LOS ANGELES
Of the 89 documentary films eligible for Oscar consideration this year, 15 were selected for a short list of potential nominees. And Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story wasn't one of them.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 15 titles Wednesday.
Some of the year's most popular documentary features were overlooked, including Moore's R-rated film, which was praised by critics and earned more than $14 million at the box office.
Also omitted from Oscar consideration was the well-reviewed Mike Tyson documentary Tyson, the rock-doc It Might Get Loud, and the story of Vogue magazine and its editor-in-chief, The September Issue.
The selections this year are The Beaches of Agnes, Burma VJ, The Cove, Every Little Step, Facing Ali, Food, Inc., Garbage Dreams, Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders, The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, Mugabe and the White African, Sergio, Soundtrack for a Revolution, Under Our Skin, Valentino The Last Emperor and Which Way Home.
Nominations will be announced Feb. 2, 2010, and the awards will be presented March 7.
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