In early March, the American Directors Guild Awards presented this year's awards at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel in Hollywood, the venue for the Golden Globe Awards.
This year, it was replaced by a more upscale awards venue, and there was also a formal awards banquet. This is the result of the improved financial situation of the Directors Guild under the newly signed labor agreement. Unlike the Writers Guild, the Producers Guild and the Directors Guild
The negotiations went very smoothly, and the directors' union, which had fewer members to share money with, was able to get more operating expenses.
In particular, top members like Ronald pay a huge share of the profits. Directors of advertisements, documentaries, or TV series who are new to the industry can also have some welfare training courses and opportunities created by the Directors Guild to give them a try.
In short, among the several unions formed by creators, the Directors Guild is the most united and the one with the best treatment.
Everyone dressed up to attend this award show, but it was not broadcast on TV. Everyone regarded him as an affirmation from his peers and an annual gathering of directors. Directors are a very rare job with only one person on the film crew. They usually
Not much opportunity to interact with each other.
Ronald, wearing a dress and tie, was also sitting in the audience, drinking champagne. The new Directors Guild Chairman Arthur Miller deliberately made the Directors Guild Awards closer to the style of the Golden Globe Awards in the past when there was no television broadcast.
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Everyone, regardless of distance, gathered around the round table, drank champagne, ate delicious food, chatted with each other and made new friends.
Before television broadcasts ruined the atmosphere, the Golden Globe Awards used to be a carnival for practitioners. Sincere blessings were given to the winners, and even in private occasions, the acceptance speeches were full of informal humor.
Joan Crawford, once the richest female star in Hollywood, once won the Best Actress. After taking the stage, she felt that the Golden Globe trophy was too small and not as heavy as her Oscar. She also made a vulgar joke: "I'll do it."
Let me show you my pair of golden balls..."
Ronald liked this return to traditional award ceremony very much. He also wanted to learn from other well-known directors. He just didn't have the opportunity. He took the opportunity to change a few tables and chat with many famous old directors.
Some past techniques and anecdotes. At the same time, many new directors came to make friends with him.
"I propose that we first pray for our former union president, Mr. Franklin Schaffner, and hope that he will recover as soon as possible."
The awards night began with a prayer for the old chairman who presided over the labor negotiations. This chairman, who had done a lot of practical things for the Directors Guild, was unfortunately diagnosed with severe lung disease at the beginning of the year and was already terminally ill.
After praying, we began to award numerous awards to some directors of commercials, TV series, TV movies, etc.
Ronald looked at the awards with ease. The two most important awards of the Directors Guild were the best director of the previous year's film and TV series (drama). Those who win this award have a high probability of winning the Oscar.
Director, and the possibility of the Emmy Award for Best Director, have always been considered by insiders to be the weather vane of the Oscars.
"Winning Best Director for a Television Series: Marshall Herskovitz, Thirtysomething."
Everyone in the audience applauded and congratulated. This ABC drama deserved the award. It tells the story of a group of baby boomers in the United States, young people in their thirties living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. How do they deal with their eighties?
The changes in lifestyle that dominated American culture during the 1990s and 1990s.
In the early 1970s, this group of people participated in counterculture and anti-war activities as young people. By the 1980s, they were close to the Donkey Party and their progressive worldview was greatly challenged.
NBC's evergreen drama "Family Ties" became popular because of a character who unexpectedly came close to the Elephant Party's worldview. Alex, played by Michael J. Fox, became an idol among young people.
ABC, controlled by the Donkey Party, has produced two TV series to counter this trend. "Growing Pains" relies on the new enlightened parents of the Donkey Party to deal with the impact of "family ties" on young people. The other one is this "Three
"Ten Standing" seeks a self-consistent world view for those hippies who have become middle-aged.
The series was so successful that there was a fixed usage in English of Thirtysomething (thirtysomething). It extended to people in their forties, and people in their fifties also adopted this word formation method.
