The MPAA has announced the films that have been shortlisted for the Best Documentary Oscar. They are:
"After Innocence"
"The Boys of Baraka"
"Darwin's Nightmare"
"The Devil and Daniel Johnston"
"Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room"
"Favela Rising"
"Mad Hot Ballroom"
"March of the Penguins"
"Murderball"
"Occupation: Dreamland"
"On Native Soil: The Documentary of the 9/11 Commission Report"
"Rize"
"Street Fight"
"39 Pounds of Love"
"Unknown White Male"
Eligible documentaries were screened by the Documentary Branch Screening Committee, made up of members of the branch who serve on a volunteer basis. The above films were chosen after a preliminary round of screenings.
The nominated films will be announced along with nominations in 24 other categories on Tuesday, January 31, at 5:30 a.m. PST.
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posted by Matthew Ross @ 11/15/2005 04:27:00 PM
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Interesting list. I'm a little surprsied that Gunner Palace didn't make the short list, but I'm very glad that Operation: Dreamland did. Now I really wish I'd caught After Innocence last week....
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posted by chuck @ 11/20/2005 12:36 AM
