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2025 Oscar Nominations for Best Documentary

-THE 97TH ACADEMY AWARDS-

Nominees announced! Watch the trailers for this year's Academy Award nominations for best documentary (feature and short subject).

Oscars 2025 Documentary Nominees Announced

2025 Nominations for Best Documentary (Feature)

"BLACK BOX DIARIES"
Studio: MTV Documentary Films
Director: Shiori Ito
Producer(s): Eric Nyari, Hannah Aqvilin, Shiori Ito
Co-Producer(s): Takashi Shinomiya, Ryo Yukizane, Ryo Nagai
Executive Producer(s): Robina Riccitiello, Josh Peters, Mitsunobu Kawamura

"PORCELAIN WAR"
Studio: Picturehouse
A Songbird Studios/Imaginary Lane Production
Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev, Aniela Sidorska and Paula DuPre’ Pesmen

"NO OTHER LAND"
Studio: An Antipode Films Production
Team: Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham

"SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT"
Studio: Kino Lorber
An Onomatopee Films/Warboys Films Production
Johan Grimonprez, Daan Milius and Rémi Grellety

"SUGAR CANE"

Studio: National Geographic Documentary Films
A Hedgehog Films/Kassie Films/Impact Partners/Fit Via Vi Production

2025 Nominations for Best Documentary
(Short Subject)

"I AM READY, WARDEN"
MTV Documentary Films
Smriti Mundhra and Maya Gnyp

“INSTRUMENTS OF A BEATING HEART”
The New York Times OpDocs/Cineric Creative
Team: Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Eric Nyari

"THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA"
Studio: Netflix
Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington

"DEATH BY NUMBERS"
Kim A. Snyder and Janique L. Robillard

[NO TRAILER AVAILABLE]

“INCIDENT”
The New Yorker
Team: Bill Morrison and Jamie Kalven

[NO TRAILER AVAILABLE]

Information about The Oscars

The Academy Awards, officially known as The Oscars, are a set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements. The awards are organized and overseen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The 97th annual Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC.

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How To Submit Your Documentary For an Academy Award

To submit your documentary, visit Oscars.org for the rules and guidelines:

How To Qualify For The Academy Awards

submissions.oscars.org

oscars.org/oscars/rules-eligibility

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