I’m Not a Robot, a 2023 Dutch-language short science fiction drama written and directed by Victoria Warmerdam, has just won the 2025 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

It stars Ellen Parren as a woman who has an identity crisis after failing a series of CAPTCHA tests.

Watch the full short film here.

See trailers for all fifteen Oscar-nominated short films.

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My take: Great concept! And great production! Watching it, I wondered how they’d execute the “jumping” scene. (A oner with a quick pan away to substitute the stunt performer.) I accomplished something similar with edits only in dust2dust. Can’t wait to see what additional themes Victoria tackles in the feature-length version!