15 documentary films have been shortlisted for possible nomination in the Best Documentary Feature category for the 78th Academy Awards.
82 eligible films were submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences this year.
Traditionally 12 films were chosen for the shortlist but, faced with a documentary renaissance, the Academy's documentary branch screening committee raised the upper limit under a new rule change.
Last year 'Born Into Brothels', directed by Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman, won the Oscar.
Shortlisted films:
'After Innocence' directed by Jessica Sanders
'The Boys of Baraka' directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
'Darwin's Nightmare' directed by Hubert Sauper
'The Devil and Daniel Johnston' directed by Jeff Feuerzeig
'Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room' directed by Alex Gibney
'Favela Rising' directed by Matt Mochary and Jeff Zimbalist
'Mad Hot Ballroom' directed by Marilyn Agrelo
'March of the Penguins' directed by Luc Jacquet
'Murderball' directed by Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro
'Occupation: Dreamland' directed by Ian Olds and Garrett Scott
'On Native Soil: The Documentary of the 9/11 Commission Report' directed by Linda Ellman
'Rize' directed by David LaChapelle
'Street Fight' directed by Marshall Curry
'39 Pounds of Love' directed by Dani Menkin
'Unknown White Male' directed by Rupert Murray
