Al Gore 'thrilled' by Oscar nominations
Al Gore 'thrilled' by Oscar nominations
NEW YORK - Who says politics is show business for ugly people?
"An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore's film on the perils of global warming, scored two Oscar nominations Tuesday — for best documentary feature and best original song.
While he is not technically a nominee — the film's director, Davis Guggenheim, won the nod, as did singer Melissa Etheridge for the song "I Need to Wake Up" — Gore said he was "thrilled" that his movie was honored.
"The film ... has brought awareness of the climate crisis to people in the United States and all over the world," Gore said in an e-mail statement. "I am so grateful to the entire team and pleased that the Academy has recognized their work. This film proves that movies really can make a difference."
Aides say the former vice president plans to walk the red carpet with Hollywood's beautiful people at the Academy Awards ceremony next month.
Guggenheim said he wasn't expecting a nomination but welcomed the fresh attention from the Academy's recognition. He said he spoke to Gore and asked him, "'Are you ready to go to the show?' I think he's ready. For years he's been in the wilderness on global warming. Now he's ready for his grand walk. Now he's at the Academy Awards. It's a hero's return."
"An Inconvenient Truth," which chronicles Gore's slide show on global warming, has been a critical and box office success, bringing in more than $24 million to make it the third highest-grossing documentary in history. A companion book has been on national best-seller lists for months.
Gore narrowly lost the 2000 presidential contest to Republican George W. Bush in a disputed election. The Democrat has said he's not planning to run for president again but also has not ruled it out.
One candidate who is running, Sen. Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record), D-Ill., said the Oscar nomination would increase attention to global warming.
"I think it's wonderful. I think it is not only an outstanding film, but it has created a genuine cultural shift in how people think about what I believe to be one of the most important issues of our times," Obama said in response to questions as he left a meeting of Democrats on Capitol Hill.
Other films nominated for best documentary feature include "Deliver Us From Evil," about the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church; " Iraq in Fragments," about the Sunni-Shiite conflict in that country; "Jesus Camp," about a summer camp for evangelical Christians, and "My Country, My Country," about the months leading up to the January 2005 elections in Iraq.
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Associated Press Writer David Germain in Beverly Hills, Calif., and Nedra Pickler in Washington contributed to this report.
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Gore's Film Scores Two Oscar Nods
Who says politics is show business for ugly people? "An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore's film on the perils of global warming, scored two Oscar nominations Tuesday, for best documentary feature and best original song.
While he is not technically a nominee, the film's director, Davis Guggenheim, won the nod, as did singer Melissa Etheridge for the song "I Need to Wake Up". Gore said he was "thrilled" that his movie was honored.
"The film has brought awareness of the climate crisis to people in the United States and all over the world," Gore said in an e-mail statement. "I am so grateful to the entire team and pleased that the Academy has recognized their work. This film proves that movies really can make a difference."
Aides say the former vice president plans to walk the red carpet with Hollywood's beautiful people at the Academy Awards ceremony next month.
Guggenheim said he wasn't expecting a nomination but welcomed the fresh attention from the Academy's recognition. He said he spoke to Gore and asked him, "'Are you ready to go to the show?' I think he's ready. For years he's been in the wilderness on global warming. Now he's ready for his grand walk. Now he's at the Academy Awards. It's a hero's return."
"An Inconvenient Truth" has been a critical and box office success, bringing in more than $24 million to make it the third highest-grossing documentary in history. A companion book has been on national best-seller lists for months.
Other films nominated for best documentary feature include "Deliver Us From Evil," about the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church; "Iraq in Fragments," about the Sunni Shiite conflict in that country; "Jesus Camp," about a summer camp for evangelical Christians, and "My Country, My Country," about the months leading up to the January 2005 elections in Iraq.
Gore narrowly lost the 2000 presidential contest to Republican George W. Bush in a disputed election. He has said he's not planning to run for president again but also has not ruled it out.
