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September 6, 2004
I'd Love to See This Acceptance Speech
Michael Moore has announced that he will not submit Fahrenheit 9/11 for consideration for best documentary, choosing instead to pursue the Big Prize, best overall picture. My guess is that Republican anti-hero Moore, with the help of Miramax chief Harvey Weinstein, will likely score a nomination for picture and/or director, but I simply don't see the film winning the overall prize.
One effect Moore's decision will have is that it will clear the way for another documentary filmmaker to gain some well-deserved recognition (my money is now on Control Room, with Super Size Me a sleeper pick); however, his decsion, according to his website, is based on the hope that he will be able to screen F9/11 on TV before the November election, which would disqualify his film from the documentary competition because of a silly and outdated rule that prohibits competing documentaries from being shown on TV within nine months of their theatrical release.
Posted by chuck at September 6, 2004 11:54 PM
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I second your notions of Control Room and Supersize Me.
I wasn't aware that documentaries are disqualified from competing for best picture. They aren't by their nature intrinsically pictures?
Posted by: weez at September 7, 2004 7:43 AM
I think they could compete, but there's usually a bias against supporting documentaries for best picture. If I recall, Hoop Dreams was considered a candidate for Best Pic when it came out.
Posted by: chuck at September 7, 2004 9:34 AM
I thought I heard something that said if he didn't take a nomination the film could be shown on television before the election. Is that true or have you heard anything about that?
Posted by: Steve at September 8, 2004 9:14 AM
Michael Moore decided to forgo the nomination in hopes that F-9/11 could be seen on TV, since Academy rules state that any nominated film cannot be shown on TV within so many weeks of being released in theatres.
He said himself that he doesn't expect to win Best Picture, nor does he want to; affecting the election is more important.
Check out his site: www.michaelmoore.com
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Posted by: Odd Todd 88 at September 12, 2004 9:24 PM
That was my understanding as well. Not sure it came across clearly enough in my original post.
By the way, assuming you're the same Odd Todd, I've really enjoyed listening to your show on Album 88. Are you still DJing for Album 88?
Posted by: chuck at September 12, 2004 10:09 PM