Voters from the Academy's
Documentary Branch viewed this year's 74 eligible entries and submitted their ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers for tabulation.
Hardly anyone has made a fortune in
the documentary branch of moviemaking.
The documentary branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences selected five Documentary Short Subject contenders out of 61 eligible entries for the 89th Academy Awards to compete for the Oscar.
• Patrick Goldstein on Werner Herzog once again getting the shaft from the Academy's
documentary branch.
The Academy's
documentary branch has proven once again that it is made up of a consistently unpredictable bunch, particularly keen on spreading the love.
But in spite of capturing the hearts and minds of
the documentary branch, will «Abacus,» «Faces Places» and «Last Men in Aleppo» distributors be able to complete with the behemoth that is Netflix?
Preference: The AMPAS's
documentary branch was unusually discerning this year, with not a single fluffy inspirational embarrassment in the whole lineup.
CNN Films,
the documentary branch of CNN worldwide, is expected to release the film theatrically before it airs on CNN in 2014.
And in the Best Documentary Feature category, where it can help to come out early in the year — that way you avoid being lost in the deluge of screeners that voters in
the Documentary Branch receive — we've already seen a strong contender in the political doc «Weiner,» and a complete wild card in ESPN's five - part, seven - and - a-half-hour «O.J.: Made in America.»
Documentary Branch: Two director or producer credits on a theatrical documentary, at least one within the past five years.
15 films will go forward to
the Documentary Branch of the Academy ahead of the big nominee announcement in...
Much like previous stellar documentaries that didn't make the Oscars cut, such as Hoop Dreams and Roger and Me, some prognosticators are saying Jane is too popular for the Academy's
documentary branch.
Obomsawin was invited to join
the Documentary Branch of the Academy.