The documentary film and television community came together to honor their own at the festive 33rd Annual Ida Documentary Awards celebration Saturday night at the Paramount Studio Theatre. The evening’s top prizes went to Dan Sickles and Antonio Santini’s Sundance-jury-winning love story “Dina” for Best Feature, and Laura Checkoway’s Oscar-shortlisted “Edith+Eddie” for Best Short.
Other winners included Dan Lindsay and Tj Martin’s Oscar-shortlisted “La 92” for the ABC News VideoSource Award, PBS’ Independent Lens for Best Curated Series, HBO’s “The Defiant Ones” for Best Limited Series, BBC’s “Planet Earth II” for Best Episodic Series, The New York Times Op-Docs for Best Short Form Series (which boasts three Oscar-shortlisted shorts), and Joel Fendelman’s “Man on Fire” for the David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award.
Charles Burnett presented the Emerging Filmmaker Award to Yance Ford, winner of the Sundance Special Jury Award for Storytelling,...
Other winners included Dan Lindsay and Tj Martin’s Oscar-shortlisted “La 92” for the ABC News VideoSource Award, PBS’ Independent Lens for Best Curated Series, HBO’s “The Defiant Ones” for Best Limited Series, BBC’s “Planet Earth II” for Best Episodic Series, The New York Times Op-Docs for Best Short Form Series (which boasts three Oscar-shortlisted shorts), and Joel Fendelman’s “Man on Fire” for the David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award.
Charles Burnett presented the Emerging Filmmaker Award to Yance Ford, winner of the Sundance Special Jury Award for Storytelling,...
- 12/10/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The International Documentary Association has announced the initial round of nominees for the 2017 Ida Documentary Awards. The 33rd annual event will take place December 9 at the Paramount Theatre in Los Angeles. The Ida will honor director Marcel Mettelsiefen's Watani: My Homeland with the Pare Lorentz Award, which recognizes work that demonstrates exemplary filmmaking while focusing on the appropriate use of the natural environment, justice for all and the illumination…...
- 10/16/2017
- Deadline
The International Documentary Association has announced its initial round of nominees for the 2017 Ida Documentary Awards, including special mentions and nods for limited series, curated series, episodic series, and more. Nominees for Best Feature and Best Short, and awards for creative recognition, will be announced on November 1. The Ida will honor director Marcel Mettelsiefen’s “Watani: My Homeland” with the Pare Lorentz Award. Also receiving a special mention in the category is Joe Berlinger’s “Intent to Destroy.”
Other standouts from this first list of nominees include Bryan Fogel’s controversial “Icarus,” Ryan White’s Netflix series “The Keepers,” Ken Burns’ revelatory miniseries “The Vietnam War,” and many more of the year’s best in documentary offerings.
Read More:Joan Didion and Arthur Miller Get the Documentary Treatment From Family Members, And That Makes All the Difference — Nyff
The 33rd edition of the annual ceremony will take place Saturday, December...
Other standouts from this first list of nominees include Bryan Fogel’s controversial “Icarus,” Ryan White’s Netflix series “The Keepers,” Ken Burns’ revelatory miniseries “The Vietnam War,” and many more of the year’s best in documentary offerings.
Read More:Joan Didion and Arthur Miller Get the Documentary Treatment From Family Members, And That Makes All the Difference — Nyff
The 33rd edition of the annual ceremony will take place Saturday, December...
- 10/16/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Going into the Oscars, the question was which of two competing narratives would dominate the night.
The end result: a balance between the two, amid a disturbing gaffe as presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway pulled a “La La Land” card out of a red envelope. There was a mistake.
Read More: 2017 Oscars: Full Winners List
With eight nominations, “Moonlight” looked to be the likeliest film to unseat rival juggernaut “La La Land” for Best Picture and so it did, among three total Oscars.
“There were two cards. I wanted to see the card,” said “Moonlight” writer-director Jenkins backstage in explaining the bizarre mixup which initially saw “La La Land” announced as Best Picture before a correction was issued that it was “Moonlight.” Beatty showed to him. (It said “Moonlight.”) “The folks from ‘La La Land’ were so gracious,” he added.
“There was a time when I thought this movie was impossible,...
The end result: a balance between the two, amid a disturbing gaffe as presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway pulled a “La La Land” card out of a red envelope. There was a mistake.
Read More: 2017 Oscars: Full Winners List
With eight nominations, “Moonlight” looked to be the likeliest film to unseat rival juggernaut “La La Land” for Best Picture and so it did, among three total Oscars.
“There were two cards. I wanted to see the card,” said “Moonlight” writer-director Jenkins backstage in explaining the bizarre mixup which initially saw “La La Land” announced as Best Picture before a correction was issued that it was “Moonlight.” Beatty showed to him. (It said “Moonlight.”) “The folks from ‘La La Land’ were so gracious,” he added.
“There was a time when I thought this movie was impossible,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Going into the Oscars, the question was which of two competing narratives would dominate the night.
The end result: a balance between the two, amid a disturbing gaffe as presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway pulled a “La La Land” card out of a red envelope. There was a mistake.
Read More: 2017 Oscars: Full Winners List
With eight nominations, “Moonlight” looked to be the likeliest film to unseat rival juggernaut “La La Land” for Best Picture and so it did, among three total Oscars.
“There were two cards. I wanted to see the card,” said “Moonlight” writer-director Jenkins backstage in explaining the bizarre mixup which initially saw “La La Land” announced as Best Picture before a correction was issued that it was “Moonlight.” Beatty showed to him. (It said “Moonlight.”) “The folks from ‘La La Land’ were so gracious,” he added.
