Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Feature category for the 91st Academy Awards. One hundred sixty-six films were originally submitted in the category. Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.
The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:
- “Charm City”
- “Communion”
- “Crime + Punishment”
- “Dark Money”
- “The Distant Barking of Dogs”
- “Free Solo”
- “Hale County This Morning, This Evening”
- “Minding the Gap”
- “Of Fathers and Sons”
- “On Her Shoulders”
- “RBG”
- “Shirkers”
- “The Silence of Others”
- “Three Identical Strangers”
- “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
Nomination Predictions
“Free Solo”
“Minding the Gap”
“RBG”
“Three Identical Strangers”
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”