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The 78th Academy Awards | 2006. Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center. Sunday, March 5, 2006. Honoring movies released in 2005.
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The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film is an award for documentary films. In 1941, the first awards for feature-length documentaries were bestowed as Special Awards to Kukan and Target for Tonight. They have since been bestowed competitively each year, with the exception of 1946.
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An Inconvenient Truth, American documentary film, released in 2006, featuring the multimedia presentation of former U.S. vice president Al Gore that formed the basis for his traveling lecture tour on the emerging human challenge of global warming and climate change.
From the stage of a small theatre in Los Angeles, Calif., Gore juxtaposes the science behind global warming with elements from his own personal and political life, mixing seriousness with humour to convey his message. His presentation uses a collection of graphs, photographs, and other imagery to describe the greenhouse effect, changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations throughout history, human energy use and population growth, and how all these forces contribute to global warming. In the second half of the film, Gore describes some of the projected effects of global warming, citing some of the early signs of changing conditions in the Arctic and Antarctic. The film concludes with Gore addressing common misconceptions surrounding global warming and challenging viewers to bring about needed changes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The credits provide viewers with suggestions on how they can combat global warming in their own communities.
•Studios: Lawrence Bender Productions and Participant Media
•Director: Davis Guggenheim
•Producers: Laurie David, Lawrence Bender, and Scott Burns
•Writer: Al Gore
•Music: Michael Brook and Melissa Etheridge
•Running time: 100 minutes
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The 78th Academy Awards presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 5, 2006, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST.
Jun 23, 2014 · Corinne Marrinan and Eric Simonson win the Oscar for Documentary (Short Subejct) for A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin, and Luc Jacquet and Yves Darondeau win the Oscar for...
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Sep 3, 2023 · The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature has been an integral part of the Oscars since 1942. It was introduced to honor filmmakers who excel in capturing real-life events and narratives, offering audiences a glimpse into authentic stories that both educate and entertain.
The Best Documentary Feature Film category was one of the most hotly contested in Academy Awards history. The nominees included a collection of controversial, politically-charged films and two films which took a hard look at organized religion.
