Chapter 1207： public and private

Tom Rothman and Bill McNick have a terrible relationship.

With Dunn firing Bill McNick, New Universal and Twentieth Century Fox have seen a marked increase in the film business. There is even a recent negotiation for the launch of "Wedding Crashers 2".

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

"The Lionsgate movie?"

"Yes."

"This movie wasn't nominated for the Golden Globes, was it?"

Dunn said coldly: "The Golden Globes are not nominated, but that doesn't mean there is no chance for the Oscars! 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: "There is such a thing? This is too much!"

Tang En said: "Yes, this is a serious damage to the current system of Hollywood and the fair standards of the Oscars. I have reason to regard this action as a provocation by independent filmmakers to our seven giants!"

Tom Rothman couldn't help but pouted.

Where is this going?

Great for hats!

Lionsgate is not stupid, dare to provoke the seven Hollywood giants? Isn't this looking for death?

I just want to compete for the Oscars and become famous.

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

Tom Rothman couldn't understand what Dunn meant, "What do you mean?"

Tang En said solemnly: "We are too indulgent with these independent filmmakers! We want to give Spielberg's face, but what is Lionsgate? They dare to openly distribute 200,000 DVDs, this is not Are you bashing the current Hollywood system?"

"It's not easy." Tom Rothman was very embarrassed.

200,000 of what?

That's a rumor.

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

But almost every movie company is doing this kind of mass distribution of DVDs. It's a bit unreasonable to punish Lionsgate alone.

Dunn said: "This goes against Oscar's principle of fair competition!"

"The Oscar thing should be handled by the Academy and the Oscar committee." Tom Rothman really didn't want to be involved in this kind of thing.

He is not stupid.

Between the electric light and flint, I want to understand.

This matter is that Dunn simply wants to suppress Lionsgate. Rather than saying that the seven Hollywood giants sanction independent filmmakers, it is better to say that it is to consolidate the position of the new giant Legendary Pictures, suppress rivals of comparable strength, and demonstrate authority.

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

Tom Rothman felt bitter.

Okay!

Obviously it was Tang En's own business, but he was thinking of using the name of MPAA, which was an obvious public tool for private use.

"This……"

Tom Rothman took a deep breath, perplexed.

Dunn said: "The film "Crash" was shown in Canada as early as 2004. At the Toronto Film Festival, Lionsgate took a fancy to it and bought the copyright. But because of the art of that year With so many movies and so much competition, Lionsgate adjusted its strategy and delayed its release in Los Angeles by a year in order to participate in this awards season."

According to Oscar rules, films must be screened in Los Angeles for a full week before they can be selected for awards season the following year. "Crash" came out in 2004, but it wasn't released in the Los Angeles area until September 2005 for this awards season.

This is taking advantage of Oscar again!

Tom Rothman couldn't beat him, so he had no choice but to say: "It seems that... Lionsgate is indeed suspected of speculation. Of course, the Oscar system is not perfect, but Hollywood studios must have their own set of moral standards. And industry constraints. Lionsgate was founded on the backing of a Canadian consortium, and it seems… they don’t quite follow the rules.”

Tang En said with satisfaction: "Yeah, we can't let outsiders ruin Hollywood's reputation!"

Tom Rothman solemnly said: "In this case, 20th Century Fox agreed to apply to the Oscars, asking "Crash" to avoid this Oscar selection as a punishment! 200,000 DVDs... Oh! What a big hand! "

Dunn smiled and said: "Tom, you made a very correct choice. Oscar's future will be brighter because of your decision."

fool the devil!

Tom Rothman muttered to himself.

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

"By the way, there is one more thing I have to say."

"what?"

"The turmoil of "Brokeback Mountain" is not small. Judging from my 30 years of experience in the industry, the chances of "Brokeback Mountain" at the Oscars this time are probably not large, at least the best picture is unlikely."

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

Dunn smiled indifferently, "I see."

From a practical point of view, Brokeback Mountain is indeed unlikely to win Best Picture, the politics is very incorrect, and Protestantism is not so open. Maybe in another 20 years, "Brokeback Mountain" will be the undisputed best picture Oscar winner, but not at this point in time.

This is not what Dunn cares about.

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

Now, Twenty Yes Fox has convinced it, and Disney is definitely fine. Coupled with Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures, among the seven Hollywood giants, four votes have been collected.

The minority obeys the majority, and then they can protest to the Oscar Organizing Committee in the name of MPAA, demanding that Lionsgate be severely punished for its tricky handling of "Crash" and its excessive behavior during the awards season.

Besides, did Brokeback Mountain really have no chance at the Oscars?

Not in the real world.

There are also unrealistic means!

Dunn also has a sunglasses system, and there is a "stolen day for prizes"!

...

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

The Best Picture Award in the Drama category goes to "Brokeback Mountain" without any suspense. The Golden Globe is voted for by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. These foreign journalists do not speak American political correctness.

The Best Picture in a Musical Comedy category went to "Keeping Up With the Song," starring Reese Witherspoon. At the same time, she personally 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 does not match his personal fame.

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

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

A good script is chosen by them first.

They pick the rest so it's the other actor's turn.

The famous data analysis company David Brown has launched a statistical method to calculate the fame and popularity of Hollywood stars, focusing on "attraction", "attention", "trend-setting", "influence", " Trust", "Endorsement", "Model" and "Popularity".

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

Why no Leonardo?

No way, too much lace news.

This has led to his public credibility and role model being much worse. In contrast, George Clooney is almost a model man with a great reputation and a great reputation.

With George Clooney winning Best Supporting Actor, it also announced that the recent hot film "Crash" missed the Golden Globe Awards.

This Golden Globe Awards, "Crash" only got two nominations, one for Best Screenplay and one for Best Supporting Actor.

The previous best screenplay award went to "Brokeback Mountain," and now the best supporting actor goes to George Clooney.

"Crash" crew can only be disappointed.

Of course, the more disappointing is the Chinese film.

In this year's Golden Globe nominations for Best Foreign Language Film, there are two films selected - "Kung Fu" and "Promise"!

Two out of five!

The odds of winning are 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 "Heaven Now" has become a big winner.

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

Due to some emergencies at the home of the presenters, they were unable to come to the scene.

The presenters are fixed and cannot be changed temporarily.

Therefore, the production team of the awards dinner and the Organizing Committee of the Golden Globes discussed a new way of awarding awards.

When the awards were presented, no award presenters came out, but the big screen behind them was lit up, and a pre-recorded video was played.

The presenter, Lord, first apologized, and then quickly announced the award result: "Desperate Housewives"!"

This Universal TV-produced, ABC-TV series has won an award!

Reese Witherspoon, who was sitting next to Dunn, was very curious and couldn't help asking: "Will this leak ahead of time?"

The Golden Globe Awards dinner was produced by a department under Universal Television, and Dunn really knew about it.

Tang En said with a smile: "No leaks."

Reese looked incredulous, "How is it possible? This must have been recorded in advance, and the presenters know it. Can you guarantee that he didn't tell anyone?"

Tang En said: "You're stupid, the shortlist for the best drama in the musical comedy category has a total of six works. Let this guest record six times, and record every possible result once. When the prize draws, the live director will choose based on the results of the awards. Play the correct one."

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

Then came the final movie award.

Ann Lee is the best director at the Golden Globes!