Netflix’s “Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom” lost the Academy Awards’ Best Documentary Feature nomination to “Amy,” a biopic about British singer Amy Winehouse.
“Winter on Fire” is the first movie co-produced by Ukrainians to ever be nominated for Oscars.
The documentary is a chronicle of EuroMaidan Revolution, a series of protests that took place in 2013-2014 and resulted in pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych fleeing the country.
“Amy” is a biographical film about Amy Winehouse, a British singer who passed away in 2011.
Read the Kyiv Post coverage of “Winter on Fire”:
The story on Ukrainians behind the Netflix’s documentary can be read here. The bookmakers predictions on this year’s Oscars winners is here. The interview with director Evgeny Afineevsky by Kyiv Post chief editor Brian Bonner is here.
