Moore won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for '' Bowling for Columbine '' , which examined the supposed causes of the Columbine High School massacre and the overall gun culture of the United States . He also directed and produced '' Fahrenheit 9/11 '' , a critical look at the presidency of George W. Bush and the War on Terror , which earned $ 119,194,771 to become the highest-grossing documentary at the American box office of all time . The film also won the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes film festival . His documentary '' Sicko '' , which examines health care in the United States , is one of the top ten highest-grossing documentaries . In September 2008 , he released his first free movie on the internet , '' Slacker Uprising '' , which documented his personal quest to encourage more Americans to vote in presidential elections . He has also written and starred in the TV shows '' TV Nation '' , a satirical news-magazine television series , and '' The Awful Truth '' , a satirical show . In 2018 he released his latest film , '' Fahrenheit 11/9 '' , a documentary about the 2016 United States presidential election and the subsequent presidency of Donald Trump
2004 Cannes film festival
2004 Cannes Film Festival
Michael Moore