December 10, 2005

The 31st Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (LAFCA) Announced:

[Best Picture: "Brokeback Mountain"; Second Place: "A History of Violence"

Best Director: Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain," Second Place: David Cronenberg, "A History of Violence"

Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote," 2nd Place: Heath Ledger, "Brokeback Mountain"

Best Actress: Vera Farmiga, "Into the Bone", 2nd Place: Judi Dench, "Tribute to Mrs. Henderson"

Best Supporting Actor: William Hurt, "A History of Violence";

Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Keener, "Forty Old Virgins", "Jack and Rose's Love Song" and "Translation Storm";

Best Screenplay (Draw): Dan Fortman, "Capote," Michael Arndt, "Little Miss Sunshine"

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New Generation Award: Ye Wei

Lifetime Achievement Award: Richard Widmark

The three major film critics association awards in the United States, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, are important weather vanes for the Oscars.

The announcement of LAFCA announced the official start of the awards season, with multiple critics' awards announced on the 11th and 12th, the Golden Globe Awards on the 13th announcing the nominees, and then until the Oscars in early March next year, an average of one award will be announced every three or four days.

As the first and most important award of the year, the results of LAFCA have been reported by North American media and quoted by global entertainment media.

"Brokeback Mountain", which won Best Picture and Best Director, became the biggest winner, but although LAFCA's best films in the past 10 years were 100% nominated for the Oscars, none of them won the final award, and it is unknown whether "Brokeback Mountain" can break this curse.

"Little Sunshine Beauty" won the best screenplay, and Ye Wei finally had a breakthrough outside of school!

In the past 31 years, LAFCA has presented 30 new generation awards, and the youngest winner is Jodie Foster, who won "Taxi Driver" in 1976, when she was 14 years old.

But Foster is an actor, 23-year-old Sean Penn, 19-year-old Leonardo, 19-year-old Scarlett Johansson, 18-year-old Laura Dern, they all won this award. In terms of directors, most of them are between 30 and 45 years old, and the younger ones are 29-year-old Spike Lee and 23-year-old John Singleton, these two black directors are the top two record holders.

Singleton is the biggest victim of Ye Wei's rise, and his record seems to be in jeopardy, with the 17-year-old Ye Wei winning the award as a director, second only to Foster.

17 years old, an absolute new generation.

Although he did not enter the top two for Best Director, Ye Weiling's breakthrough was a big victory, which was like breaking through the seal, and this talented young man could be commended.

In fact, this result has nothing to do with public relations, Herman Wright is like winning the lottery, Ye Wei's advantage is too great, so big that if he doesn't give him the new generation award, the outside world will have to question the reliability of LACCA! If you don't give Ye Wei this year, who else can you give it to? Give it to Bryslin?

Winning the award also means that Ye Wei has won the Los Angeles front!

"It's finally time to open champagne to celebrate!" Countless fans of the movie rejoiced, waiting for the nominations for the 13th Golden Globe Awards!

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If a film wants to make a difference during the awards season, of course, it can't do without public relations activities, and any campaign can't do without it, and the most is the presidential race.

There was no TV debate, and the main PR for the Golden Globes was a reception, where the judges were invited to eat and drink, and the stars of the crew who rushed for the awards attended the exchange and lobbying, everyone was happy, and the impression score was also there. This has something to do with the fact that the number of Golden Globe judges is now more than 80, and for the Oscars, which have more than 6,000 judges, trying to see a DVD is a lethal weapon.

October-November was the peak of the Golden Globe Awards' PR campaign, and Wright didn't frown when LMS's PR fee was raised to 3.5 million to host two cocktail parties for the Golden Globes.

"It sounds like a huge irony for us people to talk about losers, look around. ”

At night, at the Beverly Hills Hilton, a DreamWorks reception was being held, with Ye Wei, Alan Arkin, and Michael Arndt attending the LMS crew online.

In the luxurious and spacious banquet hall, bright lights shine, semi-formal evening wear guests hold drinks, talk in twos and threes, there are light laughter, and the atmosphere is harmonious.

