Bobi Wine: The People’s President from directors Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo chronicles the Ugandan presidential campaign of the title character. Having originally debuted at the Venice Film Festival in 2022, it received distribution stateside last year via Disney+/National Geographic. It’s one of 15 shortlisted features for Best Documentary Feature.
Sporting a 100% RT score, Bobi‘s filmmakers are freshly nominated for the DGA prize for directing for documentary alongside 20 Days in Mariupol, Beyond Utopia, Kokomo City, and Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. Only Kokomo is not eligible for Academy consideration.
This was under my radar for the majority of speculating season. However, it has sat at #9 in my last two rounds of predictions. I doubt it vaults into the top five when I make final picks later this week, but it’s certainly a viable contender for inclusion. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…
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