Why no Oscar nomination?

posted 3 years ago by Jes' Sayin' (5992)
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Surely this was the best documentary of 1988.

It was rejected by the Oscars for Best Documentary category in 1989 because it was considered to be a fictional film due to its scripted content.

[–] Jes' Sayin' (5992) 2 years ago

Rejected officially or by the voters?

[–] Rugburn (92) 2 years ago

Cut,copy and paste
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_Blue_Line_(1988_film)#Awards

Remember this was the blueprint for all that was to folllow,they didn't know how to classify it.
First of it's kind

[–] Jes' Sayin' (5992) 2 years ago

OK, thanks.
(why "cut"? why an apostrophe in "its"?)

[–] Rugburn (92) 2 years ago

'cause I'm from Norway,you grammar nazi ;)

[–] Jes' Sayin' (5992) 2 years ago

I see. You can't say "cut" without "copy" in Norway or what?