Fifteen documentaries have made the shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The documentary ranks include CitizenFour, Laura Poitras’ powerhouse about Edward Snowden, Life Itself, a look at the life of Roger Ebert, and The Case Against 8, about the Prop 8 Supreme Court case. Last Days of Vietnam, Jodorowsky’s Dune, and Virunga, also made the list.
CitizenFour already picked up two awards this week, winning the Gotham Independent Film Award and the New York Film Critics Circle Award.
Art and Craft, Purple Parrot Films
The Case Against 8, Day in Court
Citizen Koch, Elsewhere Films
CitizenFour, Praxis Films
Finding Vivian Maier, Ravine Pictures
The Internet’s Own Boy, Luminant Media
Jodorowsky’s Dune, City Film
Keep On Keepin’ On, Absolute Clay Productions
The Kill Team, f/8 filmworks
Last Days in Vietnam, Moxie Firecracker Films
Life Itself, Kartemquin Films and Film Rites
The Overnighters, Mile End Films West
The Salt of the Earth, Decia Films
Tales of the Grim Sleeper, Lafayette Film
Virunga, Grain Media
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