Director: Asif Kapadia
Subject: The life of Amy Winehouse, as seen through private home videos.
Director's Oscar History: First nomination
Director: Matthew Heineman
Subject: The Mexican Drug War, with a focus on the paramilitary groups fighting against the Mexican drug cartels on both sides of the US/Mexico border.
Director's Oscar History: First nomination
Director: Joshua Oppenheimer
Subject: The brother of a victim of the 1965-66 Indonesian killings confronts the men who murdered his brother and tries to force their families to acknowledge what the killers did.
Director's Oscar History: 1 previous nomination for Best Documentary Feature for The Act of Killing (2013)
Director: Liz Garbus
Subject: A biography of Nina Simone, exploring her personal life, her career, and her politics.
Director's Oscar History: 1 previous nomination for Best Documentary Feature for The Farm: Angola, USA (1998)
Director: Evgeny Afineevsky
Subject: Unrest in Ukraine during 2013 and 2014 as non-violent student protests inspire a genuine revolution.
Director's Oscar History: First nomination
What I've Seen: Amy, Cartel Land, The Look of Silence, What Happened Miss Simone?
My Pick: The Look of Silence
Predicted Winner: Amy
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