The Netflix documentary “American Symphony,” produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, failed to earn an Oscar nomination in the documentary feature category, despite industry expectations.
Michelle Obama campaigned for the movie, and its omission was a surprise, as it was considered a frontrunner.
However, it did receive a nomination for the original song “It Never Went Away” by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson.
Barack Obama says three movies he produced in 2023 ("Rustin," "Leave the World Behind" and "American Symphony") were among "the best films I saw this year." Additional favorites include:
-“The Holdovers”
-“Blackberry”
-“Oppenheimer”
-“American Fiction”
-“Anatomy of a Fall”… pic.twitter.com/H49nnGBGZg— Variety (@Variety) December 27, 2023
The documentary follows Jon Batiste’s journey to write an orchestral symphony while dealing with his wife’s cancer diagnosis.
The Oscars also snubbed another documentary favorite, “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie,” focusing on Michael J. Fox’s battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
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