From Anthony Kaufman’s blog Oscar Docs Baffle Again: “Grizzly Man” Snubbed Can someone explain to me the biggest snub in the recent history of the Oscar documentary branch: that “Grizzly Man” — Werner Herzog’s masterful meditation on nature’s cruelty — did not make AMPAS’s shortlist for the Best Documentary category? Since “Grizzly Man” is the […]

November 15, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Toni Thompson — (310) 247-3000 Academy Announces Documentary Films in Competition for 78th Academy Awards® Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the list of films that will continue on in the voting process in the category of Best Documentary Feature […]

From indieWIRE: In the documentary competition, Zach Niles and Banker White won the Aquafina Pure Vision Award for their film “The Refugee All Stars.” The film is the story of a group of six Sierra Leonean musicians who come together to form a band while living as refugees in the Republic of Guinea. Kelly Duda’s […]

October 12, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Teni Melidonian — (310) 247-3000 tmelidonian@oscars.org 8 Documentary Shorts Still in Competition for 78th Academy Awards® Beverly Hills, CA — In an indication that the 78th Academy Awards season is officially underway, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Short Documentary […]

Michael Moore sent out this letter today. I’m going to send out a box of supplies. It’s an important way to help. Friends, There is much to be said and done about the manmade annihilation of New Orleans, caused NOT by a hurricane but by the very specific decisions made by the Bush administration in […]

We’re all thinking about Katrina. Here’s what Michael Moore has to say… Friday, September 2nd, 2005 Dear Mr. Bush: Any idea where all our helicopters are? It’s Day 5 of Hurricane Katrina and thousands remain stranded in New Orleans and need to be airlifted. Where on earth could you have misplaced all our military choppers? […]

August 23, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Teni Melidonian — (310) 247-3000 tmelidonian@oscars.org Beverly Hills, CA — September 1 is the submission deadline for documentary filmmakers to present materials for either short subject or feature-length films to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration for the 78th Academy Awards®. Entry forms must be […]