"Controversy at the Oscars - Which film director created a stir at the 2003 Oscar ceremony? There was a loud and prolonged booing after he won the award for best documentary for his film ""Bowling for Columbine"", because in his acceptance speech he had delivered a tirade of abuse against George Bush."
Bowling for Columbine The film was nominated for the prestigious Grand Prix of the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics. In 2005, it was voted the third most popular film in the British Channel 4 program "The 50 Greatest Documentaries" of all time. "Bowling for Columbine" was released on VHS and DVD by MGM Home Entertainment in 2003. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in a digital restoration with supplementary features by the Criterion Collection in June 2018. Bowling for Columbine Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 American documentary film written, produced, directed, and narrated by Michael Moore. The film explores what
Bowling for Columbine the highest-grossing documentary in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Austria. These records were later eclipsed by Moore's next documentary, "Fahrenheit 9/11". During the screening at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival the film received a 13-minute standing ovation. It also won "Most Popular International Film" at the 2002 Vancouver International Film Festival. Moore was both applauded and booed at the Academy Awards on March 23, 2003, when he used his acceptance speech as an opportunity to proclaim his opposition to the presidency of George W. Bush and the United States-led invasion of Iraq, which had begun just a few days earlier.