Anyone have the inside scoop on th Academy's Shorts categories?

[bettyellen]

I promise to donate 1/2 my winnings to DU if your info puts me over the top.
I am always clueless about the short films and guess randomly.
Please help me win this for the team!

Best Animated Short Film -
Total Running Time of Program: 37:42 minutes

"Birthday Boy" 9:30 minutes  
An Australian Film, TV and Radio School Production
Sejong Park and Andrew Gregory

"Gopher Broke" 4:27 minutes
A Blur Studio Production
Jeff Fowler and Tim Miller

"Guard Dog" 5:00 minutes
A Bill Plympton Production
Bill Plympton

"Lorenzo" 4:55 minutes
A Walt Disney Pictures Production
Mike Gabriel and Baker Bloodworth

"Ryan" 13:50 minutes
A Copper Heart Entertainment & National Film Board of Canada Production
Chris Landreth


 

Brief Intermission


 


Best Live-Action Short Film -
Total Running Time of Program: 77 minutes

"Everything in This Country Must" 20 minutes
A Six Mile LLC Production
Gary McKendry

"Little Terrorist" 15 minutes
An Alipur Films Production
Ashvin Kumar

"7:35 in the Morning ( 7:35 de la Mañana)" 8 minutes
An Ibarretxe & Co. Production
Nacho Vigalondo

"Two Cars, One Night" 11 minutes
A Defender Films Limited Production
Taika Waititi and Ainsley Gardiner

"Wasp" 23 minutes
A Cowboy Films Production
Andrea Arnold

[RubyDuby in GA]

1. I'm going for

Gopher Broke and Little Terrorist

[CBGLuthier]

2. Ryan and Little Terrorist for me

Ryan was just mind blowing and sad and very insider so I would hope it would get the vote.

Little Terrorist is the best of the 4 live action ones I got to see.

[bettyellen]

3. anybody else?