mousepad-d2 Chapter 311 The Most Chaotic Oscar
Chapter 311 The Most Chaotic Oscar
Although the "Hollywood Daily" is only a false official daily of Hollywood, in fact, this newspaper has always been regarded as the mouthpiece of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the annual announcement of nominations is also a routine report of this newspaper.As a practitioner in the film industry, Jed will naturally subscribe to the "Hollywood Daily". After all, it is necessary to know the hobbies of the judges occasionally.After reading the "Hollywood Daily" this year, Jed has to say that the judges at the academy have completely "split personalities".
First of all, there are as many as ten Oscar nominations for best picture this year. In addition to box office miracles such as "Avatar", there are also avant-garde masterpieces such as "Inglourious Basterds".However, these two films under his own name were only the most gorgeous supporting roles in the end, and the real winner was the silent "The Hurt Locker"."The Hurt Locker" and "Avatar" are the films with the most Oscar nominations this year; "Inglourious Basterds" with eight nominations followed closely behind to form the first camp.In the first camp with the most nominations, Jed beat Anil with two films to one.
When it came to the second camp, the tastes of the judges suddenly became very American, either American inspirational films or American comedies, and then there were a bunch of sci-fi films to accompany them to the second camp.This year's Oscar's emphasis on sci-fi films has surprised the directors of sci-fi films.If in normal times, there are almost no nominations for sci-fi films, in the end they can only go to the Saturn Awards to decide the winner.When it came to the third camp of nominations, the true nature of the Oscar judges was revealed again. Various literary films or British historical biographical films emerged one after another... Seeing such a chaotic nomination, Jed didn't even know what the Oscar judges were thinking.
Although Jed no longer attended the relevant meetings of the Directors' Union and the Screenwriters' Union because of the previous unpleasantness, as a senior and well-known member of the two unions, the annual Oscars for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay Ballots will still be mailed to you.And if nothing else happened, he would definitely be selected in the second round of professional nomination voting.Just as Americans are keen to use voting to deal with political affairs, the evaluation of Oscars is also determined by everyone's vote.
The institution responsible for organizing Oscar voting is called the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This academy is not an institution for training students. On the contrary, it is a federation of many trade unions, although it also has an affiliated research institute specializing in film. .According to the rules, the following professional unions of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are responsible for evaluating professional awards. For example, the directors union is responsible for the best director; the screenwriters union is responsible for the best original screenplay and the best adapted screenplay; Best Supporting Actor or Actress...something like that.
Of course, to qualify for a nomination threshold, the film must have played consecutive weeks in any Los Angeles-area theater in the previous year.As long as this condition is met, the film has the right to be nominated.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences screens out the most basic range of films, which are then voted on by union members.Adhering to the principle of one person, one vote, the top 5 for each award will be delineated.Then, [-] people will be randomly selected from each trade union to form the second round of judges, who will decide the final winners and the five to ten films that can be nominated.
So as some of the greats in Hollywood, their chances of being nominated for an award are actually much higher.Especially for filmmakers like Jed and Spielberg who span many fields, there are many opportunities for movies.But Jed is very aware of his embarrassment with the Oscars, especially when the Golden Globes are not optimistic about him, this year's Oscars are very likely to run with all their strength.On the contrary, according to the memory of the parallel time and space, Jade knows that Anil Abani's "The Hurt Locker", "Up" and "The Ninth District" have been great successes.
In fact, Jed originally planned not to go if he could, but when Jed was hesitating, Redstone's call dispelled Jed's doubts.It has to be said that this year is the year when Redstone's Paramount Pictures shined brilliantly. The 11th film "Star Trek" in the revived "Star Trek" series was not only a box office success, It also won many nominations; and the "Transformers" series jointly shot by Paramount, Summit Entertainment and Hasbro also had a good box office reputation.Because the copyright of the Transformers movie is in the hands of Paramount, Jed had to obtain the filming rights of "Transformers" in the form of copyright sharing but exclusive distribution.But this time Jade only signed the production plan of the trilogy, but judging from the current box office situation, I am afraid that the production of the trilogy will not fail.
However, Jed does not guarantee that the old fox Redstone will raise the price on the ground. You must know that Paramount itself has the ability to produce blockbuster movies.No film company will dislike the fact that there are too few series of films in its library. Paramount and MGM can still enjoy the title of "Hollywood Double Wall" even at the worst time because one company owns "Star Trek", and Another owns "oo7".In the parallel time and space where Jed originally lived, Warner Bros. is really considered a veteran Hollywood giant after owning the "Harry Potter" series and restarting the "Superman" and "Batman" series, and soon Fox also began to produce " In the X-Men series, Disney spent a lot of money to acquire Marvel Entertainment and repurchase the copyright, isn't it just to create the "Avengers" series?Coupled with Columbia Pictures' "Spider-Man" series, perhaps only Universal Pictures is a little bit sadder.Since Lei Shidong invited himself to the Oscars, he must have his plan.In addition, Jed really wanted to continue to cooperate with him in the "Transformers" series, so naturally he would not refuse.
