The Television Academy has nominated the short film “Black” — directed by Shinya Ōhira and produced by david production as part of the Star Wars: Visions anthology — for Outstanding Animated Program at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards.
The short goes up against episodes of Bob’s Burgers, Rick and Morty, The Simpsons, Smiling Friends, and South Park in the category. Winners will be revealed at the 2026 Emmy Awards ceremony on September 14 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Star Wars: Visions Expands with New Series Format
The Star Wars: Visions franchise is also growing through a new initiative called Star Wars: Visions Presents, which allows its animated stories to be told in longer narrative formats. Director Kenji Kamiyama is adapting his short “The Ninth Jedi” into a limited series, set to premiere on August 8. Kamiyama serves as both series script supervisor and general director on Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi.
A Look Back at Star Wars: Visions
Star Wars: Visions Volume 1 launched on Disney+ in September 2021, featuring nine shorts from prominent Japanese anime studios including Trigger, Kinema Citrus, Kamikaze Douga, Science SARU, Production I.G, and Geno Studio.
Volume 2 followed on May 4, 2023 (Star Wars Day), broadening the anthology’s scope to include nine shorts from animation studios across the globe — spanning Japan, India, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Chile, France, South Africa, South Korea, and the United States.
Additionally, Studio Ghibli contributed a hand-drawn animated short titled “Zen – Grogu and Dust Bunnies” to the Star Wars franchise, which began streaming on Disney+ in November 2023.
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