Based on the best-selling 2003 book by the same name, authored by Fortune reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, Enron examines one of the largest business scandals in American history – that of Enron Corporation.
The film features interviews with McLean and Elkind, as well as former Enron executives and employees, stock analysts, reporters and the former Governor of California Gray Davis.
Enron won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Screenplay from the Writers Guild of America. It was also nominated for the Best Documentary Feature at the 78th Academy Awards in 2006.