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2022 OSCARS PREDICTIONS:
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
UPDATED: Dec 23, 2021
AWARDS PREDICTION COMMENTARY: There seem to be three favorites in the animated short race after the Oscars announced their shortlists in 10 categories. Erick Oh’s “Namoo” (who narrowingly lost last year for the animated short “Opera”), Daniel Ojari and Michael Please’s “Robin Robin” (from the branch’s favorite production company Aardvark) and Zach Parrish’s “Us Again” (which played alongside Walt Disney Pictures’ feature contender “Raya and the Last Dragon”).
While we can never assume anything is safe, the race is always fluid, with voters, pundits and general film enthusiasts catching up with the 15 over the Christmas break, and any film can unseat any of the presumed frontrunners.
Oscar nominations voting begins on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, and will end on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. The official Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, with the ceremony taking place on Sunday, Mar. 27, 2022.
Precursor Awards Leader: None
Awards Season Calendar
ALL AWARDS CONTENDERS AND RANKINGS:
| AND THE PREDICTED NOMINEES ARE: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RANK | FILM | DISTRIBUTOR | DIRECTOR |
| 1 | “Namoo” | Baobab Studios | Erick Oh |
| 2 | “Us Again” | Walt Disney Pictures | Zach Parrish |
| 3 | “Robin Robin” | Netflix | Dan Ojari |
| 4 | “Bestia” | Goeblins | Marlijn Van Nuenen, Ram Tamez, Alfredo Gerard Kuttikatt |
| 5 | “The Musician” | MTV Entertainment | Reza Riahi |
| NEXT IN LINE | |||
| 6 | “Step into the River” | The New Yorker | Weijia Ma |
| 7 | “Mum is Pouring Rain” | Dandelooo | Hugo de Faucompret |
| 8 | “The Windshield Wiper” | The Animation Showcase | Alberto Mielgo |
| 9 | “Affairs of the Art” | The New Yorker | Joanna Quinn, Les Mills |
| 10 | “Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman’s Apprentice” | Kingulliit Productions | Zacharias Kunuk |
| OTHER TOP-TIER CONTENDERS | |||
| 11 | “Flowing Home” | Les Films de l’Arlequin and the National Film Board of Canada | Sandra Desmazieres |
| 12 | “Souvenir Souvenir” | The Animation Showcase | Bastien Dubois |
| 13 | “Bad Seeds” | Office National Du F Ilm Du Canada | Claude Cloutier |
| 14 | “Only a Child” | Amka Films | Simone Giampaolo |
| 15 | “Boxballet” | Melnitsa Animation Studio | Anton Dyakov |
2022 Academy Awards Predictions
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About the Academy Awards (Oscars)
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, is Hollywood’s most prestigious artistic award in the film industry. Since 1927, nominees and winners have been selected by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Seventeen branches are represented within the near 10,000 person membership. The branches are actors, associates, casting directors, cinematographers, costume designers, directors, documentary, executives, film editors, makeup and hairstylists, marketing and public relations, members-at-large, members-at-large (artists’ representatives), music, producers, production design, short films and feature animation, sound, visual effects and writers.
- The date for the 94th Oscars will be held on Sunday, Mar. 27, 2022