London
(ANI):
Sony
believes
its
documentary
on
Michael
Jackson
could
well
be
in
the
race
for
the
best
picture
Oscar
award.
The
company"s
spokesman
Steve
Elzer
said
the
studio
would
submit
the
documentary
on
the
late
King
of
Pop,
titled
'This
Is
It",
to
the
Academy
Awards
panel
for
consideration.
Although
'This
Is
It" has
missed
the
deadline
for
consideration
as
the
best
documentary
of
2009,
it
can
still
compete
for
the
Oscars
in
other
categories
including
sound,
film
editing,
director
and
best
picture.
'This
Is
It"
was
released
across
the
world
this
week
and
has
already
won
fans"
praise
and
critical
acclaim,
apart
from
earning
12.3
million
pounds
in
just
two
days.
Jackson"s
long
time
collaborator,
Kenny
Ortega
has
directed
the
film
from
over
100
hours
of
footage
recorded
while
MJ
was
rehearsing
for
his
July
2010
O2
shows.
"What
we
did
here
was
focus
on
telling
a
good
story
and
creating
a
film
for
the
fans,
really
enabling
them
to
understand
what
Michael
Jackson
had
dreamed
for
them,"
the
Daily
Express
quoted
Ortega,
as
saying.
He
added
that
he
hoped
"the
audience
for
this
film
will
grow
and
that
as
many
people
come
to
see
it
as
possible
because
I
think
that
it's
a
wonderful
story
about
a
brilliant
man.
Awards,
Oscars,
that's
all
great
wishful
thinking."