Way down the list of Oscar nominations, we finally noticed a little indepenent film by some street art provocateur named Banksy was nominated for Best Documentary. Exit Through The Gift Shop is the directorial debut of the faceless British artists and frequent Shepard Fairey collaborator, best known for pranks like placing a Guantanimo prisoner doll at Disneyland, replacing a bunch of Paris Hilton CDs with his own alternate art work in record shops, and most recently, crafting his own version of the Simpsons opening credits.

Exit Through The Gift Shop follows the story of Mr. Brainwash, a street art documentarian who became an overnight art sensation of his own. The most interesting thing about this doc is the big question—is any of it real? Many say that Banksy himself staged the entire thing, inventing (or at least manipulating) the 10 year story arc for his own mischevous purposes. Which makes you wonder how “true” this documentary is. Also, will the ananymous Bankey actually appear at the Oscars? And if he wins, will he get up and give a speech?

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