97TH OSCARS® Announces Shortlist in Documentary Feature, and Documentary Short Film

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in ten categories for the 97th Academy Awards® including 15 films nominated for Documentary Feature Film and 15 films nominated for Documentary Short Film.

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Feature Film category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred sixty-nine films were eligible in the category.  Members of the Documentary Branch vote to determine the shortlist and the nominees.


97TH OSCARS® Announces Shortlists in Music Score, Original Song, and Sound

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

"The Bibi Files"
"Black Box Diaries"
"Dahomey"
"Daughters"
"Eno"
"Frida"
"Hollywoodgate"
"No Other Land"
"Porcelain War"
"Queendom"
"The Remarkable Life of Ibelin"
"Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat"
"Sugarcane"
"Union"
"Will & Harper"


97TH OSCARS® Announces Shortlist in International Feature Film

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
Fifteen films will advance in the Documentary Short Film category for the 97th Academy Awards. One hundred four films qualified 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:

"Chasing Roo"
"Death by Numbers"
"Eternal Father"
"I Am Ready, Warden"
"Incident"
"Instruments of a Beating Heart"
"Keeper"
"Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World"
"Once upon a Time in Ukraine"
"The Only Girl in the Orchestra"
"Planetwalker"
"The Quilters"
"Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr"
"A Swim Lesson"
"Until He's Back"


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Nominations voting begins on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, and concludes on Sunday, January 12, 2025. Nominations for the 97th Academy Awards will be announced on Friday, January 17, 2025. The 97th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC, streamed live on Hulu and airs live in more than 200 territories worldwide.

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With the largest film-related collection in the world, the Academy is a leader in the fields of conservation, preservation and exhibition of film-related objects and materials. Through its Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the Academy presents powerful exhibitions, screenings and programs about cinema's past, present, and future. The Academy also inspires young artists and creates opportunities for underrepresented communities to engage with the film world. Across all initiatives, the Academy connects global audiences – its members, the film industry, and film fans – through their shared passion for making and watching films.

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