‘Crip Camp,’ ‘Time,’ ‘Gunda’ Make Oscars Documentary Shortlist
Also Read: Oscars Obliterate Old Record With 238 Qualifying DocumentariesAs usual for the documentary shortlists in the years since judging was moved from small committees and given to the Documentary Branch at large, the list contained almost all of the year’s most-honored docs. All of the films nominated in the top category at the Cinema Eye Honors advanced to the shortlist, along with seven of the 10 films nominated by the International Documentary Association.Among the notable documentaries that did not make the list were Mira Jargil’s “Reunited,” Jerry Rothwell’s “The Reason I Jump” and Sam Soko’s “Softie,” all IDA nominees, as well as Frederick Wiseman’s “City Hall,” Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering’s “On the Record,” Ramona S.