In 2016 , Peck 's documentary film '' I Am Not Your Negro '' premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival , where it won the People 's Choice Award in the documentary category . Shortly after , Magnolia Pictures and Amazon Studios acquired distribution rights to the film . It was released in the US for an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run on December 9 , 2016 , before re-opening on February 3 , 2017 . It received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature for the 89th Academy Awards but the award ultimately went to director Ezra Edelman for '' OJ Simpson : Made in America ''
89th Academy Awards
89th Academy Awards
Raoul Peck