“There was a time when I thought this movie was impossible,...
The end result: a balance between the two, amid a disturbing gaffe as presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway pulled a “La La Land” card out of a red envelope. There was a mistake.
Read More: 2017 Oscars: Full Winners List
With eight nominations, “Moonlight” looked to be the likeliest film to unseat rival juggernaut “La La Land” for Best Picture and so it did, among three total Oscars.
“There were two cards. I wanted to see the card,” said “Moonlight” writer-director Jenkins backstage in explaining the bizarre mixup which initially saw “La La Land” announced as Best Picture before a correction was issued that it was “Moonlight.” Beatty showed to him. (It said “Moonlight.”) “The folks from ‘La La Land’ were so gracious,” he added.
“There was a time when I thought this movie was impossible,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Update:
Winners are now indicated. I correctly guessed 11 out of the 24 categories, which is slightly better than last year, when I guessed 10 out of 24.
Previous 02.26.17:
I’ve now seen as many of the nominated films as I will be able to before tonight’s ceremony, and here finally are my educated guesses about who will take home each award — projected winners are Xed at the lefthand side. Keep in mind: those Xes don’t represent whom I think should win Oscars but whom I think will win, based on what little I can grasp about how the Academy thinks. I’ve also noted which nominees I think should win. Kindly note that this is not necessarily my take on who did the best performance/writing/FX/whatever of the year, but whom I think is best among the nominees.
I have not noted a “should win” for the feature documentary category,...
Winners are now indicated. I correctly guessed 11 out of the 24 categories, which is slightly better than last year, when I guessed 10 out of 24.
Previous 02.26.17:
I’ve now seen as many of the nominated films as I will be able to before tonight’s ceremony, and here finally are my educated guesses about who will take home each award — projected winners are Xed at the lefthand side. Keep in mind: those Xes don’t represent whom I think should win Oscars but whom I think will win, based on what little I can grasp about how the Academy thinks. I’ve also noted which nominees I think should win. Kindly note that this is not necessarily my take on who did the best performance/writing/FX/whatever of the year, but whom I think is best among the nominees.
I have not noted a “should win” for the feature documentary category,...
- 2/27/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
A version of this story originally appeared on EW.com.
Netflix’s The White Helmets, a film about the Syrian rescue group of the same name, won best documentary short at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony over fellow nominees Extremis, 4.1 Miles, Joe’s Violin and Watani: My Homeland.
Producer Joanna Natasegara first thanked the Academy, family, and “most of all, thank you to the White Helmets.”
Director Orlando von Einsiedel then read a message from the head of the White Helmets: “We’re so grateful that this film has highlighted our work to the world. … To save one life is to save humanity.
Netflix’s The White Helmets, a film about the Syrian rescue group of the same name, won best documentary short at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony over fellow nominees Extremis, 4.1 Miles, Joe’s Violin and Watani: My Homeland.
Producer Joanna Natasegara first thanked the Academy, family, and “most of all, thank you to the White Helmets.”
Director Orlando von Einsiedel then read a message from the head of the White Helmets: “We’re so grateful that this film has highlighted our work to the world. … To save one life is to save humanity.
- 2/27/2017
- by EW Staff
- PEOPLE.com
The 89th Annual Academy Awards kicked off Sunday at Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center, and as expected, the A-Listers came dressed to impress.
La La Land star Emma Stone wowed in a classy, custom-created Givenchy gown, while Hidden Figures star Taraji P. Henson opted for a blue velvet Alberta Ferretti dress, which featured a thigh-high slit. The men looked just as handsome, with Stone's co-star, Ryan Gosling, sporting a Gucci suit, and Fifty Shades Darker star Jamie Dornan in a cream-colored tuxedo jacket.
And while the red carpet looks were undoubtedly fabulous, all eyes were on the night's big winners. See the full list of everyone who took home a shiny statuette and check back throughout the night for updates!
Best Picture
Moonlight
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Fences
Arrival
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
Hacksaw Ridge
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea *Winner*
Denzel Washington, [link...
La La Land star Emma Stone wowed in a classy, custom-created Givenchy gown, while Hidden Figures star Taraji P. Henson opted for a blue velvet Alberta Ferretti dress, which featured a thigh-high slit. The men looked just as handsome, with Stone's co-star, Ryan Gosling, sporting a Gucci suit, and Fifty Shades Darker star Jamie Dornan in a cream-colored tuxedo jacket.
And while the red carpet looks were undoubtedly fabulous, all eyes were on the night's big winners. See the full list of everyone who took home a shiny statuette and check back throughout the night for updates!
Best Picture
Moonlight
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Fences
Arrival
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
Hacksaw Ridge
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea *Winner*
Denzel Washington, [link...
- 2/27/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Of course, the dress any celebrity wears to the Academy Awards is a pretty monumental decision. But most first-time attendees have the luxury of already being on the A-list and thus have access to a long list of the best couture designers in the world. Hala Kamil, however, is not your typical film star. In fact, she’s a Syrian refugee, mother of four, and the focus of the Oscar-nominated documentary short film, Watani: My Homeland.
Thankfully, through the power of social media she got connected with Lady Gaga’s Bff and former Flotus favorite Brandon Maxwell who came to the rescue,...
