Oscars
Nominations:
To
Kill
a
Tiger,
set
in
a
small
Indian
village,
was
on
Tuesday
nominated
for
the
best
documentary
feature
at
the
2024
Academy
Awards.
A
Canadian
production,
To
Kill
a
Tiger
is
directed
by
Delhi-born
Nisha
Pahuja,
an
Emmy-nominated
filmmaker
based
in
Toronto.
It
had
its
world
premiere
at
Toronto
International
Film
Festival
2022
where
it
won
the
Amplify
Voices
Award
for
Best
Canadian
Feature
Film.
The
film
follows
Ranjit's
uphill
battle
to
find
justice
for
his
13-year-old
daughter
who
was
abducted
and
later
sexually
assaulted
by
three
men.
"Ranjit
goes
to
the
police,
and
the
men
are
arrested.
But
Ranjit's
relief
is
short-lived,
as
the
villagers
and
their
leaders
launch
a
sustained
campaign
to
force
the
family
to
drop
the
charges.
A
cinematic
documentary,
'To
Kill
a
Tiger'
follows
Ranjit's
uphill
battle
to
find
justice
for
his
child," according
to
the
official
website
of
To
Kill
a
Tiger.
The
film
is
produced
by
Cornelia
Principe
and
David
Oppenheim.
Other
four
nominees
in
the
best
Oscar
for
documentary
feature
include
"Bobi
Wine:
The
People's
President",
"The
Eternal
Memory",
"Four
Daughters",
and
"20
Days
in
Mariupol".
The
96th
annual
Academy
Awards
will
be
held
on
March
10
at
the
Dolby
Theatre
at
Ovation
Hollywood
in
Los
Angeles.
Jimmy
Kimmel
is
returning
to
host
the
ceremony
for
the
second
consecutive
year.
This
will
be
his
fourth
stint
at
the
dais.