"Nominated for the 66th Oscar for Best Supporting Actor are Leonardo DiCaprio, 'What Swallows Gilbert Grape' and Ralph Fiennes,'
Schindler's List', Tommy Lee Jones, 'The Fugitive'..."
Arthur Shearer, now the Academy's president, announced the nominations along with a middle-aged actress, Christine Lahti.
Arthur Shearer, who was attending the Academy for the second time as president, did not follow tradition and invite the previous Best Supporting Actress winner Marisa Tomei to announce the nominations. Instead, he found a former nominee.
Unpopular actress.
It is not surprising that Ronald has such a Jewish mentality. One more project that he has the right to decide on, and one more bargaining chip to use in exchange...
"This Leonardo is more powerful than the deceased River Phoenix..." Diane said next to Ronald, looking at the youthful and energetic photo on the screen.
This movie by Leonardo DiCaprio tells the story of a boy who has been supporting a family where his mother is overeating and obese since he was a child, and his brother has an intellectual disability. Leonardo plays the younger brother who has an intellectual disability.
This kind of role can easily win the favor of the judges.
What Diane means is that the actor himself or his agent has a more mature career plan. It is much smarter than River Phoenix who only chooses teenagers who are in a period of confusion. At least in comparison,
It's much better than Diane herself when she identified Coppola and accepted the film randomly.
"Oh, even more beautiful than Ruifan..." Ronald looked at Leonardo's face and couldn't help but admire. This man has very good bones, sharp looks, and an innocence that is unforgettable at first sight.
It's photogenic when shot from almost every angle. The director of photography must like this face shape very much.
Moreover, he is only 19 years old this year, and he is very young to receive an Oscar nomination, which is also rare in the history of Hollywood. In this industry where you need to become famous early, this will give people a huge advantage.
Diane glanced at Ronald. It was relatively rare to describe an actor with the word "beautiful", but this Leonardo was very suitable. He even surpassed Johnny Depp, the protagonist in this movie.
"Uh huh...", Ronald held up a small notebook and listed the nominees. On the run, and the sugar-coated traps directed by himself, can be sent to the head office in China to try to distribute the first batch of split Hollywood movies this year.
Work.
Both of these movies have plots that reflect corruption and social conflicts in America. They are probably more suitable for the taste of the head office. If they can get some Oscar nominations, they will pay more attention there. Last year, a bureau leader asked
, why have there been so few Oscar-winning movies that I haven’t seen? This year, there is an Oscar nomination close to me, and the probability of passing it is much higher.
There are no surprises in the entire nomination. The main nominations are concentrated in movies such as The Piano Lesson, In the Name of the Father, Schindler's List, The Fugitive, and The Age of Innocence.
The best one is of course Spielberg. His Schindler's List received twelve nominations, and Jurassic Park also received three special effects nominations. Jonathan Demme, as Ronald expected, did not win.
Won Best Director, but also received five nominations including Best Actor and Best Original Song.
Ronald's own sugar-coated trap also received two nominations for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Soundtrack, and it actually tied with Stallone's Breakthrough...
As soon as the live broadcast of the nominations ended, Ronald started calling everyone to congratulate everyone, including Tom Cruise being nominated for the second time and Tom Hanks being nominated for Best Actor.
"Am I more likely to win an award this year than the last time I was born on the Fourth of July? After all, you directed it..." Tom Cruise seemed very excited. He expressed his gratitude to Ronald for bringing out the best in the stars.
I have no doubt about my ability to perform well.
"If you want to bet on me as a director, you may be disappointed. I haven't even been nominated for best director, and the probability of actors in the movies I directed winning is not high..."
"Hahaha, you let Diane win the award. I am already very satisfied with the nomination..." There may be some disappointment hidden in Tom Cruise's laughter.
Ronald later talked to Paula Wagner on the phone. What Cruise said about being satisfied with the nomination was true, but he really wanted to win the best actor once.
"Ronald, thank you. The last time I was nominated, I played the role of Diane and I grew up together. I can say that you and your wife really brought me good luck."
