BEST DOCUMENTARY Academy Award - "An Inconvenient Truth" !

[Hissyspit]

Just announced.



It was a tough field, too. "Jesus Camp," two Iraq docs, and "Deliver Us From Evil" about priest abuses. (I would postulate that the Iraq docs split their votes.)

AL ACCEPTING: "It's not a political issue, it's a moral issue."


Directed by
Davis Guggenheim

Cast (in credits order)
Al Gore ... Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Billy West ... (voice)

Produced by
Lawrence Bender .... producer
Scott Z. Burns .... producer
Lesley Chilcott .... co-producer
Lesley Chilcott .... line producer
Davis Guggenheim .... executive producer
Jeffrey D. Ivers .... executive producer (as Jeff Ivers)
Laurie Lennard .... producer (as Laurie David)
Jeff Skoll .... executive producer
Ricky Strauss .... executive producer
Diane Weyermann .... executive producer

Original Music by
Michael Brook

Cinematography by
Davis Guggenheim
Bob Richman

Film Editing by
Jay Lash Cassidy
Dan Swietlik

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

1. Damn you're fast.

[TahitiNut]

13. No question about it - he had it typed and ready to click 'Post'.

I watched. As soon as it was announced, I hit refresh to see. :evilgrin:

[WinkyDink]

18. Heh. It was all set to click "Post"! ;)

[Hissyspit]

30. Not bad for dial-up, huh? And it rained hard today.

When the phone line gets wet, it gets even worse!

[autorank]

64. My compliments. It's a damn good post! K&R n/t

[Digit]

2. YES!

[WiseButAngrySara]

3. YES!!!!

[xultar]

4. YOO HOO!!! I wonder what lil boots is doing right now...

[Raksha]

Little Boots will SAY he didn't watch the Oscars

whether he did or not.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

21. I'll bet he's bitchin' to his mommies!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[WinkyDink]

24. DRINKING! And saying to his mirror: "I'M THE DECIDER!"

[MsKandice01]

34. He's in bed...he's always in bed by 9:00

Sociopaths don't have any trouble sleeping.

[City Lights]

49. Wetting the bed. eom

[Chichiri]

5. OH HELL YES!!!!!!!!

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dinger]

6. Yay!!!!!!!! Wow, Instant Shivers!!

They're not going away either!

[jannyk]

7. Whooo Hoooo!!! Al's up on stage n/t

[ralps]

8. Yay!!!!! Run Al Run!!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[niceypoo]

9. Congrads Al!

Now lets hope someone starts doing something about it.

[Geezus]

BooYah. N/T

[marmar]

10. You must have had this copied and ready to paste......

Congrats Al. :applause:

[Nite Owl]

11. Yeah!!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :party: :dem:

[bdamomma]

YES, HE WON,

maybe if he consider something else he would win also.

This is great. I love it.

[XOKCowboy]

12. Dude I hope that it's not time delayed on the West Coast...

That's what SPOILER alerts are for.

That being said, Way Cool! Tough competition from a great list of documentaries also.

[Nikki Stone1]

16. Just saw Al get the win on the West Coast!

No time delay here!

[XOKCowboy]

25. Cool!!

I was in San Diego during the Grammy's. Sucks to know who wins before they "win". :)

[Nikki Stone1]

53. I think that's why they show it in real time here.

vvv

[TomInTib]

22. I just saw it on TV and I am on the Bay

It's live.

[mconvente]

14. GO AL GO!! GO AL GO!!

WOOHOO!!!!!

[nam78_two]

15. Woohoo!

Classy short speech by Al! :yourock: Al rocks.

[jasmeel]

17. Woot!!!!!!

[brettdale]

19. Go Gore

Well Done!

[Pastiche423]

20. YES! YES! YES!

YES!!!

[BlooInBloo]

23. Let's go down the list....

Oscar?
Check.

Nobel Prize?
Still Working.

Presidential run?
God willing.

[EFerrari]

26. K&R

[Botany]

27. Way to Go Al and company!

Pick up a nobel and then go to the White House.

"DELAND, Fla., Nov. 11 - Something very strange happened on election night to Deborah Tannenbaum, a Democratic Party official in Volusia County. At 10 p.m., she called the county elections department and learned that Al Gore was leading George W. Bush 83,000 votes to 62,000. But when she checked the county's Web site for an update half an hour later, she found a startling development: Gore's count had dropped by 16,000 votes, while an obscure Socialist candidate had picked up 10,000--all because of a single precinct with only 600 voters."
- Washington Post Sunday , November 12, 2000 ; Page A22

[marlakay]

28. Did you see the lipstick on him?

Its so cute him and tipper....

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

29. Go AL!!!!!!!

Congrats President Gore, you deserve it!!!!!

[Blue Belle]

31. YAY!!!

I'm so happy! :)

[tinfoilinfor2005]

32. I snickered earlier reading someone say that they would probably cry

and here I sit with tears in my eyes.

Well done President Gore and all who were involved in passing along his message.

[jannyk]

39. All teary eyed here too...

scared the living shit out of my dog with the 'victory yell'!!

[kestrel91316]

46. I screamed and my shy cat bolted and hid under the bed, thought something

bad was happening. He's ok now. Just startled.

WAY TO GO, AL!!!!!!

Global warming/climate change is THE issue of our time. Like our sadly misplaced fear of communism, I hope everyone lives and breathes environmental sustainability for the next 100 years (if we have that long).

[johnaries]

33. Did you see everyone nodding their heads in agreement

as Al spoke? It was WONDERFUL!

And when Guggenheim grabbed Al's arm and talked about his inspiration, Al just bowed his head in humilty. What a Class Act!

