Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn
Documentary Feature /
Searching for Sugar Man
Film Synopsis
In the early 1970s, A&M released two albums by a singer-songwriter known only as Rodriguez, who dropped out of sight and was rumored to have died after the records failed to sell. When Rodriguez unexpectedly attracted a cult following in South Africa, however, two of his ardent fans decided to track down the truth behind his disappearance from the music scene.
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Academy Awards History
This is the first Academy Award nomination for Malik Bendjelloul.
This is the second Academy Award nomination for Simon Chinn. He was previously nominated for:
MAN ON WIRE (2008) -- Winner, Documentary (Feature)
SIMON CHINN: Oh boy! Thank you so much, thanks to the Academy, very, very kind. Thanks to one of the greatest singers ever, Rodriguez, Stephen “Sugar” Segerman, Craig Bartholomew, Camilla Skagerström, SVT, SFI, all my friends and family and Sony Classics, the best distributor on this planet. Thank you.
MALIK BENDJELLOUL: I also want to thank Sony Classics, Tom and Michael. I want to thank John Battsek, Andrew Ruhemann, the team of Passion Pictures, Josh Braun at Submarine, and my dear wife Lara, without whom I wouldn’t be able to do any of this. Rodriguez isn’t here tonight because he didn’t want to take any of the credit himself and that just about says everything about that man and his story that you’d want to know. Thank you.
MALIK BENDJELLOUL: I also want to thank Sony Classics, Tom and Michael. I want to thank John Battsek, Andrew Ruhemann, the team of Passion Pictures, Josh Braun at Submarine, and my dear wife Lara, without whom I wouldn’t be able to do any of this. Rodriguez isn’t here tonight because he didn’t want to take any of the credit himself and that just about says everything about that man and his story that you’d want to know. Thank you.
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