The biggest gathering in the audience was not Wright or any other publicist, but a dark-haired teenager, surrounded by a dozen film critics, listening to his directorial explanation of the film.

"In a meeting hall in a fancy hotel, everyone is like a high-class celebrity, talking about losers. He holds a glass of juice and has a confident smile on his face.

"Hehehe......" The critics chuckled, and a middle-aged man named Karen Martin laughed: "VIY, not all people who talk about war have been on the battlefield. ”

"yes, I mean, every single one of us here. Ye Wei looked around at everyone, and his voice was infectious: "Everyone can become a loser at any time and lose a qiē." There isn't much of a line between winners and losers, and that's one of the topics "Little Sunshine Beauty" wants to talk about. ”

Arnt, who came to listen, nodded and said, "A few years ago, I was just a person who quit my job to concentrate on writing, living in a small apartment without an elevator in Brooklyn, and living on some savings. At that time, I really didn't expect that I would be standing here now. ”

"Me too. Ye Wei smiled, "But this is not an inspirational story. Maybe you've tried a lot, a lot, and in the end, you've failed. This is more often the case than success. The American Dream has never cared much about the losers who are chasing their dreams, and I think they are the most indispensable part of them. ”

Everyone nodded slightly, drinking cocktails, all with serious faces, and I don't know how many of them really feel the same way.

"In this day and age, fewer and fewer people believe in the American Dream because more and more people are losers and no longer have sunshine in their hearts. It's easy to fall into the darkness and make excuses, but it's very difficult to face success or failure calmly, and keep your light even in the dark. We're always somewhere in between, sometimes we can do it, sometimes we can't. ”

Ye Wei's words spread around, and Wright, who was not far away, looked at the critics and nodded again, with joy in his heart! VIY's expression was better than expected, and he was more experienced than a veteran.

"I agree with the saying that the world is gray. Ye Wei took a sip of juice and spread his left palm, "We are all ordinary people, and no one is perfect." That's exactly what happened in the LMS, you know a lot of people say 'Ms. Jenkins' is a badass. ”

"Meryl Streep played so well. "Another outstanding performance. The critics couldn't help but say.

"In fact, during the few days she was on set, my work went a lot easier. What a respectable character, as soon as they saw her, everyone was more attentive. I call it the 'Streep Effect'. Ye Wei smiled and said, "Maybe I can win the Best Science Filmmaker Award with it? ”

Everyone chuckled again, no one left, more and more people came around, and they really met each other to know what a prodigy was, like a miracle.

"Lady Jenkins is not a pure villain. Ye Wei said back to the movie, "Maybe she is an animal protector, she has donated a lot of money to some charities all year round, can you say that she is a villain? It's just that at that moment in the movie, she shows her cold side."

If you look at it from another angle, she didn't do anything wrong. The Hoovers are indeed late, and the rules are the rules, so why should they accommodate you? Why do you have to give you accommodation? People hold beauty contests, and your family comes to make trouble, so what's the problem with asking the police to arrest you? This is Ms. Jenkins' point of view, and the Hoover family is the villain. ”

Everyone nodded thoughtfully, Ye Wei frowned and said: "Everyone will not have only one side, human nature is a complex and often contradictory thing. I don't know what the truth is, but I think it's okay to look at it this way, everybody is both a failure and a success, a dark and a sunny, a good and a bad, and we all struggle. ”

Yes. Herman Wright is amazed, I've been struggling in the PR world for so many years, and I'm finally going to get out!

With a score like LMS and a table like VIY, it's impossible not to get a nomination.

Look at these foreign journalists, they are clearly fascinated by VIY, the charm of genius!

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On December 10, when the North American film awards season kicked off, a piece of bad news suddenly came from Europe, shocking Hollywood and shocking the world.

Nick-Douglas, a 40-year-old Irish journalist who was a member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), hanged himself in a small shop he used to work in Northern Ireland.

