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Oscar docs narrowed to 15

Written by Barbara Vancheri on .

The list of documentary features in contention for the 2008 Academy Award has been narrowed from 94 to 15:

  • "At the Death House Door"
  • "The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"
  • "Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh"
  • "Encounters at the End of the World"
  • "Fuel"
  • "The Garden"
  • "Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts"
  • "I.O.U.S.A."
  • "In a Dream"
  • "Made in America"
  • "Man on Wire"
  • "Pray the Devil Back to Hell"
  • "Standard Operating Procedure"
  • "They Killed Sister Dorothy"
  • "Trouble the Water"

The Documentary Branch will trim that roster to five nominees, which will be announced on Jan. 22. The Oscars will be handed out Feb. 22 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

 

 

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