Oscars: The Academy has short listed 15 documentaries for 2017 Awards. From this group, five will be chosen. Among them are “Eagle Huntress,” which I think will make it, plus Ava Duvernay’s “13th,” another likely candidate, “Gleason,” “I Am Not Your Negro,” and the Ezra Edelman “OJ: Made in America” which is winning a lot of critics’ prizes.
Here’s the list:
“Cameraperson,” Big Mouth Productions
“Command and Control,” American Experience Films/PBS
“The Eagle Huntress,” Stacey Reiss Productions, Kissiki Films and 19340 Productions
“Fire at Sea,” Stemal Entertainment
“Gleason,” Dear Rivers Productions, Exhibit A and IMG Films
“Hooligan Sparrow,” Little Horse Crossing the River
“I Am Not Your Negro,” Velvet Film
“The Ivory Game,” Terra Mater Film Studios and Vulcan Productions
“Life, Animated,” Motto Pictures and A&E IndieFilms
“O.J.: Made in America,” Laylow Films and ESPN Films
“13th,” Forward Movement
“Tower,” Go-Valley
“Weiner,” Edgeline Films
“The Witness,” The Witnesses Film
“Zero Days,” Jigsaw Productions