Tom Rothman and Bill McNick have a bad relationship.

With Donn's dismissal of Bill McNick, New Universal's dealings with Twentieth Century Fox in the film business increased significantly. Even recently in negotiations, he intends to launch "Wedding Aoke 2".

Don En was not polite to him, and said bluntly: "You know "Crash", right?"

"That Lionsgate movie?"

"Yes. ”

"This movie didn't make the Golden Globe nominees, right?"

Don said coldly: "The Golden Globe Award is not nominated, but it doesn't mean that the Oscars have no chance! They have prepared 200,000 DVDs and plan to distribute them to the Oscar judges during the awards season." ”

Tom Rothman pretended to be surprised and said, "Is there such a thing?

"Yes, this is a serious undermining of Hollywood's current system and the Oscars' fair standards. I have reason to see this as a provocation by independent studios against our Big Seven!"

Tom Rothman couldn't help but pout.

Where is this?

It's so good at buttoning hats!

Lionsgate is not stupid and dares to provoke the seven giants of Hollywood?

It's just that I want to compete for the Oscar and become famous.

After all, Lionsgate is now so famous and its performance is getting better and better, but it has never been recognized by the Oscars, and it is very lacking in honors.

Tom Rothman couldn't tell what Donn meant, "What do you mean?"

Donn said in a deep voice: "We are too conniving with these independent studios! We want to give Spielberg face, but how can Lionsgate? They dare to openly distribute 200,000 DVDs, isn't this a slap in the face of the current Hollywood system?"

"It's not easy. "Tom Rothman was in a quandary.

What 200,000?

That's a rumor.

Of course, Lionsgate has distributed 100,000 DVDs, which is a fact and enough to attract the attention of the industry.

But this kind of mass distribution of DVDs is done by almost every film company. It would be a bit unreasonable to punish Lionsgate alone.

Don said: "This violates the Oscar principle of fair play!"

"The Oscar matter should be handled by the Academy and the Oscar Committee. "Tom Rothman really didn't want to be involved in that.

He's not stupid.

I figured it out in a flash of light.

This incident is that Don simply wants to suppress Lionsgate. It is not so much that the seven giants of Hollywood sanction independent filmmakers, but rather to consolidate the position of the new giant Legendary Pictures, suppress competitors of comparable strength, and demonstrate their authority.

Tang En said lightly: "Oscar naturally needs to communicate, but I think it's better for us to come up with a charter internally, and then send it in the name of MPAA, which is more authoritative, what do you say?"

Tom Rothman's heart was bitter.

Okay!

It's obviously Tang En's own business, but he thinks that in the name of MPAA, this is an obvious public weapon for private use.

"This ......"

Tom Rothman took a deep breath and was embarrassed.

Don said: "The film "Crash" was released in Canada as early as 2004. At the Toronto Film Festival, Lionsgate took a fancy to it and bought the rights. But because there were too many art films that year and the competition was too fierce, Lionsgate adjusted its strategy and delayed its release in Los Angeles for a year in order to participate in the awards season. ”

According to the Oscars, a film must be released in Los Angeles for a week before it can be judged for the following year's awards season. "Crash" was released in 2004, but for this awards season, it was not released in the Los Angeles area until September 2005.

This is another loophole in the Oscars!

Tom Rothman couldn't resist him, so he had no choice but to say, "So it seems...... Lionsgate is indeed suspected of speculation, which is of course the imperfection of the Oscar system, but Hollywood studios must have their own set of ethical standards and industry constraints. Lionsgate was founded with the support of a Canadian consortium, and it looks ...... They're not very well-behaved. ”

Don said with satisfaction: "Yes, you can't let outsiders ruin Hollywood's reputation!"

Tom Rothman said solemnly: "In this case, Twentieth Century Fox agreed to apply to the Oscars, asking "Crash" to avoid this Oscar selection as punishment!200,000 DVDs...... Heh, that's a big deal!"

Don smiled, "Tom, you made a very correct choice. The future of the Oscars will be brighter because of your decisions. ”

Fool the hell!

Tom Rothman muttered to himself.

However, between New Universal and Lionsgate, he will not hesitate, and the object of abandonment must be Lionsgate.

"By the way, there's one more thing I want to say. ”

"What?"

Judging by my 30 years of experience in the industry, the chances of "Brokeback Mountain" at this Oscar may not be great, at least the best picture is unlikely. ”

Tom Rothman thought that Donn wanted to increase the chances of "Brokeback Mountain" by suppressing "Crash".

