ZOT!! Fahrenheit 9/11 Will Win Best Picture that purports to be a documentary This Sunday Night

Goldderby.com ^ | January 7, 2005 | Tom O'Neill

[EDURIEE]

Possible Scandal: Michael Moore Has Been Tipped Off in Advance that He'll Win the Prize for Favorite Film of 2004, Which He'll Accept from TV "President" Martin Sheen

Awardwatchers Wonder: Will Controversy Cause the FCC to Investigate the People's Choice Awardcast on CBS?

Oscarwatchers Wonder: Can "Fahrenheit's" Victory Bolster Its Chance to Win Best Picture at the Oscars?

NEW YORK CITY (Jan. 7, 2005, GoldDerby.com) -- George W. Bush may have been the American people's choice for President in 2004, but the People's Choice Award for the Favorite Film of 2004 will go to his political nemesis this Sunday night, GoldDerby.com has learned.

At the ceremony to be telecast Jan. 9, at 9 p.m. (EST) on CBS, director/writer Michael Moore will accept the prize bestowed upon "Fahrenheit 9/11" by TV "President" Martin Sheen, star of "The West Wing."

GoldDerby has learned that Moore was tipped off ahead of time that his film beat other nominees "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "The Incredibles," "Shrek 2" and "Spiderman 2." Apparently, that's why Moore mysteriously chose to ditch his earlier plan to attend this Sunday's gala dinner of the New York Film Critics Circle, which had planned to give him their award for Best Documentary, a victory announced on Dec. 13. Now rumor has it that Miramax chief Harvey Weinstein -- who organized "Fahrenheit 9/11's" indie patchwork distribution -- will attend the Roosevelt Hotel gala to accept on Moore's behalf.

Even though People's Choice Award winners usually pretend to be surprised when their names are announced as champs, the fact that CBS really tips them off early has always been a poorly kept secret in the media world and, strangely, has never become controversial. In 1968, the Golden Globes were kicked off NBC when the FCC accused the Hollywood Foreign Press Association of tipping off winners ahead of time and thus "misleading the public about the integrity of the awards process." The Globes' banishment lasted a long time: it was 9 years before its kudos gala returned to live TV.

This year the tip-off at the People's Choice Awards could become scandalous because it enables CBS and Michael Moore to stage a ratings-friendly stunt in primetime TV with "West Wing" "President" Martin Sheen that's politically embarrassing to real President Bush, who may be tempted to encourage the FCC to launch an investigation of this award's integrity.

Moore can benefit greatly from such a flashy TV stunt likely to be played often on TV newscasts. Many ballots are still out among Academy Award voters deciding nominees, which will be announced on January 25. Moore made the controversial decision not to enter "Fahrenheit 9/11" in the race for Best Documentary, instead pressing hard for a shot at Best Picture. No documentary has ever been nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars and none before "Fahrenheit" had made the lineup for Favorite Film at the People's Choice Awards.

This year the People's Choice nominees and categories were chosen by a new voting system involving a panel of 6,000 "entertainment enthusiasts from across the country," according to PCAvote.com. Winners were chosen by participates at the website, a less expensive decision-making process than the previous method of conducting a Gallup Poll, which gave a more scientifically accurate reflection of the American people's choices.

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

correct but since the left is in charge of Hollywood they will most likely not be able to admit it wasn't a documentary: documentaries must be based on a true story.

[R. Scott]

Let’s not forget that it wasn’t exactly a “documentary” – except in the style of Joseph Goebbels.

[R. Scott]

[MeekOneGOP]

haha!

I think the giant cockroaches here in Texas are actually waterbugs(??).

They sure do get big, alright! Nicer than the Trolls, too. :^)

[hiredhand]

Seriously, there is a large faction of support in the country AGAINST that fat traitor! You'd be scared anyway. It's the nature of a leftist. You look for, and FIND things to be afraid of!

ZOT!

[airborne]

Hoolywood has no standards except "if it's anti-Bush, it gets an award".

[Grampa Dave]

Apparently, the evil Jooish Mods had this troll's reality identified and used the Patriot Zot asap!

[SirLurkedalot]

Smarter too.

[ken21]

this defies common stupidity!

[SirLurkedalot]

I mean with screennames like "bushwakked" and "kilwhtynw", we're hardly talking brain trust material here.

[hiredhand]

Hmmmm.... I would say for several reasons.

One is that (and I can't verify this because the account was zapped by admin moderators) I would guess that the person JUST signed up today. Another is that although he uses a full line of text in his own first reply calling Michael Moore a traitor, his own posting spends several pages extolling the virtues of the vile man.

The posted article itself states, - Michael Moore Has Been Tipped Off in Advance that He'll Win the Prize for Favorite Film of 2004, Which He'll Accept from TV "President" Martin Sheen...

On FR, this simply is NOT newsworthy. This person had THREE warning signs of being a troll, and was thus ZOTTED!

Did that help? :-)

[jdm]

"I would guess that the person JUST signed up today."

He signed up Nov. 2, 2004. That's an awfully significant date, perhaps the most important date all of last year. And then he pops in to post about Michael Moore. 'nuff said!

[hiredhand]

He signed up Nov. 2, 2004. That's an awfully significant date, perhaps the most important date all of last year. And then he pops in to post about Michael Moore. 'nuff said!

Aha! Thanks for clarifying. I couldn't check because admin zapped him. That date would make my bells and whistles go OFF. :-)

[BlessedBeGod]

...to stage a ratings-friendly stunt in primetime TV ...

Uh, no. I'll be watching something intelligent, like "24."

[MeekOneGOP]

haha! I like that "Exit Now" one! Funny .....

[MeekOneGOP]

haha! :^)

[Grampa Dave]

It appears that this troll got an immediate Zotting from the Adm Mod. It apparenly left some electric dung trail from previous posts.

[WestCoastGal]

You must be KIDDING!!

[MeekOneGOP]

It appears that this troll got an immediate Zotting from the Adm Mod.
It apparenly left some electric dung trail from previous posts.

Hot on the trail .....

[TruthWillWin]

EDURIEE has been banned or suspended? The only thing I can see that was wrong with the post is a lack of "Barf Alert" in the title. EDURIEE's comments after the article seems like this member belongs here to me:

Hollyweird strikes again! Seriously, there is a large faction of support in the country for that fat traitor. It makes me kinda scared.

Perhaps some prior posts help contribute to the ban? If not the moderators may be guilty of having a hair trigger.