Most post-nomination Oscar chatter focuses on surprises and snubs connected to the fiction nominees.
But I’m a nonfiction nerd, so for me the documentaries are where it’s at, and in recent years, the picks have grown delightfully unpredictable.
Both are artful, and their nominations had seemed assured because, at least in the past, well-made portraits tended to get eyeballs and thus votes.
Biographical documentaries are still hugely popular; next to true crime, they’re what’s hot in nonfiction right now, as our recently reviewed releases “June” and “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero” indicate.
Don’t look now, but this may be the most groundbreaking category at the awards.
Persons:
Michael J, Jon Batiste, “ Lil Nas, Montero
Organizations:
Fox