Oscar bosses have reportedly denied Banksy’s request to don a disguise on stage should he win the Oscar for Best Documentary next Sunday. The enigmatic street artist is nominated for his documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop and had requested permission to wear a disguise of sorts on stage so as not to reveal his identity, but Oscar officials refused to allow this with Academy Executive Director telling EW, “The fun but disquieting scenario is that if the film wins and five guys in monkey masks come to the stage all saying, ’I’m Banksy,’ who the hell do we give it (award) to?”
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I haven’t seen Inside Job yet, but Exit Through the Gift Shop was incredible. If he wins… I’m really curious as to if he’ll accept the award on stage.
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