The film, "An Inconvenient Truth," won as expected. What was more entertaining was the non-announcement earlier in the evening, as outlined in this story from latimes.com.
"The pushy orchestra music that elbows Oscar winners off the stage has long been a trademark of Academy Awards speeches and no one has ever used it better to his advantage than Al Gore.
Speaking about global warming during Sunday evening's ceremony, the former vice president responded to Leonardo DiCaprio's prodding with a fake speech that may have been the night's best oration.
"'Even though I, honestly, had not planned on doing this, I guess with a billion people watching it's as good a time as any,' said Gore, pulling out a speech. "So, my fellow Americans, I'm going to take this opportunity right here and now to formally announce my intention ..."
"And then the music kicked up loudly, cutting off Gore before his pseudo announcement of a presidential candidacy.
"Gore's fake speech was better than his real one though he was still solid in his short but forceful insistence that the climate crisis is a "moral issue" after "An Inconvenient Truth" won best documentary."
"The pushy orchestra music that elbows Oscar winners off the stage has long been a trademark of Academy Awards speeches and no one has ever used it better to his advantage than Al Gore.
Speaking about global warming during Sunday evening's ceremony, the former vice president responded to Leonardo DiCaprio's prodding with a fake speech that may have been the night's best oration.
"'Even though I, honestly, had not planned on doing this, I guess with a billion people watching it's as good a time as any,' said Gore, pulling out a speech. "So, my fellow Americans, I'm going to take this opportunity right here and now to formally announce my intention ..."
"And then the music kicked up loudly, cutting off Gore before his pseudo announcement of a presidential candidacy.
"Gore's fake speech was better than his real one though he was still solid in his short but forceful insistence that the climate crisis is a "moral issue" after "An Inconvenient Truth" won best documentary."
