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  • POV's 'Last Men in Aleppo' Receives Historic Academy Award Nomination for Best Documentary Feature
    First Syrian feature film to be nominated for an Academy Award.
    POV Staff 4 min read January 24, 2018 Press Room Comments
  • 2017 Academy Awards: The A-List Contenders for Best Feature Documentary and Best Documentary Short Subject
    The stellar documentary competition for the 89th Academy Awards.
    Tom Roston 2 min read January 26, 2017 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Best Documentaries of 2013
    What's the best documentary of 2013? We're tracking festivals, critics, blogs, award shows and more to determine the top docs of the year.
    POV Staff 7 min read November 6, 2013 Documentary News Comments
  • The Best Documentaries of 2012
    What's the best documentary of 2012? We're tracking festivals, critics, blogs, award shows and more to determine the top docs of the year.
    POV Staff 7 min read October 11, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • The Best Documentaries of 2011 (Updated)
    Nerd out to our infographic of the top documentaries of 2011, based on lists from critics, documentary festivals, industry organizations and online voting!
    POV Staff 8 min read February 28, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • Oscar 2012: 'Undefeated,' and the New Rules for Predicting an Academy Award Win
    Doc Soup Man Tom Roston's Documentary Oscar streak is over, but he's planning a come back next year with a new standard for predicting the winner.
    Tom Roston 3 min read February 27, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • The Best Documentaries of 2011
    According to who you ask, the best documentary of 2011 could have been one of 67 films. Could it be The Interrupters? Nostalgia for the Light? Project Nim? Cave of Forgotten Dreams? We've constructed a handy graphic to help you make your own decision.
    POV Staff 5 min read December 23, 2011 Documentary News Comments