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Will Ferrell lashes out at the Academy Awards for snubbing his documentary Will & Harper

Will Ferrell had some fun jokingly taking the Academy to task for not nominating his documentary Will & Harper when he appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Wednesday.

In an attempt to better understand his good friend's experiences as a trans person, Will set out on a 17-day road trip with Harper from New York to Los Angeles, which was documented for the film. The documentary, which was released on Netflix in September, was a hit with critics, earning an impressive 100 percent fresh rating from the most prestigious reviewers surveyed by Rotten Tomatoes. They also had a run-in with Indiana's Republican Governor Eric Holcomb, who politely asked for a photo with Will, shortly after he had signed a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors; Will and Harper seen in September in NYC

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