Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 07:50:12 -0700
From: c0rnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Fwd: FW: People's Choice Awards Nominates "Fahrenheit 9/11" as
"Favori te Film of the Year"]
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From: Michael Moore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday,
December 08, 2004 3:50 PM
To: xx Subject: People's Choice Awards Nominates "Fahrenheit 9/11" as
"Favorite
Film of the Year"
December 8, 2004
Dear Friends,
May I take a break from our post-election despair to share with you a little
piece of happy/silly/cool news?
"Fahrenheit 9/11" has been nominated by the People's Choice Awards as the
American public's "Favorite Film of the Year." The five nominees were chosen
from a poll of thousands of Americans in mid-to-late November. The other
nominees for best film are "Spiderman 2," "The Incredibles," "Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (with Jim Carrey), and "Shrek 2." It is the
first time ever a documentary has been nominated for best film by the
People's Choice Awards.
The People's Choice Awards are considered, among all the awards shows, to be
the one which most accurately reflects the "mainstream" public opinion in
the United States.
OK, now, here's the best part: YOU get to vote! Online. Now. Just go to
<http://www.pcavote.com/voting/film/f01.shtml>
http://www.pcavote.com/voting/film/f01.shtml, click on the little circle
next to "Fahrenheit 9/11" in the "Favorite Movie" category and press the
"vote" button. Voting is going on now and continues only through this coming
Monday, December 13, at 3:00pm ET, so send an e-mail to your friends and let
them know they can vote, too. Winners will accept their awards live on CBS
on January 9.
Now, normally I wouldn't make a very big deal out of something like this.
It's nice and I'm honored, but it's not exactly the number one priority on
any of our minds these days. In fact, when we found out we were nominated
over a week ago, I didn't even think to tell you about it or put it up on
our website.
But then a group of top Republicans took out a full page ad in USA Today
(and placed a similar one in the Hollywood trade magazine, Variety)
proclaiming that "An election is over, but a war of ideas continues." The
point of the ad was to say that while they, as right wing conservatives,
were proud of getting rid of Kerry, there was still one more nuisance
running around loose they had to deal with -- me! They also issued a
not-so-subtle threat to the Academy Awards voters that, in essence, said
don't even THINK about nominating "Fahrenheit 9/11" for Best Picture. And
Bill O'Reilly recently bellowed that if the Oscars recognize my work this
year, Middle America will boycott Hollywood.
Oops. I guess he spoke too soon. Because now along comes Middle America's
favorite awards show, the People's Choice, and the People's Choice this
year, along with a Spiderman superhero and a lovable green ogre, is a film
that apparently continues to resonate throughout the country. The truth
about Iraq, Bush, terror and fear. The election has not altered or made
irrelevant, unfortunately, a single one of these issues. That they (and the
film that dealt with these issues) are still at the forefront of the
majority of the public's minds should give serious pause to Mr. Bush as he
brags about a nonexistent "mandate" and begins to spend his "political
capital."
He may have been (barely) the people's choice on November 2 (Ohio recount
excluded), but now the people get to vote again, this time for a movie. It's
about the best we can do right now, and, trust me, it won't be long before
we start the real work we need to do to get our country back.
Again, go to <http://www.pcavote.com/voting/film/f01.shtml>
http://www.pcavote.com/voting/film/f01.shtml if you want to vote for our
film. I promise, if we win, to give a nice and polite speech.
Yours,
Michael Moore
<http://www.michaelmoore.com/> www.michaelmoore.com
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
P.S. Please feel free to post or forward this to your friends...
P.P.S. Yes, it's true, I'm on the Barbara Walters people of the year
special tonight. Did I cry? You'll have to watch to find out! :-)
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