Get the latest gossip
Matt Damon And Ben Affleck’s Doc ‘Kiss The Future’ Knocked Out Of Oscar Race After Screening Snafu; Academy Rejects Appeal
The Matt Damon- and Ben Affleck-produced Kiss the Future, about how U2's music inspired besieged Sarajevo, has been ruled ineligible for the Oscars.
EXCLUSIVE: The Motion Picture Academy has rejected a plea from producers Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and fellow makers of Kiss the Future to reconsider its decision ruling the documentary ineligible for Oscar consideration. Kiss the Future, which contains interviews with Bono and fellow U2 band members, as well as Bosnians who endured the siege of Sarajevo, has a 100% approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 98% favorable score from viewers. They wrote, “With the war in Ukraine already having lasted two years, and with everything that’s happening in Gaza this film could not be more timely as a cautionary tale against the rise of nationalism, an appeal for peace, and a celebration of the best of the human spirit when faced with adversity.
Or read this on Deadline