Now that I have decided to attend this year's Oscars, I have to buy some dresses.The entertainment circle and the fashion circle are always good friends, and Jed Sherman's name is naturally indispensable for someone to sponsor the dress, and even John Colombo also has a clothing sponsor.Jed used to be crazy about Versace's personal clothing, and Jed also worked with Versace's designers to create classic dresses several times.But as Jed got older, Jed's taste began to turn to the moderate but not monotonous Armani.But compared to Jade's low-key, John prefers Dolce & Gabbana's clothing.Perhaps because of the natural Sicilian ancestry, the rich Sicilian and Mediterranean styles in Jade and Dolce & Gabbana's suits are very suitable.
When Jed and John stepped onto the Oscars red carpet, the fashion journalists were at their most enthusiastic.Because compared to the colorful women's clothing, men's clothing is too inconspicuous, and there are only two accessories left for men's clothing: tie clips and watches.Although these two accessories also have a lot of luxury goods, there are very few people who can really wear them in style.But the fashion reporters had to shoot men's clothing, but fortunately, Jed and John came to the rescue this time.
This year's Oscar Awards Ceremony is still held at the Sherman Theater. With Jed Sherman's complete acquisition of the Kodak Theater, this century-old brand has also radiated extra charm.The annual Oscars ceremony is of course the highlight of the Sherman Theater, so the management side fully cooperates with the broadcaster abc television network.As the owner of the theater, Jed, of course, has his own VIP lounge, and this is where Jed and Redstone meet.
"So there is such a mysterious place in the theater?" Lei Shidong was surprised when he came to this luxurious lounge for the first time.
Jed built it into a place that is not inferior to the five-star presidential suite, and all the decorations are in the Italian style specified by John.If people on the East Coast most agree with England, then people on the West Coast most agree with Italy.Although Lei Shidong is from the east coast, it doesn't mean he doesn't know how to appreciate Italian decoration style.What's more, in terms of the sense of artistic design, the Italians and the French are absolutely superior to the British.And in order to take care of Jade's feelings, John also specially purchased a lot of Chinese antique furniture and blue and white porcelain as decorations.
"If it's just for rest, it's too wasteful!" Although Lei Shidong has a lot of money, he still has the "thrifty" attitude of New Englanders.
"This is not only a place to rest, it is also open to the crew to shoot."
After accepting the Kodak Theater, Jed naturally repositioned the Kodak Theater. Since it is the place where the Oscars are awarded, the Kodak Theater only accepts the most luxurious film premieres.In order to make the film crew feel that the dollars paid are worth the money, Jed spent more dollars to redecorate the Sherman Theater.The exaggerated Baroque decoration style directly tells everyone that this is the world of local tyrants, and all kinds of precious artworks also show the high-end here.The lounge of Jed is naturally the filming place for the crew members to accept interviews, so the large reception room and the small lounge full of exotic flavors have become the favorites of each crew.If you can take a picture here, everyone will know that you are doing the premiere at the Sherman Theater.It is with this small change that the Sherman Theater has become an excellent asset under the name of Jed Sherman.
"Mr. Lei Shidong, I don't think you just come to my place for a glass of wine, do you? What good things have you thought of me recently?"
Lei Shidong was a little embarrassed, "My dear little Jed, you also know that Viacom Group is a listed company. Although I am the chairman of the board of directors, I have to take care of the emotions of the directors, right? Viacom Group We hope that after the third 'Transformers' film with Sherman Entertainment Group, Paramount will complete the follow-up production independently."
Jed frowned slightly, "Mr. Lei Shidong, I think you need to understand two things. First, the copyright of these three Transformers movies is shared by you and me. If I refuse to shoot, how do you shoot the sequel? Reframe a story, are you sure fans will buy it? And the second most important point, Mr. Michael Bay is my contracted director. Without him, any Transformers movie will become the most blockbuster movie in history. Even if you can dig Take Mr. Michael Bay, don't forget, the digital technology company that undertakes all the special effects of Transformers is the company I hold."
"That's why I came to discuss with you, didn't I?" Lei Shidong said with a smile, "It is impossible to share the copyright or distribute it to you. Other points besides these two points can be discussed. Paramount We can't rely on 'Star Trek' alone, we need 'Transformers'!"