Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1045 Oscar Nomination Controversy

At the premiere in London, there were a lot of media reports on the second day.The media density in London may be the highest in the world. With fierce competition, as long as news related to the royal family is broadcast, it will be broadcast from various angles.

"Her Majesty watched the premiere of her favorite Hollywood director Ronald Lee's new film and had a great chat," was the caption to a photo of Ronald greeting the Queen.

"The two princesses and the two female stars of Hollywood exchange greetings..." This is the title after the two princesses and the two leading actresses were photographed.

"Prince Charles disapproves of professional women", this is another headline that was framed by the media using "mind reading" after the poor Prince Charles showed his characteristic crooked smile.

Looking at these reports, Ronald was very happy. The box office and attendance in Britain were satisfactory.Audiences in continental Europe are more interested in stories that happened in America than native audiences.

But Ronald also has something uncomfortable. In the Oscar nomination battle announced last night, his "working girl" was robbed of the limelight.

Working Girl has six nominations in five categories: Best Picture, Best Actress Melanie Griffiths, and Best Supporting Actress has two nominations, for Sigourney Weaver and Joan Cusack as Secretary .And the best director that Ronald most wanted to see also got it smoothly.The last entry went to Carly Simon for Best Original Song.

But two key awards, Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing, were not nominated.In the tradition of Oscars, the four awards of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing are very closely linked.

The guy who historically wins Best Director also wins most, if not all, of the other three.This is because, in many cases, it is difficult for outsiders to distinguish the contributions of the three positions of director, screenwriter, and editor.

The actor’s performance in a certain plot is excellent, the camera scheduling is smooth, and the story is touching. Is it the director who directed it well, or the script was well written, or was the editor fished out of the waste film and cut it into the final outstanding work?

Since it is difficult for outsiders to understand, they often recognize all the awards when voting to show their appreciation.

But this time "Working Girl" only got two nominations, Ronald couldn't help but worry, was I being treated as a consolation prize for running with him?

In addition, "Working Girl" has only been nominated for five awards in total, and many other works that Ronald thinks are very good, such as the best photography in the aerial photography on the helicopter, the seamless long-shot grafting in the editing, And the very realistic sartorial ensembles of working women in Manhattan didn't get the nod.

At the same time, several movies that Ronald did not like received more nominations.

"Rain Man," for example, got eight nominations.Regardless of the major awards, even mediocre photography directors and art directors were also nominated.Are images of suburban life better than Ronald's images of Manhattan?

For another example, the "Dangerous Relationship" also received seven nominations.Even Michelle Pfeiffer, who was plagued by scandals, was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.Although costume films generally take advantage of the best costume awards, the costumes for this show are all old-fashioned Hollywood, with the actress's breasts squeezed and then paired with a large skirt with a pannier.

This kind of costume, which has nothing in common with Hair Country's costume at the time, was nominated. It really makes people feel that the judges' artistic level is low.

Another film with seven nominations is Robert Zemeckis' "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."In addition to a large number of technical awards, this film, which is a composite of live-action and animated images, also received nominations for best editing and best photography, which also broke many conventions of cartoons.

What made Ronald most unhappy was another film that received seven nominations, "Mississippi Is Burning."

The British director Alan Parker was the director of the film that Ronald joined the Screenwriters Guild when he joined the screenwriters association.They also have a long "history" to trace back.

In addition to also being nominated for best picture and best director.This film, which reflects the brutal oppression of black people, also has two important nominations for actor Gene Hackman, supporting actress Frances McDormand, and best cinematography and best editing.

Ronald, still bitter about Gene Hackman's refusal to hand him the filming rights for "The Silence of the Lambs," was upset at the thought that both he and Alan Parker might win.

The Oscars ceremony was broadcast live.The TV station will also do a picture-in-picture special effect before announcing the winner.

A close-up of each nominee's face is given as the presenter reads their name.At the moment of the announcement, the facial expressions of the five nominees will be displayed side by side on the TV screen to hundreds of millions of viewers around the world.

In order not to know when the standard of demeanor will be passed down, Ronald will have to put on a standard smile of "my competitor won the award, which makes me happier than myself".Such behavior was simply torture to Ronald.

