Oscars 2021: Who Should Win Every Award (And Who Actually Will)

14. Best Animated Short Film

Nominees

Burrow

Genius Loci

If Anything Happens I Love You

Opera

Yes-People

Who Should Win: If Anything Happens I Love You

Though there are a number of adventurous and ambitious entries in this year's slate, Will McCormack and Michael Govier's heartbreaking If Anything Happens I Love You will be a tough one to beat on the stakes of emotion and social relevance.

Focused on two parents who drift apart amid the school shooting death of their daughter, it tells a brutally affecting tale in a scant 12 minutes.

Who Will Win: If Anything Happens I Love You

Between its relevance, its brevity, and the fact it's available on Netflix, If Anything Happens I Love You has a lot going for it.

The short categories are always tough to predict at the best of times, but this one hits the sweet spot of being both thematically rich and aesthetically appealing.