On the other hand, Tom Hanks, a well-known good gentleman in Hollywood, is more polite in his speech. Growing up is still a comedy-heavy movie, and the nomination is more of a sideshow. In the history of the Oscar, it is rare to win an acting award for a comedy.
of.
But The Philadelphia Story is a serious drama, with a tragic ending, and a typical traditional drama with various good people doing bad things due to ideological issues. The gold content of such a nomination is completely different from that of a comedy. This year is for Hanks
Categories that actually have the potential to win awards.
"I will allocate two equal amounts of money, both of which will be handed over to you, to cooperate with the two of them in doing some public relations at the Oscars. In short, you must listen to their own ideas, and if there is anything you need me to do, tell me immediately. In short, don't do it yourself.
I advocate that we are not the main controller of the prize..."
Ronald also specifically explained to the person in charge of Daydream's prize competition, because both of them invested in the film themselves and had a close relationship. Ronald's final decision was to give the two films the same public relations support, but
Don't take sides.
To say that the biggest favorite this year is Daniel Day-Lewis, who rejected the Philadelphia Story. Critics are saying good things about him. However, because of his British identity, there are doubts about how many votes he can get in Hollywood. These two
There is definitely a lot of competition between Britain and the United States.
This chapter is not over, please click the next page to continue reading! Another eye-catching one is Holly Hunter and Emma Thompson. Both actresses won the Best Actress and Best Actress awards at the same time.
The supporting actor nomination also set a record for the Oscars.
For Best Actress, Holly Hunter was nominated for the very controversial "The Piano Lesson", while Emma Thompson played the role of Japanese Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro in "The End of the Day"
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For Best Supporting Actress, Holly Hunter won the award for Ronald's "Sugar-coated Trap", while Emma Thompson was a favorite for the Best Actress co-starring in "In the Name of the Father".
Ronald also gave Holly Hunter some additional public relations budget. If she can win the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the same time, it will be a very rare breakthrough.
The other two nominated films related to Ronald are the nominations for Best Foreign Language Film.
In addition to winning the Golden Bear, Ang Lee's "The Wedding Banquet" also received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
The one who was nominated for the best foreign language film together with him was Kaige Chen's "Farewell My Concubine". This movie is much more powerful than The Wedding Banquet. It won the Cannes Palme d'Or, which is the strongest among the three major European film festivals, and
Photographer Changwei Gu also received an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography.
Before the Oscar, it also won a row of awards, such as the Film Critics Association Awards in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
It’s also interesting to say that the Golden Bear and Golden Palm of these two movies are both double-yolked eggs. The Wedding Banquet tied for the Golden Bear with Mainland’s Sweet Soul Girl, and Farewell My Concubine tied for the Golden Palm with this year’s Oscar hit The Piano Lesson.
In short, in the past two years, Europe's appreciation of Chinese-language films has gradually spread to Hollywood. This year, two Chinese-language films were selected as the best foreign language films, which is also a great success for this Chinese-language trend.
Putting it all into this year's PR budget for the Olympics, Ronald signed the papers. What had proven successful over the past two years was video mailings, screenings at resorts and nursing homes, as well as the traditional canvassing of parties, and touting with film critics, and more.
We must make some noise together.
However, Ronald believes that the biggest winner this year is Spielberg and his "Schindler's List". The blessing of Jewish identity, coupled with the praise that the film has received from directors and American film critics since its release, as well as the box office
Slowly rising, those Jewish bastards at the time, seeing the change in momentum, immediately fell back to the side supporting Spielberg.
Roger Ebert even selected this movie into his favorite movie list of 1993. The New Yorker, a mainstream upper-class magazine, praised it so much that it rated the shower scene in the middle of the movie as the best of all time.
Hollywood's scariest scenes.
Fortunately, the awards for which Ronald is working are staggered with the main nominations for Schindler's List, so there is no conflict. Ronald also called Spielberg specifically to say that he fully supports the other party's best nomination this year.
Best Director Selection.
"Thank you so much. To be honest, I have been nominated before, which was very disappointing. It seems that the judges of the Academy don't want me to win the award. But this year, I finally feel like I have entered the competition... hahaha."
Spielberg laughed on the phone and seemed to be in a good mood. He had been nominated for best director three times before, for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and ET.
