NEVILLE/FRIESEN
Academy Gives ’20 Feet From Stardom’ Nominations to Morgan Neville, Gil Friesen
Documentary branch committee rules that producer who died just before film’s premiere should receive a nomination
The Academy has ruled that the late music executive Gil Friesen is entitled to a nomination for the documentary “20 Feet From Stardom,” AMPAS announced on Wednesday.
The film was nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category last Thursday, with the notation that the names of its nominees had yet to be determined. After examining the work done by the film’s two credited producers, Friesen and Caitrin Rogers, the executive committee of the Academy’s Documentary Branch ruled that Friesen and director Morgan Neville would receive nominations, but that Rogers would not.
Oscar rules in the doc-feature category specify that no more than two individuals can “normally” be nominated for a film, and that the nominee or nominees must be “the individual(s) most involved in the key creative aspects of the filmmaking process.”
Rules also mandate that the credited director be a nominee, and that the second nominee, if one is named, must have a producer or director credit.
The committee made an exception to the rule of two last year for “The Gatekeepers” and the year before for “Undefeated,” both of which had three nominees.
“20 Feet From Stardom” originated with Friesen, a longtime music-industry executive who spent more than a decade as the president of A&M Records. (He was the first employee hired by founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, and spent 27 years at the company.) Friesen died of leukemia in December 2012, a month before the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Rogers’ previous films include “The Tillman Story” and the TV doc “I Am a World Champion.”
NEVILLE/ROGERS
Academy Gives ’20 Feet From Stardom’ Nominations to Morgan Neville, Catrin Rogers
Documentary branch committee rules that the late Gil Friesen does not warrant a nomination
The Academy has ruled that producer Caitrin Rogers is entitled to a nomination for the documentary “20 Feet From Stardom” but that the late music executive Gil Friesen is not. AMPAS announced on Wednesday.
The film was nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category last Thursday, with the notation that the names of its nominees had yet to be determined. After examining the work done by the film’s two credited producers, Friesen and Caitrin Rogers, the executive committee of the Academy’s Documentary Branch ruled that Rogers and director Morgan Neville would receive nominations, but that Friesen would not.
Oscar rules in the doc-feature category specify that no more than two individuals can “normally” be nominated for a film, and that the nominee or nominees must be “the individual(s) most involved in the key creative aspects of the filmmaking process.”
Rules also mandate that the credited director be a nominee, and that the second nominee, if one is named, must have a producer or director credit.
The committee made an exception to the rule of two last year for “The Gatekeepers” and the year before for “Undefeated,” both of which had three nominees.
“20 Feet From Stardom” originated with Friesen, a longtime music-industry executive who spent more than a decade as the president of A&M Records. (He was the first employee hired by founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, and spent 27 years at the company.) Friesen died of leukemia in December 2012, a month before the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Rogers’ previous films include “The Tillman Story” and the TV doc “I Am a World Champion.”
NEVILLE/FRIESEN/ROGERS
Academy Belatedly Gives ’20 Feet From Stardom’ Nominations to Morgan Neville, 2 Producers
Documentary-branch committee makes exception to rule typically limiting docs to two nominees
The Academy has made an exception to its usual rules and determined that three filmmakers are entitled to nominations for the documentary “20 Feet From Stardom,” AMPAS announced on Wednesday.
The film was nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category last Thursday, with the notation that the names of its nominees had yet to be determined. After examining the work done by the film’s two credited producers, Caitrin Rogers and the late Gil Friesen, the executive committee of the Academy’s Documentary Branch ruled that both producers should receive nominations, along with director Morgan Neville.
Oscar rules in the doc-feature category specify that no more than two individuals can “normally” be nominated for a film, and that the nominee or nominees must be “the individual(s) most involved in the key creative aspects of the filmmaking process.”
It is up to the committee to make exceptions to the rule of two. They did so last year for “The Gatekeepers” and the year before that for “Undefeated,” which won the Oscar.
“20 Feet From Stardom” originated with Friesen, a longtime music-industry executive who spent more than a decade as the president of A&M Records. (He was the first employee hired by founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, and spent 27 years at the company.) Friesen died of leukemia in December 2012, a month before the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Rogers’ previous films include “The Tillman Story” and the TV doc “I Am a World Champion.”
NEVILLE ONLY
Academy Gives ’20 Feet From Stardom’ Nomination to Director, Not Producers
Documentary-branch committee rules that producers Gil Friesen and Caitrin Rogers do not warrant nominations for the film
The Academy has ruled that only director Morgan Neville is entitled to a nomination for the documentary “20 Feet From Stardom,” AMPAS announced on Wednesday.
The film was nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category last Thursday, with the notation that the names of its nominees had yet to be determined. After examining the work done by the film’s two credited producers, Caitrin Rogers and the late Gil Friesen, the executive committee of the Academy’s Documentary Branch ruled that neither would join director Morgan Neville in receiving nominations.
Oscar rules in the doc-feature category specify that no more than two individuals can “normally” be nominated for a film, and that the nominee or nominees must be “the individual(s) most involved in the key creative aspects of the filmmaking process.”
Rules also mandate that the credited director be a nominee, and that the second nominee, if one is named, must have a producer or director credit.
Only twice in the last five years (and 25 nominees) has a nominated doc been credited to a single filmmaker.
“20 Feet From Stardom” originated with Friesen, a longtime music-industry executive who spent more than a decade as the president of A&M Records. (He was the first employee hired by founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, and spent 27 years at the company.) Friesen died of leukemia in December 2012, a month before the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Rogers’ previous films include “The Tillman Story” and the TV doc “I Am a World Champion.”
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