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Good Night Oppy Brings Home the Gold for Best Documentary Feature at Seventh Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards
Silver Awarded to Fire of Love
Bronze Awarded to Navalny
Winners Revealed at Gala Event on Sunday, November 13 at the Edison Ballroom in New York City
Barbara Kopple Received the D A Pennebaker Award
Dawn Porter Received the Critics Choice Impact Award
For the Very First Time, the Ceremony Was Live-Streamed on
THE CRITICS CHOICE ASSOCIATION WEBSITE
Actor and Standup Comedian Wyatt Cenac Served as Host of the Event
Winners of the Seventh Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Gold: Good Night Oppy (Amazon Studios)
Silver: Fire of Love (National Geographic Documentary Films/Neon)
Bronze: Navalny (HBO Max/CNN Films/Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST DIRECTOR
Ryan White – Good Night Oppy (Amazon Studios)
BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
David Siev – Bad Axe (IFC Films)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Cinematography Team – Our Great National Parks (Netflix)
BEST EDITING
Brett Morgen – Moonage Daydream (Neon/HBO Documentary Films)
BEST SCORE
Blake Neely – Good Night Oppy (Amazon Studios)
BEST NARRATION
Good Night Oppy (Amazon Studios)
Written by Helen Kearns, Ryan White
Performed by Angela Bassett
BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY
Fire of Love (National Geographic Documentary Films/Neon)
BEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY
Descendant (Netflix)
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY
Sidney (Apple TV+)
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
The Beatles: Get Back (Disney+)
BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY
Navalny (HBO Max/CNN Films/Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY
Good Night Oppy (Amazon Studios)
BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY (TIE)
Citizen Ashe (HBO Max/CNN Films)
Welcome to Wrexham (FX)
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
Nuisance Bear (The New Yorker Studios)
BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES
The Beatles: Get Back (Disney+)
BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES
30 for 30 (ESPN)
About the Critics Choice Awards
The Critics Choice Documentary Awards are an offshoot of the Critics Choice Awards, which are bestowed annually by the CCA to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Historically, the Critics Choice Awards are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations.
NOMINATIONS UNVEILED FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE DOCUMENTARY AWARDS PRESENTED BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY FILMS
FIRE OF LOVE LEADS WITH SEVEN NOMINATIONS AND GOOD NIGHT OPPY RECEIVES SIX NOMINATIONS
GALA TO HONOR AWARD WINNERS ON NOVEMBER 13, 2022 AT THE EDISON BALLROOM IN MANHATTAN, MARKING A NEW VENUE FOR THE EVENT
ACTOR AND STANDUP COMEDIAN WYATT CENAC TO SERVE AS HOST
Acclaimed Documentarian Barbara Kopple to Receive The Pennebaker Award Presented by Chris Hegedus
For the Very First Time, the Ceremony Will Be Live-Streamed Through Facebook Live and Instagram Live at 7:00 PM ET on Sunday, November 13
The nominees for the Seventh Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards Presented by National Geographic Documentary Films are:
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Aftershock (Hulu)
The Automat (A Slice of Pie Productions)
Descendant (Netflix)
Fire of Love (National Geographic Documentary Films/Neon)
Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down (Briarcliff Entertainment)
Good Night Oppy (Amazon Studios)
The Janes (HBO)
Moonage Daydream (HBO/Neon)
Navalny (HBO/CNN/Warner Bros. Pictures)
Sidney (Apple TV+)
BEST DIRECTOR
Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio – George Carlin’s American Dream (HBO)
Margaret Brown – Descendant (Netflix)
Sara Dosa – Fire of Love (National Geographic Documentary Films/Neon)
Reginald Hudlin – Sidney (Apple TV+)
Brett Morgen – Moonage Daydream (HBO/Neon)
Laura Poitras – All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (HBO/Neon)
Daniel Roher – Navalny (HBO/CNN/Warner Bros. Pictures)
Ryan White – Good Night Oppy (Amazon Studios)
BEST FIRST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Andrea Arnold – Cow (IFC Films)
Lisa Hurwitz – The Automat (A Slice of Pie Productions)
Jono McLeod – My Old School (Magnolia Pictures)
Amy Poehler – Lucy and Desi (Amazon Studios)
Alex Pritz – The Territory (National Geographic Documentary Films)
David Siev – Bad Axe (IFC Films)
Bianca Stigter – Three Minutes: A Lengthening (Neon)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Benjamin Bernhard, Riju Das – All That Breathes (HBO)
Magda Kowalczyk – Cow (IFC Films)
Lucas Tucknott – McEnroe (Showtime)
Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman, Sam Holling – Nuisance Bear (The New Yorker)
