directed by Joshua Seftel Armed Only With A Camera – directed by Craig Renaud Bad Hostage – directed by Mimi Wilcox (1/3)

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  • Patrick Gratton @patgratton.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 19, 2026

    As we approach the fourth third of this announcement, it seems only fitting we honour the short films of the past year. The Nominees for Best Short Film are: ALL THE EMPTY ROOMS A FRIEND OF DOROTHY THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS RETIREMENT PLAN THE SINGERS

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  • Sandy Sneddon @sandy1924.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 17, 2026

    #FilmSky 🎥 A film that is heartbreaking, intimate, beautiful, important. All The Empty Rooms won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Film this year. Its on Netflix. www.imdb.com/title/tt3779...

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  • Debbie Campbell @debbiecampbellnyc.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 17, 2026

    All the Empty Rooms has won the Academy Award® for Best Documentary Short Film. The empty rooms in our film belonged to four young children. All of them were killed in school shootings. It was an honor to have their parents with us at the awards. Streaming now on @netflix.com

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  • Virginia DeBolt @[email protected]Mastodon · Mar 17, 2026

    All the Empty Rooms, Oscar winning short documentary All the Empty Rooms is a hard-hitting documentary of only 35 minutes. It's about the empty rooms left behind by children killed in school shootings. […] https://oldaintdead.com/all-the-empty-rooms-oscar-winning-short-documentary/

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  • rickwillyouhearme.bsky.social @rickwillyouhearme.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    With all the glitz and glamor at last night's Oscars, film also has the power to reflect our better angels, like Steve Hartman's haunting "All the Empty Rooms," a love letter to American children lost to gun violence. A well-deserved Short Documentary Oscar. www.willyouhearmenow.org/all-the-empt...

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  • Natalie Monarrez @nataliemonarrez.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    So proud of UNION ( 2024 ) co-director and All The Empty Rooms editor Steve Maing. Congratulations to the entire production team for making such an important film & condolences to the families of these children. #netflix #Oscars2026 #AllTheEmptyRooms #BestDocumentaryShort 🎥🏆

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  • Bari Weiss (Mirror) @handle.invalidBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    Repost by @bariweiss "All the Empty Rooms" wins Oscar for Steve Hartman's project memorializing children killed in school shootings https://cbsn.ws/4dj4zSk Click to see original repost

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  • Shann4America @shann4america.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    This is the correct Oscar's winners list. Saw one late last night that had the wrong Best Short Film winner listed. "All the Empty Rooms" won the gold guy. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

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