Which category nominated Banksy’s film Exit Through the Gift Shop for an Oscar?

Banksy’s film Exit Through the Gift Shop was nominated for Best Documentary Feature.

Released in 2010, Exit Through the Gift Shop presents itself as a documentary about street art and the people who make, collect and promote it. The film follows Thierry Guetta, an obsessive videographer, and his transformation into the artist Mr. Brainwash.

The film’s unusual structure led audiences to debate how much of it was staged, manipulated or deliberately playful. That uncertainty fits Banksy’s broader interest in anonymity, authorship and the boundary between authentic street art and commercial branding.

At the 83rd Academy Awards, the film received a nomination for Best Documentary Feature. It did not win the award. The nomination is separate from Banksy’s appearance in the film and from later documentaries about his New York residency.