Oscars 2026: Meet Geeta Gandbhir, the director with two separate Oscar-nominated films
The Hindu
Geeta Gandbhir, the Indian-origin American filmmaker is waves at this year’s Oscars with not one, but two nominations. Her documentaries, ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ and ‘The Devil is Busy’ are in the race for the Academy Award
American filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir is making waves in this year’s Oscar documentary race, earning two nominations: The Perfect Neighbor for best documentary feature and The Devil is Busy for best documentary short.
Both films were already on the Academy’s shortlist of 15 before nominations were announced, so Gandbhir knew she had a strong chance. Still, the moment itself caught her off guard.
“Don’t judge me. I slept through the nominations,” the Indian-origin American filmmaker laughed while speaking to Reuters. “I was so anxious the night before. I planned to go to bed early and sleep well, but I was awake until three in the morning staring at the ceiling. I literally slept through the announcements,” she added.
The Devil is Busy, distributed by HBO Max, offers a gripping, ground‑level look at a day inside an abortion clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, highlighting the dangers that staff and patients face amid America’s shifting political landscape.
The Perfect Neighbor, distributed by Netflix, examines the events leading up to the killing of Ajike Owens in a Florida neighborhood, reconstructing the incident through police calls and body‑camera footage.
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