World Net Daily takes a look at whether or not Michael Moore even met the Academy entry requirements for his "documentary" film Bowling for Columbine. Aside from the controversy surrounding Moore's staged performances and scripted scenes (in a "documentary"), Moore may not have even met the basic entry requirements for documentary films. The Academy requires that documentary films run for at least seven days in Manhattan or Los Angeles County, and that the film be advertised during the entire run in a major newspaper. Moore seems to have failed that requirement.

In previous years, entries were required to have proof, however for 2002 the rules were changed and proof was not required. WND also notes that Moore's scripting and staging of scenes also violates Academy rules for documentaries. That rule has largely been ignored, much to the chagrin of competing documentarians.

Dan Gifford, an Academy Award nominee himself, has called on the academy to investigate whether Moore "fabricated scenes and video of real people that has been edited to manufacture a fictional reality intended to mislead viewers."

If it is determined those accusations are true, Gifford, the producer of "Waco: The Rules of Engagement," wrote to Bruce Davis, executive director of the academy, Moore should be stripped of the Oscar and it should be awarded to the runner-up.

Gifford's complaints seem to have fallen on deaf ears. In typical leftist fashion, the ends seem to justify the means. The Hollywood elite seem to be overlooking the lies and deceit, because they largely agree with Moore's wacky claims.