14 DAY TRIAL // Michael Moore is, by now, a director that has probably become well accustomed to the idea that whatever project he comes out with, and especially if it’s a documentary, will be regarded as “uncomfortable” (to say the least) by many. However, even he hoped that the same would not apply for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which, for some reason, completely overlooked his latest film when drawing the list of potential nominees for the Best Documentary category, as the Huffington Post reports.
“Capitalism: A Love Story” is Moore’s most recent film and, as fans must already know, it has been very well received. Moore, as noted above, is controversial enough to generate mixed reviews with his work but, this one time, all critics seemed to agree that his take on recession in “Capitalism” was nothing short of brilliant. Audience too loved it, more than his previous film.
This, as easily imaginable, makes it almost impossible to understand why the Academy would not deem it good enough to include it on the short list of potential nominees for the upcoming awards ceremony. “Of the 89 documentary films eligible for Oscar consideration this year, 15 were selected for a short list of potential nominees. And Michael Moore’s ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’ wasn’t one of them. […] Some of the year’s most popular documentary features were overlooked, including Moore’s R-rated film, which was praised by critics and earned more than $14 million at the box office.” the aforementioned publication writes.
“The selections this year are ‘The Beaches of Agnes,’ ‘Burma VJ,’ ‘The Cove,’ ‘Every Little Step,’ ‘Facing Ali,’ ‘Food, Inc.,’ ‘Garbage Dreams,’ ‘Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders,’ ‘The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers,’ ‘Mugabe and the White African,’ ‘Sergio,’ ‘Soundtrack for a Revolution,’ ‘Under Our Skin,’ ‘Valentino The Last Emperor’ and ‘Which Way Home’.” the Post further informs.
Among the documentaries that caused massive waves this year but that were inexplicably overlooked, the Post also mentions “The September Issue,” the story of Vogue magazine and its much-feared and respected Editor-in-Chief, “Tyson,” the Mike Tyson documentary, and “It Might Get Loud,” a rock documentary. The five nominees from the 15 films that have made the cut will be announced on February 20. The big winner will be unveiled on March 7 at the Academy Awards ceremony.