AMPAS released the contenders for the Documentary Feature and they are:
“At the Death House Door”
“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)”
“Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh”
“Encounters at the End of the World”
“Fuel”
“The Garden”
“Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts”
“I.O.U.S.A.”
“In a Dream”
“Made in America”
“Man on Wire”
“Pray the Devil Back to Hell”
“Standard Operating Procedure”
“They Killed Sister Dorothy”
“Trouble the Water”
No Response for "Oscar Documentary Feature Short List"
Where’s “Polanski: Wanted and Desired?”
No Roman Polanski? Wow.
Glad to see Man on Wire there though, my second favorite movie of the year. Hopefully AMPAS won’t just dismiss it for not being about a “serious” topic. Also nice to see Herzog there, hope he makes the final cut, he really got robbed when Grizzly Man was deemed ineligible a few years back.
You threw me with the Doc Short title followed by the Doc Feature list, Sasha.
Glad to see the much praised Man on Wire here. I had issues with the Polanski doc so I’m not mourning its absence.
no religulous either hmm..
I think Man on Wire is a sure bet here.
Also, I saw Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts at the Sydney Film Festival in June, and while it’s excellent, I think it’s unlikely to make it. It is perhaps a little over-long. Philip Glass and the fact that I’m a musician make it, for me, a great documentary, but I wonder whether it’s actually interesting enough for the non-musical doco voters. I think probably not, sadly.
The Polanski shut out is WEIRD. Just weird.
I’m very upset about the Polanski doc being given the shaft, and I’m also surprised BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER has been left off the list as well.
Where’s Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson?
Where the heck is American Teen?!!?!?
I’m really pissed off that Dear Zachary was left off. I know no one in the world has seen it (12,000 dollar domestic gross) but only if that film was given the chance. I absolutely loved that movie.
I was expecting to see American Teen here even though I hated it and thought it was clearly scripted
Dammit…..Where is “Dear Zachary”? That is the film above all others that should be there.
“Trouble the Water” will win this, or may be upst by “Man on Wire”
Glad, and surprised, to see I.O.U.S.A. on the list. Its very good and relevant considering the 2008 credit crisis. That doc could be the sleeper winner. Here’s a 30 minute condensed version on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_TjBNjc9Bo
Im not a plant, just a HUGE movie fan.Personally, I think its the best documentary of the year and Ive seen all of them.
“Also, I saw Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts at the Sydney Film Festival in June, and while it’s excellent, I think it’s unlikely to make it. It is perhaps a little over-long. Philip Glass and the fact that I’m a musician make it, for me, a great documentary, but I wonder whether it’s actually interesting enough for the non-musical doco voters. I think probably not, sadly.”
Greetings to the fellow Glass fan!
Cannot friggin wait to see this. I saw Glass in concert last month and it was. amazing!
As for the Oscar chances, there is no doubt that Glass is high-profile enough.
I’m just stunned that Dear Zachary was left off. Amazing movie and a once in a lifetime experience.
No Polanski? No Gonzo? Damn. I need to catch up on my documentary viewing.
these are the nominees, now that we know the contenders:
Man On Wire
I.O.U.S.A.
Trouble The Water
Standard Operating Procedure
Encounters At The End Of The World
Three possible alternates:
Pray The Devil Back To Hell
Glass
Made In America
I’ll be rooting for Standard Operating Procedure.
Wow, another shocking shortlist from the doc branch. I was really impressed by Polanski and feel it deserves to be there. I haven’t been lucky enough to catch Dear Zachary, but given the love for it this is disappointing.
I think this is Man on Wire’s to lose now (given it makes the final five!)
Gooo Herzog!
And Man on Wire, too.
I know I’m probably alone here, but I’m so bummed that American Teen didn’t make the cut.
A great race reduced to the quality of the chosen…
It´s a little bit disappointing than some great docs have been snubbed:
A Jihad For Love
Bigger, Stronger, Faster
Chris & Don: A Love Story
My Winnipeg
Gonzo
Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired
American Teen
I Have Come From A Plane That Crashed On The Mountains
Waltz With Bashir
Kassim The Dream
Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father
The Order Of Myths
I have no complains about the short list but could they make a bigger list?
Docs are in a great form…making a short list is disminish its quality…
Bigger Stronger Faster* Directed by Christopher Bell should have made the Oscar list. Putting films on the list that never even made it into theaters is rediculous, plain and simple.
Makeup category looks a bit light… you’ve overlooked the clear winner- Hellboy II: The Gloden Army.
Interesting interview with the directors of Pray the Devil Back to Hell, about their upcoming project, Women, War & Peace: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/women-war-peace/why-this-series/4121/
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