Free Screenings of 89th Academy Award® Nominees at the National Archives
Press Release · Friday, January 27, 2017

The screenings are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in partnership with the National Archives. 

Reservations for the screenings will open on Monday, January 30. Register online at www.archivesfoundation.org/events/ or call (202)357-5924. Theater doors will open 45 minutes prior to start time. Walk-ins without reservations will be admitted 15 minutes prior to start time, depending on available seats. Please note that some films may not be appropriate for general audiences.

The William G. McGowan Theater is located in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. Metro accessible on Yellow or Green lines, Archives/Navy Memorial station.  The public should use the Special Events entrance on Constitution Avenue and 7^th Street, NW.  To verify the date and times of the programs, call the National Archives Public Programs Line at: (202) 357-5000, or view the Calendar of Events on the web at: www.archives.gov/calendar. 

Screening Schedule (subject to availability)

Documentary Feature Nominees

Wednesday, February 22, 7:00 p.m.

I Am Not Your Negro

Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety and Hébert Peck

(95 minutes, rated PG-13)

 

Thursday, February 23, 7:00 p.m.

13th

Ava DuVernay, Spencer Averick and Howard Barish

(100 minutes, rated TV-MA)

 

Friday, February 24, 11:00 a.m. – 8:45 p.m. (with a 90-min. intermission at approximately 5:30 p.m.)

O.J.: Made in America

Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow

(467 minutes, rated TV-MA)

 

Saturday, February 25, 7:00 p.m.

Fire at Sea

Gianfranco Rosi and Donatella Palermo

(114 minutes, unrated)

 

Sunday, February 26, 4:00 p.m.

Life, Animated

Roger Ross Williams and Julie Goldman

(92 minutes, rated PG)

 

Live Action Short Film Nominees

Saturday, February 25, noon.

Ennemis Intérieurs

Sélim Azzazi

La Femme et le TGV

Timo von Gunten and Giacun Caduff

Silent Nights

Aske Bang and Kim Magnusson

Sing

Kristof Deák and Anna Udvardy

Timecode

Juanjo Giménez

Total Running time: 128 minutes.

 

Animated Short Film Nominees

Saturday, February 25, 3:30 p.m.

 

Blind Vaysha

Theodore Ushev

Borrowed Time

Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj

Pear Cider and Cigarettes

Robert Valley and Cara Speller

Pearl

Patrick Osborne

Piper

Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer

Total Running Time: 62 minutes.

 

Documentary Short Subject Nominees

Sunday, February 26, 11:00 a.m.

Extremis

Dan Krauss

4.1 Miles

Daphne Matziaraki

Joe's Violin

Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen

Watani: My Homeland

Marcel Mettelsiefen and Stephen Ellis

The White Helmets

Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara

Total Running Time: 155 minutes.

Note: Screenings on Sunday, February 26 will conclude prior to 6:00 p.m. to allow attendees to return home to view the 89th  Oscars live broadcast on the ABC Television Network.