Thankfully, through the power of social media she got connected with Lady Gaga’s Bff and former Flotus favorite Brandon Maxwell who came to the rescue,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Emily Kirkpatrick
- PEOPLE.com
Update: Moonlight (yes, Moonlight) picked up the Best Picture Oscar, while Emma Stone, Casey Affleck, Mahershala Ali, and Viola Davis grabbed the acting awards. See the full list below.
Kicking off at 8:30Pm Est tonight is the 89th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Leading the pack of nominations is La La Land, which picked up a record-tying 14 nominations, while Moonlight and Arrival each have 8 and Hacksaw Ridge, Manchester by the Sea, and Lion all earned 6. We’ll be updating the winners live below (in red) throughout the night with more coverage on Twitter.
Best Picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Manchester by the Sea
Actor In A Leading Role
Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
Denzel Washington (Fences)
Actress In A Leading Role
Isabelle Huppert...
Kicking off at 8:30Pm Est tonight is the 89th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Leading the pack of nominations is La La Land, which picked up a record-tying 14 nominations, while Moonlight and Arrival each have 8 and Hacksaw Ridge, Manchester by the Sea, and Lion all earned 6. We’ll be updating the winners live below (in red) throughout the night with more coverage on Twitter.
Best Picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Manchester by the Sea
Actor In A Leading Role
Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)
Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
Ryan Gosling (La La Land)
Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic)
Denzel Washington (Fences)
Actress In A Leading Role
Isabelle Huppert...
- 2/27/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Everyone thought it was a joke but it became a historic Oscars gaffe! Presenter Warren Beatty, alongside Faye Dunaway, misread the night's winner and announced "La La Land" as the victorious one, but it was really Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight's" award! Whew! An Oscar first!
Damien Chazelle's "La La Land" ended up receiving six awards from its 14 nominations including best director and actress for Emma Stone.
I'm sure we'll hear more about this Oscar gaffe, but for now here are the winners of the 89th Academy Awards
Best Picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight Winner
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea Winner
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Actress
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land Winner
Meryl Streep,...
Damien Chazelle's "La La Land" ended up receiving six awards from its 14 nominations including best director and actress for Emma Stone.
I'm sure we'll hear more about this Oscar gaffe, but for now here are the winners of the 89th Academy Awards
Best Picture
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight Winner
Best Actor
Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea Winner
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling, La La Land
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences
Best Actress
Isabelle Huppert, Elle
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie
Emma Stone, La La Land Winner
Meryl Streep,...
- 2/27/2017
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Simon Brew Feb 27, 2017
La La Land, Emma Stone, Hacksaw Ridge and Suicide Squad are all Oscar winners. Here's the full list...
For the 89th time, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - that'd be AMPAS, to its mates - has handed out its world-famous collection of gongs.
The full list of winners from this year's awards? Right here. Jason Statham, you'll notice, was callously snubbed again. What's more, his shark-fighting movie, Meg, won't be out in time for the 90th Oscars either. Sigh. Those that did win? Well, Suicide Squad is now an Oscar-winning movie, picking up as many gongs as Arrival. Hacksaw Ridge also snagged a couple of gongs, whilst Moonlight triumphed. And - after a confusing moment when Warren Beatty read out the wrong winner (not his fault, we might add) - it ultimately upset La La Land and took Best Picture too.
Here's what won.
La La Land, Emma Stone, Hacksaw Ridge and Suicide Squad are all Oscar winners. Here's the full list...
For the 89th time, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - that'd be AMPAS, to its mates - has handed out its world-famous collection of gongs.
The full list of winners from this year's awards? Right here. Jason Statham, you'll notice, was callously snubbed again. What's more, his shark-fighting movie, Meg, won't be out in time for the 90th Oscars either. Sigh. Those that did win? Well, Suicide Squad is now an Oscar-winning movie, picking up as many gongs as Arrival. Hacksaw Ridge also snagged a couple of gongs, whilst Moonlight triumphed. And - after a confusing moment when Warren Beatty read out the wrong winner (not his fault, we might add) - it ultimately upset La La Land and took Best Picture too.
Here's what won.
- 2/26/2017
- Den of Geek
Moonlight claimed the top prize at Sunday’s 89th Academy Awards in a dramatic finale.Full list of winnersBEST Motion Picture Of The YEARArrivalFencesHacksaw RidgeHell Or High WaterHidden FiguresLionLa La LandManchester By The SeaMoonlightPERFORMANCE By An Actress In A Leading ROLEIsabelle Huppert, ElleRuth Negga, LovingNatalie Portman, JackieEmma Stone, La La LandMeryl Streep, Florence Foster JenkinsPERFORMANCE By An Actor In A Leading ROLECasey Affleck, Manchester By The SeaDenzel Washington, FencesRyan Gosling, La La LandAndrew Garfield, Hacksaw RidgeViggo Mortensen, Captain FantasticBEST DIRECTORDamien Chazelle, La La LandBarry Jenkins, MoonlightKenneth Lonergan, Manchester By The SeaDenis Villeneuve, ArrivalMel Gibson, Hacksaw RidgeADAPTED SCREENPLAYArrival, Eric HeissererFences, August WilsonHidden Figures, Allison Schroeder and Theodore MelfiLion, Luke DaviesMoonlight, Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraneyORIGINAL SCREENPLAYHell Or High Water, Taylor SheridanLa La Land, Damien ChazelleThe Lobster, Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis FilippouManchester By The Sea, Kenneth Lonergan20th Century Women, Mike MillsACHIEVEMENT In Music Written For Motion Pictures (Original Song)‘Audition (The Fools Who Dream)’ from...
