Best Animated Short – 2017

[Paul Hardister Joined: Feb 26th, 2012 Topics: 15 Posts: 399 View Predictions]

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I know what won’t win – that Olaf short. They are pulling it from theaters due to customer complaints!

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[Gabe Guarin Joined: Feb 23rd, 2017 Topics: 40 Posts: 2441 View Predictions]

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Ha! What will win, though?

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[Paul Hardister Joined: Feb 26th, 2012 Topics: 15 Posts: 399 View Predictions]

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Ha ha 🙂 Not sure yet. The Academy will soon announce the shortlist of shorts that qualify.

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[Sagand Joined: Jan 13th, 2013 Topics: 3 Posts: 494 View Predictions]

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paulhardister wrote:

Ha ha Not sure yet. The Academy will soon announce the shortlist of shorts that qualify.

And that is today.
Here are the 10 finalists:

“Cradle,” Devon Manney, director (University of Southern California)

“Dear Basketball,” Glen Keane, director, and Kobe Bryant, writer (Glen Keane Productions)

“Fox and the Whale,” Robin Joseph, director (Robin Joseph)

“Garden Party,” Victor Caire and Gabriel Grapperon, directors (MOPA)

“In a Heartbeat,” Esteban Bravo and Beth David, directors (Ringling College of Art and Design)

“Life Smartphone,” Chenglin Xie, director (China Central Academy of Fine Arts)

“Lost Property Office,” Daniel Agdag, director, and Liz Kearney, producer (8th in Line)

“Lou,” Dave Mullins, director, and Dana Murray, producer (Pixar Animation Studios)

“Negative Space,” Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata, directors (Ikki Films)

“Revolting Rhymes,” Jakob Schuh and Jan Lachauer, directors (Magic Light Pictures)
(https://deadline.com/2017/12/oscars-animated-short-film-finalists-list-1202219649/)

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[Riley Chow Joined: Oct 11th, 2010 Topics: 158 Posts: 17847 View Predictions]

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Shut out or ineligible for Annies: Fox and the Whale, Garden Party, In a Heartbeat, Life Smartphone, Lost Property Office, Lou

Nominated in a “program” category and nothing else: Cradle, Dear Basketball, Negative Space, Revolting Rhymes

Multiple nominations, but not on shortlist: Olaf’s Frozen Adventure

Spin-off to a past nominee and now up for a “program” Annie, but not on the shortlist: Pig: The Dam Keeper Poems

I really thought that this post would be more insightful when I started writing it.

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[Eddy Q Joined: Oct 13th, 2012 Topics: 23 Posts: 5073 View Predictions]

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No Don Hertzfeldt. Booooooo

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[Paul Hardister Joined: Feb 26th, 2012 Topics: 15 Posts: 399 View Predictions]

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Looks like Cradle, Dear Basketball and Negative Space could be frontrunners as they also got Annie noms today!

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[Sagand Joined: Jan 13th, 2013 Topics: 3 Posts: 494 View Predictions]

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Quite a few of these are available to watch online.

“Cradle,” https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2017/11/27/cradle/
“Dear Basketball,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUDBqgdE_4c (mostly in frame with an orchestra and John Williams live)
“Fox and the Whale,” https://vimeo.com/237551523
“Garden Party,” Trailer :https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2017/10/23/garden-party/
“In a Heartbeat,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2REkk9SCRn0
“Life Smartphone,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RQ9LOBw0vg
“Lost Property Office,” Trailer: http://lostpropertyoffice.com.au/#trailer
“Lou,” Four minutes of clips from a six minute short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl1JZdP5smg
“Negative Space,” Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9HrvEbH0ic
“Revolting Rhymes,” Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjOJaiWltYU Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWYIVjokBGU

The better ones look to be the ones with only the trailer available.
Early guess at the final five:
1. Dear Basketball
2. Garden Party
3. In a Heartbeat
4. Lost Property Office
5. Lou

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[Paul Hardister Joined: Feb 26th, 2012 Topics: 15 Posts: 399 View Predictions]

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Thanks for posting Sagand. I hope everyone watches soon. They often pull these once they get in the Oscar race. So people will pay to see the short compilation in February.

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[Awardsfan1990 Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 244 Posts: 9220 View Predictions]

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Kobe Bryant, a potential Oscar nominee…I would never have imagined that, not in a million years. But hey, better him as an Oscar nominee than Justin Bieber, that’s for sure.

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[GusCruz Joined: Feb 26th, 2012 Topics: 54 Posts: 13357 View Predictions]

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A bif off topic, but does anyone know when will they release the shortlists for the live-action and doc shorts?

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[MKA2017 Joined: Dec 5th, 2017 Topics: 1 Posts: 63 View Predictions]

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What about In A Heartbeat, with all the buzz it got this summer? That’s my personal favorite to win.

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[Sagand Joined: Jan 13th, 2013 Topics: 3 Posts: 494 View Predictions]

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GusCruz wrote:

A bif off topic, but does anyone know when will they release the shortlists for the live-action and doc shorts?

There isn’t usually a long gap between the lists. So probably within the next week.

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