The Oscars are so influential that the nominations are also broadcast live on television.
This year's nomination announcement ceremony was held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Technology, Karl Malden, and last year's Best Supporting Actress winner, Geena Davis,
The two presided over the ceremony.
"Here are the awards you won last year, Best Supporting Actress. It's up to you to announce..." Karl Malden, a gray-haired old man and the newly elected president of the Academy, said at last year's Oscars ceremony
At the beginning, he even gave a long opening speech, which was very annoying. Maybe his appearance at the award ceremony still dissatisfied him, and now he even took over the job of announcing the nominations.
"Brenda Flick, my left foot...
Anjelica Huston, enemies, a love story...
Lena Olin, enemies, a love story...
Julia Roberts, Steel Magnolias…”
"Hey..." Diane held Ronald's hand tightly. The four nominees have all arrived at Steel Magnolia. There is still one more place to be nominated. Could it be him?
Diane's father, Bert, had always dreamed of raising his daughter to become an Oscar-winning actress. After the Golden Globe Awards party, Ronald invited his father-in-law to dinner and stayed at home for two days. Bert was excited.
I praise Diane's performance every day, smiling from ear to ear, as if my dream has come true.
"Tsk..." Ronald paused in his heart. It was basically impossible.
"Enemies, a Love Story" got a double win. This kind of thing represents two obvious things. The competition for Best Supporting Actress this year is not so fierce, and "Steel Mulan" did not win the favor of the judges. Two people appeared at the same time.
A double-shot cannon is almost impossible.
"Diane..."
"Hey..." Diane suddenly sat up straight, and the strength in his hands became a little stronger.
"Dianne Wiest...Parenthood..."
"Hey..." Diane, who had been tense just now, suddenly became deflated and fell crookedly on Ronald's body.
"Are you disappointed?" Ronald slowly stroked Diane to calm her down.
"Well..." Diane leaned closely against Ronald to prevent him from seeing the tears that were about to burst out of her eyes.
"It's okay. We will slowly select the script. There will always be a nomination..."
"Well..." Diane felt that the child in her belly was also expressing her opinion, and the emotion of being a mother spread. With a good husband and a child soon, it seemed that the Oscar nomination was not that important.
"I just don't want to go, otherwise my big belly will look ugly in clothes..." Dai Dian pretended not to care, got up and asked the maid to prepare some coffee for Ronald.
"Don't be discouraged, let's go play games..." Ronald also has many arcade games sent by Capcom at home, including the "Street Fighter" based on the heroine in "Streets of Rage" played by Diane.
” is also among them.
"Quack...quack..." Every time the game started, the strange laughter that the female star who looked like Diane would make Diane laugh after she was kidnapped by the bad guys.
"Are you happy?" Cody, controlled by Ronald, was beaten to death by the bad guys in three or two strokes. It made Diane laugh again. This arcade game performed very well after it was launched in the American market. On average, each arcade machine has a weekly
Each coin costs US$180, which is equivalent to more than a hundred people playing every day.
Kenzo Tsujimoto of Capcom said on the phone that this game has the best performance since the company was founded. America alone has sold nearly tens of thousands of arcade machines. Diane can make a small amount of money from the image licensing fees alone.
"Ronnie, you're so kind..." Diane's mood improved. She felt that compared to Oscars and her acting career, Ronald and her unborn child were the most important things in her life.
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"What the fuck is going on? How come the movies I lead are all rejected by the Oscars?"
Ronald was not satisfied. He went to Daydream in the afternoon and held a meeting with his agent Richard, Niceta, and public relations consultant Michael Gray to discuss the matter. He couldn't help but curse.
Several people bowed their heads and said nothing. They really didn't handle this well.
"When Harry Met Sally," directed by Ronald himself, had only one nomination for best original screenplay. There were no nominations for director, best picture, best editing, and best actor or actress...
That's okay, romantic comedies have always been disliked by Oscar judges.
