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Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Documentary Short. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Oscar Predictions page.

Click each heading to view individual staff rankings, or search/sort by the drop-downs below:

NBP Staff Picks

	Matt Neglia
1	STRANGER AT THE GATE
2	THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS
3	HAULOUT
4	HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?
5	THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT

	Dan Bayer
1	STRANGER AT THE GATE
2	THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS
3	HAULOUT
4	HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?
5	THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT

	Zoe Rose Bryant
1	STRANGER AT THE GATE
2	THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS
3	HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?
4	HAULOUT
5	THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT

	Danilo Castro
1	HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?
2	HAULOUT
3	STRANGER AT THE GATE
4	THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS
5	THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT

	Nadia Dalimonte
1	STRANGER AT THE GATE
2	THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS
3	THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT
4	HAULOUT
5	HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?

	Cody Dericks
1	STRANGER AT THE GATE
2	THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS
3	HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?
4	THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT
5	HAULOUT

	Daniel Howat
1	STRANGER AT THE GATE
2	HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?
3	THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS
4	HAULOUT
5	THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT

	Will Mavity
1	STRANGER AT THE GATE
2	THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS
3	HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?
4	HAULOUT
5	THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT

	Tom O'Brien
1	STRANGER AT THE GATE
2	THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS
3	HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?
4	HAULOUT
5	THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT

	Josh Parham
1	STRANGER AT THE GATE
2	THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS
3	HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?
4	HAULOUT
5	THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT

	Ema Sasic
1	STRANGER AT THE GATE
2	THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS
3	HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?
4	HAULOUT
5	THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT

	Amy Smith
1	STRANGER AT THE GATE
2	THE ELEPHANT WHISPERERS
3	HOW DO YOU MEASURE A YEAR?
4	HAULOUT
5	THE MARTHA MITCHELL EFFECT

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