Beverly Hills, CA –Tuesday, September 4, 5 p.m. PT is the deadline
for documentary filmmakers to submit short subject documentaries and all
required paperwork to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
for consideration for the 85th Academy Awards®.
To be eligible, the documentaries must complete a seven-day
commercial run in a theater in either Los Angeles County or in the
Borough of Manhattan in New York, between January 1, 2012, and December
31, 2012. Films completing their qualifying run after September 4 must
still complete and submit all paperwork, including legal contracts, by
the deadline.
Each completed entry form must be accompanied by supporting
materials, including an English-language synopsis of the film, a list of
film credits, filmographies of the director(s), 30 DVD copies of the
film, and proof of seven-day qualifying exhibition.
Additional information about the documentary awards categories may be obtained by visiting http://www.oscars.org/awards/
academyawards/rules/rule11a.
html or contacting assistant Awards Coordinator Michelle Ayala at (310) 247-3000, ext. 1117, or via e-mail at mayala@oscars.org.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be
presented on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre™ at
Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC
Television Network. The Oscar® presentation also will be televised live
in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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