In the years following Lance Armstrong’s admittance of using performance-enhancing drugs, first. In addition to Varda being the oldest Oscar-nominee, at 89, and the nail-biter of whether or not the “Aleppo” filmmakers would be able to make the ceremony with the travel ban (they did), “Strong Island” made history for its nomination of the first transgender filmmaker for its director Yance Ford, and “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail,” which was the first documentary nomination for its long-overlooked director Steve James.ĪP Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton contributed from Los Angeles. Icarus (2017) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Compelling, surprising and downright shocking, director Bryan Fogel’s Netflix-exclusive documentary Icarus is essential viewing for anyone interested in the world of competitive sports, especially the ongoing Winter Olympics in South Korea. In his Oscar-winning film, an American cyclist plunges into a vast doping scandal involving a Russian scientist - Putins most-wanted whistleblower. “We hope ‘Icarus’ is a wake-up call, yes about Russia but more than that about the importance of telling the truth,” Fogel said.įogel also emotionally thanked his parents on the stage, but far away from the sight of the television cameras, his mother, in the very back of one of the upper decks in the auditorium, shrieked and waved at her Oscar-winning son.Įach documentary nominated had its own compelling story behind the story. 'Icarus' won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, and by the time it came out, Rodchenkov was in hiding in the U.S.
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