The DGA also announced its feature
film documentary nominations had gone to «Amy,» «Cartel Land,» «Going Clear: Scientology -LSB-...]
Not exact matches
The streaming service also earned three
nominations for its
documentaries «Icarus,» «Strong Island,» and «Heroin (e),» and one nod for the foreign language
film «On Body and Soul.»
The result was the 2010
documentary film Gasland, which went on to earn many accolades including the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, a Best Documentary Directing Emmy and a Best Documentary Oscar
documentary film Gasland, which went on to earn many accolades including the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance
Film Festival, a Best
Documentary Directing Emmy and a Best Documentary Oscar
Documentary Directing Emmy and a Best
Documentary Oscar
Documentary Oscar
nomination.
The
film went on to win the inaugural Writers Guild of America best
documentary screenplay award as well as garner an Academy Award
nomination for best feature
documentary.
The
film, which was inspired by Denis» own experiences in Africa and those of working amongst the stark Southwest landscapes of Paris, Texas, proved to be a very auspicious debut, screening at Cannes that year and earning both a Golden Palm
nomination and a César
nomination for Best New Director.Denis followed her debut the next year with Man No Run, a
documentary about Les Têtes Brulées («the Flaming Heads»), a Cameroon band on their first French tour.
Two
nominations Amy (British
film,
documentary) Inside Out (original screenplay, animation) Theeb (debut, foreign language)
He received a Best
Documentary Feature
nomination for his
film Strong Island earlier this week.
Transgender director Yance Ford recently scored an Academy Award
nomination for Best
Documentary Feature for his 2017
film «Strong Island»
«Life Itself,» Steve James» widely praised
documentary on the life and career of
film critic Roger Ebert, went un-nominated, though another Chicago - derived project, «Finding Vivian Maier,» received a
documentary nomination.
If best animated
film, best
documentary feature, and best director begat the year's most conspicuous snubs (for The Lego Movie, Life Itself, and Ana DuVerny, respectively), best sound mixing boasts the most controversial
nomination: Interstellar.
Notable examples of people of color representation in the
nominations pool come in the
documentary category where the black male director of «Strong Island,» Yance Ford, is the first openly trans person to have a
film nominated, and in foreign - language
film where «A Fantastic Woman,» starring Chilean trans actress Daniela Vega, is a possible winner.
So far the
film has taken home Cannes» Golden Eye
Documentary prize, the Los Angeles
Film Critics Assn. kudo, the New York
Film Critics Circle award and recently scored an Independent Spirit
nomination.
We must also give kudos to Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, who share a writing
nomination for «The Big Sick,» a
film that hasn't gotten enough awards season love; Kazuhiro Tsuji, who is nominated, for the third time, this year for the «Darkest Hour» makeup; and Agnès Varda and James Ivory who, at 89, are our oldest nominees this year (and the oldest on record), for the
documentary «Faces Places» and adapted screenplay of «Call Me by Your Name,» respectively.
Laura Poitras — «Citizenfour» Easily the most talked - about non-fiction
film of the year, a front - runner for the
Documentary Oscar (and even, some suggest, a dark horse for a Best Picture
nomination), «Citizenfour» looks to make director Laura Poitras, if she wasn't already, one of the best known documentarians working today.
Steve James posted this photo on the
film's Facebook page the following day, with these words: «Yesterday in Los Angeles... we didn't get an Oscar
nomination, but we did get the honor of being named Best
Documentary of the year at the Critics» Choice Awards.
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Last year, for example, the musical «La La Land» set a record for the most
nominations — 14 — without winning best picture, and the
documentary «O.J.: Made in America,» with a running time of nearly eight hours, became the longest
film ever to win an Academy Award.
The feature
documentary film category and other television category
nominations were previously announced by the PGA in late 2014.
DuVernay's 13th also earned a Best
Documentary Feature
nomination, along with the widely praised seven - plus hour O.J.: Made In America,
film festival favorite Tickled, the uncomfortable look at disgraced politician Anthony Weiner in Weiner, andCameraperson, a compendium of the
film projects of cinematographer Kirsten Johnson.
After breaking out in 2012 with «Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare» — a
film he co-directed with Susan Froemke, and which was nominated for a Grand Jury prize at Sundance — the 34 - year - old filmmaker followed up with a one - two punch: the Oscar - nominated drug
documentary «Cartel Land» in 2015, and his latest
film, «City of Ghosts,» which is already garnering buzz in advance of next year's
nominations.
The Critics Choice
Documentary Awards nominating committees recognized additional female - directed
films with
nominations in various categories.
