Filmmaker Moore Sees Oscar Gold in His Future

He may have already won an Oscar for "best documentary" with his film Bowling for Columbine, but Michael Moore said Monday that he is ready for the biggest award of all, best picture.Instead of submitting Fahrenheit 9/11 to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration as best documentary film this year, Moore and his producer Harvey Weinstein plan to direct their goals at best picture, according to CNC News.

Fahrenheit 9/11, Moore's Palme d'Or-winner at the last Cannes film festival, thrilled, baffled, angered and prompted discussion with audiences since its release. The controversial film provides a look at President Bush and his administration's response to the September 11 attacks and the subsequent U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

As a veteran of the best documentary film category, Moore's stab at the big cheese of awards is due in part to his support of the documentary category and his teammates in nonfiction film.

"This just seems like the right thing to do. I don't want to take away from the other nominees and the attention that they richly deserve, he told the Associate Press."Moore, whose film Bowling for Columbine won last year's Academy Award for best documentary added, "It's not that I want to be disrespectful and say I don't ever want to win a [best documentary] Oscar again."

Moore's website informs that he is seeking opportunities to air Fahrenheit 9/11 on TV before the November elections, which by academy laws would invalidate it for best documentary Oscar, but not as a candidate for best picture. "For me the real Oscar would be Bush's defeat on Nov. 2," he told the AP.

Fahrenheit 9/11, which has already made $115 million in North America ticket sales, is now considered the highest domestic grossing feature length documentary ever, according to CNC News. Moore is pushing for an earlier DVD release, scheduled for Oct. 5, in an attempt to sway O.S. voters.