Don smiled disappreciatively, "I see." ”

From a practical point of view, "Brokeback Mountain" is indeed unlikely to win Best Picture, the politics are very incorrect, and Protestantism has not been open to this extent. Maybe in another 20 years, "Brokeback Mountain" will indisputably win the Oscar for Best Picture, but not at this point in time.

That's not what Don cared about.

The main thing is to suppress Lionsgate and curb its ambitions!

Now, Twenty is Fox has been convinced, and Disney must be fine. Together with Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures, four votes have been collected among the Hollywood Seven.

The minority obeys the majority, and then it can protest to the Oscars organizing committee in the name of the MPAA, demanding that Lionsgate be severely punished for its mishandling of "Crash" and its transgression during the awards season.

Besides, does "Brokeback Mountain" really have no chance in the Oscars?

The real world doesn't.

And unrealistic means!

Don also has a sunglasses system, and there is a "stealing the sky for awards"!

……

On January 16, the Golden Globe Awards Gala Dinner began.

Best Picture Award in the Drama category, "Brokeback Mountain" fell without suspense. The Golden Globes are voted for by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and these foreign journalists don't speak of American political correctness.

The award for Best Picture in the Musical Comedy category was "Walking with the Song" starring Reese Witherspoon. At the same time, she also won the Best Actress for this film.

It is worth mentioning that the famous George Clooney finally won an award - Best Supporting Actor.

Such an award really doesn't match his personal fame.

Influenced by the family, George Clooney is very famous and has a very high coffee position!

In Hollywood, all the scripts are first sent to three people when choosing the leading actor - Tom Hanks, George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Good scripts, they pick them first.

They pick the rest before it can be the turn of the other actors.

David Brown, a well-known data analysis company, has launched a statistical method to calculate the fame and popularity of Hollywood stars, focusing on eight categories: "attractiveness", "attention", "trend-setting", "influence", "trust", "endorsement", "model" and "popularity".

On this DBI website, the top five in the current latest rankings are Tom Hanks, Will Smith, Morgan Freeman, George Clooney, and Mel Gibson.

Why not Leonardo?

No way, there is too much lace news.

As a result, his public credibility and exemplary character are far worse. In contrast, George Clooney is almost an exemplary man with an excellent reputation and fame.

With George Clooney winning Best Supporting Actor, it was announced that the recent hot film "Crash" would not be eligible for the Golden Globe Awards.

At this year's Golden Globe Awards, "Crash" only received two nominations, one for Best Screenplay and the other for Best Supporting Actor.

The previous award for Best Screenplay went to Brokeback Mountain, and now Best Supporting Actor goes to George Clooney.

The crew of "Crash" could only return disappointed.

Of course, it is the Chinese film that is even more unpopular.

In this year's Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film, two films were selected - "Kung Fu" and "Wu Ji"!

Two out of five!

The probability of winning is high!

In particular, director Chen Da is likely to lift the Golden Globe trophy again after "Farewell My Concubine".

Unfortunately, it backfired, and Palestine's "Paradise Now" became the big winner.

It is worth mentioning that when awarding the best series in the musical comedy category, there were some small surprises.

Because there were some emergency accidents at the home of the award presenters, they were unable to come to the scene.

The award presenter is fixed and cannot be changed at short notice.

Therefore, the production team of the awards dinner and the Golden Globe Organizing Committee discussed a new way to present the awards.

At the time of the awards, no award presenters walked out, but the big screen behind them was lit up and a pre-recorded video was played.

Award presenter Lord first apologized, and then quickly announced the results: "Desperate Housewives!"

This Universal TV production, broadcast on ABC TV, has won an award!

Reese Witherspoon, who was sitting next to Donn, was very curious and couldn't help asking, "Will this be leaked in advance?"

The Golden Globe Awards dinner was produced by a division of Universal Television, and Don really knew about it.

Don smiled: "It's not leaked. ”

Reese looked incredulous, "How is that possible? This must have been recorded in advance, and the award presenters all knew, can you guarantee that he didn't tell anyone?"

Don said: "You are stupid, there are a total of six works on the shortlist for the best musical comedy series, let this guest record six times, and record every possible outcome." When the lottery is held, the on-site director will select the correct one according to the award results. ”

Reese Witherspoon suddenly realized and couldn't help laughing, "If it's a mistake, it's fun." ”

Then, it was the last film award.

Ann Lee became the Golden Globe for Best Director!