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According to Roger Ebert, reliable sources said members of the Academy's documentary nomination committee had a system in which one would wave a flashlight on screen when they gave up on the film.

When a majority of the lights flashed, the film was turned off.

Hoop Dreams didn ’ t even make it to 20 minutes.

When the film, as well as equally acclaimed Crumb were not nominated in the Best Documentary category of the Academy Awards, public outcry led to a revised nomination process in the category, led by Barbara Kopple.