But "Steel Magnolias", which was directed by Ronald as producer, only had Julia Roberts nominated.
This is a bit unreasonable. The screenwriter of this movie is Robert Harlin, the original author of the Broadway play. His play has won many theater critics awards, and it is also America's favorite Southern Sisterhood, which was even nominated.
It's very annoying if there is none.
Sally Field and Shirley MacLean were both Best Actress winners. Ronald negotiated with TriStar Pictures and the application for Best Actress was not nominated.
Herbert Ross, too, didn't get Best Director. The Academy would rather give a nomination to a British actor, Kenneth Branagh's poorly made directorial debut, "Henry V" than to give their favorite Southern Sisterhood a nomination.
and Jewish directors.
As for Best Picture, even Kevin Costner's baseball-themed fantasy film "Field of Dreams" was nominated. Since when did the Oscars fall in love with baseball-themed movies?
"Say something, don't stop talking just because I lost my temper..." Ronald took a sip of coffee and apologized to his colleagues in disguise.
"There are no big loopholes in our public relations work. Now that nominations are so scarce, someone should be targeting you deliberately..." Michael Gray is not Ronald's full-time employee, and he speaks more freely.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As soon as this reason came out, the two agents and the executives of Daydream breathed a sigh of relief, and then started chatting with each other.
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"Then why are there two nominations? How come they haven't been targeted?" Ronald already vaguely agreed with this conclusion in his heart, but he still couldn't accept it psychologically because he was not nominated due to his own reasons.
"Look, Ronald, the two people nominated are supported by other backgrounds..."
Niceta should give Ronald a reasonable explanation. Nomination depends on the votes of various specialized unions...
Nora Ephron, the screenwriter of "When Harry Met Sally", is not only a famous Jew, but also a rare female screenwriter in the New York film industry. Jewish and female members in the screenwriting circle, members with New York background, will
Give her a little face.
Julia Roberts' boyfriend Kiefer Sutherland is a representative figure of Canadians in Hollywood. The last time he celebrated the anniversary of the founding of the Canadian Film Association, he and his father Donald Sutherland took the stage to represent all Canadian entertainers in Hollywood.
Oscar trophy awarded.
As for Herbert Ross, although he was also a Jew living in New York, his new wife had almost ruined what was left of his reputation.
"Okay, I want a summary report. We can't do this next year..." Ronald knew that he was in the wrong. He was the one who dragged others down, not the other way around. He ended the meeting hastily.
Everyone filed out, Ronald stopped Nicita and Richard, and closed the door, "I guess it's not just that person?"
"He must have played a key role, but it wasn't just him..." Niceta had the answer in her mind, but there was no evidence to confirm it.
The biggest winner of this year's Oscar nominations is "Driving Miss Daisy", which received nine nominations. It was released by Warner Bros. It is considered a classic black and white racial issue, with a rare elderly theme.
Ronald nodded. Warner Bros. had some problems with him. He might not necessarily take the lead in sniping him, but he would definitely have no burden in adding insult to injury.
The second film is "Born on the Fourth of July", with eight nominations. It is a film released by Universal, directed by Oliver Stone and starring Tom Cruise. There is a deep Michael O.
Wiz's shadow.
Last time, Ovitz was leaked by Dustin Hoffman who foolishly thanked him, and now he is becoming more careful. Although he does not have as much publicity in this movie as "Rain Man", many of the main creators are his clients.
The entire movie was essentially packaged by him to Universal.
The third part is "Glory", with five nominations. This is about a white officer who trained and commanded the "Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment", which was mainly composed of free blacks who fled the North during the Civil War.
story.
It is a black and white racial theme, and the leading role of a white officer is Matthew Brodick, a white Jewish man. He is also from a Jewish acting family and has many connections in the industry.
The fourth film is the British-produced masterpiece "My Left Foot", which is of very high quality and managed to win five nominations.
Some were against Ronald due to the judges' relationship, and some were relying on his strength to rob him. Ronald was really a bit unjust. It can be said that he was very unlucky.
