October 31, 2016 - 13:51 AMT
145 feature documentaries vying for Oscar

A whopping 145 feature documentary feature films have been submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration for the feature doc Oscar at the 89th Academy Awards, The Hollywood Reporter reveals.

The titles range from Ava DuVernay’s 13th, a look at the mass incarceration of black men in the U.S., to Terrence Malick’s A Voyage of Time: The Imax Experience, which looks at the creation of the universe.

The lineup, which reflects a particularly strong year for docs, also includes Sundance Film Festival Documentary Grand Jury Prize winner Weiner, Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg’s account of Anthony Weiner’s failed 2013 campaign to become Mayor of New York City, and the Toronto International Film Festival’s audience award winner for documentary I Am Not Your Negro, Raoul Peck’s portrait of author and activist James Baldwin.

Members of the Academy’s documentary branch will choose a shortlist of 15 films that will be announced in December, and the five nominees will be announced on Jan. 24. The Oscars themselves will be handed out on Feb. 26.