The DGA kept the documentary race competitive yesterday by nominating five Oscar-shortlisted films — three of them from female directors. “Stories We Tell” and “The Act of Killing” are among the titles in the hunt.
Sarah Polley, Joshua Oppenheimer among DGA doc nominees
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:46 am · January 14th, 2014
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Roundup: Piecing together the fragments of 'Her'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:21 am · January 2nd, 2014
In today’s roundup of notable online news and views, “Her” editor Eric Zumbrunnen offers interesting insight in the film’s assembly. Meanwhile, the debates over “The Wolf of Wall Street” rage on.
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Oscar hopeful 'The Square' leads International Documentary Association winners
Posted by Guy Lodge · 12:30 am · December 7th, 2013
“The Square,” one of the 15 titles shortlisted by the Academy earlier this week, is looking increasingly formidable in the Best Documentary Feature race: last night, it won the IDA’s top prize, beating the likes of “Stories We Tell” and “Blackfish.”
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At least Alex Gibney got ONE of his docs to the next phase of Academy voting
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:47 am · December 3rd, 2013
The Academy has narrowed the field of 147 documentary feature contenders to 15, and the key omissions appear to be Alex Gibney’s “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks,” Martha Shane and Lana Wilson’s “After Tiller” and and Errol Morris’ “The Unknown Known,” among others.
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IDA Awards nominate 'Stories We Tell,' 'Act of Killing'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:55 am · October 29th, 2013
Is this a preview of the documentary Oscar race?
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Roundup: Greta Gerwig waxes philosophical on awards season
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:10 am · October 25th, 2013
Also: What ‘Gravity’ and ’12 Years a Slave’ have in common, and J.Law vs. K.Stew.
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