Looks like they may have tried to avoid all political docs, even a pro-abortion doc "executive produced" by Hillary & Chelsea Clinton wasn't included per Deadline: https://archive.is/WNgwE
It may come as cold comfort to the Am I Racist? team, but films with an overt take on American politics were all spurned by the doc branch. Those include Zurawaski v Texas, the abortion access documentary executive produced by Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence and others. Similarly left out were Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid, Matt Tyrnauer’s film about Democratic political strategist James Carville, and the Michael Douglas-executive produced and narrated film America’s Burning – a hot take on political polarization and dysfunction.
Two films that document the rise of the Christian nationalist movement qualified for Oscar consideration but failed to make the shortlist cut: God & Country, directed by Dan Partland, and Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy, directed by Stephen Ujlaki and Christopher Jacob Jones.
Gonzo for Democracy, a film that follows “journalist Lauren Windsor on her quest across America to expose election deniers and impending threats to democracy ahead of the 2024 election” didn’t make the shortlist either.
Now explain why Bowling for Columbine and Sicko was included for consideration...
It's not about politics at all and I guarantee you the ones up for consideration this year ARE political in nature. They just needed a cheap excuse to CYA.
The Academy only considers films that are properly submitted for consideration. A film has to screen for two weeks in New York and Los Angeles AND be submitted for review to be considered. I doubt The Daily Zionist submitted their doc for consideration.
Looks like they may have tried to avoid all political docs, even a pro-abortion doc "executive produced" by Hillary & Chelsea Clinton wasn't included per Deadline: https://archive.is/WNgwE
Of course.
Now explain why Bowling for Columbine and Sicko was included for consideration...
It's not about politics at all and I guarantee you the ones up for consideration this year ARE political in nature. They just needed a cheap excuse to CYA.
The Academy only considers films that are properly submitted for consideration. A film has to screen for two weeks in New York and Los Angeles AND be submitted for review to be considered. I doubt The Daily Zionist submitted their doc for consideration.
They repeatedly said they did.
Yeah, well, I don't watch the The Daily Zionist so I wouldn't know.
I'm just offering clarity so people don't assume that films are picked without being submitted.