Oscar Predictions: Best Documentary

The finalists:
AUTISM: THE MUSICAL
BODY OF WAR
FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO
LAKE OF FIRE
NANKING
NO END IN SIGHT
OPERATION HOMECOMING: WRITING THE WARTIME EXPERIENCE
PLEASE VOTE FOR ME
THE PRICE OF SUGAR
A PROMISE TO THE DEAD: THE EXILE JOURNEY OF ARIEL DORFMAN
THE RAPE OF EUROPA
SICKO
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE
WAR/DANCE
WHITE LIGHT/BLACK RAIN

I have only seen two of these films, “No End in Sight” and “Sicko”, so my commentary will be extremely limited. Only two others are out on DVD (“Operation Homecoming” and “White Light/Black Rain”). “For The Bible Tells Me So” is also coming to DVD before the Oscar telecast (provided there is one). “Taxi to the Dark Side” should be out in NYC this weekend, but otherwise most of these will not be on DVD until April or May. Therefore, I will do my best to guess based on buzz. “Lake of Fire” is an abortion documentary from “American History X” director Tony Kaye, and the other four are also highly provocative in their subject matter and this should make for an interesting list.

FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO
LAKE OF FIRE
NO END IN SIGHT
SICKO
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE