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About an hour ago, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this year's Documentary Feature Shortlist. The 15 films that made the cut are: THE BEACHES OF AGNES Directed by Agnes Varda BURMA VJ Directed by Anders Østergaard...
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Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown —
... The thing about Michael Moore and the Academy – they have kind of been there, done that. When people say to me, “Of course it wasn’t nominated; it was bad,” that means nothing. They have their own particular tastes, especially their Doc branch, which is notorious for choosing films in a bubble. AJ Schnack knows the scene a whole lot better than I do — here is what he had to say about the Oscar doc short list: ...
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... of Anvil , which last month earned the distinction of being the first “for your consideration” screener sent to Academy members this year. Last year’s best-reviewed documentary, Man on Wire , went on to win the Oscar; Anvil! holds that title this year (98% at Rotten Tomatoes), but it’s not even going to be nominated. Other noteworthy titles not among the top 15: Tyson (about the boxer, not the chicken company) and The September Issue (about Anna Wintour and Vogue magazine). AJ Schnack at All These Wonderful Things : There are a lot of missing films on this list, the most ...
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By Steve Pond In this morning’s roundup of Oscar news ‘n’ notes from around the web, the doc shortlist gets scrutinized and the top categories get analyzed.
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