- 2/26/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Sunday’s 89th Academy Awards are underway at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney took to the stage at the Dolby Theatre in a popular adapted screenplay win for Moonlight as the drama earned its second win of the night.
Moments earlier Kenneth Lonergan accepted the original screenplay award for Manchester By The Sea in the film’s first prize. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon – winners of this award for Good Will Hunting 19 years ago – presented the honour to Lonergan. Damon was a producer on the film.
Meryl Streep used her Oscar show platform to pay subtle homage to the unifying power of film when she joined Javier Bardem on stage at the Dolby Theatre to present the cinematography award.
“Truth is hard to reveal,” Streep said, “but when it happens on the movie screen filmgoers no matter where they are from, feel their hearts soar.”
Sweden’s [link...
Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney took to the stage at the Dolby Theatre in a popular adapted screenplay win for Moonlight as the drama earned its second win of the night.
Moments earlier Kenneth Lonergan accepted the original screenplay award for Manchester By The Sea in the film’s first prize. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon – winners of this award for Good Will Hunting 19 years ago – presented the honour to Lonergan. Damon was a producer on the film.
Meryl Streep used her Oscar show platform to pay subtle homage to the unifying power of film when she joined Javier Bardem on stage at the Dolby Theatre to present the cinematography award.
“Truth is hard to reveal,” Streep said, “but when it happens on the movie screen filmgoers no matter where they are from, feel their hearts soar.”
Sweden’s [link...
- 2/26/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Author: Scott Davis
And so the awards season hullabaloo came to a close for 2017 with the 89th Annual Academy Awards took place this Sunday, February 26th, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Hosted by talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel, it was Hollywood’s biggest night of the year and this year’s line-up of films is one of the strongest in recent times.
Related: See who won at the 2017 BAFTAs
But who will took home a Golden Statue this weekend? Damien Chazelle’s La La Land, did very well (almost!!) taking Best Picture before Warren Beatty came in to correct what his co-host Faye Dunnaway got wrong after opening the wrong envelope with Moonlight finally taking the top prize.
Watch the moment it all went wrong…
Casey Affleck triumphed over Ryan Gosling for best actor while Emma Stone took home Best Actress? The supporting categories too are too close to call,...
And so the awards season hullabaloo came to a close for 2017 with the 89th Annual Academy Awards took place this Sunday, February 26th, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Hosted by talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel, it was Hollywood’s biggest night of the year and this year’s line-up of films is one of the strongest in recent times.
Related: See who won at the 2017 BAFTAs
But who will took home a Golden Statue this weekend? Damien Chazelle’s La La Land, did very well (almost!!) taking Best Picture before Warren Beatty came in to correct what his co-host Faye Dunnaway got wrong after opening the wrong envelope with Moonlight finally taking the top prize.
Watch the moment it all went wrong…
Casey Affleck triumphed over Ryan Gosling for best actor while Emma Stone took home Best Actress? The supporting categories too are too close to call,...
- 2/26/2017
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Conquered all the 2017 Academy Awards Best Picture nominees with just a day to spare? That means there’s plenty of time to screen this year’s feature and short documentary nominees.
From war-torn Syria, to inside The Lion King, the Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short films vary in topic and genre. Luckily, many of the films require only a Netflix subscription to view. Here’s how to watch them, now.
How to Watch the Best Documentary Feature Nominees:
Fire at Sea
From Italian director Gianfranco Rosi, Fire at Sea tackles the current refugee crisis in Europe, centered around the island of Lampedusa,...
From war-torn Syria, to inside The Lion King, the Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short films vary in topic and genre. Luckily, many of the films require only a Netflix subscription to view. Here’s how to watch them, now.
How to Watch the Best Documentary Feature Nominees:
Fire at Sea
From Italian director Gianfranco Rosi, Fire at Sea tackles the current refugee crisis in Europe, centered around the island of Lampedusa,...
- 2/26/2017
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
Sunday’s Oscars 2017 are driven by two competing narratives. The question is which one will dominate the night.
We know Damien Chazelle’s retro musical “La La Land” (Lionsgate) will take home a slew of Oscars. But out of its record-tying 14 nominations, will it win five, like the BAFTAs? Seven, like its Golden Globes sweep? Or can it break the record of 11? (Three epic spectacles hold the record for most Oscar wins: “Titanic,” “Ben-Hur,” and “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.”) “West Side Story” holds the record for a musical, with 10 wins.
Check my predictions below: By my “La La Land” tally, it’s nine.
The second story of the night: a dramatic course correction a year after #Oscarsowhite. The Academy actors’ branch nominated a record seven actors of color: familiar faces Octavia Spencer (Fox’s “Hidden Figures”) and Paramount’s “Fences” stars Denzel Washington (his eighth nomination...
We know Damien Chazelle’s retro musical “La La Land” (Lionsgate) will take home a slew of Oscars. But out of its record-tying 14 nominations, will it win five, like the BAFTAs? Seven, like its Golden Globes sweep? Or can it break the record of 11? (Three epic spectacles hold the record for most Oscar wins: “Titanic,” “Ben-Hur,” and “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.”) “West Side Story” holds the record for a musical, with 10 wins.
Check my predictions below: By my “La La Land” tally, it’s nine.
The second story of the night: a dramatic course correction a year after #Oscarsowhite. The Academy actors’ branch nominated a record seven actors of color: familiar faces Octavia Spencer (Fox’s “Hidden Figures”) and Paramount’s “Fences” stars Denzel Washington (his eighth nomination...
