Russian documentary ‘Days in Mariupol’ won the best documentary feature film category at the 96th annual Academy Awards beat Uganda’s (Bobi Wine) documentary ‘ Bobi Wine: The People’s President’, Tunisian documentary ‘Four Daughters’ among others.
The Russian documentary beat competition from several documentaries across the global to win the best documentary feature film award at the 96th annual Academy Awards in United States at Dolby Theater.
10th March 2024 will, however forever be a date to remember for Uganda film lovers as the day Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine ,was immortalized.
Bobi Wine: The People’s President was up for one Academy Award in the category of Best Documentary Film was directed by Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek , the film that follows the life of artist turned Politician Robert Kyagulanyi as he navigates a music career while taking on political role as face of Uganda’s Opposition.
Full List of Winners here:
Best Picture: Oppenheimer
Best Director: Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
Best Actor: Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer
Best Actress: Emma Stone, Poor Things
Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers
Best Original Screenplay: Anatomy of a Fall
Best Adapted Screenplay: American Fiction
Best Animated Feature: The Boy and the Heron
Best Animated Short Film: War is Over: Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko
Best Live Action Short Film: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Best International Feature Film: The Zone of Interest
Best Cinematography: Oppenheimer
Best Costume Design: Poor Things
Best Visual Effects: Godzilla Minus One
Best Documentary Short Film: The Last Repair Shop
Best Film Editing: Oppenheimer
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Poor Things
Best Production Design: Poor Things
Best Sound: The Zone of Interest
Best Music (Original Score): Oppenheimer
Best Music (Original Song): Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, “What Was I Made For?”
