The Field Narrows to 15 Oscar-Worthy Documentary Films

15 documentary films released in 2007, including Michael Moore's Sicko, have made the cut to be voted on for the 80th Academy Awards to be held on February 24, 2008. Academy voters who are a part of the Documentary Branch watched all 70 eligible documentary films before narrowing the field of Oscar-worthy pics down to just 15. From that 15, five will earn Oscar nominations.

The Top 15 Documentaries:

Autism: The Musical

Body of War

For the Bible Tells Me So

Lake of Fire

Nanking

No End in Sight

Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

Please Vote for Me

The Price of Sugar

A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman

The Rape of Europa

Sicko

Taxi to the Dark Side

War/Dance

White Light/Black Rain

Nominations for the 80th Academy Awards will take place on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. The Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 24, 2008.

Source: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences