Oscars

Al Gore and director David Guggenheim at the 2007 Oscars after the Inconvenient Truth announced as Best Documentary Film

The film later went on to win Best Documentary at the 2006 Oscars as well as other notable film awards worldwide. Upon winning the Academy Award, director Davis Guggenheim invited Al Gore and other members of the crew onto the stage to share the award. It was then that Al Gore made a brief statement

“ My fellow Americans, people all over the world, we need to solve the climate crisis. It’s not a political issue; it’s a moral issue. We have everything we need to get started, with the possible exception of the will to act. That’s a renewable resource. Let’s renew it.”— Al Gore

Box Office

Despite just showing at only four theatres in New York and Los Angeles, the film was able to garner an impressive box office of $91,447 per theater, totaling it to be $365,787. This propelled the film to be the highest average for a documentary.

Impact on our Earth and the people

But beyond the unexpectedly surprising results at the box office, whether the movie was able to fulfill Al Gore’s aim would be a greater indicator for the success of the film. The issue in question was whether the film was able to bring about a greater awareness about global warming and to cause a change among people to practice more sustainable choices in their consumerism as well as more environmental friendly behaviors.

The film was a success in this aspect as well. The film’s official site listed a list of historic developments in moving a step forward in saving our earth.They range from a billion of people knowing being aware about the problem of global warming; 106,000 tons of carbon was offset in the year following the film’s release to the United States House of Representatives establishing a Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. Not just that, An Inconvenient Truth is being used in schools all over the world to educate the young.

On a Google hangout video that was done seven years after the release of the film, executive producer Jeff Skoll mentioned that only 30% thought that global warming was a real issue before the film was shown. After the show was aired, time magazine did a poll and the numbers raised to 87% but the numbers have since declined. The film has gone on to reach out at various levels, whether is it governments, schools, organizations, leaders or individuals and achieve what Al Gore has aimed for the film to do.