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Gore heads to Oscar red carpet for eco-documentary
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - No one knows if former U.S. Vice President Al Gore will return to politics, but he's definitely headed for Hollywood's red carpet, thanks to his climate change documentary "An Inconvenient Truth."
"Truth," a big-screen adaptation of Gore's slide-show lecture calling for urgent action to curb man-made greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming, was nominated for an Oscar on Tuesday as a best documentary feature.
The nomination technically goes to the film's director, Davis Guggenheim, and its producers, Lawrence Bender ("Pulp Fiction") and Laurie David, the environmentalist wife of "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David.
But Gore is the star and narrator of the film, which also profiles his long efforts to raise environmental awareness. The book version of "An Inconvenient Truth" was published last year as a follow-up to his 1992 bestseller "Earth in the Balance."
"An Academy Award nomination means more people are going to see Al Gore's message, and more people are going to wake up and help solve this problem," Guggenheim told Reuters. "Even people who are doubters are seeing this movie. You can only deny the truth for so long."
Gore said in a statement: "This film proves that movies really can make a difference."
"Truth" has grossed $24 million in U.S. ticket sales alone to become the nation's third-highest-grossing documentary -- excluding concert films and Imax movies -- behind "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "March of the Penguins." The film has taken in nearly $18 million more overseas.
The nomination came hours before Gore's onetime political rival, President Bush, long skeptical about human-induced climate change, was expected to address global warming in his annual State of the Union speech.
Bush, who defeated Gore in the contested presidential election of 2000, said before the film opened in May that he doubted he would see Gore's film.
Oscar recognition would raise Gore's profile as his fellow Democrats line up to run for their party's nomination for president, although the former vice president under Bill Clinton said as recently as last week that he has no plans to run again in 2008.
Also nominated for best documentary were "Deliver Us from Evil," about sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic priest; "Jesus Camp," about a religious camp; and two films about the war in Iraq -- "My Country, My Country" and "Iraq in Fragments."
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NEW YORK - Who says politics is show business for ugly people?
"An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore's film on the perils of global warming, scored two Oscar nominations Tuesday — for best documentary feature and best original song.
While he is not technically a nominee — the film's director, Davis Guggenheim, won the nod, as did singer Melissa Etheridge for the song "I Need to Wake Up" — Gore said he was "thrilled" that his movie was honored.
"The film ... has brought awareness of the climate crisis to people in the United States and all over the world," Gore said in an e-mail statement. "I am so grateful to the entire team and pleased that the Academy has recognized their work. This film proves that movies really can make a difference."
Aides say the former vice president plans to walk the red carpet with Hollywood's beautiful people at the Academy Awards ceremony next month.
Guggenheim said he wasn't expecting a nomination but welcomed the fresh attention from the Academy's recognition. He said he spoke to Gore and asked him, "'Are you ready to go to the show?' I think he's ready. For years he's been in the wilderness on global warming. Now he's ready for his grand walk. Now he's at the Academy Awards. It's a hero's return."
"An Inconvenient Truth," which chronicles Gore's slide show on global warming, has been a critical and box office success, bringing in more than $24 million to make it the third highest-grossing documentary in history. A companion book has been on national best-seller lists for months.
Gore narrowly lost the 2000 presidential contest to Republican George W. Bush in a disputed election. The Democrat has said he's not planning to run for president again but also has not ruled it out.
One candidate who is running, Sen. Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record), D-Ill., said the Oscar nomination would increase attention to global warming.
"I think it's wonderful. I think it is not only an outstanding film, but it has created a genuine cultural shift in how people think about what I believe to be one of the most important issues of our times," Obama said in response to questions as he left a meeting of Democrats on Capitol Hill.
Other films nominated for best documentary feature include "Deliver Us From Evil," about the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church; " Iraq in Fragments," about the Sunni-Shiite conflict in that country; "Jesus Camp," about a summer camp for evangelical Christians, and "My Country, My Country," about the months leading up to the January 2005 elections in Iraq.
