“I am grateful to the leadership of the Academy as well as the voters for returning integrity and balance to a revered and respected national iconic organization,” the noted producer wrote in a letter Thursday to Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.”
Branko Lustig (left), Steven Spielberg (center), and Gerald Molen (right) received Academy Awards for ‘Schindler’s List’ in 1994.
In a move that went nearly unnoticed last month, left-leaning filmmaker Michael Moore was ousted from his position as a governor on the Academy’s documentary board.
And Oscar-winning producer Gerald Molen (Minority Report, Rain Man, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List) is positively thrilled with the development.
“I am grateful to the leadership of the Academy as well as the voters for returning integrity and balance to a revered and respected national iconic organization,” the noted producer wrote in a letter Thursday to Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
“On behalf of my fellow filmmakers and the vast American Heartland which, on occasion, has felt disenfranchised by the Academy, I want to personally thank you and the Academy for removing Mr. Moore and restoring a fair and impartial voting process to the documentary category of the Oscars,” he added.
Moore, who reportedly lost the spot in July, is famous for his films, yes, but he’s arguably more famous for being an outspoken liberal.
And it was Moore’s famously liberal beliefs that prompted Molen to seek his removal as a governor overseeing the process of nominating documentaries, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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