20 Devastating Oscars Moments Hidden In Plain Sight
6. Michael Moore Gets Drowned Out
One of the most deserved Oscar wins in the 2003 ceremony was Michael Moore's Best Documentary triumph for his searing film Bowling for Columbine, which explores the gun violence epidemic in the United States.
Moore took to the stage and focused his acceptance speech on criticising President George W. Bush for initiating the Iraq War mere days earlier, going on to call him a "fictitious president" per the highly contested nature of the 2000 election results.
As Moore's righteously justified rant continued, however, he was swiftly drowned out by both a chorus of boos from the crowd and the Oscar orchestra attempting to play him off the stage.
That anything Moore said or stood for could be considered politically controversial, especially with Hollywood being as left-leaning as it is, is enormously depressing, not to ignore the fact that so little about gun control has changed in the two-plus decades since Moore's film was released.