Best Documentary Nominees
The Motion Picture Academy has assembled an impressive slate of feature-length documentaries this year, from the inside story of the Pentagon Papers to an on-the-ground look at Burma's Saffron Uprising. Here are the trailers for all five extraordinary films.
The Motion Picture Academy has assembled an impressive slate of feature-length documentaries this year, from the inside story of the Pentagon Papers to an on-the-ground look at Burma’s Saffron Uprising. Here are the trailers for all five extraordinary films.
“The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers”
“Burma VJ”
“The Cove”
“Food, Inc.”
“Which Way Home”
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