Run, Al, Run! WE NEED YOU!

[Lisa]

79. I'm pretty sure I saw Spielberg nodding, in the audience (n/t)

[orleans]

35. hooray! the moment i've been waiting for! n/t

[tridim]

36. Gore has to run.. So he can display his Oscar in the oval office!

Woohoo!

[NYCGirl]

38. He doesn't get one, but good thought. NT

[tridim]

47. The producer said, "We share this award with you"

He'll get to share/keep a statue.

[NYCGirl]

48. I think that means "we'll share it in spirit". I don't think he'd take it away from

Davis Guggenheim.

[tridim]

51. I disagree, the award was for "Best Documentary",

not "Best Documentary Producer".

The award is for everyone who worked on the film.

[NYCGirl]

52. Guggenheim is the director. According to the Academy, he is the nominee:

http://oscar.com/oscarnight/winners/?pn=detail&nominee=AnInconvenientTruthDocumentaryFeatureNominee

[Phillycat]

75. You're both wrong, sorry.

The producer of a film, ANY film, accepts the Best Picture award. It has always been so. Gore was not a producer, which means he will not be getting a statue.

Guggenheim was the producer of the film.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

41. How cool would that be???

:toast:

[Straight Shooter]

69. An Oscar would be a lot sight better than displaying Saddam's pistol.

bush is so low class compared to Al Gore.

[City Lights]

37. Congrats Al!

:woohoo: :party: :toast:

[Dinger]

40. Gotta Be A DU Record For Making It To Greatest Page

Cool!

[Cha]

42. Al Gore was so Gracious!

I started crying I was so emotional about the whole damn thing!

[catabryna]

44. I'm so glad I wasn't alone!

I deliberately dvr'd this so I could see it after my kiddo went to bed. Fortunately, he went to sleep quick and I was able to skip the commercials.

:grouphug:

[SlowDownFast]

43. Congrats, Al.

Well deserved.

[WillyT]

45. WOO HOO !!! - Way Ta Go Al !!!

:bounce::applause::yourock::applause::bounce:

[Samantha]

50. We always knew once he went for the nomination

he would win.

[Hissyspit]

54. AP article: Gore's Global Warming Doc Wins Oscar

Gore's global warming doc wins Oscar
By GARY GENTILE, Associated Press Writer
3 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES - The documentary that turned former vice president Al Gore's power-point presentation on global warming into an engaging and entertaining film won the Oscar Sunday night.

- snip -

"My fellow Americans," Gore said to laughter from the crowd. "People all over the world, we need to solve the climate crisis. It's not a political issue, it's a moral issue. We have everything we need to get started with the possible will to act. That's a renewable resource. Let's renew it."

- snip -

"My fellow Americans, I'm going to take this opportunity right here and now, to formally announce my intentions to ..." Gore said before the orchestra broke in and he walked off, arm-in-arm and laughing, with DiCaprio.

- snip -

"It is the overriding world challenge of our time," Gore said. "I really hope the decision by the academy to honor the work by director Davis Guggenheim and these producers will convince people who did not go see it before to see the movie and learn about the climate crisis and become a part of the solution."

MORE

[longship]

55. Recommended and kicked

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
:kick: :kick: :kick:

[Swamp Rat]

56. Geaux Al Gore!!!!!!!

:kick:

[Kurovski]

57. K&R! (nt)

[Laurier]

58. Woot!

Awesome news!

[earth mom]

59. GORE ROCKS! Simple as that!

:woohoo:

[cascadiance]

60. To the top with the 60th rec for you!

The 60th post for the 60th rec. Must be a post and rec for everyone here!

And it's good to see that Melissa gave you an award winning future campaign song too!

Time for everyone to WAKE UP! Yeah!

[northofdenali]

61. I have never believed in the power of prayer

until now. OMG, OMG, OMG.

THANK YOU HIGHER POWERS OF ANYONE AND EVERYONE!

Mr. Gore, would you please be our President again?

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo: why isn't there a smiley for holy shit? :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[Hissyspit]

62. Well, there's a smiley on a toilet...

if you were to put a halo over it... :7

[malaise]

63. Go Al Gore

#44

[ClayZ]

72. 44 is a Master Number

It will be the 111th congress, too!


http://www.nvisible.com/1111/1111intro.html

[JNelson6563]

65. President Gore always makes me proud!

:toast:

[Apollo11]

66. All looked great last night!

Let's all find ways to show our support for Al Gore! :patriot:

Read Rolling Stone magazine: WHY GORE SHOULD RUN -- AND HOW HE CAN WIN
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/13248532/why_gore_should_run__and_how_he_can_win

Get ready for Al Gore's next book - The Assault on Reason - out in May!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/16/AR2006091600877.html

Visit the following websites:
www.algore.com
www.algore.org
www.draftgore.com - Sign the petition! :)

:kick:

[The Count]

68. That book sounds mighty good to me! For the reality based community!

I am happy for him. And a bit for us too.

[Felinity]

67. Woo hoo!

:party: :toast: :party:

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[myrna minx]

70. WhoooHoo.

:toast:

[sonias]

71. Congratulations to Vice President Gore!

Well deserved. Thank you Mr. Vice President that should be our President today.

Sonia

[lovuian]

73. AWESOME AL

:patriot:

[rhiannon55]

74. Way to go, Al!

We NEED an environmentalist for president.

Please run! :patriot:

[silverstateD]

76. Run, Al, Run!!!!!!

[Hissyspit]

77. Oh, what the hell - one last kick. n/t

[FrenchieCat]

78. That was glorious, wasn't it!

Loved this years' Oscars. They were Fab!