(Video) Al Gore could win an Oscar on Sunday

On Sunday night, Al Gore's movie "An Inconvenient Truth" has a chance to win a few Oscars.  CNN's Bill Schneider discusses how a Gore victory on Sunday might encourage him to run for president in 2008.

The New York Observer confirmed a few weeks ago that Gore is leaving the door open for a possible September entry into the presidential race:

According to one influential Democratic insider, close associates ofthe former Vice President have communicated to him and other prominentfund-raisers who are uncommitted to the other ’08 candidates that Mr.Gore will consider entering the race—if an opening presents itself—inSeptember.

To this day, no Gore official has stepped forward to deny that report.  It would definitely be something to have Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Richardson and Gore all vying for the nomination.

Comments

[Arlen]

I promise you Al Gore will not "win an Oscar on Sunday."

This is because Gore is not eligible for any of the Academy Awards because he did not make the film "An Inconvenient Truth." It is not his film any more than Bowling for Columbine was Charlton Heston's film. He's the subject, not the director nor was he involved in its production: he was only the subject of the film.

Davis Guggenheim, the actual director of the film, who is generally given no credit for his work, is the only one eligible for a Best Documentary Oscar for the film "An Inconvenient Truth."

[George]

I'll really be root for Al Gore to win this oscar!