Other nominated films were Ava DuVernay’s “13th,” Raoul Peck’s “I Am Not Your Negro,” Gianfranco Rossi’s “Fire At Sea,” and Roger Ross Williams’ “Life, Animated.”

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Edelman previously produced three HBO sports documentaries: “Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals,” “The Curious Case of Curt Flood,” and the Emmy Award-winning “Brooklyn Dodgers: Ghosts of Flatbush.” This is the first Oscar for the director. The film already has a major recognition to its name: it was the first documentary, ever, to win the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival (aka, the Golden Bear).
O.J.: Made in America wins the Best Documentary Feature.