The Academy has had a rule in force stating that in order for a film to qualify for an Oscar nomination, it must be playing in “the same commercial motion picture theater” a minimum of three times each day for a calendar week.
Earlier in 2024, the Academy updated its policies under its Special Rules for the Documentary Feature Film Award to require the same set number of minimum showings, seeming to sink Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s chances of legitimizing their argument.
But Nenad Cicin-Sain, the director of Kiss the Future, stated to the media that this particular section of rules cited by the Academy applies to feature films and NOT documentary films.
