The 2015 Oscars race is now between 15 documentaries as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just announced the films still being considered for nomination. Of the 134 films that qualified and were submitted, 15 have now advanced in the voting process.
Preliminary voting determined the 15 films advancing, and five of these films will ultimately be nominated.
Listed in alphabetical order:
“Art and Craft,” Purple Parrot Films
“The Case against 8,” Day in Court
“Citizen Koch,” Elsewhere Films
“CitizenFour,” Praxis Films
“Finding Vivian Maier,” Ravine Pictures
“The Internet’s Own Boy,” Luminant Media
“Jodorowsky’s Dune,” City Film
“Keep On Keepin’ On,” Absolute Clay Productions
“The Kill Team,” f/8 filmworks
“Last Days in Vietnam,” Moxie Firecracker Films
“Life Itself,” Kartemquin Films and Film Rites
“The Overnighters,” Mile End Films West
“The Salt of the Earth,” Decia Films
“Tales of the Grim Sleeper,” Lafayette Film
“Virunga,” Grain Media
Nominees will be announced on January 15, 2015. The 87th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center.
-By Rebecca Murray
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