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And then there were fifteen. The Academy has narrowed the list of 170 documentary feature submissions down to 15, less than 10% the original numbers. From here, they’ll be pared down to the final five. Two of the five films I had predicted to be the nominees are not on this list.

15 DOCUMENTARY FEATURES ADVANCE IN 2017 OSCARยฎ RACE

LOS ANGELES, CA โ€“The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 15 films in the Documentary Feature category will advance in the voting process for the 90th Academy Awardsยฎ. One hundred seventy films were originally submitted in the category.

The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:

โ€œAbacus: Small Enough to Jail,โ€ Mitten Media, Motto Pictures, Kartemquin Educational Films and WGBH/FRONTLINE
โ€œChasing Coral,โ€ Exposure Labs in partnership with The Ocean Agency & View Into the Blue in association with Argent Pictures & The Kendeda Fund
โ€œCity of Ghosts,โ€ Our Time Projects and Jigsaw Productions
โ€œEx Libris โ€“ The New York Public Library,โ€ Ex Libris Films
โ€œFaces Places,โ€ Cinรฉ Tamaris
โ€œHuman Flow,โ€ Participant Media and AC Films
โ€œIcarus,โ€ Netflix Documentary in association with Impact Partners, Diamond Docs, Chicago Media Project and Alex Productions
โ€œAn Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,โ€ Paramount Pictures and Participant Media
โ€œJane,โ€ National Geographic Studios in association with Public Road Productions
โ€œLA 92,โ€ Lightbox
โ€œLast Men in Aleppo,โ€ Larm Film
โ€œLong Strange Trip,โ€ Double E Pictures, AOMA Sunshine Films and Sikelia
โ€œOne of Us,โ€ Loki Films
โ€œStrong Island,โ€ Yanceville Films and Louverture Films
โ€œUnrest,โ€ Shella Films and Little by Little Films

The Academyโ€™s Documentary Branch determined the shortlist in a preliminary round of voting. Documentary Branch members will now select the five nominees from among the 15 titles.

Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.

The 90th Oscarsยฎ will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatreยฎ at Hollywood & Highland Centerยฎ in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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