Barack Obama and Michelle Obama Netflix Documentary american symphony '' failed to earn an Oscar nomination in the documentary feature category on Tuesday, despite being widely believed in the industry to be the frontrunner not only to be nominated, but to actually win.
Michelle Obama also promoted the film, appearing at a special Netflix screening last month.
american symphonyThe film, released by Netflix in November, was considered one of the safest bets heading into Tuesday's 94th Academy Awards nominations announcement. Losing the nomination in the documentary category was one of the biggest surprises of the morning, as the nominations committee for that category favored lesser-known titles.
but american symphony The film earned a nomination for its original song “It Never Went Away” by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson.
The documentary follows singer-songwriter Jon Batiste as he attempts to compose an orchestral symphony while dealing with his wife's recurrent cancer diagnosis. The film was directed by Matthew Heineman, whose other documentaries include: cartel land and retrograde.
Produced by Barack Obama and Michelle Obama american symphony Through an ongoing agreement with Netflix.their documentary american factory It won an Oscar in the documentary feature category in 2020.
On Tuesday, the Oscars downplayed another popular documentary: Apple's Still: Michael J. Fox movies; focus on back to the future Starr's decades-long battle with Parkinson's disease.
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