That
film turned out to be quite good, so my hopes were high for Racing Extinction, another activist environmental
documentary that nabbed J. Ralph another surprise Best Song
nomination.
The increasing divide between good movies and box - office grosses was dramatized when all five best
film nominations went to titles that have so far been out - grossed by a
documentary about penguins.
That it's usually the
documentaries, foreign - language
films, and short
films that I end up needing to catch up on in the weeks between the Oscar
nominations and the Oscar ceremony says a lot about viewing habits (my own and the culture's at large).
The ACE Eddie
nominations for best edited feature
films,
documentary and animated features were announced with more than a few shocks and surprises.
Warren most recently received her eighth Oscar
nomination for the original song «Til It Happens To You,» performed by Lady Gaga, from the critically acclaimed
documentary The Hunting Ground and her seventh Oscar
nomination for her original song «Grateful» performed by Rita Ora for the
film Beyond the Lights.
The
film was shortlisted for a 2015 Academy Award ®
nomination and won a Special Jury Award for Intuitive Filmmaking:
Documentary at the 2014 Sundance
Film Festival.
So once again, I have created my imaginary awards
nominations in the following categories: best
film, best director, best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best
documentary and best screenplay.
BAFTA
nominations list Best
film Birdman Boyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game The Theory of Everything Leading Actor Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler Michael Keaton - Birdman Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel Leading Actress Amy Adams - Big Eyes Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything Julianne Moore - Still Alice Reese Witherspoon - Wild Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl Supporting Actor Edward Norton - Birdman Ethan Hawke - Boyhood J.K. Simmons - Whiplash Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher Steve Carell - Foxcatcher Supporting Actress Emma Stone - Birdman Imelda Staunton - Pride Keira Knightley - The Imitation Game Patricia Arquette - Boyhood Rene Russo - Nightcrawler Outstanding British
Film»71 The Imitation Game Paddington Pride The Theory of Everything Under the Skin Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer Elaine Constantine (writer / director)- Northern Soul Gregory Burke (writer), Yann Demange (director)-»71 Hong Khaou (writer / director)- Lilting Paul Katis (director / producer), Andrew de Lotbiniere (producer)- Kajaki: The True Story Stephen Beresford (writer), David Livingstone (producer)- Pride
Film Not in the English Language Ida Leviathan The Lunchbox Trash Two Days, One Night
Documentary 20 Feet from Stardom 20,000 Days on Earth Citizenfour Finding Vivian Maier Virunga Animated
Film Big Hero 6 The Boxtrolls The Lego Movie Whiplash Adapted Screenplay American Sniper Gone Girl The Imitation Game Paddington The Theory of Everything EE Rising Star Jack O'Connell Gugu Mbatha - Raw Miles Teller Margot Robbie Shailene Woodley
Indeed, it was the only
film in the category I even considered, with some of my personal favorites like Amy (a
documentary, sure, but absolutely one of the best edited
films of the year) and It Follows shut out of the
nominations.
Here are the lists of
nominations by
film and studio (excluding the Short Films and
Documentary Short Subject categories):
LOS ANGELES, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of
Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 89th Academy Awards ® has been narrowed to 10
films, of which 5 will earn Oscar ®
nominations.
There were only four total
nominations in the
documentary category this year, which seems like a waste when one more worthy
film could have been nominated, but that's the way it goes.
To date, amongst other
nominations and awards, the
film has won Jury Prize for Best Australian
Documentary from the Australian
Film Critics» Circle; Best Australian
Documentary from the Real Life on
Film Documentary Festival; Special Jury Award at the Hawaii International
Film Festival; Best Video Production at the Melbourne International
Film Festival 2001 and Heidtman Award for Best Script.
Jane has already won several other awards, including Best
Documentary from the PGA, but for some inexplicable reason, the
film did not snag an Oscar
nomination.
After those have been shared, the
nominations for actor in a leading role, actor in a supporting role, actress in a leading role, actress in a supporting role, animated feature
film, directing,
documentary feature,
documentary short subject, foreign language
film, original song, best picture, adapted screenplay, and original screenplay will be announced at 5:38:30 a.m. PT / 8: 38:30 a.m. ET (and not 30 seconds sooner).
DIRECTOR BIO: Thomas Lennon Thomas Lennon's work in
documentary film has earned him an Academy Award, three Oscar
nominations, and numerous additional accolades.
With the help of his brother Ben and sister Kerry, Vincent makes a
documentary film about the lifelong trauma of child abduction and receives an Academy Award
nomination for his work.