First Syrian feature film to be nominated for an Academy Award.

Is categorizing a documentary a meaningless endeavor in the first place?

Tom Roston sits down with Michael Moore to talk Oscars and documentary box office success.

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 considers this year's Best Documentary Oscar contenders with his tried-and-true method for predicting which film will win.

Doc Soup Man reflects on his Oscar nomination predictions -- after finding out he got only 60 percent right -- and checks in with two nominated filmmakers.

Doc Soup Man is not one to shy away from predictions. His thoughts on which documentaries will be nominated for the Oscars in 2015.

What's the best documentary of 2014? We're tracking festivals, critics, blogs, award shows and more to determine the top docs of the year.

He's already been robbed of one. After decades of making documentaries, Steve James has earned the right to be recognized with an Oscar.

Filmmakers are arguing over The Act of Killing -- Is it brilliant storytelling or irresponsible filmmaking? -- but there's more going on here.

Five documentaries are vying for an Academy Award this Sunday. Doc Soup Man Tom Roston picks the one that could win, and why.

Of the Oscar-nominated documentaries this year, only one is directed by a woman (Jehane Noujaim, of The Square).

Doc Soup Man Tom Roston gives his impressions on today's Best Documentary Academy Award Nominations and snubs

Doc Soup Man Tom Roston predicts this year's Oscar nominations for Best Documentary. He's been on target before... will he get it right again?

Doc Soup Man Tom Roston encourages the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to consider why they should include a documentary category in their annual Golden Globe Awards.

It’s as close to a lock on the Oscar winner as we’ve had in years. Everyone else is saying that 'Searching for Sugar Man' will win, so, just for the sake of keeping things lively, Tom Roston gives the race a second thought.

"I’m not saying we owe Michael Moore an apology for the way he was derided for his speech after winning the Academy Award 10 years ago, but I think we can at least acknowledge that he was right."

Nerd out to our infographic of the top documentaries of 2011, based on lists from critics, documentary festivals, industry organizations and online voting!