- 2/24/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
From Left: Host Rory Kennedy with Documentary (Feature) nominees Gianfranco Rosi and Donatella Palermo, “Fire at Sea”, Hébert Peck, Raoul Peck and Rémi Grellety , “I Am Not Your Negro”, Roger Ross Williams and Julie Goldman, “Life, Animated”, Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow, “O.J.: Made in America” and Spencer Averick and Howard Barish, “13th”.
On Wednesday February 22, the Samuel Goldwyn Theater hosted a celebration for ten powerful stories with this year’s nominees in the Documentary Feature and Documentary Short Subject categories. Introducing the five Documentary Short Subject contenders, Academy Documentary Branch Governor Kate Amend pointed to the heroism that united their subjects: people who saved drowning refugees or victims of airstrikes, faced end-of-life decisions and created new lives in a foreign country.
After screening clips of each film, Amend brought up “Extremis” director Dan Krauss, “4.1 Miles” director Daphne Matziaraki, “Joe’s Violin”’s Cooperman and producer Raphaela Neihausen, “Watani: My Homeland...
On Wednesday February 22, the Samuel Goldwyn Theater hosted a celebration for ten powerful stories with this year’s nominees in the Documentary Feature and Documentary Short Subject categories. Introducing the five Documentary Short Subject contenders, Academy Documentary Branch Governor Kate Amend pointed to the heroism that united their subjects: people who saved drowning refugees or victims of airstrikes, faced end-of-life decisions and created new lives in a foreign country.
After screening clips of each film, Amend brought up “Extremis” director Dan Krauss, “4.1 Miles” director Daphne Matziaraki, “Joe’s Violin”’s Cooperman and producer Raphaela Neihausen, “Watani: My Homeland...
- 2/24/2017
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We’ve finally come to the big moment where I lay down my best predictions as to who will be taking home Oscars in all 24 categories. This year is a little different from last, in that it’s pretty much been a one-track award season for a certain little musical (as opposed to last year, where things were a little uncertain heading into the big night), but, as always, there’s plenty of room for surprises to happen, so let’s dive right in.
Best Live Action Short
Ennemis Intérieurs
La Femme et le Tgv
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode
Best Documentary Short
Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe’s Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets
Best Animated Short
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper
As usual, there’s nothing to really base a good prediction on for the short categories, aside from the buzz surrounding the nominees. This year,...
Best Live Action Short
Ennemis Intérieurs
La Femme et le Tgv
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode
Best Documentary Short
Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe’s Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets
Best Animated Short
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper
As usual, there’s nothing to really base a good prediction on for the short categories, aside from the buzz surrounding the nominees. This year,...
- 2/24/2017
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
Now that the ballots are en route to the 89th Academy Awards, it is time for us to predict who will be the big winners! Damien Chazelle.s .La La Land. dominated the nominations with 14 nods but will it shine on Oscar night at the city of stars? I.m predicting that the romance musical will take home 11 awards including Best Picture! The musical will only lose in the actor (sorry Ryan Gosling), original screenplay, and to its own .Audition. in the original song categories.
And you know why .La La Land. will win big? Because when the country is in turmoil, popular culture swings to the opposite way. And the film, with its sweet rose-colored palette and fancy production numbers made us all happy. And Hollywood wants us all happy.
We.ll find out all the happy Oscar winners on Sunday at 5 p.m. Join me on my Facebook page,...
And you know why .La La Land. will win big? Because when the country is in turmoil, popular culture swings to the opposite way. And the film, with its sweet rose-colored palette and fancy production numbers made us all happy. And Hollywood wants us all happy.
We.ll find out all the happy Oscar winners on Sunday at 5 p.m. Join me on my Facebook page,...
- 2/23/2017
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
As voters hover over their ballots, which are due February 21, the Best Foreign-Language Feature category presents a dilemma that’s unique to this year. Traditionally, many don’t vote in this category unless they’ve seen all the films. While the Academy sends links as well as screeners for all five nominees, it’s an honor system.
No one’s asking them to do anything differently now, but this year they may have a different reason to vote. Three out of the five documentary short Oscars focus on fallout from the Syrian conflict, as does documentary feature “Fire at Sea.”
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who won an Oscar in 2012 for “A Separation” and whose second Oscar-nominated film, “The Salesman” (Cohen Media), is playing on more than 65 screens and could pass the $1 million mark this weekend, grabbed a lot of press when he canceled his plans to attend the February 26th...
No one’s asking them to do anything differently now, but this year they may have a different reason to vote. Three out of the five documentary short Oscars focus on fallout from the Syrian conflict, as does documentary feature “Fire at Sea.”
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who won an Oscar in 2012 for “A Separation” and whose second Oscar-nominated film, “The Salesman” (Cohen Media), is playing on more than 65 screens and could pass the $1 million mark this weekend, grabbed a lot of press when he canceled his plans to attend the February 26th...
- 2/18/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
As voters hover over their ballots, which are due February 21, the Best Foreign-Language Feature category presents a dilemma that’s unique to this year. Traditionally, many don’t vote in this category unless they’ve seen all the films. While the Academy sends links as well as screeners for all five nominees, it’s an honor system.
No one’s asking them to do anything differently now, but this year they may have a different reason to vote. Three out of the five documentary short Oscars focus on fallout from the Syrian conflict, as does documentary feature “Fire at Sea.”
