Could "This Is It" Strategy for an Oscar?

LOS ANGELES - Sony believes that could use his new documentary by Michael Jackson, a candidate for best picture. Spokesman Steve Elzer said Thursday that the studio is "to Michael Jackson's" This Is It "for Oscar-examination this year. You missed the deadline for a documentary Academy Award 2009 will be considered, but the film at the end of the King of Pop preparations for a series of concerts, participation in several other Oscar categories, including sound, film-return processing, film director and best film. "This Is It" opens worldwide on Wednesday and has already earned $ 20.1 million at the box office, as well as praise from critics and fans who say it again the reputation of Jackson as a world class entertainer. Director Kenny Ortega, a longtime employee of Jackson, who saw his back together, almost two hours movie Date prepared more than 100 hours of footage during rehearsals for the shows in London to begin in July. Jackson, died June 25 at the age of 50, "What we have here, was to tell a good story and creating a movie for the fans, that they truly understand, concentrate on what Michael Jackson had dreamed for them, "Ortega said on Wednesday. He said it was his hope that "the public for this movie will grow and that so many people come to it as possible because I think it's a wonderful story of a brilliant man. … Awards, Oscars, that all major is wishful thinking. "It may be more of a dream," said Steven Gaydos, editor of the Hollywood paper Variety, who themselves as cynical. With the Oscars best picture slate to 10 films this year expanded rather than the traditional five, "This Is It "could be among the candidates, he said. To qualify, the fi lm has a seven-run days in Los Angeles County and the filmmakers would have to submit complete" the required documents, "said Leslie Unger, spokeswoman for the Academy of Arts and sciences of motion, the exhibits at the Oscars. Sony, which paid 60 million U.S. dollars for the rights of the film world, to keep plans for "This Is It," in theaters a little over two weeks. Elzer said Studio would not be given for consideration for Best Picture "and other appropriate categories." He is the registration of. is present in the race for the Oscars this year, "This Is It" can not in the documentary category for next year seen. The film contains lots of music, but none of them are eligible for Oscar consideration, because they do not specifically created for the film. Ortega, an experienced director, producer and choreographer, the TV was on "High School Musical" at his credits could also be competing for a nod for best director, "said Ledoux." He did a masterful job putting this all together here, "he said." It was made as strong and interesting, so creative and well, I think it should be regarded … Kenny has won all the critics like Michael Jackson with me that something interesting might go with this man. "The movie can 't be taken into consideration for a Golden Globe. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, said the annual festival stages are not the documentary feature," spokesman Michael Russell. Oscar Ortega said, a nod is a fair recognition of the last work of Jackson. "He deserves," he said. "Come on man." ___ Associated Press writer Marcela Isaza in Los Angeles contributed to this report. ___ AP Entertainment Writer Sandy Cohen is on Twitter: Follow http://twitter.com/APSandy