The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced the shortlist for nine categories in consideration for the 92nd Academy Awards®, including Best Documentary Feature.
Massive congratulations to the 5 Dogwoof films who made the shortlist - Collective, MLK/FBI, The Mole Agent, The Painter And The Thief and 76 Days. And a double congrats to Collective and The Mole Agent for being shortlisted in the Best International Feature category, too!
Nominations will be announced on 15th March, with the Awards taking place on 25th April. You can find all the shortlisted films here.
COLLECTIVE
A film by Alexander Nanau
Collective follows a team of investigative journalists whose tireless work uncovers a shocking fraud, revealing the price of corruption and ultimately, the price of truth.
MLK/FBI
A film by Sam Pollard
Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
THE MOLE AGENT
A film by Maite Alberdi
When a family becomes concerned about their mother’s well-being in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio, an 83 year-old man who becomes a new resident – and a mole inside the home, who struggles to balance his assignment with becoming increasingly involved in the lives of several residents.
THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF
A film by Benjamin Ree
An artist befriends the thief who stole her paintings. She becomes his closest ally when he is severely hurt in a car crash and needs full time care, even if her paintings are not found. But then the tables turn.
76 DAYS
A film by Hao Wu, Anonymous, Weixi Chen
Set in the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, this raw and intimate documentary captures the struggles and human resilience in the battle to survive the pandemic in Wuhan, China.