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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

89th Oscars: Best Documentary Feature

The nominees are:

13th

Director: Ava DuVernay
Subject: The prison industrial complex in the United States.

Director's Oscar History: first nomination

Fire At Sea

Director: Gianfranco Rosi
Subject: The effect of the migrant and refugee crisis on the Italian island of Lampedusa, the first port of call for many fleeing Africa and the Middle East.

Director's Oscar History: first nomination


I Am Not Your Negro

Director: Raoul Peck
Subject: James Baldwin's unfinished novel, "Remember This House," which explores the history of racism in the United States.

Director's Oscar History: first nomination


Life, Animated

Director: Roger Ross Williams
Subject: Owen Suskind, a young autistic boy who learns how to understand the world and express himself through animated films.

Director's Oscar History: 1 previous win for Best Documentary Short Subject for Music by Prudence (2010)


O.J.: Made In America

Director: Ezra Edelman
Subject: The rise and fall of O.J. Simpson

Director's Oscar History: first nomination


What I've Seen: 13th

Predicted Winner: O.J.: Made in America

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