The Best Film nominations are a joke this year.

Other films not nominated:

Eternal Sunshine

Kinsey

Vera Drake (my choice for best of the year)

Undertow

House of Flying Daggers

Moolaade

While Gibson's film was undoubtedly the most violent film ever to get a general release, though "beautifully filmed" (spit) I have to say it was also possibly the most mawkish, maudlin and predictably cliched film of the year. But I don't blame The Mel for that--it was the material he had to work with that made it that way.

And as far as "F 9/11" goes, though it wasn't Michael Moore's best film, it was certainly the most entertaining and interesting film of the year. As was the drama that surrounded and unfolded around it--would have been worthy of a sequel a la "Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint". I'm really looking forward to "9/11 1/2".

There is no mention of the Academy Awards at Moore's website. However, they are definitely glowing with their win at the Peoples' Choice, which would be the much more meaningful award to Moore anyway. From his website:

Dear Friends,

Last night, at the People's Choice Awards, "Fahrenheit 9/11" was named the Best Movie of the Year. It was a stunning moment for us. And, somewhere inside the Bush White House, someone there must have been stunned, too.

21 million people voted in the People's Choice Awards. They chose our film over "Shrek 2," "Spiderman 2" and "The Incredibles." If we can beat that many superheroes, surely we can survive the next four years...