In case you're developing your own list of must-see documentaries of 2009, you'll want to include the fifteen films short listed by the the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to be considered for the 2010 Best Documentary Oscar.
Voting members of the Academy's Documentaries Branch will now pick fine final nominees from the short list. The nominees will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The Academy Awards ceremony at which the winner will be announced will take place on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. It will be televised life in the US on ABC.
The Academy's short list includes films from my list of top documentaries from 2009, including The Cove and Food, Inc.. How does it compare with your choice of favorites?
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My favorites this year have been Cooking History and Tyson. I’m cheering for Varda.
I like Varda’s “Beaches of Agnes” very much, too. She’s a great director, perfectly capable of handling the details of her own fascinatng life in a brilliant and thought provoking way — which she has done. I think she’s one of my top choices, too.