Eighty-nine documentary films were eligible for Oscar consideration this year including Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story a film which centers on the recent financial crisis and the transition from the Bush administration to the Obama administration with regard to the economy. This week 15 of those 89 eligible films were selected for a short list of potential nominees and Moore's was not among them. (source) Could the ultra-liberal, America-bashing filmmaker be falling out of favor with far-left Hollywood?

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In 2002 Moore's Bowling For Columbine won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and Sicko, his film about the American health care industry, was nominated for the same prize in 2007. His conspiracy theory laden Fahrenheit 9/11 was not nominated but only because Moore took it out of consideration for the 2005 award opting to submit it in the Best Picture category instead.

One wonders if this year's snubbing by the Academy has less to do with the quality of Capitalism: A Love Story than with the decreasing popularity of Moore's message. At its release, Moore who produced, directed, wrote and starred in the film, stated that "Democracy is not a spectator sport, it's a participatory event. If we don't participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy. So Obama will rise or fall based not so much on what he does but on what we do to support him." (source)

Maybe Hollywood has realized that President Obama's policies are failing in spite of all their support.