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who won an Oscar in 2012 for “A Separation” and whose second Oscar-nominated film, “The Salesman” (Cohen Media), is playing on more than 65 screens and could pass the $1 million mark this weekend, grabbed a lot of press when he canceled his plans to attend the February 26th...
No one’s asking them to do anything differently now, but this year they may have a different reason to vote. Three out of the five documentary short Oscars focus on fallout from the Syrian conflict, as does documentary feature “Fire at Sea.”
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who won an Oscar in 2012 for “A Separation” and whose second Oscar-nominated film, “The Salesman” (Cohen Media), is playing on more than 65 screens and could pass the $1 million mark this weekend, grabbed a lot of press when he canceled his plans to attend the February 26th...
- 2/18/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
With Donald Trump's "Muslim ban" currently stalled by federal circuit courts, the filmmakers behind the Oscar-nominated The White Helmets announced Friday that two members of the Syrian rescue unit would attend the Academy Awards on February 26th.
In late January, filmmakers said they scuttled plans to bring two White Helmets members to the ceremony, where the film is nominated for Best Documentary (Short Subject), because of Trump's executive order banning visitors from seven countries, including Syria.
However, because a Washington state court grounded the executive order, the White Helmets...
In late January, filmmakers said they scuttled plans to bring two White Helmets members to the ceremony, where the film is nominated for Best Documentary (Short Subject), because of Trump's executive order banning visitors from seven countries, including Syria.
However, because a Washington state court grounded the executive order, the White Helmets...
- 2/17/2017
- Rollingstone.com
A Syrian refugee originally barred from entering the country to attend the Oscars following President Trump’s immigration ban has now obtained a visa to travel to the U.S. for the show, a spokesperson for the film confirms to People.
Hala Kamil and her four children are the subjects of Best Documentary Short Subject nominee Watani: My Homeland, which follows the family as they make their way from war-torn Aleppo, Syria, to a Turkish refugee camp before finally settling in Germany. Kamil’s husband, Abu Ali, was kidnapped by Isis in September 2013 and is presumed to be dead.
Now,...
Hala Kamil and her four children are the subjects of Best Documentary Short Subject nominee Watani: My Homeland, which follows the family as they make their way from war-torn Aleppo, Syria, to a Turkish refugee camp before finally settling in Germany. Kamil’s husband, Abu Ali, was kidnapped by Isis in September 2013 and is presumed to be dead.
Now,...
- 2/15/2017
- by Ale Russian
- PEOPLE.com
Hala Kamil, whose story is told in Marcel Mettelsiefen’s Oscar-nominated Documentary Short Watani: My Homeland, is now confirmed to attend the Academy Awards on February 26. The news comes amid the limbo status of millions of refugees and citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries who have been targeted by President Donald Trump’s late-January executive order to ban them from entering the United States. A refugee from Syria, Kamil had a valid visa and was planning to…...
- 2/15/2017
- Deadline
Hala Kamil, the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary short Watani: My Homeland, will be able to attend the Feb. 26 awards show with director Marcel Mettelsiefen.
Following the signing of an executive order by President Donald Trump outlining an immigration and travel ban from seven predominantly Muslim countries, which includes an indefinite ban on Syria, it was uncertain if Kamil would be able to attend the Oscars. Two weeks ago, a U.S. district judge issued a restraining order on the ban, and last week a federal appeals panel ruled 3-0 to uphold the suspension of Trump’s ban.
For Watani,...
Following the signing of an executive order by President Donald Trump outlining an immigration and travel ban from seven predominantly Muslim countries, which includes an indefinite ban on Syria, it was uncertain if Kamil would be able to attend the Oscars. Two weeks ago, a U.S. district judge issued a restraining order on the ban, and last week a federal appeals panel ruled 3-0 to uphold the suspension of Trump’s ban.
For Watani,...
- 2/15/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marcel Mettelsiefen, the director of the Oscar-nominated documentary short Watani: My Homeland, spent three years with four Syrian children, documenting their journey from fighters on the front lines of the civil war that has ravaged their country to political refugees in Germany.
A German native, Mettelsiefen went to Syria as a photographer for Der Spiegel and met Abu Ali, a commander in the Free Syrian Army and the father of Hammoudi, Helen, Farah and Sara. After Ali was abducted by Isis militants, mother Hala and her children fled to Turkey and, ultimately, to Germany, where they found political asylum, with...
A German native, Mettelsiefen went to Syria as a photographer for Der Spiegel and met Abu Ali, a commander in the Free Syrian Army and the father of Hammoudi, Helen, Farah and Sara. After Ali was abducted by Isis militants, mother Hala and her children fled to Turkey and, ultimately, to Germany, where they found political asylum, with...
- 2/12/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
(Courtesy: Danny Moloshok/Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
Most people probably don’t pay any attention to the three shorts categories at the Oscars — we’re talking about best animated short, best documentary short, and best live-action short. While these categories are meant to honor shorter films than those in their related categories that honor feature-length films, let’s see if runtime still plays a part in determining the winners.
With the 2017 Academy Awards right around the corner, we’re trying to see which films stand the best chance at winning in these three categories. The nominees and their corresponding runtimes are as follows: Blind Vaysha (eight minutes), Borrowed Time (seven minutes), Pear Cider and Cigarettes (35 minutes), Pearl (six minutes), and Piper (six minutes) competing for best animated short; Extremis (24 minutes), 4.1 Miles (21 minutes), Joe’s Violin (24 minutes), Watani: My Homeland (40 minutes), and The White Helmets (40 minutes...
