HOW THE WINNER LOST

AN OSCAR COMMITTEE IGNORES HOOP DREAMS, 1994'S MOST TOUTED DOCUMENTARY, AND IGNITES AN INDUSTRY FUROR

It could win you big money in a trivia contest some day, so save this list: Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter, D-Day Remembered, Freedom on My Mind, A Great Day in Harlem and Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision. One of these films will win this year's Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. And a host of moviewise people will mutter, "Yeah, well, it shoulda been Hoop Dreams."

Here is another list: Roger & Me, The Thin Blue Line, A Brief History of Time, Visions of Light, 28 Up, It's All True, Paris Is Burning, The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl....

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