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Doc Legend Sheila Nevins On Why Oscar-Nominated ‘Children No More: Were And Are Gone’ Couldn’t Get U.S. Distribution: “It’s A Troublesome Film”
#Documentary #News #Awardsdoc #ChildrenNoMoreWereandAreGone #HillaMedalia #SheilaNevins

https://deadline.com/2026/02/children-no-more-were-and-are-gone-interview-sheila-nevins-1236738540/

Doc Legend Sheila Nevins On Why Oscar-Nominated ‘Children No More: Were And Are Gone’ Couldn’t Get U.S. Distribution: “It’s A Troublesome Film”

Sheila Nevins on why Oscar-nominated 'Children No More: Were and Are Gone' could not find U.S. distribution.

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DeadlineFeb 25

Mother Of Victim In Oscar-Nominated Documentary ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Remembers Her Slain Daughter: “She Loved Hard”
#Documentary #News #AjikeOwens #Awardsdoc #GeetaGandbhir #Netflix #PamelaDias #ThePerfectNeighbor

https://deadline.com/2026/02/the-perfect-neighbor-interview-pamela-dias-1236736450/

Mother Of Victim In Oscar-Nominated Documentary ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Remembers Her Slain Daughter: “She Loved Hard”

'The Perfect Neighbor': Mom of victim in the Oscar-nominated documentary speaks out about the police handling of the case.

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DeadlineFeb 12

‘2,000 Meters To Andriivka’ Filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov To Receive WGA West’s Paul Selvin Award
#Documentary #News #2000MeterstoAndriivka #Awardsdoc #MstyslavChernov #WGAAwards

https://deadline.com/2026/02/2000-meters-to-andriivka-mstyslav-chernov-wga-honor-1236717738/

‘2,000 Meters To Andriivka’ Filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov To Receive WGA West’s Paul Selvin Award

Mstylav Chernov will receive the Writers Guild of America West’s 2026 Paul Selvin Award for his latest documentary 2,000 Meters To Andriivka.

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DeadlineFeb 10

Criterion Channel Acquires ‘Perfectly A Strangeness,’ Oscar-Nominated Documentary Starring Three Donkeys
#Acquisitions #Documentary #News #AlisonMcAlpine #Awardsdoc #CriterionChannel #Perfectlyastrangeness

https://deadline.com/2026/02/perfectly-a-strangeness-criterion-channel-acquisition-1236714955/

Criterion Channel Acquires ‘Perfectly A Strangeness,’ Oscar-Nominated Documentary Starring Three Donkeys

Oscar-nominated documentary 'Perfectly a strangeness,' directed by Alison McAlpine, has been acquired by the Criterion Channel.

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DeadlineJan 16

Director Eden Wurmfeld And E.P. Edward Norton On Why Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Classroom 4’ Brings People To Tears
#Documentary #News #Awardsdoc #Classroom4 #EdenWurmfeld #EdwardNorton #PBS

https://deadline.com/2026/01/classroom-4-interview-edward-norton-eden-wurmfeld-1236684791/

Director Eden Wurmfeld And E.P. Edward Norton On Why Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Classroom 4’ Brings People To Tears

E.P. Edward Norton and director Eden Wurmfeld on their Oscar-shortlisted short documentary 'Classroom 4,' set inside an Oregon prison.

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DeadlineJan 15

Oscar-Shortlisted ‘All The Empty Rooms’ Shows The Spaces Left Behind By School Shootings
#Documentary #News #AlltheEmptyRooms #Awardsdoc #JoshuaSeftel #LouBopp #Netflix

https://deadline.com/2026/01/all-the-empty-rooms-interview-joshua-seftel-lou-bopp-1236683628/

Oscar-Shortlisted ‘All The Empty Rooms’ Shows The Spaces Left Behind By School Shootings

Oscar-Shortlisted 'All the Empty Rooms,' directed by Joshua Seftel, memorializes children killed in school shootings.

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DeadlineJan 13

Soundtrack Releases For Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Yanuni,’ Documentary On Extraordinary Indigenous Leader From Director Richard Ladkani, Producer Leonardo DiCaprio
#Documentary #News #Awardsdoc #JumaXipaia #LeonardoDiCaprio #RichardLadkani #Yanuni

https://deadline.com/2026/01/yanuni-soundtrack-release-1236681906/

Soundtrack Releases For Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Yanuni,’ Documentary On Extraordinary Indigenous Leader From Director Richard Ladkani, Producer Leonardo DiCaprio

A soundtrack for 'Yanuni' is being released, the Oscar-shortlisted documentary directed by Richard Ladkani and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio.

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DeadlineDec 16

Three Netflix Titles Plus An ‘Undesirable’ Film Make Oscar Doc Feature Shortlist, But Mariska Hargitay, NatGeo’s ‘Silyan’ Snubbed
#Documentary #News #Awardsdoc #Awardsnews #Netflix #Oscars

https://deadline.com/2025/12/oscar-shortlists-2026-documentaries-1236650472/

Three Netflix Titles Plus An ‘Undesirable’ Film Make Oscar Doc Feature Shortlist, But Mariska Hargitay, NatGeo’s ‘Silyan’ Snubbed

Oscar shortlists for documentary brought love for Netflix but Mariska Hargitay's film about her mom got snubbed, as did 'The Tale of Silyan.'

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DeadlineDec 12

Changing Lives With Needle & Ink: Oscar Contender ‘They Call Me The Tattoo Witch’ Profiles Woman Who Transforms Scars Into Body Art
#Documentary #News #Awardsdoc #LindsayNyman #TheyCallMetheTattooWitch

https://deadline.com/2025/12/they-call-me-the-tattoo-witch-director-lindsay-nyman-1236647341/

Changing Lives With Needle & Ink: Oscar Contender ‘They Call Me The Tattoo Witch’ Profiles Woman Who Transforms Scars Into Body Art

The Oscar-contending film 'They Call Me the Tattoo Witch,' directed by Lindsay Nyman, profiles an artist known for crafting tattoos around scars.

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DeadlineDec 12

Arc Of A Diver: Oscar Contender ‘Voices From The Abyss’ Captures Brave Souls Who Hurl Themselves From Mexico’s La Quebrada Cliffs
#Documentary #News #Awardsdoc #IrvingSerrano #VíctorRejón #VoicesFromtheAbyss

https://deadline.com/2025/12/voices-from-the-abyss-interview-director-irving-serrano-1236647268/

Arc Of A Diver: Oscar Contender ‘Voices From The Abyss’ Captures Brave Souls Who Hurl Themselves From Mexico’s La Quebrada Cliffs

The La Quebrada Cliff Divers of Acapulco, Mexico are documented in the short film 'Voices From the Abyss,' directed by Víctor Rejón and Irving Serrano.

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