The Cinematography Team – Our Great National Parks (Netflix)
Alex Pritz, Tangãi Uru-eu-wau-wau – The Territory (National Geographic Documentary Films)
BEST EDITING
Jabez Olssen – The Beatles: Get Back (Disney+)
Erin Casper, Jocelyne Chaput – Fire of Love (National Geographic Documentary Films/Neon)
Joe Beshenkovsky – George Carlin’s American Dream (HBO)
Helen Kearns, Rejh Cabrera – Good Night Oppy (Amazon Studios)
Brett Morgen – Moonage Daydream (HBO/Neon)
Langdon Page, Maya Daisy Hawke – Navalny (HBO/CNN/Warner Bros. Pictures)
Katharina Wartena – Three Minutes: A Lengthening (Neon)
BEST SCORE
Hummie Mann – The Automat (A Slice of Pie Productions)
Nicolas Godin – Fire of Love (National Geographic Documentary Films/Neon)
Blake Neely – Good Night Oppy (Amazon Studios)
Max Avery Lichtenstein – The Janes (HBO)
David Schwartz – Lucy and Desi (Amazon Studios)
Marius de Vries, Matt Robertson – Navalny (HBO/CNN/Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST NARRATION
Deep in the Heart: A Texas Wildlife Story (Fin and Fur Films), Written by Ben Masters, Performed by Matthew McConaughey
Fire of Love (National Geographic Documentary Films/Neon), Written by Shane Boris, Erin Casper, Jocelyne Chaput, Sara Dosa, Performed by Miranda July
Good Night Oppy (Amazon Studios), Written by Helen Kearns, Ryan White, Performed by Angela Bassett
Our Great National Parks (Netflix), Performed by Barack Obama
Riotsville, U.S.A. (Magnolia Pictures), Written by Tobi Haslett, Performed by Charlene Modeste
Three Minutes: A Lengthening (Neon), Written by Bianca Stigter, Performed by Helena Bonham Carter
BEST ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTARY
The Beatles: Get Back (Disney+)
Fire of Love (National Geographic Documentary Films/Neon)
Moonage Daydream (HBO/Neon)
Nothing Compares (Showtime)
Riotsville, U.S.A. (Magnolia Pictures)
Three Minutes: A Lengthening (Neon)
BEST HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY
The Automat (A Slice of Pie Productions)
Descendant (Netflix)
The Janes (HBO)
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (Peacock)
Still Working 9 to 5 (Mighty Fine Entertainment)
Three Minutes: A Lengthening (Neon)
The U.S. and the Holocaust (PBS)
BEST BIOGRAPHICAL DOCUMENTARY
George Carlin’s American Dream (HBO)
The Last Movie Stars (HBO Max)
Lucy and Desi (Amazon Studios)
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (Peacock)
Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams (Sony Pictures Classics)
Sidney (Apple TV+)
Sr. (Netflix)
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
The Beatles: Get Back (Disney+)
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (Sony Pictures Classics)
If These Walls Could Sing (Disney Original Documentary)
Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues (Apple TV+)
Moonage Daydream (HBO/Neon)
Nothing Compares (Showtime)
The Return of Tanya Tucker – Featuring Brandi Carlile (Sony Pictures Classics)
BEST POLITICAL DOCUMENTARY
Aftershock (Hulu)
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (HBO/Neon)
Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down (Briarcliff Entertainment)
The Janes (HBO)
Navalny (HBO/CNN/Warner Bros. Pictures)
Retrograde (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom (Netflix)
BEST SCIENCE/NATURE DOCUMENTARY
All That Breathes (HBO)
Cow (IFC Films)
Fire of Love (National Geographic Documentary Films/Neon)
Good Night Oppy (Amazon Studios)
Nuisance Bear (The New Yorker)
Return to Space (Netflix)
The Territory (National Geographic Documentary Films)
BEST SPORTS DOCUMENTARY
Citizen Ashe (Magnolia/HBO)
Hockeyland (Greenwich Entertainment)
Kaepernick & America (Dark Star Pictures)
McEnroe (Showtime)
The Redeem Team (Netflix)
Welcome to Wrexham (FX/Hulu)
BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY
38 at the Garden (HBO)
Angola Do You Hear Us? Voices From a Plantation Prison (MTV Documentary Films)
The Flagmakers (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Four Seasons Total Documentary (MSNBC)
My Disability Roadmap (The New York Times Op Docs)
Nuisance Bear (The New Yorker)
Stranger at the Gate (The New Yorker)
BEST LIMITED DOCUMENTARY SERIES
The Beatles: Get Back (Disney+)
Hostages (HBO)
The Last Movie Stars (HBO Max)
The Lincoln Project (Showtime)
Our Great National Parks (Netflix)
The U.S. and the Holocaust (PBS)
We Need to Talk About Cosby (Showtime)
BEST ONGOING DOCUMENTARY SERIES
30 for 30 (ESPN)
American Masters (PBS)
Cheer (Netflix)
The Circus (Showtime)
Unsolved Mysteries (Netflix)
Welcome to Wrexham (FX/Hulu)
About the Critics Choice Awards
The Critics Choice Documentary Awards are an offshoot of the Critics Choice Awards, which are bestowed annually by the CCA to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. Historically, the Critics Choice Awards are the most accurate predictor of Academy Award nominations.
