The Cove is the winner for best documentary, beating out the other socially conscious picture “Food, Inc.” The Oscars don’t like activists promoting their own causes during their award ceremony, but Rick O’Barry, the maker behind the now Academy Award winning documentary seems to stop at nothing to get his message across. The film was a success because the film-makers didn’t follow the rules, so why should anything change when they’re accepting an award? But when Rick help up his sign with the activist statement Text Dolphin to 44144 the Academy panicked, abruptly cuing the music and cutting away right as the film’s director, Louie Psihoyos, is about to make his speech.  Thanks for pushing the boundaries Rick! I love watching the Academy squirm. Texting the number will show your support to the cause presented in The Cove making a difference in the yearly dolphin hunt in Taiji, Japan. Watch speech HERE.