On the plane back to New York, several female stars were still happily discussing Princess Diana's royal tailor, the designer of Emmanuel's tailor who designed the famous wedding dress for her, gave them three I made a dress for the Oscars party.

"Let me see, your skirt styles are very elegant..." Diane looked at the design renderings of Sigourney Weaver and Melanie Griffith's skirts, all of which were white off-the-shoulder designs.A low cut highlights the figure, and a sloping shoulder sets off the tall frame, both of which can reveal their respective advantages.

"Let me take a look at yours..." Sigourney Weaver looked at Diane's design, with a lace design, which faded her from a young girl to a mature woman's temperament. good.

"Oh... oh..." Melanie Griffiths suddenly retched a few times, "I need to go to the bathroom."

"Are you okay?" After retching for a while in the cramped bathroom of the business jet, Melanie Griffiths was greeted with concern by her two fellow actresses.

"Don..." Melanie beckoned her boyfriend, Don Johnson, who handed her a bar of chocolate.

"Huh?" Sigourney Weaver is very sensitive, and actresses can't let go of these things. She looked at Don Johnson.

"Yes, Melanie is pregnant."

"Oh, congratulations, congratulations..."

During the premiere in London, Melanie Griffiths felt sick several times, but after an examination in the hospital, it was confirmed that she was pregnant.

This made Sigourney Weaver so envious.She has always wanted children, but her busy acting career has pushed her off many times.Seeing Melanie and Tang looking at their unpregnant belly with happy expressions on their faces, the envious expression in her eyes was about to overflow.

"Oh... congratulations", Diane was also watching, she never thought about it.

Melanie Griffiths just made some career progress with "Working Girl."But when dealing with this future child, it seems that he has no worries about the impact of childbirth on his career.

"Being a mother is a happy thing." Diane tilted her head and looked at Ronald...

"This guy..." Diane saw that Ronald tilted his head and fell asleep on the flat chair, as if he was talking in his sleep.

"Someone once tried to investigate me. I ate his liver with broad beans and eggnog..."

Ronald fell asleep on the plane and could easily dream of the movie clip.But this time the dream seemed to be a thriller.A man with meticulously combed-back hair, protruding ears, and eyes reminiscent of mice, speaks gracefully of his criminal history in the tone of a Shakespearean play.

In the camera, a short but firm-jawed woman with short blond hair was just opposite the man, staring at him in horror.The two can see each other through a glass wall, but they cannot have any physical contact.

Even so, the woman was terrified enough.Ronald felt like he was being carried into that mood too, and the tension in the scene was built really well.

This actress Ronald is very familiar with, that is, Jodie Foster, who also won the nomination for Best Actress through "The Robbery of Pear Blossoms".In that movie, she played a very vulnerable victim.

In this dream movie, although he was very scared, he could see the stubbornness and persistence in the eyes of this FBI detective.

"As expected of a Yale graduate, it's really extraordinary to play such a high-intelligence woman," Ronald secretly applauded.The heroine Clarice, in addition to being an excellent police detective, is also a psychologist.I'm afraid that even another actress would not be able to act out the temperament of a woman with such a high IQ.

"Hiss... hiss..."

The actor playing the criminal, looking into the camera, suddenly makes an eerie tongue-sucking sound, as if savoring the victim's liver.

"Ah..." Jodie Foster was startled by him in the movie, and the whole person shrank back in shock.

"Ah..." Not to mention, for a weak woman like Jodie Foster, Ronald, as an audience member, was shocked by this sudden performance.The goosebumps on the whole person stood up, as if a very disgusting caterpillar crawled in his collar, and then crawled out to his face.

"Ronald...what's the matter with you?" Diane came over, held Ronald's hands waving wildly in the air, and put his hands on his face to caress.

"Ah..." Ronald yelled, almost rolling off the flat chair.He opened his eyes, saw Diane's concerned eyes, and heaved a sigh of relief.The whole person felt relieved a lot.

"Who made this movie? It's scary..."

"Are you okay?" Sigourney Weaver also came to see.