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Associated Press Writer David Germain in Beverly Hills, Calif., and Nedra Pickler in Washington contributed to this report.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070123/ap_on_en_mo/gore_oscar_nomination_8
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Gore's Film Scores Two Oscar Nods
Who says politics is show business for ugly people? "An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore's film on the perils of global warming, scored two Oscar nominations Tuesday, for best documentary feature and best original song.
While he is not technically a nominee, the film's director, Davis Guggenheim, won the nod, as did singer Melissa Etheridge for the song "I Need to Wake Up". Gore said he was "thrilled" that his movie was honored.
"The film has brought awareness of the climate crisis to people in the United States and all over the world," Gore said in an e-mail statement. "I am so grateful to the entire team and pleased that the Academy has recognized their work. This film proves that movies really can make a difference."
Aides say the former vice president plans to walk the red carpet with Hollywood's beautiful people at the Academy Awards ceremony next month.
Guggenheim said he wasn't expecting a nomination but welcomed the fresh attention from the Academy's recognition. He said he spoke to Gore and asked him, "'Are you ready to go to the show?' I think he's ready. For years he's been in the wilderness on global warming. Now he's ready for his grand walk. Now he's at the Academy Awards. It's a hero's return."
"An Inconvenient Truth" has been a critical and box office success, bringing in more than $24 million to make it the third highest-grossing documentary in history. A companion book has been on national best-seller lists for months.
Other films nominated for best documentary feature include "Deliver Us From Evil," about the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church; "Iraq in Fragments," about the Sunni Shiite conflict in that country; "Jesus Camp," about a summer camp for evangelical Christians, and "My Country, My Country," about the months leading up to the January 2005 elections in Iraq.
Gore narrowly lost the 2000 presidential contest to Republican George W. Bush in a disputed election. He has said he's not planning to run for president again but also has not ruled it out.
http://www.wlbz2.com/news/watercooler/article.aspx?storyid=50642
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Gore heads to Oscar red carpet for eco-documentary
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - No one knows if former U.S. Vice President Al Gore will return to politics, but he's definitely headed for Hollywood's red carpet, thanks to his climate change documentary "An Inconvenient Truth."
"Truth," a big-screen adaptation of Gore's slide-show lecture calling for urgent action to curb man-made greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming, was nominated for an Oscar on Tuesday as a best documentary feature.
The nomination technically goes to the film's director, Davis Guggenheim, and its producers, Lawrence Bender ("Pulp Fiction") and Laurie David, the environmentalist wife of "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David.
But Gore is the star and narrator of the film, which also profiles his long efforts to raise environmental awareness. The book version of "An Inconvenient Truth" was published last year as a follow-up to his 1992 bestseller "Earth in the Balance."
"An Academy Award nomination means more people are going to see Al Gore's message, and more people are going to wake up and help solve this problem," Guggenheim told Reuters. "Even people who are doubters are seeing this movie. You can only deny the truth for so long."
Gore said in a statement: "This film proves that movies really can make a difference."
"Truth" has grossed $24 million in U.S. ticket sales alone to become the nation's third-highest-grossing documentary -- excluding concert films and Imax movies -- behind "Fahrenheit 9/11" and "March of the Penguins." The film has taken in nearly $18 million more overseas.
The nomination came hours before Gore's onetime political rival, President Bush, long skeptical about human-induced climate change, was expected to address global warming in his annual State of the Union speech.
Bush, who defeated Gore in the contested presidential election of 2000, said before the film opened in May that he doubted he would see Gore's film.
Oscar recognition would raise Gore's profile as his fellow Democrats line up to run for their party's nomination for president, although the former vice president under Bill Clinton said as recently as last week that he has no plans to run again in 2008.
Also nominated for best documentary were "Deliver Us from Evil," about sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic priest; "Jesus Camp," about a religious camp; and two films about the war in Iraq -- "My Country, My Country" and "Iraq in Fragments."
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