By: Carson Blackwelder
Managing Editor
Most people probably don’t pay any attention to the three shorts categories at the Oscars — we’re talking about best animated short, best documentary short, and best live-action short. While these categories are meant to honor shorter films than those in their related categories that honor feature-length films, let’s see if runtime still plays a part in determining the winners.
With the 2017 Academy Awards right around the corner, we’re trying to see which films stand the best chance at winning in these three categories. The nominees and their corresponding runtimes are as follows: Blind Vaysha (eight minutes), Borrowed Time (seven minutes), Pear Cider and Cigarettes (35 minutes), Pearl (six minutes), and Piper (six minutes) competing for best animated short; Extremis (24 minutes), 4.1 Miles (21 minutes), Joe’s Violin (24 minutes), Watani: My Homeland (40 minutes), and The White Helmets (40 minutes...
- 2/12/2017
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
One of Hollywood’s top talent agencies is canceling its annual Oscar party and using the money it would have spent on the shindig to help refugees affected by President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban.
United Talent Agency announced on Wednesday that the company would be swapping its annual party for a $250,000 donation to the American Civil Liberties Union — the group that challenged Trump’s travel ban and was granted a stay, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The company will also be donating part of the money to the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian organization. UTA also announced plans...
United Talent Agency announced on Wednesday that the company would be swapping its annual party for a $250,000 donation to the American Civil Liberties Union — the group that challenged Trump’s travel ban and was granted a stay, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The company will also be donating part of the money to the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian organization. UTA also announced plans...
- 2/8/2017
- by Ale Russian
- PEOPLE.com
Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’re reviewing each short category. See the Documentary section below and the other shorts sections here.
4.1 Miles – USA/Greece – 26 minutes
While Trump’s administration unconstitutionally discriminates against Muslims from countries he doesn’t do business with, heroes are risking their lives to protect those who need protecting. One of these is Kyriakos Papadopoulos, a Greek Coast Guard captain from the island of Lebos who goes out into the choppy waters of the Aegean Sea to rescue refugees braving the four-mile distance from Turkey. He says that they go out every hour to pull in about two hundred innocent survivors of war, the numbers adding up to around 600,000 between 2015 and 2016 alone. Smugglers take their money, put them on boats they know won’t protect against the waves, and send them away. If not for Kyriakos and the others, these 600,000 would all be dead.
As a...
4.1 Miles – USA/Greece – 26 minutes
While Trump’s administration unconstitutionally discriminates against Muslims from countries he doesn’t do business with, heroes are risking their lives to protect those who need protecting. One of these is Kyriakos Papadopoulos, a Greek Coast Guard captain from the island of Lebos who goes out into the choppy waters of the Aegean Sea to rescue refugees braving the four-mile distance from Turkey. He says that they go out every hour to pull in about two hundred innocent survivors of war, the numbers adding up to around 600,000 between 2015 and 2016 alone. Smugglers take their money, put them on boats they know won’t protect against the waves, and send them away. If not for Kyriakos and the others, these 600,000 would all be dead.
As a...
- 2/8/2017
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
When the nominees for best short films are read during the Oscars ceremony, most viewers at home have little to no associations with any of the films. That’s something that ShortsHD is hoping to fix when they partner with Magnolia Pictures to show the nominated films in all three short form categories — live action, animated, and documentary — in 500 screens across North America this Friday. This year’s short documentaries are not lighthearted, but tell vital human stories about resistance in the face of suffering.
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Three of the films show different groups affected by the war in Syria: The civilians risking their lives for their homeland, the bystanders thrust into the fray, and the children caught in the crosshairs, while the other two offerings also highlight personal sacrifice in the face of struggle. Each...
Read More: 2017 Oscar Nominated Live-Action Shorts Review: Current Events Are the Stars of This All-Foreign Group
Three of the films show different groups affected by the war in Syria: The civilians risking their lives for their homeland, the bystanders thrust into the fray, and the children caught in the crosshairs, while the other two offerings also highlight personal sacrifice in the face of struggle. Each...
- 2/8/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
MaryAnn’s quick take… I would give the Oscar in a three-way tie to the Syrian-themed nominees, which offer stunningly intimate observations on the ongoing humanitarian crisis. [pictured above: “4.1 Miles”] I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Three of the five short documentaries nominated for an Oscar this year are chapters in the same larger ongoing story: the Syrian refugee exodus. Together they offer stunningly intimate observations on the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II, putting faces to the horrors and bringing the tragedy of it home in ways we simply have not seen before.
“4.1 Miles” is an absolutely shattering verité look at raw human desperation…
I would give the Oscar in a three-way tie to all of them, but that would be unprecedented. So my pick for the very best of them is “4.1 Miles” [IMDb|official site], the first film from Greek journalist Daphne Matziaraki.
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Three of the five short documentaries nominated for an Oscar this year are chapters in the same larger ongoing story: the Syrian refugee exodus. Together they offer stunningly intimate observations on the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II, putting faces to the horrors and bringing the tragedy of it home in ways we simply have not seen before.
“4.1 Miles” is an absolutely shattering verité look at raw human desperation…
I would give the Oscar in a three-way tie to all of them, but that would be unprecedented. So my pick for the very best of them is “4.1 Miles” [IMDb|official site], the first film from Greek journalist Daphne Matziaraki.
