The Academy has revealed their documentary short list as 15 films will be vying for the five Oscar nominations in the Best Documentary category at the 2008 Oscars.
The films include:
- Autism: The Musical
- Body of War
- For the Bible Tells Me So
- Lake of Fire
- Nanking
- No End in Sight
- Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
- Please Vote for Me
- The Price of Sugar
- A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman
- The Rape of Europa
- Sicko
- Taxi to the Dark Side
- War/Dance
- White Light/Black Rain
What is referred to as the “Documentary Branch” at the Academy viewed all the eligible documentaries for the preliminary round of votings. and will now select the five nominees from among the 15 titles on the shortlist.
The 80th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