The 61-year-old Golden Globe Awards, like everything, have grown from small to big, gradually gained influence, scandals, reforms, and become more and more standardized.

The biggest controversy in history occurred in 1982, when actress Pia Zodora won the Best New Actress award (which was later cancelled) for her mediocre performance in "Butterfly", and it was revealed that her multimillionaire husband invited the entire HFPA judges to Las Vegas.

The scandal was exposed, and HFPA suddenly fell into a whirlpool, although HFPA solemnly apologized and reimbursed the fee, but the reputation of the Golden Globe fell to the bottom, and it was nothing for a while. After nearly 20 years of increasingly strengthened management, there have been no scandals for many years, and the reputation has recovered.

HFPA currently has 86 members, and only 5 new members are admitted each year, but because old members need to pass guò, there is only one new member every year.

Nearly half of these foreign critics are freelancers and tabloid reporters, and the existence of these half is a major aspect of the Golden Globes' questionable professionalism. However, John Bauer, a well-known film critic for LA Weekly, put it classically: "Although the judges of the Golden Globes are basically idiots, they often make more clever choices than those Oscar judges." ”

Idiots, Nick Douglas is one of them. He wrote a column for the Irish gossip magazine Big-Buzz for 12 years and was an HFPA member for three years, but last year 2004 he got into trouble and sold a photo of himself with Tom Selick to a tabloid for $50.

In fact, many reporters and film critics are star-chasers, especially these tabloid reporters, and they will be flattered by the presence of big stars at the reception, and it is even more honorable to take a group photo. Nick Douglas certainly didn't sell photos for the $50 to show off his status and status, although Tom Selick wasn't a big star at all.

This kind of behavior has caused a scandal and is long prohibited by the HFPA, and Douglas has been suspended from his job. He also lied and denied it, was debunked, and committed other disciplinary violations, including taking unopened beer home at a reception at MGM, which was also a violation of organizational rules.

The HFPA punished him severely, essentially kicking him out, and his suspension was supposed to end in September, but HFPA continued to deny him any receptions.

At 9 a.m. on December 13, the nominations for the 63rd Golden Globe Awards will be announced, and three days before this suicide, Douglas obviously wants to die to disgrace the Golden Globes and embarrass the awards season.

This tragedy sparked heated discussions in the media, and the HFPA was pushed to the forefront again after many years. What's going on!?

HFPA President Philip Burke said he was also shocked, "When you join HFPA, you have to follow the discipline of the organization. We have suspended many members who have damaged the reputation of the association, as part of an effort to protect our image and impartiality, and of course no one has committed suicide. We can't simply connect the two things. ”

No one believes Burke's exculpation, suicide at this time, can't be contacted?

Many members of the HPFA responded angrily, saying that it was completely unreasonable for the HPFA to kill Nick, and that Nick himself had repeatedly violated the rules in the past, so shouldn't he be punished?

But another member, Karen Martin, questioned in a mass email to all his colleagues: "Now that Nick is dead, my question is: How do you all feel? I want you to know that I think every single one of us, every single one of us who voted for suspension, is responsible for this incredible tragedy." We are all real losers. ”

In the eyes of ordinary people, there are two opinions, one is that Nick Douglas is pitiful but hateful, first violated, and then committed suicide, and did not value his life too much.

The other believes that the HFPA penalty was too much, causing Nick to lose his dignity and livelihood, and he committed suicide when he couldn't think about it, and as for the violation, how many beers and $50?

Anyway, someone died, and that really cast a shadow over the Golden Globes.

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On the evening of Sunday the 11th, Jia held a celebration at home, wishing victory for Ye Wei's New Generation Award, the "Best New Director Award" at the Boston Film Critics Association Awards, the "Best Screenplay Award" and "Best Group Performance Award" won by LMS, and the Golden Globe Award nomination.

The people who were invited to come were all close friends of the Dream Chaser Alliance, and Lily said that there was something to do, and Emma came. At this time, in the wide back garden, a dozen or twenty young people were talking and playing.

