Countdown to Oscars begins

One of the year's biggest hits, controversial filmmaker, Michael Moore's incendiary documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11, did not make it to the shortlist.

Super Size Me, Tupac: Resurrection and Touching the Void are among the 12 films vying for the category of Best Documentary Feature at the 77th Academy Awards.

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According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, only five films will make it to the shortlist of nominees.

One of the year's biggest hits, controversial filmmaker, Michael Moore's incendiary documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11, did not make it to the shortlist.

Moore is planning a sequel to his anti-Bush documentary, titled Fahrenheit 9/11 and Half, and plans to release it in time for the next US presidential elections.