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Why This Year’s Doc Oscar Shortlist Was the Most Predictable Yet, And Why the Nominees Won’t Be

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Christopher Campbell
Dec 04, 2013
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Looking through the shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature announced yesterday, there are a few things that jump out. For me, the biggest is how many cable premieres are present. It helped my focus that someone tweeted that a number of the contenders are currently available on HBO GO. Those would be Life According to Sam, The Crash…

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