"Everyone, everyone!" Ji Ya at the food table shouted at this time, seeing everyone's eyes looking and coming, she was stern and annoyed: "Yesterday, a Golden Globe judge committed suicide!"

"Oh!" Everyone exclaimed, Emma's expression was a little strange, what did she want to say? Looking at Ye Wei next to him, he frowned.

Gia said, "Let's observe three minutes of silence for him. The audience became silent, everyone closed their eyes and prayed, and after a while, a minute or so, Gia shouted: "Okay, that guy is probably an idiot, he committed suicide to disgust others, he wants us to get the Golden Globe nomination unhappy, wants us to feel guilty." ”

At that moment, she said the cause and effect, and said angrily: "He sucks doing this." ”

"Jesus, Master Gia......" Ye Wei was helpless. Lev didn't want to talk about it: "Master, do you have to talk about him?" but Bard was furious: "What a suck!"

"Of course you have to talk about it, Nick Douglas made a mistake!" Ji Ya pulled Ye Wei forward and pointed at him to everyone, "This guy! You sue me, how much effort has he worked in the past two years? Most of you know better than me that I don't even have a stake in the company." ”

Emma muttered softly, "Neither do I." ”

Gia ignored her and continued to speak, "Now, finally, at this time, this guy, we, are about to be crowned with glory." Just because a guy who sold pictures and got beer kicked away committed suicide and wanted to take us away? No way! No matter if they all die, no one can do that!"

"Alright, alright, Gian Kara, let me say a few words. Ye Wei really couldn't stand it, interrupted her, looked at her friends, sighed, and said:

"Jimi Hendrix said, 'When you die, everybody loves you,' and it's true, even if you kill yourself and die from drugs, as long as you don't hurt others, whether you're at fault or not, you're going to become a great person. Because, death, is really a very strict, very terrible, very regrettable thing. ”

Everyone was silent when they heard this, and Ji Ya looked at Ye Wei with dissatisfaction, Tear down the stage?

"Because we all know that when a man dies, he is lost forever, forever. So we will forgive his shortcomings, understand his pain, and even worship his strengths. This is another kind of expression of kindness in the human heart, and death is an ultimate failure. During his lifetime, Nick Douglas was not a man to be respected. ”

Ye Wei paused as he spoke, looked at Ji Ya who began to ponder, and said: "He is just a gossip reporter who writes for gossip tabloids, he constantly violates the rules, he still refuses to admit his mistakes, and finally he ended his life in a sad way." But after his death, Nick Douglas deserves our attempts to understand him. ”

"Guys. He glanced at the faces of the crowd, "No one is perfect, a person always has good and bad, has his joy and his pain. Come to think of it, Nick Douglas may be a good dad to his children, maybe a well-known good guy in the community, but in his career, he is a bit greedy, show-off, self-righteous, and vulnerable.

Anyway, Nick Douglas is dead!"

Ye Wei's voice was raised, "His family is grieving, the children are crying, others are crying, and a family is broken." If he wanted to cast a shadow on this qiē and he succeeded, I would be very uncomfortable. I think he must have been in pain and twisted when he hanged himself, and he felt like he had taken revenge on the world and made everyone look good.

But brother, you don't have to kill yourself for a group photo or a bottle of beer at the reception, it's not worth it. What do you gain when you feel like you're losing a qiē and then you're going to die? It's just a bunch of bastards talking about you on the pie, but this ghost doesn't last long before it dissipates, and no one remembers.

This is a complete tragedy. The greatest sorrow for us is, do we have to know someone better in this way?"

"Definitely not ......" Emma was a little confused. It was Gia's turn to look strange, and Lev and the others were silent, and the atmosphere was a little sad.

Ye Wei sighed again and said: "In my opinion, why is it that after a person dies, even if he is notorious during his lifetime, he will be respected? Because death will make us look at things more positively, it is too contradictory and ironic, and the death of others brings sunshine to our hearts." It's so sad.

