For our third Rundown article, we examine the shortest movies in the competition. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Animated Short Film & Best Live-Action Short Film as well as general commentary about the race. Tomorrow, we’ll cover a category featuring artificial characters and environments.

Best Animated Short Film

Winner Predictions

• Feral
• Get a Horse! (WL O) (PP R) [New] (TB O)
• Mr. Hublot
• Possessions
• Room on the Broom

Runner-Up Predictions

• Feral (PP R) [New]
• Room on the Broom (WL O) (TB O)

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Wesley Lovell: It’s hard to predict these without having seen them all. Based entirely on the premises, I might have put stock in a different winner, but the blend of old and new will warm the hearts of Oscar voters, giving them the desire to recognize Disney’s Get a Horse over any of the others.
Peter J. Patrick: The Disney cartoon featuring Mickey Mouse and other legendary Disney creations will be hard to beat.
Tripp Burton: I won’t get a chance to see these until next weekend, so right now this is just a guess.

Best Live-Action Short Film

Winner Predictions

• Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)
• Avant Que De Tou Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything) (PP R) [New]
• Helium (WL O)
• Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)
• The Voorman Problem (TB O)

Runner-Up Predictions

• Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me) (PP R) [New]
• Avant Que De Tou Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything) (TB R) [New]
• The Voorman Problem (WL O)

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Wesley Lovell: I’ve never been great at predicting these, but the descriptions suggest Helium might be the most accessible. Any of these could win, though, and I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised.
Peter J. Patrick: Festival sensation Just Before Losing Everything should take this one easily.
Tripp Burton: I won’t get a chance to see these until next weekend, so right now this is just a guess.

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