American Factory, aΒ Netflix documentary created by former President BarackObama and Michelle Obamaβs production company, scored an Oscar nomination for Best DocumentaryΒ Monday.
This is the first time an ex-president has been nominated for an Academy Award.
Obama tweeted, "Glad to see American Factoryβs Oscar nod for Best Documentary. Itβs the kind of story we donβt see often enough and itβs exactly what Michelle and I hope to achieve with Higher Ground. Congrats to the incredible filmmakers and entire team!"
American Factory,Β their first movie for Netflix, looks at anΒ abandoned General Motors plant in Ohio that wasΒ reopenedΒ by aΒ Chinese billionaire.
The Obamas through Higher Ground Productions signed a multiyear partnershipΒ in 2018 to make content for the streaming service.