Whenever this happens, whenever we think it's nice to have a dead person, I want to ask, what were you thinking before?

Nick Douglas is dead! I know it's a celebratory duì, but how are we going to repel this shadow, I don't agree with Master Jiya, I think, we take it, we see you, let's move on. ”

He raised the juice glass in his hand, looked at the night sky above, and shouted, "Nick Douglas, you're a fool, but for your sake, a toast!"

"To Nick Douglas!" the moved crowd raised their glasses, and Emma shouted the loudest.

Jiya, who didn't take the drink, also raised her fist, which is why the person who may be nominated for the youngest Golden Globe Award for Best Director is not Gia Coppola, it is Ye Wei. Finish. Just because a guy who sold pictures and got beer kicked away committed suicide and wanted to take us away? No way! No matter if they all die, no one can do that!"

"Alright, alright, Gian Kara, let me say a few words. Ye Wei really couldn't stand it, interrupted her, looked at her friends, sighed, and said:

"Jimi Hendrix said, 'When you die, everybody loves you,' and it's true, even if you kill yourself and die from drugs, as long as you don't hurt others, whether you're at fault or not, you're going to become a great person. Because, death, is really a very strict, very terrible, very regrettable thing. ”

Everyone was silent when they heard this, and Ji Ya looked at Ye Wei with dissatisfaction, Tear down the stage?

"Because we all know that when a man dies, he is lost forever, forever. So we will forgive his shortcomings, understand his pain, and even worship his strengths. This is another kind of expression of kindness in the human heart, and death is an ultimate failure. During his lifetime, Nick Douglas was not a man to be respected. ”

Ye Wei paused as he spoke, looked at Ji Ya who began to ponder, and said: "He is just a gossip reporter who writes for gossip tabloids, he constantly violates the rules, he still refuses to admit his mistakes, and finally he ended his life in a sad way." But after his death, Nick Douglas deserves our attempts to understand him. ”

"Guys. He glanced at the faces of the crowd, "No one is perfect, a person always has good and bad, has his joy and his pain. Come to think of it, Nick Douglas may be a good dad to his children, maybe a well-known good guy in the community, but in his career, he is a bit greedy, show-off, self-righteous, and vulnerable.

Anyway, Nick Douglas is dead!"

Ye Wei's voice was raised, "His family is grieving, the children are crying, others are crying, and a family is broken." If he wanted to cast a shadow on this qiē and he succeeded, I would be very uncomfortable. I think he must have been in pain and twisted when he hanged himself, and he felt like he had taken revenge on the world and made everyone look good.

But brother, you don't have to kill yourself for a group photo or a bottle of beer at the reception, it's not worth it. What do you gain when you feel like you're losing a qiē and then you're going to die? It's just a bunch of bastards talking about you on the pie, but this ghost doesn't last long before it dissipates, and no one remembers.

This is a complete tragedy. The greatest sorrow for us is, do we have to know someone better in this way?"

"Definitely not ......" Emma was a little confused. It was Gia's turn to look strange, and Lev and the others were silent, and the atmosphere was a little sad.

Ye Wei sighed again and said: "In my opinion, why is it that after a person dies, even if he is notorious during his lifetime, he will be respected? Because death will make us look at things more positively, it is too contradictory and ironic, and the death of others brings sunshine to our hearts." It's so sad.

Whenever this happens, whenever we think it's nice to have a dead person, I want to ask, what were you thinking before?

Nick Douglas is dead! I know it's a celebratory duì, but how are we going to repel this shadow, I don't agree with Master Jiya, I think, we take it, we see you, let's move on. ”

He raised the juice glass in his hand, looked at the night sky above, and shouted, "Nick Douglas, you're a fool, but for your sake, a toast!"

"To Nick Douglas!" the moved crowd raised their glasses, and Emma shouted the loudest.

Jiya, who didn't take the drink, also raised her fist, which is why the person who may be nominated for the youngest Golden Globe Award for Best Director is not Gia Coppola, it is Ye Wei.