I haven’t seen any of the documentaries that received Oscar nominations this year, but I did see enough documentaries in 2010 (at the HotDocs festival, TIFF, and VIFF) to make a Top 10 list.
1.
A Film Unfinished, Yael Hersonski
2.
Into Eternity, Michael Madsen
3.
Ruhr, James Benning
4.
Windfall, Laura Israel
5.
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer, Alex Gibney
6.
Psychohydrography, Peter Bo Rappmund
7.
The Red Chapel, Mads Brügger
8.
The Eye 3D: Life and Science on Cerro Paranal, Nikolai Vialkowitsch
9.
Cities on Speed - Bogotá Change, Andreas Dalsgaard
10.
Enemies of the People, Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath