Al Gore Documentary Receives Special Award.

Al Gore Documentary Receives Special Award.The Al Gore environmental documentary AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH will receive a rare award from the Humanitas Prize for helping to "liberate, enrich and unify society".The former US Presidential candidate's quest to draw attention to global warming will collect the first Humanitas Prize Special Award to be presented in over a decade.The documentary's director, DAVIS GUGGENHEIM, is "thrilled" with the surprise recognition, and praises Humanitas for "supporting the achievements and sacrifices of filmmakers trying to change the world".The last Special Award was received by BILL MOYERS and JUDITH DAVIDSON MOYERS in 1995 for their documentary WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT VIOLENCE.