The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 15 films in the documentary feature category will advance in the voting process for the 86th Oscars. Originally, 147 films had qualified in the category.
The Academy’s documentary branch determined the shortlist in a preliminary round of voting. Documentary branch members will now select the five nominees from among the 15 titles.
The 15 shortlisted films are:
The Act of Killing, Final Cut for Real
The Armstrong Lie, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Blackfish, Our Turn Productions
The Crash Reel, KP Rides Again
Cutie and the Boxer, Ex Lion Tamer and Cine Mosaic
Dirty Wars, Civic Bakery
First Cousin Once Removed, Experiments in Time, Light & Motion
God Loves Uganda, Full Credit Productions
Life According to Sam, Fine Films
Life According To Sam – Trailer from Fine Films on Vimeo.
Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, Roast Beef Productions
PUSSY RIOT A PUNK PRAYER – Trailer VOST from REALITISM FILMS on Vimeo.
The Square, Noujaim Films and Maktube Productions
Stories We Tell, National Film Board of Canada
Tim’s Vermeer, High Delft Pictures (Trailer not available).
20 Feet from Stardom, Gil Friesen Productions and Tremolo Productions
Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington, Tripoli Street
The Oscars nominations will be announced live on Jan. 16, at 5:30 a.m. PST in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
