Live Action Oscar Shorts

Binta Y La Gran Idea - 15 (Javier Fesser and Luis Manso, Spain/Senegal)

This was absolute crap. I don't know how to begin to explain how this got nominated. Perhaps being a film about African peoples is enough, but this was extremely poorly done, and maybe even a little bit borderline racist. Chance Of Winning: 32%

Éramos Pocos - 68 (Borja Cobeaga, Spain)

Is Kaurismäki-ish a word? Alright, I have only seen one film by him, but this reminded of it quite a bit. Even better, my girlfriend liked this too, so I think it actually has a real shot at winning. Chance Of Winning: 42%

Helmer & Son - 55 (Soren Pilmark and Kim Magnusson, Denmark)

This was OK. A little sitcom-y, but decent enough. A nice of amount of elderly nudity, too! Chance Of Winning: 10%

The Saviour - 59 (Peter Templeman and Stuart Parkyn, Australia)

Another good one, but I don't think that it stands any chance at all. I think that, if fleshed out, it would make the best feature length film. Chance Of Winning: 5%

West Bank Story - 47 (Ari Sandel)

A musical comedy about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They completely wasted this premise. And this music was horrific. But it was funny in a Miramax kind of way... Chance Of Winning: 10%