The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced the shortlist for 9 categories in consideration for the 92nd Academy Awards®, including Best Documentary Feature.
Massive congratulations to the 5 Dogwoof films who made the shortlist - Apollo 11, The Cave, Maiden, Midnight Family and Honeyland. And a double congrats to Honeyland for being shortlisted in the Best International Feature category, too!
Nominations will be announced on 13th January, with the Awards taking place on 9th February in Los Angeles. You can find all the shortlisted films here.
APOLLO 11
A film by Todd Douglas Miller
Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 70mm footage, and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, Apollo 11 takes us straight to the heart of NASA’s most celebrated mission—the one that first put men on the moon. Winner of the Editing Award at Sundance and of 5 Critics' Choice Documentary Awards, including best documentary. Read more…
THE CAVE
A film by Feras Fayyad
Director Feras Fayyad (Last Men in Aleppo) returns to his native, war-torn Syria to follow a dedicated team of female doctors who tirelessly treat casualties in an underground hospital while battling systemic sexism. Winner of the People’s Choice Award for Documentary Feature at TIFF and Best Writing at the IDA Documentary Awards. Read more…
MAIDEN
A film by Alex Holmes
The incredible, against-all-odds story of sailor Tracy Edwards, who skippered the first all-female international crew in the 1989 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. Best Sports Documentary winner at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards. Read more…
MIDNIGHT FAMILY
A film by Luke Lorentzen
In Mexico City’s wealthiest neighborhoods, the Ochoa family runs a private ambulance, competing withother for-profit EMTs for patients in need of urgent help. As they try to make a living in this cutthroat industry, the Ochoas struggle to keep their financial needs from compromising the people in their care. Winner of Best Documentary at Sheffield Doc Fest and Best Editing at the IDA Documentary Awards. Read more…
HONEYLAND
A film by Ljubomir Stefanov & Tamara Kotevska
When a nomadic family move in and break Honeyland’s basic rule, the last female wild beekeeper in Europe must save the bees and restore natural balance. Grand Jury Prize Winner at Sundance in the World Cinema - Documentary category and Best Cinematography winner at the IDA Documentary Awards. Read more…