Brady Celebrates “All the Empty Rooms” Oscars Win for Best Documentary Short Film

While accepting his Oscar statuette, All The Empty Rooms producer Conall Jones wore a Brady pin on stage.

LOS ANGELES, March 16, 2026 — Yesterday evening, the Netflix documentary “All the Empty Rooms” won the 2026 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film, and while accepting the Oscar win, producer Conall Jones wore an “End Gun Violence” pin from Brady, the nation’s oldest gun violence prevention organization. “All the Empty Rooms” reflects on the lasting damage of gun violence in the United States by showing the preserved bedrooms of four children killed in school shootings. One of the featured rooms is of Jackie Cazaras, killed in Uvalde, TX, whose mother Gloria Cazares joined Jones, director Joshua Seftel, and reporter Steve Hartman on stage in accepting the award.

Brady has been a proud partner of the All The Empty Rooms and production company Smartypants Pictures, joining screenings and panel events across the country since its release late last year. 

Brady President Kris Brown said:

Congratulations to the ‘All the Empty Rooms’ team on your Academy Award win! Thank you for having the courage to shine a light on the number one killer of kids in America, and the heartbreak school shootings leave behind. 

At Brady, we know that legislation alone will not end gun violence; we must also change hearts and minds. That is why ‘All The Empty Rooms’ is such an important piece of work. Seeing the Brady pin on the Oscars stage last night meant a lot, and the film will continue to inspire action. I am hopeful that we can continue harnessing the power of film and storytelling to move the needle on this issue and prevent the next 'empty room.' Together, we can save lives and create a safer America for our children.