Chapter 447 - Give You One Last Chance
Is the Oscars fair?
In terms of the selection mechanism, it is fair!
Each judge has the right to vote, and the voting statistics are controlled by PwC, and the selection process is the same as that of the presidential election, using a preference voting system, and there is no possibility of fraud in these links.
However, is it true that the Academy is just a service provider of the Oscars and has no influence on the outcome of the awards?
Of course not.
The Academy must make sure that the Oscars are a cultural export of American values!
At the outbreak of the war, many entertainment awards, including the Golden Globes, were awarded, but the Oscars were not. So much so that the organizing committee of the Oscars has not yet been able to confirm whether this year's Oscars will be carried out as scheduled.
Because political correctness is the first principle that the academy adheres to!
For example, in the previous life, in this year's Oscars, the best actress was awarded to Harry Berry, and the most difficult actor was awarded to Denzel Warsing/Don.
The reason is simple, they are all black!
In the special period of the national war, the awarding of such awards is in line with the current general principles of racial equality and harmonious coexistence, which is the main theme of catering to the unification of the people's hearts during the national war.
So the question is, do the acting skills of Harry Berry and Denzel Warsing/Don really deserve the actress and actor awards?
Harry Berry failed to win the same grand British Oscars and the American Golden Globe Awards.
She won the Oscar, which was a big accident in "expected"!
Denzel Warsing/Don is even more ridiculous, "Training Day" is a crime action movie, a commercial film through and through!
In the history of the Oscars, there has never been an action star who has won an Oscar.
Even famous names like Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise, Will Smith can't.
For example, the Golden Globe Awards for non-political interference - tonight, the best actor in a feature film is Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind", and the best actress in a feature film is Sissi Spicek in "Unruly Love".
Harry Berry and Denzel Wassing/Don are already burning incense if they can be nominated, and there is no possibility of competition at all.
It can be seen from this that they can win the Oscar award, and it must be the academy behind the promotion!
However, the selection mechanism of the Oscars is very fair, the judges vote by secret ballot, and the statistical agency is also PricewaterhouseCoopers, so there is no possibility of exploiting loopholes.
How exactly does the academy control the Oscar selection?
The answer is imminent: the academy controls the judges through influence!
Now there are more than 3,500 Oscar judges.
Among them, more than 90% are American filmmakers, and more than 55% of the judges are retired "old antiques".
There are too many movies that participate in the Oscars every year, and most of these judges are in their seventies and eighties, and they usually have a hard time eating, how much energy can they have to watch movies?
And is it concentrated in just two or three months?
Even if every movie is a classic like "The Godfather" and "Schindler's List", it is impossible to watch it.
After watching all the movies, I guess I'm tired to death!
Ironically, such a group of people is the main force of voting!
Because many foreigners and active actors usually work too much, and they don't need to rely on the relationship of the academy to mix their lives, most people don't vote, or only vote for a few well-known projects.
Only this group of "old antiques" has been eliminated by the times and has lost their direct influence on Hollywood, and if they want to maintain their participation, they can only rely on the power of the academy.
It is destined that these two groups have reached an alliance of interests - at least at the critical moment, to maintain unity!
In this atmosphere of war, they have to cooperate with the academy to send two black people to the throne of actress and actor.
The same is true of Kirk Douglas.
His prestige in Hollywood is too deep, Master Kubrick is his horseboy, Francis Coppola has worked for him, and many "antiques" are his subordinates, and their influence is too great.
Even...... He was also able to reach out to the Golden Globe and let Natalie not even get a nomination.
"A Beautiful Mind" is too classic, and the call is too high.
If you win this movie, it will definitely cause an uproar in public opinion, so you can't move.
But winning Natalie Portman is different, "Juno" is already very controversial, and this year's actresses have erupted collectively, and the competition is fierce.
At this time, Tang En's heart suddenly had no bottom.
Because "Unsinkable" was the global box office champion last year, he successfully obtained a "stealing the sky for awards" skill through the sunglasses system. It's a luxury, at most once a year, and it's powerful enough to steal an Oscar without you knowing!
