The 2014 awards season marks another great year for the Austin film community on the festival circuit.
The 86th Academy Award nominations, announced this morning, featured plenty of Texas talent. And the Sundance Film Festival, which kicks off in Park City, Utah today, also features a few Austin auteurs in this year's lineup.
Of course, UT alum Matthew McConaughey scored his first nod in the Oscar race for his performance in , which earned McConaughey a Golden Globe on Sunday. Buyers Club is also nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.
But Austin documentarians will also square off in the race for Best Documentary Feature, with UT grad 's and Austin-based ' documentary , directed by , will be competing side-by-side.
Director is featured in both the Academy Awards nomination pool and in the Sundance Film Festival. Linklater鈥檚 is nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay and his latest film was a late addition to the Sundance lineup. But Linklater won鈥檛 be the lone Austinite in Park City.
s feature , 鈥檚 and Austin transplant Todd Rohal鈥檚 , produced by Clay Liford and former Drafthouse booker Zach Carlson, are also at the fest. Michael Tully will return to Sundance with his long-time project Ping Pong Summer. And, last but not least, first-time director Jeffrey Radice鈥檚 about the eccentric, one-time Pittsburgh Pirates鈥� pitcher Dock Ellis will premiere, as well.
The 10-day festival starts today and runs through Jan. 26. The Oscars will be broadcast Mar. 2 on ABC, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.
