Apparently the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences did not find "Waiting for Superman" to be worthy of an Oscar nomination in the documentary category (see below).
I'm sure Michele Rhee and Bill Gates will be both surprised and disappointed. Lots of folks assumed that the film was headed for an Oscar and that the award would be used to expand the roll out of the film - and the propaganda campaign. (So far it has only opened in a limited number of strategically chosen markets - mainly markets with large charter school sectors: Washington DC, New Orleans, Ohio, etc.).
But apparently not only was it a grossly misleading film, it was apparently not a very well done one either.
The folks at Rethinking Schools have been compiling a lot of the commentary and analysis on the problems with "Waiting for Superman" at http://notwaitingforsuperman.org/.
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The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is among the most prestigious awards for documentary films. Here are the nominees:
Documentary (Feature)
"Exit through the Gift Shop"
"Gasland"
"Inside Job"
"Restrepo"
"Waste Land"
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