15 Documentaries Advance in Oscar Race, to Narrow to Five

15 exceptional documentaries listed here, including both Ava DuVernay’s 13th and Ezra Edelman’s O.J.: Made in America. The Ivory Game is one I really hope is recognized because the more people who know about ivory poaching, the better. Elephants are the greatest. Humans are nowhere near as great. All we can do is hope to protect them and beg them for forgiveness for how we’ve treated them.

The 15 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production:

“Cameraperson,” Big Mouth Productions
“Command and Control,” American Experience Films/PBS
“The Eagle Huntress,” Stacey Reiss Productions, Kissiki Films and 19340 Productions
“Fire at Sea,” Stemal Entertainment
“Gleason,” Dear Rivers Productions, Exhibit A and IMG Films
“Hooligan Sparrow,” Little Horse Crossing the River
“I Am Not Your Negro,” Velvet Film
“The Ivory Game,” Terra Mater Film Studios and Vulcan Productions
“Life, Animated,” Motto Pictures and A&E IndieFilms
“O.J.: Made in America,” Laylow Films and ESPN Films
“13th,” Forward Movement
“Tower,” Go-Valley
“Weiner,” Edgeline Films
“The Witness,” The Witnesses Film
“Zero Days,” Jigsaw Productions