With the skill of "stealing the sky for awards", Don was once full of confidence, and even planned to fight with Kirk Douglas. If this old thing really dares to play tricks, he will activate his skills and directly steal the Oscar Best Actress and give it to Natalie!
What kind of racial unity, what kind of political correctness, what panders to the main theme, it's all nonsense!
In Donn's opinion, none of this is as important as Natalie.
But it's a little hard now, Kirk Douglas has a lot of influence!
It turned out that Natalie couldn't be nominated!
That's embarrassing!
If Natalie hadn't even been nominated, and when the Oscars were presented, the TV camera locked on the five leading actress candidates in the audience, but the presenters pronounced the name "Natalie Portman", it would be a big fuss!
This not only undermined the authority of the Oscars, but even Hollywood would become a joke all over the world.
It's going to be a real scandal!
Natalie will also be the target of public criticism.
So, Don must now get Natalie an Oscar nomination for Best Actress!
Otherwise, everything is non-negotiable.
The Golden Globe Awards are presented for a long time, including film and television, and are presented together.
With this time, Don thought a lot.
"Hey, what are you thinking? You haven't congratulated me yet!" Nicole Kidman looked radiant and smiled, shaking her little white hand in front of his eyes.
Tang En smiled slightly, "Congratulations, Best Supporting Actress, not bad." I'll just say, if you run for Best Supporting Actress instead of Best Actress, you'll have a better chance of winning!"
Nicole Kidman is the heroine of "A Beautiful Mind", but there are not many scenes, and in terms of duration, applying for Best Supporting Actress is also eligible.
"Including Oscar?"
She has won all the Golden Globe Awards, a Best Supporting Actress, she really doesn't like it, what she cares about is the Oscars.
Don leaned over and said in a low voice: "I have a hunch that this year's Oscars will definitely not run!"
"A Beautiful Mind" is so good, and the performances of Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman are very good. But because of political reasons, Russell Crowe is destined to be the winner of the award, and as a consolation, the academy will definitely give the supporting actress to Nicole Kidman, and there is almost no suspense!
"Thank you. Nicole Kidman was in a good mood, and then joked to Donn, "What about you? The Best Director Award will be presented in a moment, can you win?"
Don En snorted coldly, "What do you think? Nat didn't even have a nomination, so I could win the award? Hmph! If it weren't for the fear that public opinion would have too much influence, I can guarantee that I wouldn't even get a nomination!"
Nicole Kidman bit her lip and lowered her voice, "Film Awards...... The whole world is almost the same, our Australian Academy Awards, including the three European awards, can all operate secretly, depending on whose ability is greater. ”
"Do you think Kirk Douglas is better than me?" Donn squinted at her.
Nicole Kidman wasn't afraid of him, and gave him a blank look, "At the moment, that's it." At least during awards season, you're no match for him. Even Nat has been burdened by you, what else are you talking about?"
"Hmph, let's see!"
Don's face sank, and he was very angry.
Nicole Kidman's delicate brows frowned slightly, "Pay attention to the image, there is a camera." ”
Don's expression didn't change, and he muttered for a while, "Nicole, ......what do you say?"
But there was a pause.
"Huh, what?"
Don hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly, "How about you say that I have completely broken with the Golden Globes?"
"Huh?"
Nicole Kidman was so taken aback that she almost screamed!
She knows Don too well, this kid, she can do anything.
It is impossible to break with the Golden Globe Awards and put it on someone else.
Put it on Donne...... Anything is possible!
"Donn, you...... Don't mess around!"
Nicole Kidman was in a mess all of a sudden, and some of them lost their bearings.
At this time, she misses Natalie a little, and when Don is about to explode, only she can control his emotions.
Tang En's face was cold and resolute, his lips were purple, he clenched his silver teeth, and said coldly: "Then it depends on the results of the Golden Globe Awards, and I will give them one last chance!"
Nicole Kidman's face was a little incoherent, "Donn, you...... You have to calm down, the competition for best director is quite fierce, and Spielberg, even if you can't get it, it's ...... It's also normal. ”
"Best Director? I never counted on it!"
"And you mean?"
"I'm talking about the Best Screenplay award!"