DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- The Act of Killing
Joshua Oppenheimer and Signe Byrge Sørensen
- Cutie and the Boxer
Zachary Heinzerling and Lydia Dean Pilcher
- Dirty Wars
Richard Rowley and Jeremy Scahill
- The Square
Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer
- 20 Feet from Stardom
Morgan Neville, Gil Friesen and Caitrin Rogers
Our Pick: The Act of Killing
This documentary was raw and tragic to watch, but it was because of this that made such a lasting impression, more so than the other nominees on the list.
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
- CaveDigger
Jeffrey Karoff
- Facing Fear
Jason Cohen
- Karama Has No Walls
Sara Ishaq
- The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life
Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed
- Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall
Edgar Barens
Our Pick: The CaveDigger
All the films nominated in this category deserve an applause for taking on these raw subject matters. But there was something riveting about Ra Paulette as he obsessively digs massive caves.
FILM EDITING
- American Hustle
Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten
- Captain Phillips
Christopher Rouse
- Dallas Buyers Club
John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa
- Gravity
Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger
- 12 Years a Slave
Joe Walker
Our Pick: Captain Philips
Again a close race, but we felt editing on ‘Captain Philip’ was by far one of the best.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- The Broken Circle Breakdown
Belgium
- The Great Beauty
Italy
- The Hunt
Denmark
- The Missing Picture
Cambodia
- Omar
Palestine
Our Pick: The Great Beauty
While we’re a bit disappointed a few films were left out of this category, we have to give it to Italy’s The Great Beauty as a great contender for the Oscar.