There is a reason why these three films were not favored by the judges because they were science fiction commercial films. However, 1986's The Color Purple, which reflected black minorities and was adapted from a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, did not even win the Best Director.
It really made Spielberg very sad, and it was not until today, seven years later, that he was re-nominated.
The two chatted about this year's Oscars, and finally Spielberg suddenly asked, "Ronald, can you meet with me? I have some things that I need to discuss with you in person..."
Ronald had no reason not to go to Spielberg's invitation. He took a car to Spielberg's mansion in Pacific Palisades. It is close to Santa Monica Beach, quiet and leisurely, and was once the home of Hollywood star Cary Grant.
After Spielberg bought the house, it was expanded four times. The game room and children's play area are very large. To a certain extent, Ronald's personal hobby, among all directors in Hollywood, is the same as Spielberg's.
grid is the closest.
"Universal will not repeat the mistakes of the past this year. Their public relations for your award must be at all costs."
Ronald and his wife exchanged greetings, and then sat in the meeting room with Spielberg. The two chatted about film shooting, and Ronald brought the topic to this year's Oscars.
When Spielberg invited him here, he probably wanted to talk about winning prizes. This kind of topic would be best discussed in person...
"No, I invited you here today because I want to ask you something, but it's not about Oscar..."
Spielberg waved his hand, looking a little embarrassed.
"Your company is listed, how do you manage these businesses? It's hard for me to imagine that you can take care of film art and daily business management at the same time..."
"Ha..." Ronald smiled, thinking that he was wrong. It seems that even Spielberg is a little jealous of his sudden increase in net worth.
Feeling proud, Ronald is still very popular with this kind of invisible flattery. You see, I may not be able to shoot you when making movies, but for business matters, even people like Spielberg have to come to me.
consult……
"I can't do it both, and I don't think anyone can do it, well, except maybe Chaplin?"
"United Arts is indeed a very special company..." Spielberg also nodded in agreement.
Ronald told the truth, the day-to-day management of company operations is very difficult and requires a lot of energy and time investment. The same goes for being a film director. During the filming period, you need to devote yourself wholeheartedly and have very little sleep time.
months or even more than a year.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! No one can do both. Even if you are the type with super energy.
Historically, after Chaplin founded United Artists, he did make many blockbuster and well-received movies, but United Artists did not run very well under his hands.
"The most important thing is that you have to have a business wizard to help you take care of everything, and just concentrate on making movies. For other business matters, I can only make some important choices in the general direction and strategy, and others must be authorized.
Give them..."
Seeing that Spielberg was listening attentively, Ronald felt a little better. He emphatically explained what strategic choices were. Anyone who is a director understands that no matter what the crew is doing, it can range from casting to script revision.
, as small as a prop or a costume, the director has to make the final decision on how to choose it.
But the producer doesn't have to worry about this. He may be involved in deciding the biggest stars. He decides how much money to spend on major scenes in the movie. He holds the final editing rights. The rest only needs to be authorized to the director.
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Spielberg, himself a director and producer, understood the metaphor quickly.
Ronald smiled slightly, and the two of them made a tacit agreement not to talk about this matter anymore, and continued to discuss the experience of family parenting and the release date of the game-adapted movie Mortal Kombat, in which Spielberg guest-starred.
"Steven also wants to set up his own production company. His wealth is enough for him to build a comprehensive production and distribution entity..."
After Ronald went back, he discussed it with Richard. Richard also said that it was very possible. In the early 1970s, Spielberg, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese, George
Lucas, and several other new Hollywood directors, were the brat gang at that time.
Their friendship is extraordinary. They can give each other honest evaluations of each other's new films, which is rare in the director circle. Maybe they will establish a new United Artists Company.
The post-production of Mortal Kombat, which Spielberg was obsessed with, has also been completed. Ronald also sent an invitation to Spielberg. If he is free, he can watch the movie. Daydream can send a copy to his home for screening.
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"The editing of Life and Death has also been completed, and 20th Century Fox wants to do a test screening..." After talking about this, Ronald also flipped through the files he needed to see. When he saw that Life and Death was going to be previewed, he also ate it.