"I have to give them some response..." Ronald felt very uncomfortable and came one by one...
However, the biggest lesson is that this kind of thing cannot be completely delegated to other people in the company. Even if you are richer than them, for things like awards, you have to run when you need to, and you have to canvass for votes when you need to.
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It is an American tradition that you cannot buy tickets. This kind of thing relies on the sale of favors. The rich get one vote, and the poor also get one vote. If someone holds a few more parties and says a few more nice words, it will be better than just throwing away his hand.
Giving money requires much more favors.
"Don't forget to meet Karl Malden, you are the organizer of this year's awards show." Richard reminded Ronald.
"Hey, I'm not nominated, and I still have to work hard for the awards show...I really..." Ronald began to complain.
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"It's convenient for you to be the organizer because you haven't been nominated... Don't look at me like this, young man, there are many Hollywood Oscar nominees but no winners, but the actors who should win can be lined up from here to the Beverly Hilton Hotel...
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Karl Malden was an old man who spoke directly. When he saw Ronald's depressed look and asked him why, he began to "consol" him in a tone of "Young man, I have seen too much."
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"Oh? Can you tell me how to get nominated or even win an award?" Ronald said in a bad tone.
This old man, who seemed to have no talent, insisted on continuing the "tradition" he established last year, and asked Ronald to arrange an opening speech for him. Ronald read the manuscript and was very slow like Karl Malden.
The speaking speed should be more than five points?
The Oscar party is already very long, and it would be better to have Billy Crystal tell two more jokes than to start with a cliché that no one is interested in.
"You don't believe it?" Karl Malden grinned, "Young man, I entered the entertainment industry in 1937 and have been working with Marlon Brando. In 1952, I won the best actor award for "A Streetcar Named Desire"
Supporting Actor, I was nominated again for "On the Waterfront" in 1955...
I’ve read too many stories behind the Oscars every year, and this time, it seems like someone is targeting you..."
"Oh?" Ronald became interested, "Do you have any secrets for me?"
"If you satisfy me at the awards show, I will teach you how to win an Oscar."
"Oh?" Ronald was dubious. This guy was an actor and was in more trouble than Jack Valenti, the former college president and politician.
"First of all... this is still a secret... This time we will invite Akira Kurosawa from Japan, and the honorary award will be given to him, so you have to find someone with weight to award him. And Mr. Kurosawa
You are responsible for arranging all actions in Hollywood..."
"That's no problem..." Ronald knew that there were many fans of Akira Kurosawa in Hollywood. As long as he invited them, it wouldn't be a matter of not being able to invite heavyweight award presenters, but a matter of everyone competing for spots.
"Secondly, I plan to add a new section this year, reviewing classic scenes in film history and cutting them into a few-minute clip. The Oscars and the Academy need to give these classics from the silent and black-and-white eras the respect they deserve..."
"This..." Ronald felt it was a bit troublesome. Silent films, black and white films, narrow format, and wide screen were all edited together to make those who had seen it feel that the classics were reproduced, and those who had not seen it would not find it boring. It was quite a story.
The difficult thing is much more troublesome than Kurosawa Akira's reception.
"Okay, I agreed. The academy will give me copies of classic movies. I will prepare them slowly in advance..."
"Hey, don't forget the scene where I won the award, the scene opposite Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront..."
"I won't forget it..." Ronald took out his notebook and jotted it down.
"The other thing is my opening line. You have to give me more time. My line skills haven't been used for a long time..."
"Hey, this is a live TV broadcast, there is no opportunity for editing..." Ronald found this request to be the most annoying, and his words were thorny. Many movie actors, even those who have won awards, actually have average acting skills and rely on editing to make their mark.
Find the best among dozens or twenty items...
"You kid, hahaha..." Karl Malden heard the sarcasm and did not get angry. Instead, he was very happy with this guy's sense of humor. "Your level of sarcasm is almost the same as Hitchcock's back then..."