Chapter 616 Chapter 206 Why don't you make it bigger
The 81st Oscars are over, and "Millionaire in the Slum's Kiln" has become the biggest winner, taking away 8 awards including Best Film and Best Director, while "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", which was favored by many people and has 13 nominations, only won two.
In fact, many people know that if it weren't for Sean Don in the lead role, the film might only end up with a consolation award for best makeup, and God knows why the film school didn't like "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
However, Sean's Best Actor still made many people's glasses fall to the ground, they all have similar ideas as him, the actor in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is really good, it's okay to get a nomination, but there is no overwhelming advantage in winning the award. Not to mention anything else, Mickey Rourke in "Wrestler", if he is shortlisted, even if he does not win the award, but the same tragic character will definitely pose a threat to Sean.
There are roles of the same nature, and the competitiveness has not reached the point of overwhelming the crowd, and in most cases, film schools will choose those characters that are more unique.
It's a pity, who made them owe Sean a trophy before? And it made a lot of noise, plus Sean's previous nominations, which are almost the lifetime nominations of many actors, it would be disappointing if the film school couldn't make some amends.
It's just that everyone thought that even if the film school wanted to compensate, they would wait a few more years, and Sean was still a little younger. Although the academy has been advocating rejuvenation for a few years ago, in fact, it has only absorbed teenage actors as members, what role can this play?
But what I didn't expect was that they actually created the youngest best actor like this, which is not surprising.
The youngest Best Actress was won in early 87 at the age of 21 Mary Matlin, although the Oscars strictly controlled the age of the award-winning actors, and in 20 years, it was at least 25 years old before they had a chance to win the trophy.
However, the best actor has never been before the age of 30, and even if Adrien Brody pushed the threshold to 29 in '03 with "The Pianist", it was only a few dozen days away from 30. Therefore, it is very difficult to push the limit forward in this award, even if it is just a little, but what I didn't expect is that only 6 years later, someone has pushed this limit forward for at least a year!
So even though there are many people who are dissatisfied with the film school's preference for "Millionaire in the Poor Kiln", there are many praises on this issue, thinking that the academy has really started to change.
Of course, there are guys who are both dissatisfied with the award of "Millionaire in the Poor Kiln" and don't like Sean's attack. But they are all a minority of the minority, not as many as those who mock the film school for not even covering it up, and making the compensation so conspicuous, so don't worry too much.
Therefore, Sean must have been in the headlines of major media during this time, after all, he is the youngest Oscar winner, and it may be difficult for anyone to break through this limit in the future.
"All I can say is that I will work harder, it's pressure and motivation." Sean said this on a talk show.
Anyway, breaking the record is already a sure thing, and it is necessary to show a certain amount of modesty appropriately, Rao is so, there are still people who say something half-mockingly after coming back to their senses, he has to rely on compensation to get the little golden man, and if it is more serious, it will be dirty, this is the charity of the film academy.
"See, this is the Academy's handout." Sean held up the laptop in his hand and showed it to the people in front of him with a grin.
"Do you really care, Sean?" Sanders walked over and took the computer and looked at it a few times.
"Of course, that's why I called you to discuss countermeasures together." Sean shrugged his shoulders and looked at the rest of the room, Frederick, Vladimir, and Weinstein.
You must know that if you want to win the Oscar for a second time, especially at his age, it is far more difficult than becoming the youngest Best Actor.
That's right, what was said at the Oscar night that night, if you want to dream bigger, it means to win the Oscar for a second time. It's a whimsical idea, but it's also very attractive, and since he entered the industry, Sean has worked miracles several times, and luck always seems to be on his side. Not to mention all the things before, now under the circumstances that no one expected, he has become the youngest Oscar winner, even if there is indeed a factor of strength, but this luck is already heavenly.
What's more, the movie "The Artist" was originally aimed at the Oscars, Sean said that it was a love letter, and he thought of many ways to have an appetite for the film school, and he also played the nostalgia card in the movie, and it will definitely scratch the itch of the academy after the release, if you give up now, will it be in vain to do so much before?
