Michael Moore decided not to submit the film for consideration for the Best Feature Documentary Oscar, because the rules for that Oscar category dictate a long waiting time for an eligible film to be broadcast on television. He wanted to attempt to have it broadcast prior to the US presidential election on 2 November 2004, in the hope that it would result in George W. Bush not being re-elected. In addition, since he already won an Oscar in that category for Bowling a Columbine (2002), he felt the above reason took precedence and he might as well let other documentarians have a fair chance at the award. Instead, Moore submitted his film in the Best Picture category which has less strict submission rules (and in which it failed to get a nomination). The film was subsequently broadcast on pay-per-view on 1 November 2004, but did not prevent Bush from being re-elected. When asked about it, Moore commented that Americans have very short memory spans, and had mostly forgotten about the controversies that the film addressed.

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