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93rd Oscars. Oscar Contenders of 2020 (for the February 28th, 2021 Ceremony)
For prediction, discussion, entertainment purposes only.

 Final Prediction Article

SCROLL DOWN FOR DOCUMENTARY FEATURE AND VARIOUS SHORTS CHARTS. 

AND THE NOMINEES ARE...

 

 Best Animated Features - And the Nominees Are...

Onward
(US, Disney/Pixar)
March 6th

Nominees: Dan Scanlon and Kori Rae (first nom for each) 

wins: --
noms: --

Over the Moon
(US, Pearl / Netflix)
Oct 23rd, 2020

Nominees: Glen Keane (2/1), Gennie Rim and Peilin Chou (first nom for both)

wins: Gold List
noms: OFCS

Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon
(UK, Aardman / Netflix)
Feb 14th, 2020

Nominees: Richard Phelan, Wil Becher, Paul Kewley (first nom for all)

wins: --
noms: --

Soul
(US, Disney/Pixar)
Dec 25th, 2020

Nominees: Pete Docter (9/2), Dana Murray (2/0)

wins: NBR and NBR (top 10), AWFJ, Florida, San Francisco + 7 more regional critics group wins

noms: OFCS


Wolfwalkers
(Ireland, Apple/Cartoon Saloon)
Dec 11th, 2020

Nominees: Tomm Moore (3/0), Paul Young (2/0), Ross Stewart and Stéphan Roelants (first nom for both)

wins: NYFCC win, Chicago win,+ 3 more regional critics group wins

noms: OFCS


 
What should win? VOTE DAILY 
 WOLFWALKERS won in an upset with 49% of your votes. You have good taste, readers!
What will win?
 
What got stiffed?
 
 

 

Best Animated Short - And the Nominees Are

Burrow
Madeline Sharafian
(US)

6 minutes

Streaming on Disney+ this short is about a bunny building her dream home sure is cute.

Genius Loci 
Adrien Mérigeau (France)

16 minutes

A young loner sees the urban chaos come alive.

If Anything Happens I Love You
Michael Govier & Will McCormack (US)

12 minutes

Currently streaming on Netflix, an expressive short about parenting and grief

Opera 
Erick Oh (South Korea/U.S.)

9 minutes

An allegorical and ambitious stunner, designed to play on loop

Yes-People 
Gísli Darri Halldórsson (Iceland)

8 minutes

a stressful but regular day tests an eclectic group of people.

 

What should win? 
 IF ANYTHING HAPPENS... took 49% of your votes, winning decisively.
What will win?
 
What got stiffed?
 
 

 

 

Best Documentary Feature - And the Nominees Are...

COLLECTIVE
Alexander Nanu & Bianca Oana (first nom for both)

REVIEW

wins: San Francisco  + 1 more critics group
noms: Cinema Eye, IDA, DOC NYC, OFCS

+ Oscar International Submission

 

CRIP CAMP
Nicole Newman, James Lebrecht, Sara Bolder (first nomination for all)

REVIEW

wins: --
noms: CCA, IDA, DOC NYC

THE MOLE AGENT
Maite Alberdi, Marcela Santibanez (first nomination for all)

 

MY OCTOPUS TEACHER
Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed, Craig Foster (first nom for all)

 

TIME
Garrett Bradley, Lauren Domino, Kellen Quinn (first nom for all)

 

INTERVIEW

wins:  NYFCC win, NBR, + 2 more regional critics group
noms: Cinema Eye, CCA, IDA, DOC NYC, OFCS

 
What should win? READERS CHOICE
 COLLECTIVE was the reader's favourite doc this year according to 46% of the votes.
What will win?
 
What got stiffed?
 
 

 

 

Best Documentary Short - And the Nominees Are...

reviewing all 10 of these films.

Colette
Anthony Giacchino
first nomination

24 minutes

A woman remembering living in Nazi-occupied France and her brother who was killed in concentration camps. Giacchino has previously won an Emmy

[Available stream on The Guardian]

A Concerto is a Conversation
Kris Bowers, Ben Proudfoot
first nomination

13 minutes

The composer Kris Bowers speaks to his grandfather about their family history in this charming profile.

[Available to stream on New York Times Op-Docs]

Do Not Split
Anders Hammer
first nomination

20 minutes, Norway/US

The story of the 2019 protests in Hong Kong that escalated due to highly armed police. Intense you-are-there footage.

[Available to stream on Field Of Vision].

Hunger Ward
Skye Fitzgerald (2nd nomination)

40 minutes

A brutal look at the malnutrition problem for children in war-torn Yemen, filmed inside two feeding centers in the North and South.

[RSVP to Upcoming Screenings]

A Love Song for Latasha
Sophia Nahli Allison
first nomination

18 minuts

A debut short on a shooting death of a 15 year old girl in 1992.

 [Available to stream on Netflix]

 

What should win? VOTE DAILY 

Your vote went to HUNGER WARD with 28% in a tight race.

 reviewing all 10 of these films.

What will win?
 
Who got stiffed?
text Here is the list of the 96 qualified films...
 

 

 

Best Live Action Short - And the Nominees Are...

Feeling Through
Doug Roland
first nomination

19 minutes, US

An encounter betwen a teen-in-need and a deaf and blind man in NYC

The Letter Room
Elvira Lind
first nomination

30 minutes, US

Oscar Isaac and Alia Shawkat star in this comedy about a corrections officer (Isaac) and love letters from a woman (Shawkat) to a death-row prisoner

 

The Present
Farah Nabulsi
first nomination

25 minutes, Palestine

A man run into lots of obstacles with checkpoints and soldiers while attempting to buy a gift for his wife.

Two Distant Strangers
Travon Free, Martin Desmond Roe
first nomination

29 minutes, US

A cartoonist relives the same awful day repeatedly. Free has won two Emmys previously for writing on The Daily Show and Full Frontal

White Eye
Tomer Shushan
first nomination

21 minutes, Israel

A man struggles to remain empathetic while trying to get his stolen bike back

 

 

Who should win?
 THE LETTER ROOM was the clear reader favourite with 42% of the vote.
Who will win?
 
Who got stiffed?