Academy Announces Documentary Oscar Contenders
 

By Rich Drees

 

     November 15, 2005- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the list of 15 films that will be considered for nomination for an Oscar for Best Documentary at this year’s Academy Awards.

 

     All eligible documentaries were screened by members of the Academy’s Documentary Branch Screening Committee, who chose the films being considered for nomination. The five nominated films will be announced along with the rest of the Oscar nominations on January 31, 2006.

 

     The 15 films from which the final five nominees will be selected 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

 

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