Academy Announces Deadline for Short Subject Documentary Entries

The Academy has announced that Tuesday, September 4, 5 PM PDT is the deadline for short subject documentary entries and all required paperwork to be submitted 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.