 Steve James Hoop Dreams (1994) was widely considered to be a  foregone conclusion to win the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.  But despite the astonishing critical and box office success the  movie didnt receive a nomination (it received only one for Best  Editing). The outcry over the snub led to an investigation by the  academy into the screening practices by the documentary branch and  it was discovered that the voters were taking a show of hands to see  who wanted to turn the film off after a few minutes (It was  discovered that those at the screening turned Hoop Dreams off after  15 minutes). The following year the academy instituted a rule that  those attending screenings had to sit through the entire film or  revoke their right to vote.