"I want to thank my colleagues at ABC, as well as Edward Zwick, the producer who came up with this idea with me."
Marshall Herskovitz delivered his acceptance speech on the stage. He was not very open-minded, but still used a more formal way of thanking him.
The person who presented the award to him was the new chairman, breaking the principle that the previous winner would present the award to the later one. Because Marshall Herskovits also won the Best TV Series Director last year.
"The Best Film Director Award is awarded to..." A few more minor awards passed, and this time it was Oliver Stone who took the stage to present the award. Last year's Directors Guild Best Film Director Award was awarded to Italian director Bayern.
Torucci, he could not come to present the award. Therefore, the union asked Oliver Stone, who had won the award for "Platoon" the year before, to announce the winner.
"Oh, he's so young that I'm jealous...The winner is Ronald Lee, Working Girl..."
Ronald, who was already thirsty in the audience, rushed to the stage in three steps and took the award certificate from Oliver Stone. Then he posed for the photographer to take pictures.
"In 1986, Tom Cruise chose me for Top Gun, and another candidate for the leading role, I won't mention his name, chose Oliver's Platoon." Ronald felt happy.
, making a joke about Oliver Stone.
"That actor got an Oscar nomination, and Tom Cruise got mobbed by fans..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Hahaha..." The directors present all understood what Ronald meant. Making his movie may not necessarily win awards, but it will definitely have more fans.
Pay will go up.
"Last year, Michael (Douglas) also decided not to make my movie and play the role of Gekko, the greedy banker in 'Wall Street'. Everyone knows that Oliver made him the best actor..."
Ronald pulled Oliver Stone and gave a speech on the stage. This kind of praise for Stone and self-deprecating words can be said on such an occasion that is not broadcast on television to make everyone happy.
"So, this year, Tom and I both learned our lesson. Tom played the leading role in Oliver, and I also directed a movie about a Wall Street banker..."
The directors laughed wildly below. It was obvious that Ronald was laughing at himself and Tom Cruise for not having won an Oscar yet. I hope that this time I can learn from Oliver Stone's methods and have good luck.
In short, Ronald's acceptance speech is in line with the old-school style of Hollywood. There is no television broadcast, and everyone comes to hear some sincere, outrageous, and humorous speeches.
Several old directors made a special trip to thank Ronald for allowing them to relive the way Hollywood awards shows should have been in the past.
Ronald also thanked them for their affirmation and politely canvassed for their votes. These people are all voting members of the Academy.
Marshall Herskovitz also found Ronald, and the two went to the photo area together and took several photos for use in news reports.
"What is it like to make a TV series? Do you think I can direct a TV series?"
Ronald remembered someone telling him that he hoped he could adapt "Working Girl" into a TV series. It was a good time to learn from the two-time Directors Guild Award winner for Best Director in a TV series.
"TV dramas are actually easier to film. Let me tell you, sometimes, if you can't think of a plot, you just need to change a character and continue with him as the main perspective. When you can't continue with any of them, you can jump back again.
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Marshall Herskovitz liked Ronald very much, and he didn't have the condescending and domineering attitude usually associated with movie directors.
"Do you think I can direct a movie?" He also happened to ask Ronald. Although he was one of the producers of "Thirty", he could enjoy financial success, but after achieving success, it is inevitable that
I want to take on a movie challenge.
"Actually, I think film directing is not that difficult. We can shoot a scene many times. As long as you are not satisfied, you can keep shooting. You can shoot twenty or thirty takes, unlike TV dramas that require one shot."
"Hmm...that's interesting..."
After the two chatted and walked back, Ronald happened to see Barry Levinson, the director of "Rain Man".
"Congratulations, Ronald..."
"Barry..." Ronald stepped forward to hug him and say hello. Although the two were competitors, they had a good relationship. When Dustin Hoffman was showing off as a big star, Ronald was the one who came up with the idea to get him.
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"It seems that you have great hopes for this Oscar...you have been nominated twice..." Barry Levinson is also more convinced of Ronald. Generally speaking, there is basically more than 80% chance of winning the Directors Guild Award.
