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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/will-banksy-show-up-at-oscars.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The Oscar-nominated Banksy film Exit Through The Gift Shop had a fitting venue when it premiered in the UK" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-will-banksy-show-up-at-oscars.jpg" alt="The Oscar-nominated Banksy film Exit Through The Gift Shop had a fitting venue when it premiered in the UK"/></a></p>
<p>Banksy has been nominated for an Academy Award for his directorial debut &#8211; but will he turn up for the glitzy ceremony next month?</p>
<p>The elusive graffiti artist is up for best documentary for Exit Through The Gift Shop, alongside producer Jaimie D&#8217;Cruz. He also appears in the film, only in shadow with a hoodie over his head and with his voice altered to make him unrecognisable.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is a big surprise,&#8221; he said in a statement. &#8220;I don&#8217;t agree with the concept of award ceremonies, but I&#8217;m prepared to make an exception for the ones I&#8217;m nominated for. The last time there was a naked man covered in gold paint in my house, it was me.&#8221;</p>
<p>Still, the question remains: Will the Brit show up for the February 27 ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood? And if he wins, will he actually take the stage, say a few words and let the world see his face?</p>
<p>&#8220;I highly doubt it,&#8221; said John Cooper, director of the Sundance Film Festival, where Exit Through The Gift Shop premiered a year ago. &#8220;Would this be THAT moment? I still doubt it. I&#8217;ve still never even met the person.&#8221;</p>
<p>An international figure in graffiti art, Banksy is known for travelling the world and anonymously leaving his signature pieces in public areas while refusing to reveal his real name.</p>
<p>His film follows the evolution of the Los Angeles street art scene as it builds to a crescendo of bandwagon worship for the latest hot, new thing, an artist Banksy himself &#8220;discovers&#8221; who goes by the name Mr Brainwash. The film is up against Gasland, Inside Job, Restrepo and Waste Land at the Oscars.</p>
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