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The Academy has, today, announced the 10 documentary short films competing for the final five slots at the Academy Awards. This list was apparently winnowed down from 74 eligible submissions.

10 DOC SHORTS ON OSCARโ€™S 2015 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 88th Academy Awardsยฎ has been narrowed to 10 films, of which five will earn Oscarยฎ nominations.

Voters from the Academyโ€™s Documentary Branch viewed this yearโ€™s 74 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:

โ€œBody Team 12,โ€ RYOT Films and Vulcan Productions
โ€œChau, beyond the Lines,โ€ Cynasty Films
โ€œClaude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah,โ€ Jet Black Iris America
โ€œ50 Feet from Syria,โ€ Spin Film
โ€œA Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness,โ€ SOC Films
โ€œLast Day of Freedom,โ€ Living Condition
โ€œMinerita,โ€ Kanaki Films
โ€œMy Enemy, My Brother,โ€ Fathom Film Group
โ€œStarting Point,โ€ Munk Studio โ€“ Polish Filmmakers Association
โ€œThe Testimony,โ€ Atria Film in association with Escape Artists

The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PT at the Academyโ€™s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

The 88th Oscarsยฎ will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatreยฎ at Hollywood & Highland Centerยฎ in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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