Here goes Fox again: "Hit Obama documentary '2016' snubbed by Academy Awards"

[Dpm12]

Dinesh D’Souza’s documentary “2016: Obama’s America” was a hit at the box office, earning $33.4 million, the fourth highest grossing documentary of all time. Yet the anti-Obama film failed to make the Academy Awards’ short list.

“I was surprised," producer Gerald Molen, who won an Oscar for “Schindler’s List,” told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column. "‘2016’ was never made with any particular award in mind nor [was it] looking for specific accolades from anyone. But as an industry practice it was submitted along with a number of other documentaries."

According to the Hollywood Reporter, D’Souza’s controversial film, which delved into the President’s past and early influences that may have shaped his political ideology, made more money than all 15 short-listed films such as “Searching for Sugar Man,” “Ethel” and “Bully.”

“‘2016’ loses an opportunity to compete in what most always perceived to be a fair business atmosphere," Molen said. "But no way, it is totally unbalanced and unfair... The left rules - for now.”

And while Molen was somewhat surprised, others in the media industry were not.

“Hollywood is seldom just about money. It’s about propaganda. And if you defy the party line, you stand no chance of winning. So when Dinesh D’Souza’s movie got passed over, I wasn’t even vaguely surprised,” noted Dan Gainor, VP of Business and Culture at the Media Research Institute. “Is that bias? Of course. Jack Nicholson was close: Hollywood can’t handle the truth. And they can’t handle disagreement. Their one-sided view of what deserves awards underlines that.”

Yet some media critics argue that Oscar nods have little to do with box office earnings.

“The Academy has a particular set of criteria for documentary films, mostly based on how they perceive the quality of the story telling in the film,” said Hollywood writer Jenn Hoffman. “To accuse the Academy of being in some sort of liberal conspiracy seems childish.”

The Academy did not respond to a request for comment.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/12/07/hit-anti-obama-documentary-2016-snubbed-by-academy-awards/#ixzz2Lwn1yz9A

[JI7]

1. didn't Twilight make a lot of money ? these awards arent based on how much

money they made.

[DJ13]

7. There are times I wish money counted

So many of the greatest movies made never make it to the Academy Awards because they were too successful.

Most of the movies up for an Oscar make people scratch their head because the public has never heard of them before they were nominated, and then the critics work overtime convincing people that these nothing movies were better than the blockbusters the public spent nearly half a billion to see.

[JI7]

9. which movies do you think didn't get recognition because they

were too successful ?

[DJ13]

15. Compared to the crop nominated this year?

Too many to list.

Life of Pi?

Seriously, would anyone care about that if it hadnt been nominated in place of several movies that were 10x more successful in ticket sales?

Why do so many people assume sales have no bearing on the ability of a movie to entertain, which is usually what movies are supposed to be about, isnt it?

How about the last Bond movie, where the bad guy was touted as being a worthy nomination for Supporting Actor when it came out, yet it was obvious that idea would go nowhere just because of the successful nature of the 007 franchise, thats one small example.

[frylock]

18. too many to list, yet you've provided nothing..

throw out a few names.

[Son of Gob]

20. Life of Pi made 583 million worldwide

Name one movie that's ever made 10x that amount.

[DJ13]

21. Hpw much had it made before it was nominated?

[Son of Gob]

23. In the US it made 113 total, 92 million before the nomination.

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekly&id=lifeofpi.htm

[still_one]

2. It should have won for the biggest bunch of bullshit

[geek tragedy]

3. Article is over two months old. nt

[FSogol]

4. I'm very disappointed that the Razzies do not have a "Worst Documentary" Award.

[Skittles]

5. is there an award for Propaganda & Tripe?

[HangOnKids]

10. You Need To Flush It At The End

[Skittles]

12. aw hell, it would have been beaten anyways

by that Ayn Rand movie tripe

[HangOnKids]

14. D'Souza Gets Galted!

Love it.

[Initech]

6. It was complete shit from a dumbass who dares to call himself a "scholar".

Fix News really needs to learn what a real documentary is and what a hit piece is.

[Arkana]

8. Well, there's always the small matter

of the film being complete and utter bullshit pulled wholesale from Dinesh D'Souza's gaping anus, but why let the facts get in the way of a good persecution story?

[HangOnKids]

11. Read My Reply Upthread!!

We posted at the exact same time. It made me laugh!!!

[Warren DeMontague]

13. No, no, grandpa. What I said was, "it's a piece of SHIT"

I think FOX News needs to fix their hearing aids.

[Cha]

16. Brawawaaaaa "Snubbed".. Just because it was

burned in the trash can?

"The Left Rules.. for now"

thanks Dpm

[Blue4Texas]

17. 2016 will be considered at the Awards for Infomercials

[OldDem2012]

19. The definition of the word "documentary" is........

...."a movie or a television or radio program that provides a factual record".

Therefore, if you don't make a movie consisting of facts, you can't be considered for an award for a documentary. Fiction, maybe, but certainly not a documentary.

Case closed.

[midwest irish]

22. More baseless crying

that will be forgotten in a week when the next 'travesty' occurs.