thewrap.com - 11/19/2009
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By Steve Pond The Academy has released the shortlist of 15 documentaries that will move into the next round of competition for the 82nd Academy Awards, and several of the year's highest-profile documentaries are not on the list.
Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" was not included on the shortlist, which was chosen by the Documentary Branch Screening Committee, volunteers who viewed and scored all the eligible films. Neither was director James Toback's well-received ...
slashfilm.com - 11/19/2009
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slashfilm.com —
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
unveiled their list of 15 films that will vie...
for the Best Documentary Academy Award Nomination. And while the list includes well-known titles such as Food, Inc. and The Cove , it is more ...
Michael Moore, Anvil and Mike Tyson Left Off Oscar Short ...
cinematical.com - 11/19/2009
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cinematical.com —
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
documentary committee has watched the 89 eligible docs that...
were submitted and whittled the field down to 15 finalists , from which the five Oscar nominees will be chosen. But before we even get there ...
Oscar's Documentary Shortlist: No 'Anvil,' No 'Capitalism'
indiewire.com - 11/18/2009
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indiewire.com —
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
named 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will...
advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards(R). Eighty-nine pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with ...
Academy Names 15 to Documentary Shortlist
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... • The short list of documentaries that may become Oscar nominees is out, and -- as always seems to be the case in this genre -- some of the most popular and most discussed documentaries of the year were left out. ...
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... . His latest installment of the Michael Moore Yells at The Rich cycle Capitalism, A Love Story , failed to make the short list of 15 films up for the Best Documentary prize. The list which included favorites Valentino: The Last Emperor, The Cove and Every Little Step , will be winnowed down to five nominees in February. [ The Wrap ] • Forbes has done the math on the most-overpaid stars in Hollywood, coming up with a showbiz equivalent of a PE ratio, calculating how much their movies gross for every dollar they are paid. Topping the list: Will Ferrell whose films earn a ...
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... . His latest installment of the Michael Moore Yells at The Rich cycle Capitalism, A Love Story, failed to make the short list of 15 films up for the Best Documentary prize. The list which included favorites Valentino: The Last Emperor, The Cove and Every Little Step, will be winnowed down to five nominees in February. [The Wrap] ...
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... . His latest installment of the Michael Moore Yells at The Rich cycle Capitalism, A Love Story , failed to make the short list of 15 films up for the Best Documentary prize. The list which included favorites Valentino: The Last Emperor, The Cove and Every Little Step , will be winnowed down to five nominees in February. [ The Wrap ] • Forbes has done the math on the most-overpaid stars in Hollywood, coming up with a showbiz equivalent of a PE ratio, calculating how much their movies gross for every dollar they are paid. Topping the list: Will Ferrell whose films earn a ...
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