Perhaps inevitably, the bulk of online chatter about the Best Documentary Feature shortlist unveiled yesterday focused less on the films that made it, and more on those that didn’t. It’s par for the course for the Academy’s documentary branch to ignore a major title or two, but even by their severe standards, the list of […]
Thoughts on the Oscar doc list
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:23 pm · November 19th, 2009
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28 docs boost their Oscar profile at DocuWeeks
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:22 pm · July 8th, 2009
For documentaries, qualifying for Oscar consideration can be a rough ride. Academy rules stipulate that a film must at least enjoy a week-long theatrical run, in both New York and Los Angeles, to be eligible — which can be a tall order for tiny movies on tricky subjects. So — acting as a kind of […]
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