Oscar 2009: Documentary Submissions Deadline
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that Tuesday, September 2, is the deadline for filmmakers to submit their short subject and feature documentaries for consideration for the 81st Academy Awards.
As per the Academy’s press release, "each completed entry form must be accompanied by supporting materials, including an English-language synopsis of the film, a list of film credits, filmographies of the director(s) and/or producer(s), 25 DVD copies of the film, and proof of a seven-day qualifying exhibition.
"To be eligible, documentary features must have completed a seven-day commercial run in at least one theater in both Los Angeles County and in the Borough of Manhattan in New York, between September 1, 2007, and August 31, 2008.
"Documentary short subjects must have completed a seven-day commercial run in a theater in either Los Angeles County or in the Borough of Manhattan in New York, between September 1, 2007, and August 31, 2008.
"Members of the Academys Documentary Branch will determine the nominees for both the Documentary Short Subject and Documentary Feature categories."
More information about the documentary awards may be obtained by contacting Assistant Awards Coordinator Michelle Ayala at (310) 247-3000, ext. 117; via e-mail at mayala@oscars.org; or by visiting http://www.oscars.org/81academyawards/rules.
The 81st Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
At the 80th Academy Awards, Cynthia Wade’s Freeheld and Alex Gibney’s Taxi to the Dark Side won in the Documentary Short Subject and Documentary Feature categories, respectively.
The 2009 Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide. (In the United States, the ceremony will be televised live by ABC.)
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