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  • Doc Memo: Nelson Mandela International Day, Emmys Upstage Oscars in Diversity
    POV's daily list of essential reading for the documentary and independent filmmaking community.
    POV Staff 2 min read July 18, 2016 Documentary News Comments
  • Oscar 2015: What the Documentary Winners Said (Or Didn't)
    The documentary community breathed a deep sigh of relief last night when Laura Poitras won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, but her speech was a missed opportunity.
    Tom Roston 2 min read February 23, 2015 Doc Soup Comments
  • Reviewing the 2014 Oscar Shortlist for Best Documentary Award
    Last week, the shortlist of films eligible for the 2014 best documentary Academy Award was announced. Doc Soup Man Tom Roston reviews the list and shares what he thinks will make the top 5 nominations.
    Tom Roston 4 min read December 9, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Soup: 'Stories We Tell' Heads to Theaters
    Tom Roston reflects on Sarah Polley's 'Stories We Tell' after a first weekend of box office success.
    Tom Roston 3 min read May 13, 2013 Doc Soup Comments
  • Reviewing the 2013 Oscar Shortlist
    Tom Roston takes a look at this years docs which are contenders for Academy nominations, referencing that the list proves it was a strong year for documentaries.
    Tom Roston 3 min read December 5, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Join a Social Screening of 'The Barber of Birmingham' with Filmmaker Robin Fryday
    Watch the Oscar-nominated short film online and ask the director. Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at 4PM ET (1PM PT).
    POV Staff 8 min read October 15, 2012 POV Films Blog 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
  • Oscar 2012: Predicting the Documentary Winners
    Who will win? Doc Soup Man has picked it for four years running. But this year, he says, is one of the closest races in years.
    Tom Roston 5 min read February 22, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Oscar 2012: Surprises Among the Documentary Nominations
    Wow. The Oscar nominees were just announced this morning and I have to admit I was shocked. I was so expecting a number of popular and incredibly well-made films to get the nods, but I was wrong.
    Tom Roston 2 min read January 24, 2012 Doc Soup Comments
  • Oscar 2012: Best Feature Documentary Nominees List Includes 'If a Tree Falls'
    The Academy has announced its nominees for 2011's Best Documentary Feature and Documentary Short Subject, which includes two POV films: If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front and The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement.
    POV Staff 3 min read January 24, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • With New Documentary Requirements, Oscar Is Just Being Oscar
    Heather McIntosh talks with Michael Moore about the new process for documentary Oscar eligibility, and rounds up the flurry of commentary about the changes in the film press.
    Heather McIntosh 7 min read January 11, 2012 Documentary News Comments
  • New Oscar Eligibility Rules Could Shut Out Great Documentaries
    Media reports suggest that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences will be announcing new rules connected to the documentary Oscars this week, including the use of The New York Times and Los Angeles Times as eligibility sieves. Guest blogger Edward J. Delaney considers the impact of the move.
    Edward J. Delaney 4 min read January 9, 2012 Documentary News 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
  • Doc Soup: Oscar Nominated '127 Hours': Not a Documentary, But Close
    It’s been said many times before — heck, I’ve said it more times than I could count — that truth is stranger than fiction. But that doesn’t mean that fiction can’t sometimes trump truth. Take, for example, the retelling of Aron Ralston’s (pictured, far right) true-life story of falling in a canyon in Utah and […]
    Tom Roston 2 min read February 14, 2011 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Soup: Oscars 2010 Short List
    The Oscar short list is here! The Oscar short list is here! Last week, to the joy of some and the consternation of others, the 15 films that the Academy documentary committee deemed worthy of a nomination were presented. From those, five films will be picked to be the nominees to win the Oscar. I […]
    Tom Roston 3 min read November 22, 2010 Doc Soup Comments
  • Doc Soup: Let the Awards Season Begin
    Leaves have fallen and there’s a nip in the air… which means, it must be movie awards season. Yes, in recent weeks, we’ve seen nomination lists released from three outlets: the International Documentary Association, the Gotham Awards and the Cinema Eye Honors. Here are their nominations for Best Doc Feature: Cinema Eye Honors Armadillo — […]
    Tom Roston 3 min read November 15, 2010 Doc Soup Comments
  • Celebrate International Women's Day with a Doc Directed by a Woman
    After watching last night’s exciting win for Kathryn Bigelow and realizing that today is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, I found myself wondering who had been the first woman director to win Best Documentary? And for that matter, how many documentaries directed by women have won Oscars in the history of the Academy […]
    theresa 3 min read March 8, 2010 Documentary News Comments

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