BEST PICTURE
- “American Sniper” Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, Bradley Cooper and Peter Morgan, Producers
- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole, Producers
- “Boyhood” Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland, Producers
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales and Jeremy Dawson, Producers
- “The Imitation Game” Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky and Teddy Schwarzman, Producers
- “Selma” Christian Colson, Oprah Winfrey, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
- “The Theory of Everything” Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce and Anthony McCarten, Producers
- “Whiplash” Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook and David Lancaster, Producers
Will Win: “Boyhood”
Could Win: “Birdman” or “American Sniper” (I wouldn’t be surprised considering box office success)
Want to Win: “Whiplash”
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BEST DIRECTOR
- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Alejandro G. Iñárritu
- “Boyhood” Richard Linklater
- “Foxcatcher” Bennett Miller
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson
- “The Imitation Game” Morten Tyldum
Will Win: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
Could Win: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, “Birdman”
Want to Win: Richard Linklater, “Boyhood”
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BEST ACTOR
- Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher”
- Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper”
- Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game”
- Michael Keaton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
- Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything”
Will Win: Eddie Redmayne
Could Win: Michael Keaton or Bradley Cooper
Want to Win: Since Jake Gyllenhaal was snubbed! I’m hoping for Bradley Cooper
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BEST ACTRESS
- Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night”
- Felicity Jones in “The Theory of Everything”
- Julianne Moore in “Still Alice”
- Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl”
- Reese Witherspoon in “Wild”
Will Win: Julianne Moore
Could Win: Not contest
Want to Win: Julianne Moore
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Robert Duvall in “The Judge”
- Ethan Hawke in “Boyhood”
- Edward Norton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
- Mark Ruffalo in “Foxcatcher”
- J.K. Simmons in “Whiplash”
Will Win: J.K. Simmons
Could Win: No Contest
Want to Win: J.K. Simmons
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Patricia Arquette in “Boyhood”
- Laura Dern in “Wild”
- Keira Knightley in “The Imitation Game”
- Emma Stone in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
- Meryl Streep in “Into the Woods”
Will Win: Patricia Arquette
Could Win: Emma Stone
Want to Win: Patricia Arquette
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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- “American Sniper” Written by Jason Hall
- “The Imitation Game” Written by Graham Moore
- “Inherent Vice” Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
- “The Theory of Everything” Screenplay by Anthony McCarten
- “Whiplash” Written by Damien Chazelle
Will Win: “The Imitation Game,” Graham Moore
Could Win: “Whiplash,” Damien Chazelle or “American Sniper,” Jason Hall
Want to Win: “Whiplash,” Damien Chazelle
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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
- “Boyhood” Written by Richard Linklater
- “Foxcatcher” Written by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
- “Nightcrawler” Written by Dan Gilroy
Will Win: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
Could Win: “Boyhood” or “Birdman”
Want to Win: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Screenplay by Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
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BEST ANIMATED FILM
- “Big Hero 6” Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
- “The Boxtrolls” Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight
- “How to Train Your Dragon 2” Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold
- “Song of the Sea” Tomm Moore and Paul Young
- “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura
Will Win: “How to Train Your Dragon 2”
Could Win: “Big Hero 6”
Want to Win: “Big Hero 6”
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BEST DOCUMENTARY
- “CitizenFour” Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
- “Finding Vivian Maier” John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
- “Last Days in Vietnam” Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester
- “The Salt of the Earth” Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier
- “Virunga” Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
Will Win: “Citizenfour”
Could Win: “Last Day in Vietnam”
Want to Win: “Citizenfour”
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BEST FOREIGN FILM
- “Ida” Poland
- “Leviathan” Russia
- “Tangerines” Estonia
- “Timbuktu” Mauritania
- “Wild Tales” Argentina
Will Win: “Ida”
Could Win: “Leviathan”
Want to Win: “Ida”
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BEST ORIGINAL SONG
- “Everything Is Awesome” from “The Lego Movie” Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson
- “Glory” from “Selma” Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
- “Grateful” from “Beyond the Lights” Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
- “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from “Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me” Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
- “Lost Stars” from “Begin Again” Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois
Will Win: “Glory”
