The New York Times online just revealed that fifteen feature-length documentaries, the so-called “short list,” have qualified as possible Oscar nominees, from a field of 89 films that were eligible for consideration. The short list, announced Wednesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, were chosen by a screening committee from the documentary branch of the academy. The full branch will now vote for the five Oscar nominees from that list. The list includes films by such major names as Agnes Varda, and the only fashion film named in the category is “Valentino: The Last Emperor.” (“The September Issue” did NOT make this list.) So we are getting closer to designer Valentino Garavani actually attending the Oscars as a nominee! The man has attended years when he dressed the likes of Sophia Loren, but this could be a total fashion first!
