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- “The Alabama Solution,” a documentary co-directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature.
- The film, which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, uses footage from inmates' contraband cellphones to expose inhumane conditions in Alabama's maximum-security prisons.
- The 98th Annual Academy Awards will take place on March 15, 2026.
- Daniel Scheinert, born in Birmingham, won seven Oscars for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” including Best Picture and Best Director.
