1997 Academy Awards – Documentary (Feature) Winner and Nominees

When We Were Kings

Leon Gast

A documentary of the 1974 heavyweight championship bout in Zaire, “The Rumble in the Jungle,” between champion George Foreman and underdog challenger Muhammad Ali.

Mandela

Jo Menell

Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse

Anne Belle

Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press

Rick Goldsmith

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

Susan Warms Dryfoos