FINAL 2022 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ANIMATED SHORT, DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT, LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM

Here are my final 2022 Oscar nomination predictions for Animated Short Film, Documentary Short Subject and Live Action Short Film.

ANIMATED SHORT FILM

15 advanced in the Animated Short Film category for the 94th Academy Awards. 82 films qualified in the category. Members of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch voted to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

1. Robin Robin (Netflix) – BAFTA longlist  
2. Us Again (Walt Disney)
3. Bestia
4. Step Into the River (The New Yorker)
5. Namoo (Boabab Studios) 

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6. The Musician (MTV Entertainment)
7. The Windshield Wiper
8. Angakusajaujug: The Shaman’s Apprentice
9. Mum Is Pouring Rain
10. Souvenir Souvenir

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DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

15 advanced in the Documentary Short Subject category for the 94th Academy Awards. 82 films qualified in the category. Members of the Documentary Branch voted to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

1. Audible (Netflix)
2. Camp Confidential: America’s Secret Nazis (Netflix)
3. Sophie and the Baron (Disney Original Documentary)
4. The Queen of Basketball (The New York Times)
5. Terror Contagion (NEON) 

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6. Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker (MTV)
7. When We Were Bullies (Locomotion Films)
8. Three Songs for Benazir (Netflix)
9. The Facility (A Field of Vision)
10. Day of Rage (The New York Times)

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LIVE ACTION SHORT

15 advanced in the Live Action Short Film category for the 94th Academy Awards. 145 films qualified in the category. Members of the Short Films and Feature Animation, Directors, Producers and Writers Branches voted to determine the shortlist and the nominees.

1. The Long Goodbye (WePresent)
2. Ala Kachuu – Take and Run (Salaud Morisset) 
3. Under the Heavens (The New Yorker) 
4. When the Sun Sets (HBO) 
5. Censor of Dreams (Salaud Morisset)

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6. The Dress (DOBRO/MIŁO/GŁOSNO)
7. You’re Dead Helen (Daylight Films/Formosa Productions)
8. Please Hold (Scavenger Entertainment)
9. Tala’vision (Filmakademie Baden–Wüttemberg)
10. The Criminals (Lights On)