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  'March of the Penguins' on Oscar list 
  Wed Nov 16, 1:02 PM ET 

  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The March of the Penguins" and "Mad Hot Ballroom," 
two documentaries that drew impressive lines at box offices, are among 15 
documentaries that made the cut for Oscar consideration, the Academy of Motion 
Picture Arts and Sciences said on Tuesday. 

  The 15 were chosen by the Academy's Documentary Branch Screening Committee 
from 82 films. The list will be narrowed to five when Oscar nominations are 
announced on January 31. The 78th annual 

   Oscars will be presented on March 5.

  The French-made "March of the Penguins," a nature tale that humanizes the 
life of penguins, became a U.S. box office phenomenon by grossing $77 million 
in domestic ticket sales, second only to 2004's "Fahrenheit 9/11," the all-time 
top grossing documentary with $119 million in domestic receipts.

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