Showtime is following HBO’s lead and doing a good number of docs for Oscar consideration.

Listen to Me Marlon

Director: Stevan Riley
Premise: From IMDb: “A documentary that utilizes hundreds of hours of audio that Marlon Brando recorded over the course of his life to tell the screen legend’s story.”
Oscar Chances: Uncertain: In spite of stellar reviews, the film hasn’t been showing up on many nomination lists, which suggests it’s struggling more than it should be at this juncture..
Campaign-Proposed Categories:

• Best Documentary Feature

Rotten Tomatoes:
97% (77 critics; as of 12/10/15)
Metacritic:
87 out of 100 (27 critics; as of 12/10/15)