Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Latest website: The Oscar Awards are so influential that the nominations will also be broadcast live on television.

This year's nominations announcement ceremony was held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The Academy's president, Karl Malden, and last year's Best Supporting Actress winner, Geena Davis, officiated the ceremony.

"The following are the awards you won last year, Best Supporting Actress. It's up to you to announce..." Karl Malden, a gray-haired old man, the newly elected president of the Academy, at last year's Oscars ceremony, he At the beginning, he came out with a long opening speech, which was very annoying. Maybe his appearance at the award ceremony still dissatisfied him, and now he even has 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 nomination, could it be him.

Diane's father, Bert, had dreamed of raising his daughter to become an Oscar-winning actress since childhood. After the Golden Globe Awards party, Ronald invited his father-in-law to dinner and stayed at home for two days. Bert excitedly praised Diane's performance every day, smiling from ear to ear, as if his dream had come true.

"Tsk..." Ronald paused in his heart. Basically impossible.

"Enemies, a Love Story" got a double shot. 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 hand became a little heavier.

“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 rubbed 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'll pick up the script slowly. There will always be a nomination..."

"Well..." Diane felt that the child in her belly was also expressing her opinion, and a feeling of being a mother spread. With a good husband and a child soon, it seemed that the Oscar nomination was not that important.

"It just so happens that I'm not going, otherwise my big belly will definitely look ugly when I wear 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. "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 coin input of 180 US dollars, which is equivalent to more than 100 people playing it every day.

Capcom's Kenzo Tsujimoto 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 little money from 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.

…

"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," which Ronald directed, had only one nomination for best original screenplay. Nominations for director, best picture, best editing, best actor or actress, none...

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 film is the original Broadway script author, Robert Harlin. His play has won many drama critics awards, and it is America's favorite Southern Sisterhood. It is very annoying that it didn't even get a nomination.

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 also didn't win Best Director. The Academy would rather give a nomination to a British actor, Kenneth Branagh, for his poorly made directorial debut, Henry V, than to their favorite Southern sisterhood and Jewish director.

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.

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.

"Then why are there two nominations? Why haven't they been targeted?" Ronald had 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..."

It was Niceta who gave Ronald a reasonable explanation. Nominations are based on votes from each specialized union...

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, female, and New York-based members in the screenwriter community 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 trophies presented.

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 down others, not the other way around. The meeting ended 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 was not just him..." Niceta had the answer in her heart, 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. This is a Warner Bros. release. It can be regarded as a classic black and white racial issue, plus a rare elderly theme.

Ronald nodded. Warner Bros. had some problems with him. He might not necessarily lead the sniper attack, but he would definitely have no burden in adding insult to injury.

The second is "Born on the Fourth of July," with eight nominations. The movie released by Universal is directed by Oliver Stone and stars Tom Cruise. There is a strong shadow of Michael Ovitz behind this movie.

Last time, Ovitz was leaked by Dustin Hoffman who foolishly thanked him. 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 film is "Glory", with five nominations. This is the story of 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.

It is a black and white racial theme again, and the starring role of a white officer is Jewish white Matthew Brodick. This person is also from a Jewish entertainment 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 grab five nominations.

Some were against Ronald because of the relationship with the judges, and some were robbing him based on his strength. Ronald was really wronged. 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, when it comes to awards, you have to run when you need to, and you still have to canvass for votes when you need to.

It’s an American tradition, and you can’t 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 they hold a few more parties and say a few more nice words, it’s better than just throwing away their hands. Giving money is much more of a favor.

"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... …”

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." .

"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, still insisted on continuing the "tradition" he established last year, and asked Ronald to arrange an opening speech for him. Ronald read the manuscript, and according to Karl Malden's very slow speaking speed, it couldn't be more than five minutes?

The Oscar party is already a long one, and it would be better to have Billy Crystal tell two more jokes than to start with a cliche 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 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 much more troublesome 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 Kurosawa fans 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.

"Second, I plan to add a new section this year to review classic scenes in film history and cut 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 interesting. The difficult thing is much more troublesome than Kurosawa'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.

"Then there's 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 chance of 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. They rely on editing to find the best one from dozens or twenty...

"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..."