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

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

Netflix and filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir scored big as the Oscar shortlist for Best Documentary Feature was released this morning. Netflix landed three films on the shortlist of documentaries that will continue in the race for an Oscar nomination: The Perfect Neighbor, directed by Geeta Gandbhir; Cover-Up, directed by Oscar winner Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus; […]

Oscar doc shortlist shocks: Mariska Hargitay’s ‘My Mom Jayne’ and frontrunner ‘The Tale of Silyan’ both shut out

The Academy continues to snub celebrity-focused films, with Eddie Murphy, Jayne Mansfield, Diane Warren, Jeff Buckley, Marlee Matlin, Selena all failing to make the cut.