Oscars Best Documentary Short Film Commentary (Updated March 9, 2026): It’s been a banner year for the documentary short contenders, with each nominee presenting a compelling case for why it could ...

As industry consolidation continues, documentary films face a challenging path to supportive investors, wide distribution, and sustainable success. But the best documentaries of 2025 go a long way ...

As someone who watches and studies the Academy Awards every year, I can tell you that the Best Documentary Short Subject nominees are frequently heavy, and often depressing. This milieu is often ...

The Lake Tahoe Documentary Film Festival (LTDFF) announced the 2026 official selections, featuring over 70 thought-provoking ...

The Critics Choice Association has announced the nominees for the 10th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, honoring the year’s outstanding achievements in nonfiction filmmaking. Leading this ...

Cinema Eye Honors, the organization that “recognizes outstanding artistic achievement in nonfiction and documentary films and series” has launched its 19th annual celebrations today with the ...

Ames will debut its first documentary film festival this fall, celebrating short films, storytelling and community creativity ...

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) has announced the nominees for its 10th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, with Neon release "Orwell: 2+2=5" and Netflix release "The Perfect Neighbor" ...

Cinema Eye Honors, the organization that "recognizes outstanding artistic achievement in nonfiction and documentary films and series" has launched its 19th annual celebrations today with the ...

It's harder than it looks, as we take you through the year's top documentary Oscar contenders and how they got here. Shortly, the Oscar fate of hundreds of feature and short documentary hopefuls will ...

Some of the biggest names in documentary film will be descending on Park City, Utah next month for the final edition of Sundance in the mountain town. Oscar winners Alex Gibney, Daniel Roher, Shane ...