Won the Oscar for Best Director.
The last time the director won the Directors Guild Award and ultimately lost the Oscar was Spielberg for "The Color Purple."
Because he publicly stated that he did not want his children to grow up in a Jewish environment, he was embarrassed by Jewish conservative forces and was not even nominated for Best Director. If he can be nominated, there is a high probability that the Oscar will also be his.
The last time a director won the Directors Guild Award but did not win the Oscar for Best Director was back in 1973. That year, Francis Coppola won the Directors Guild Award, but the Oscar was lost to the musical film "Capote".
Director Bob Fosse took it.
This is also the reason why the Oscars do not recognize Coppola's new gangster movie style, and they have to take care of the declining musical. Bob Fosse should actually have won the award earlier.
But it was difficult for Coppola to convince the public if he didn't win the Oscar for Best Director, so the sequel to The Godfather two years later also won Coppola a statuette.
"Who can say the Oscar accurately? Let's wish each other good luck." Ronald couldn't show his determination to win in front of his competitors. The two happily wished each other the award, which looked very gentlemanly.
appearance.
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"This time, am I more likely to win the prize?" When Ronald came back from the awards night, he met Richard who came to report, and he spoke more directly.
"According to probability, in a decade, the indicator light of the Directors Guild will malfunction about once or twice, so yes, you have a high possibility of winning..." Richard got it from him and Niceta, through private
relationship, and obtained voting tendency assessment report.
"The largest voting group is actors. The private voting tendency assessment we obtained shows that you have a lot of praise among actresses. They will lean towards you.
However, we cannot find out the attitude of many Jewish broker clients... Our ethnic group has the virtue of keeping secrets when ordered by the boss."
What Richard meant was that many Jewish people followed Ovitz's orders and remained tight-lipped on voting issues. Internally, CAA only reported to him the possible voting status of their clients.
As for Richard, he knew very well that his boss was Ronald. Several of his clients were brought to him by Ronald as a director. Therefore, the objects of his conservative virtues had nothing to do with Ovitz.
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Ronald understood what he meant. It can be said that the accuracy of this kind of prior information gathering is not necessarily very high. Some actors do not tell their real voting preferences to their agents.
Anyway, he won the Directors Guild Award, which shows that the director community is already his biggest supporter.
"Are our other awards possible?" Ronald asked. He wanted to know, what are the prospects for winning Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress?
"There are advantages and disadvantages," Richard said, taking out another document.
"This movie is considered by many to be a romantic comedy rather than a workplace drama. Comedies are not very popular with Oscars..."
Ronald nodded to express his understanding. The actors with the most voting rights are actually not very smart people with a deep understanding of acting.
They play the game more in an intuitive way, which is why a scum like Lee Strasberg, who is just trying to gain fame and is so morally corrupt that he embezzled Monroe's inheritance, can enjoy the reputation of an acting mentor - because
Many actors really don't know much about acting.
Like many ordinary viewers, they also believe that Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man is the protagonist with better acting skills.
In this way, Glenn Gross, who played the role of the bad girl in "Dangerous Liaisons", who was nominated for the leading actress this time, played Meryl Streep, who was suspected of killing her own daughter, and even went to Africa to study gorilla research.
Sigourney Weaver seems to have good acting skills.
"What about the advantages?" Ronald remembered that the other party said there were still advantages.
"I found that many actors seem to have not watched Working Girl..." Richard replied.
Why is this an advantage? Because many people with the right to vote vote based on reviews when they have never seen the movie. Anyway, I haven’t seen any of them, so I just listen to what others say which one is better.
Bar……
This is the common mentality of many actors.
Therefore, although genre films are not pleasing to the eye, the real people from all over the world who transformed from secretaries into strong women have made a strong enough voice to support "working girls". To say that the two supporting actress nominees have little chance, Melanie...
Griffiths relies on his likability in the role, so there is still hope.