Of course, this is a thankless task, Hollywood talks about connections, friendship, strength, and qualifications, and Sean is not lacking in the first three things at present, but the last one is linked to time, and he really has no choice.
But the qualifications are sometimes ahead of others, and for those old actors, many times it is not possible to see young actors swaggering, otherwise Tom Cruise and Demi Moore in the 80s would not be called milky pies.
As mentioned before, the film school as a whole is still relatively conservative, especially in the Best Actor, otherwise it will not be so difficult to improve the young record of this award.
Now that the Academy has given Sean a little golden man, and made him the youngest Best Actor in Oscar history as he wished - if "The Artist" is released at the end of this year and wins Best Actor at the Oscars next year, Sean will still be the youngest Best Actor, but he will only be a few months younger than Brody at that time.
In any case, he has already gotten what he wants, but now he is still planning, and he can't help but feel a little greedy.
However, there are always many times in life when you want to fight hard, right? If you miss it, you will inevitably feel willing to look back on it in the years to come. Moreover, it is impossible to say that Sean doesn't care at all that this is just compensation from the film school, and he doesn't care that he wants to win the award in a dignified manner.
Besides, since you have done it, you must do it your best, this is one of Sean's life credos, so since the great conditions are in front of you, why not fight again?
What's more, he is not without a hard work, not to mention the love letter of "The Artist", with Weinstein, an old fox, as the producer, there is no need to worry about the attitude of those guys in the film school.
Then, Sean still has connections, and his net worth is more than most people, so if you really want to count it, he is probably the richest in the circle of Hollywood actors and directors. And with YouTube's relationship with several major media groups, even Google is now pulling down its face and wants to take a stake again, if it launches an all-out public relations campaign, it may not be impossible for the academy to make the same choice.
Coupled with this, there are a large number of staff members, Samsara Pictures, Weinstein Pictures, and Endeavor are probably happy to have a client who has won the Oscar for a second time, everyone works together, who said that there will be no way? So they're all here now.
"From now on, we have to start PR, especially the core members of the Film Academy, and we have to continue to influence until the end of the year." After a few words of discussion, Vladimir said this.
"And they can't be aware, at least on the surface." Frederick added on the side.
Although the Academy of Film has more than 5,000 members...... Oh, it's over 6,000 now, and so is Sean himself, and he votes for his own work every time. But the more than 1,000 people who really work, or who are really influential, can influence the final result.
After all, not everyone has the time to watch the participating films, and not everyone will take the selection seriously, and it is common for people to take out their votes for favors, so in the end, it is this group of old men who have a lot of weight in their words, and if they can be handled, the matter will be at least half done.
"No problem," Sean agreed, "I'll support you as much as I can, as for lobbying funds...... No cap. ”
He is also arrogant, since he wants to do something unprecedented, he doesn't care about this little money, and he can afford to spend this money now, can he lobby these people and spend more money than the customized Airbus A380?
"In addition to that, we have to keep an eye out for films that have potential." Weinstein said at this point.
"You mean......" Sean raised an eyebrow.
"That's right, focus on movies that have the potential to be a threat to you, and then stop them from coming out at the end of the year." The fat man shrugged, "Just like you did with 'Wrestler.'" ”
Sean immediately looked at Sanders, who spread his hands: "I'm just talking about it a little, you know, Harvey's reflexes are more agile than anyone else, he's an old fox." ”
"Can I take that as a compliment?" Weinstein laughed.
"Absolutely." Sean rolled his eyes, but was secretly relieved.
That's right, "Wrestler" Mickey Rourke's failure to get nominated was the reason he asked Sanders to find a way to get the black hand, but not to reduce the competition, but to the film's director, Darren Aronofsky.
"Get him out of Hollywood, no matter what means." Sean said this to Sanders at the time.
He and Aronofsky have no grudges, and have never even known each other, and the only thing that can be said to be connected is probably that Rachel Weisz is now living with him, and that "The Fountain of Love" released the year before last starred Hugh Jackman.
Therefore, the reason why Sean did this is actually to prepare for a rainy day, to be precise, the "Black Swan" that may appear in the future will be strangled in infancy, since it is said that Natalie will not be able to turn over at least for a few years, then it must be done.