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My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 - Last Air in Moscow streams on MUBI beginning April 3.

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Oscar Predictions: Who Will and Should Win the Tight Documentary Races

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March 12, 2026
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Oscar predictions and picks in the documentary races see a close call between The Perfect Neighbor, Mr. Nobody Against Putin, Come See Me in the Good Light, The Alabama Solution, and Cutting

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by Pat Mullen
February 16, 2026
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FIPRESCI announces nominees for inaugural Documentary Grand Prix with the winner to be unveiled at Warsaw's Millennium Docs Against Gravity in May.

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Oscar Nominations for Documentary Tighten a Competitive Field

by Pat Mullen
January 22, 2026
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Oscar nominations for Best Documentary Feature include Come See Me in the Good Light, The Perfect Neighbor, and Cutting Through Rocks, while Canadian short perfectly a strangenessscores nomination.

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With Oscar Voting Closed, the Documentary Race Seems too Close to Call

by Pat Mullen
January 18, 2026
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Surveying the candidates in the Academy's most unpredictable branch as the Oscar race for Best Documentary Feature is wide open ahead of this week's nominations.

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January 9, 2026
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CinemaEye Honors winners include Come See Me in the Good Light, The Perfect Neighbor, Seeds, Cover-up, The Alabama Solution, and The Tale of Silyan.

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Counting down the most popular stories from the world of documentary at POV Magazine, including festival favourites, true crime, and music docs.

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December 16, 2025
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Oscar shortlists for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short include Come See Me in the Good Light, The Perfect Neighbor, and Coexistence, My Ass!.

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Documentaries like The Perfect Neighbor and 2000 Meters to Andriivka elevate the found footage genre via body-cams and surveillance videos.

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