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2022 OSCARS PREDICTIONS:
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT
UPDATED: March 24, 2022
AWARDS PREDICTION COMMENTARY:
Three Netflix films manage to make the cut – Matthew Ogens’ “Audible,” Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk’s “Lead Me Home” and Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei’s “Three Songs for Benazir.”
The momentum for a movie like Apple Original Films’ “CODA” could positively affect Ogens’ short, which takes a poignant look into a group of friends from Maryland School for the Deaf dealing with a tragic loss of a friend. With a runtime just two minutes shy of qualifying for documentary feature, the 39-minute doc is one of the longest of the contenders.
Kos and Shenk’s film has the advantage of getting support from Los Angeles members, as the film looks at the unhoused population, something that hits very close to home. The film also runs for 39 minutes.
Netflix brought out the big guns with “Three Songs for Benazir,” which features Prince Harry moderating a conversation. This could have a significant impact on the voters overseas. The film has also won several honors already, including a Cinema Eye Honor award. The runtime is 22 minutes.
One year after being nominated with composer Kris Bowers for “A Concerto Is a Conversation,” Ben Proudfoot is back with another nom for “The Queen of Basketball,” a beautiful portrait of NBA draft legend Lucy Harris. Shaquille O’Neal as a producer may give the film some clout in the race, especially with wins from the Critics Choice Documentary Awards and Palm Springs International Shortsfest. The runtime is 22 minutes.
Finally, Jay Rosenblatt’s “When We Were Bullies” examines his childhood from a 50-year distance. At 36 minutes, the film has popped up at multiple festivals, including Sundance, but could be too under the radar to go the distance.
Going with “Audible” to squeak this one out.
Will win: “Audible” (Netflix) – Matt Ogens, Geoff McLean
Could win: “The Queen of Basketball” (The New York Times) – Ben Proudfoot
Should win: “Audible” (Netflix) – Matt Ogens, Geoff McLean
ALL AWARDS CONTENDERS AND RANKINGS:
2022 Academy Awards Predictions
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Animated Feature
- Best Production Design
- Best Cinematography
- Best Costume Design
- Best Film Editing
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Best Sound
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Original Score
- Best Original Song
- Best Documentary Feature
- Best International Feature
- Best Animated Short
- Best Documentary Short
- Best Live-Action Short
2021 Oscars predictions are here.
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