Short Film News (SFN)- Fifteen documentaries have made it on to the Oscar shortlist and will go forward to the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards.

Of the 89 documentary films eligible for Oscar consideration this year, 15 were selected for a short list of potential nominees.

The selections this year are:

The Beaches Of Agnes by: Agnes Varda

Burma VJ  by: Anders Ostergaard

The Cove by: Louie Psihoyos

Every Little Step by: Jim Stern and Adam Del Deo

Facing Ali by: Pete McCormack

Food, Inc. by: Robert Kenner

Garbage Dreams by: Mai Iskander

Living In Emergency: Stories Of Doctors Without Borders by: Mark Hopkins

The Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg And The Pentagon Papers by: Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith

Mugabe And The White African by: Andrew Thompson and Lucy Bailey
Sergio by: Greg Barker

Soundtrack For A Revolution by: Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman

Under Our Skin by: Andy Abrahams Wilson

Valentino The Last Emperor by: Matt Tyrnauer

Which Way Home by: Rebecca Cammisa

Five documentary features from that list will be chosen as nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards.

The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on February 2, 2010, ahead of the awards ceremony in Hollywood on March 7.