- 2/6/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Of the five films Oscar-nominated for Documentary Short Subject, three address the Syrian civil war and refugee crisis: “4.1 Miles,” a New York Times Op-Doc about a Greek Coast Guard Captain and the boatloads of refugees he rescues daily; “Watani: My Homeland,” about one family’s migration from front-line Aleppo to a small town in Germany; and “The White Helmets,” Netflix’s portrait of the volunteer first responders in Aleppo, from the director/producer team behind the 2015 Oscar-nominated feature documentary, “Virunga.”
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The other two films also skew serious, but tell more intimate stories. “Joe’s Violin” is the touching story of the unlikely friendship between a 92-year-old Holocaust survivor and the 12-year-old girl from the Bronx who receives his beloved violin after he donates it. “Extremis” follows a palliative care doctor as she walks her patients and their loved...
Read More: Oscars 2017 Live-Action Shorts: Jane Birkin vs. Six-Time Nominee Kim Magnusson
The other two films also skew serious, but tell more intimate stories. “Joe’s Violin” is the touching story of the unlikely friendship between a 92-year-old Holocaust survivor and the 12-year-old girl from the Bronx who receives his beloved violin after he donates it. “Extremis” follows a palliative care doctor as she walks her patients and their loved...
- 2/3/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Another Oscar-nominated film may be impacted due to President Donald Trump’s immigration ban.
Best Documentary Short Subject nominee Watani: My Homeland, which was filmed over three years, follows a Syrian family as they try to escape the war-torn city of Aleppo and start a new life in Germany while coming to terms with what they left behind.
But now the film’s main subject, a mother of four named Hala, may not be able to travel to the U.S. to celebrate the film’s success and attend the 89th Academy Awards on Feb. 26 in Los Angeles.
“Watani: My Homeland...
Best Documentary Short Subject nominee Watani: My Homeland, which was filmed over three years, follows a Syrian family as they try to escape the war-torn city of Aleppo and start a new life in Germany while coming to terms with what they left behind.
But now the film’s main subject, a mother of four named Hala, may not be able to travel to the U.S. to celebrate the film’s success and attend the 89th Academy Awards on Feb. 26 in Los Angeles.
“Watani: My Homeland...
- 1/31/2017
- by Ale Russian
- PEOPLE.com
A pair of nominees in the Academy Awards' Best Documentary (Short Subject) category will not be able to attend the February ceremony following Donald Trump's Muslim ban.
The filmmakers behind The White Helmets, a film about Syrian volunteer first responders in that country's bloody civil war, said they planned on bringing two members of that group to the February 26th ceremony, but Trump's travel ban – which impacts Syria and six other countries – will prevent that from happening.
"They've been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize,” White Helmets producer Johanna...
The filmmakers behind The White Helmets, a film about Syrian volunteer first responders in that country's bloody civil war, said they planned on bringing two members of that group to the February 26th ceremony, but Trump's travel ban – which impacts Syria and six other countries – will prevent that from happening.
"They've been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize,” White Helmets producer Johanna...
- 1/30/2017
- Rollingstone.com
The nominations for the 89th Academy Awards are in and La La Land leads the pack with 14 nominations! I knew La La Land was going to explode at this event, and it's probably going to end up taking home many of the awards is was nominated for. The 14 nominations ties the record with 1997's Titanic and 1950's All About Eve.
Arrival ended up with eight nominations as did Moonlight, while Hacksaw Ridge, Lion, and Manchester by the Sea all got six. Deadpool ended up with zero nominations. I was hoping to see it somewhere on the list, but it looks like all that hype didn't work.
Every film and actor who was nominated for their work deserves to be on this list, so congratulations to them all! There are so many great films and actors to root for, but there can be only one winner in each category.
Jimmy Kimmel...
Arrival ended up with eight nominations as did Moonlight, while Hacksaw Ridge, Lion, and Manchester by the Sea all got six. Deadpool ended up with zero nominations. I was hoping to see it somewhere on the list, but it looks like all that hype didn't work.
Every film and actor who was nominated for their work deserves to be on this list, so congratulations to them all! There are so many great films and actors to root for, but there can be only one winner in each category.
Jimmy Kimmel...
- 1/24/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The documentary branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences selected 5 Documentary Short Subject contenders out of 61 eligible entries for the 89th Academy Awards to compete for the Oscar.
The Syrian crisis figures in “Watani: My Homeland,” “4.1 Miles,” and “The White Helmets,” from Netflix, which also backed hospital life-and-death documentary “Extremis.” Kahane Cooperman’s “Joe’s Violin” is about a 92-year-old Holocaust survivor who donates his family violin to an instrument drive.
Contenders
1. “The White Helmets,” Grain Media and Violet Films
2. “Joe’s Violin,” Lucky Two Productions
3. “Watani: My Homeland,” ITN Productions
4. “Extremis,” f/8 Filmworks in association with Motto Pictures
5. “4.1 Miles,” University of California, Berkeley
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The Syrian crisis figures in “Watani: My Homeland,” “4.1 Miles,” and “The White Helmets,” from Netflix, which also backed hospital life-and-death documentary “Extremis.” Kahane Cooperman’s “Joe’s Violin” is about a 92-year-old Holocaust survivor who donates his family violin to an instrument drive.
Contenders
1. “The White Helmets,” Grain Media and Violet Films
2. “Joe’s Violin,” Lucky Two Productions
3. “Watani: My Homeland,” ITN Productions
4. “Extremis,” f/8 Filmworks in association with Motto Pictures
5. “4.1 Miles,” University of California, Berkeley
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- 1/19/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
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