15 docs on the Oscar short list

By Peter Kneg

Fifteen documentary films have been selected for the "short list" of titles competing in the Best Documentary Feature category at the 80th Academy Awards, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Documentary Branch screening committee viewed the eligible documentaries in a preliminary round of screenings, according to AMPAS, and branch members will now select the five 2007 nominees from among the 15 titles on this shortlist.

[SF360.org Editor’s note: This article appeared originally in indieWIRE on Nov. 19, 2007.]

The full list is:
1. "Autism: The Musical," directed by Tricia Regan
2. "Body of War," directed by Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro
3. "For The Bible Tells Me So," directed by Daniel G. Karslake
4. "Lake of Fire," directed by Tony Kaye
5. "Nanking," directed by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman
6. "No End in Sight," directed by Charles Ferguson
7. "Operation Homecoming – Writing the Wartime Experience," directed by Richard Robbins
8. "Please Vote For Me," directed by Wejun Chen
9. "The Price of Sugar," directed by Bill Haney
10. "A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman," directed by Peter Raymont
11. "The Rape of Europa," directed by Richard Berge and Bonni Cohen
12. "Sicko," directed by Michael Moore
13. "Taxi to the Dark Side," directed by Alex Gibney
14. "War/Dance," directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
15. "White Light/Black Rain," directed by Steven Okazaki
Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 and the Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2008.

topics: awards, critics year end polls, documentary, lists, oscars

11.23.2007