What perfect timing! Hot on the heels of my documentary recap, AMPAS has released their shortlist of 15 docs eligible for this year's Academy Awards.
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Enemies of the People
Exit through the Gift Shop
Gasland
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Inside Job
The Lottery
Precious Life
Quest for Honor
Restrepo
This Way of Life
The Tillman Story
Waiting for Superman
Waste Land
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
Disappointed though I am that the wonderful Catfish didn't get so much as a sideways glance from this branch, I can't be anything less than delighted that Banksy's pointed and hilarious Exit Through the Gift Shop has survived this first screening process. It remains the funniest and one of the most well edited films I've seen this year, and I'd LOVE to see it nominated.