Could Win: “Everything Is Awesome” (Long shot)
Want to Win: “Everything Is Awesome”
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BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Alexandre Desplat
- “The Imitation Game” Alexandre Desplat
- “Interstellar” Hans Zimmer
- “Mr. Turner” Gary Yershon
- “The Theory of Everything” Jóhann Jóhannsson
Will Win: “The Theory of Everything”
Could Win: “Interstellar”
Want to Win: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
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BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Milena Canonero
- “Inherent Vice” Mark Bridges
- “Into the Woods” Colleen Atwood
- “Maleficent” Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive
- “Mr. Turner” Jacqueline Durran
Will Win: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Could Win: “Mr. Turner”
Want to Win: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
- “The Imitation Game” Production Design: Maria Djurkovic; Set Decoration: Tatiana Macdonald
- “Interstellar” Production Design: Nathan Crowley; Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
- “Into the Woods” Production Design: Dennis Gassner; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
- “Mr. Turner” Production Design: Suzie Davies; Set Decoration: Charlotte Watts
Will Win: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Could Win: “Interstellar”
Want to Win: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
- “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
- “Guardians of the Galaxy” Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
- “Interstellar” Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
- “X-Men: Days of Future Past” Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer
Will Win: “Interstellar”
Could Win: “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”
Want to Win: “Guardians of the Galaxy”
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BEST FILM EDITING
- “American Sniper” Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
- “Boyhood” Sandra Adair
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Barney Pilling
- “The Imitation Game” William Goldenberg
- “Whiplash” Tom Cross
Will Win: “Boyhood”
Could Win: “Whiplash”
Want to Win: “Whiplash” or “Boyhood” are both deserving
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Emmanuel Lubezki
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Robert Yeoman
- “Ida” Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski
- “Mr. Turner” Dick Pope
- “Unbroken” Roger Deakins
Will Win: “Birdman”
Could Win: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
Want to Win: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
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BEST SOUND EDITING
- “American Sniper” Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Martín Hernández and Aaron Glascock
- “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
- “Interstellar” Richard King
- “Unbroken” Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro
Will Win: “American Sniper”
Could Win: “Interstellar”
Want to Win: “American Sniper”
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BEST SOUND MIXING
- “American Sniper” John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
- “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
- “Interstellar” Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
- “Unbroken” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
- “Whiplash” Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley
Will Win: “Whiplash”
Could Win: “American Sniper”
Want to Win: “Whiplash”
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BEST MAKE UP & HAIRSTYLING
- “Foxcatcher” Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
- “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
- “Guardians of the Galaxy” Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White
Will Win: “Guardians of the Galaxy”
Could Win: They all stand a chance
Want to Win: “Guardians of the Galaxy”
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BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT)
- “Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1” Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
- “Joanna” Aneta Kopacz
- “Our Curse” Tomasz Sliwinski and Maciej Slesicki
- “The Reaper (La Parka)” Gabriel Serra Arguello
- “White Earth” J. Christian Jensen
Blind Guess: ”Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1”
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BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
- “The Bigger Picture” Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
- “The Dam Keeper” Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
- “Feast” Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
- “Me and My Moulton” Torill Kove
- “A Single Life” Joris Oprins
Blind Guess: “Feast”
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BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
- “Aya” Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
- “Boogaloo and Graham” Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
- “Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak)” Hu Wei and Julien Féret
- “Parvaneh” Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger
- “The Phone Call” Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
Blind Guess: “The Phone Call”
We will see how many of my predictions are right…Watch the 87th Academy Awards Sunday, February 22, 2015-7pm ET on ABC. Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris!
Although there were still some snubs for Rush, The Way,Way Back, Brie Larson, Daniel Bruhl, and Tom Hanks, I am still very pleased with this years Oscar nominations! It was by far one of the toughest years to pick from so many great films and performances. Can’t wait to see who wins the big award on Sunday, March 2nd.