Only one-third of these titles will be nominated for an Academy Award.
Congratulations to the 15 documentary features shortlisted for the Oscar this week. The Academy announced the titles advancing to the next round of voting, which will result in five nominees revealed on January 23, 2018. Then the winner will be named on March 4, 2018. Here they are:
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, Mitten Media, Motto Pictures, Kartemquin Educational Films and WGBH/FRONTLINE
Chasing Coral, Exposure Labs in partnership with The Ocean Agency & View Into the Blue in association with Argent Pictures & The Kendeda Fund
City of Ghosts, Our Time Projects and Jigsaw Productions
Ex Libris — The New York Public Library, Ex Libris Films
Faces Places, Ciné Tamaris
Human Flow, Participant Media and AC Films
Icarus, Netflix Documentary in association with Impact Partners, Diamond Docs, Chicago Media Project and Alex Productions
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, Paramount Pictures and Participant Media
Jane, National Geographic Studios in association with Public Road Productions
LA 92, Lightbox
Last Men in Aleppo, Larm Film
Long Strange Trip, Double E Pictures, AOMA Sunshine Films and Sikelia
One of Us, Loki Films
Strong Island, Yanceville Films and Louverture Films
Unrest, Shella Films and Little by Little Films
Which of these should and which of these will be nominated? Here’s what our Christopher Campbell says:
My dream doc Oscar noms from the shortlist: LA 92, Strong Island, Abacus, Ex Libris, Jane My prediction for actual Oscar noms: Jane, Icarus, City of Ghosts, Strong Island, Last Men in Aleppo
