This year’s Documentary Short Subject finalists number 10, five of which will be nominated for the Oscar. Here’s the press release with the announced films:
10 DOC SHORTS ON OSCARโS 2016 SHORTLIST
LOS ANGELES, CA โ The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 89th Academy Awardsยฎ has been narrowed to 10 films, of which 5 will earn Oscarยฎ nominations.
Voters from the Academyโs Documentary Branch viewed this yearโs 61 eligible entries and submitted their ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers for tabulation.
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
- โBrillo Box (3ยข Off),โ Brillo Box Documentary
- โClose Ties,โ Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association
- โExtremis,โ f/8 Filmworks in association with Motto Pictures
- โ4.1 Miles,โ University of California, Berkeley
- โFrame 394,โ Compy Films
- โJoeโs Violin,โ Lucky Two Productions
- โThe Muteโs House,โ The Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School
- โThe Other Side of Home,โ Feeln
- โWatani: My Homeland,โ ITN Productions
- โThe White Helmets,โ Grain Media and Violet Films
Nominations for the 89th Oscarsยฎ will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2017.
The 89th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatreยฎ at Hollywood & Highland Centerยฎ in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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