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Magnificent Malala!

blog_docfeature_1430x804On Tuesday, December 1st 2015, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled a short list of 15 documentaries for Oscar nominations. Among those nominations “He named me Malala”, directed by Davis Guggenheim has also been chosen. The documentary is about Malala Yousufzai and the events leading up to the Taliban’s attack on her in Pakistan for speaking out on girls’ education followed by the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.

 

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The documentary branch determined the shortlist in a preliminary round of voting; branch members will now select the five nominees from the short list. The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PT at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills.

The nominated documentaries are:

“Amy,” On the Corner Films and Universal Music

“Best of Enemies,” Sandbar

“Cartel Land,” Our Time Projects and The Documentary Group

“Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,” Jigsaw Productions

“He Named Me Malala,” Parkes-MacDonald and Little Room

“Heart of a Dog,” Canal Street Communications

“The Hunting Ground,” Chain Camera Pictures

“Listen to Me Marlon,” Passion Pictures

The Look of Silence,” Final Cut for Real

“Meru,” Little Monster Films

3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets,” The Filmmaker Fund, Motto Pictures, Lakehouse Films, Actual Films, JustFilms, MacArthur Foundation and Bertha BRITDOC

“We Come as Friends,” Adelante Films

“What Happened, Miss Simone?,” RadicalMedia and Moxie Firecracker

“Where to Invade Next,” Dog Eat Dog Productions

“Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom,” Pray for Ukraine Productions

The 88th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Centre in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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