"I'm fine. I just had a nightmare. I often dream when I'm flying." Ronald unbuckled his seat belt, took out a notebook and pencil from his bag, and began to draw on it. A storyboard script of scenes seen in dreams.

This scene is very special.To show the dialogue between the two protagonists, there is no over-the-shoulder shot, but a frontal close-up, but strangely, the whole picture can better convey the thrilling emotion.

"Ronnie..." Diane saw that Ronald was so frightened, and wanted to step forward to comfort him.

"Don't bother him, this is the artist's 'Eureka' moment, this kind of inspiration is difficult, let him remember it." Sigourney Weaver knows that this is the muse kissing the artist's performance, many All major Hollywood directors have moments when they suddenly discover a great creative technique.

"Hmm... so it's like this..." After analyzing the language of the shot, Ronald knew that this is a method different from Hollywood tradition and closer to the Japanese editing style. It is used in this kind of thriller to express facial expressions. is even better.

This movie is obviously the "Silence of the Lambs" that Ronald wanted to buy last time, but Gene Hackman was unwilling to sell. This made Ronald even more angry. All loud and snapping.

"Do you remember?" Diane looked at Ronald with his chin resting on his shoulders. After being bored for half an hour, he finally came back to his senses.

"Sorry, I have some inspiration, just record it..." Ronald apologized to the passengers who looked at him.

"Melanie is going to have a baby..." Diane immediately told Ronald like a joke.

"Wow... Congratulations..." Ronald glanced at the sweet Melanie and Tang. He didn't know whether the child would be a boy or a girl, and would he inherit his parents' looks and become an actor?
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"I feel that Ovitz seems to have a hidden plan..." The plane stopped in New York for a while, and flew to Los Angeles with Ronald.

The first thing he did was to call Nisita and Richard to a meeting.With only five nominations, and the lack of nominations for screenplay and editing, Ronald was a little worried.

"Paula is also very dissatisfied. Tom (Cruise) did not get nominated for Best Supporting Actor. I plan to jointly protest against Michael (Ovitz)!"

Nisita wasn't too calm either. None of his agents won all the Oscar nominations.

Have to say, this result is very interesting.You said Ovitz didn't try his best?No, "Working Girl" got five and six nominations after all, and several awards that Ronald cared about, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress all got nominations without any surprise.The best female supporting role also occupies two places.

But you said you got full support?Compare "Rain Man" to "Mississippi Is Burning" and you don't seem to be enjoying that level of support.

"I'm worried that the lack of nominations for Best Editing and Best Screenplay will affect the performance of the other awards for Working Girl..."

What Ronald cares most about is the best director...

"This matter is not absolute... We still have several awards, Film Critics Association Awards, Directors Guild Awards, Boston, New York, and the newly established Chicago Film Critics Association Awards..."

Nisita refused to admit defeat. In the past five years, the best director, best editing, and best screenplay often come from the same movie, and they are not accurate every time. Except for last year's last emperor and Millennium Field Platoon, There have also been cases of best director and editing, and scripts belonging to several films.

"What's the matter with Tom? Isn't his performance in Rain Man worthy of a Best Supporting Actor nomination?" Ronald asked again.

"Among the actors, many people are still jealous of him..." Nisita said something but stopped.

The so-called jealousy is of course a possible reason. Tom Cruise's performance can only be seen by experts, unlike the fool played by Dustin Hoffman, ordinary actors can also appreciate it.

However, the best supporting actor nominee, blond River Phoenix, played the son of a non-mainstream couple who escaped the FBI in "Unlimited Wanted."Not many challenging scenes.

Another movie starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Dean Stockwell in "Join the Gang", plays a gangster, and his performance is not very eye-catching.It was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

Could it be that Tom Cruise's acting skills can be squeezed out because both of them are of Jewish descent?
do not know!
This kind of thing, disgusting is disgusting here, if there is nothing, it is specious, and it is difficult for you to question it.Everyone in the Hollywood circle has a consensus, but if you want to protest, you have no grounds to speak out, and if you fail, you will be beaten back and accused of discrimination.

(End of this chapter)