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Irrelevant Academy Releases Documentary ShortlistBy Tim Gomez: 2009-11-18 22:09:32
Part of me wants to believe that the Academy is ahead of the curve and that they do their best to look past current flings to try and find films that will make lasting impressions on the industry. It’s an idealistic notion, I know, but it’s one that gives me peace of mind when I read about the terrible decisions they make regarding nominations for the Oscars.
The latest of these abominations is the 2010 Oscar shortlist for Best Documentary Feature. Below you’ll find the list, which includes favorites and breakout hits like The Cove and Food Inc., yet you’ll notice that three very notable releases are inexplicably left out: Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story, Anvil!: The Story of Anvil, and Tyson. Each of these docs was well received both critically and financially and while it’s debatable whether each of them deserve an actual nomination, they are most definitely entitled to a spot on the shortlist. So the Academy continues to break my pie-eyed idealistic view of their organization and instead of hoping for the best from them, I’m left wondering what the hell they’re thinking. Burma VJ, Anders Østergaard, director The Cove, Louie Psihoyos, director Every Little Step, James D. Stern and Adam Del Deo, directors Facing Ali, Pete McCormack, director Food, Inc., Robert Kenner, director Garbage Dreams, Mai Iskander, director Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders, Mark N. Hopkins, director The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith, directors Mugabe and the White African, Andrew Thompson and Lucy Bailey, directors Sergio, Greg Barker, director Soundtrack for a Revolution, Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman, directors Under Our Skin, Andy Abrahams Wilson, director Valentino The Last Emperor, Matt Tyrnauer, director Which Way Home, Rebecca Cammisa, director
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