Reviews of the film were overwhelmingly positive . It has received a 95 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes ( 93 Fresh and 5 Rotten ) and 100 % rating from designated top critics . The critical consensus called it " an immersive , gorgeously shot tribute to the people who express life through movement . " Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars and A. O. Scott of the New York Times was similarly enthusiastic , saying " '' Choreography is a notoriously perishable art . Dances often struggle to outlive their creators . And “ Pina ” is , above all , an act of preservation , a memorial that is also a defiance of mortality — completely alive in every dimension . " '' Kimberley Jones of the Austin Chronicle praised the " utterly transfixing , exhilarating spectacle of bodies in motion . " '' Pina '' was selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards and was submitted for Best Documentary Feature . On 18 November 2011 , the film was named as one of the 15 shortlisted entries for Best Documentary Feature . On 18 January 2012 , the film was also named as one of the nine shortlisted entries for Best Foreign Language Film . On 24 January 2012 it was finally nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature , but failed to be nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category . Had the film received Oscar nominations in both fields , it would have been the first film ever to do so
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84th Academy Awards
Pina (film)