Unlike other major categories, the Academy Awards folks announce 15 finalists in the full-length documentary category far in advance. Here, they are announced today. I've seen about half.
One major oversight (ha, ha):
The Act of Killing (just won Gotham award)
The Armstrong Lie (Gibney on Lance but no WikiLeaks)
BlackfishThe Crash ReelCutie and the BoxerDirty Wars (Scahill)
First Cousin Once RemovedGod Loves UgandaLife According to SamPussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (the Russian dissidents)
The SquareStories We Tell (Sarah Polley's fine one)
Tim’s Vermeer20 Feet from Stardom (great on backup singers)
Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington (photog slain in Libya)
Published on December 03, 2013 10:31