Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 371 Oscar nominees announced, Harvey's underhanded tactics strike (6K)

Around 9 p.m., the Golden Globe party ended, and Link returned to his Beverly Hills villa with several women from his family.

Because Sandra and Renée won awards, everyone held a party at home to celebrate, doing some fun things and fooling around until midnight before finally going to bed.

Following the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, American media outlets reported on the winners of this year's Golden Globe Awards and analyzed the distribution of each award.

The award for Best Picture in a Drama for "Sense and Sensibility" was controversial. The film was of good quality and had the potential to win, but other films released around the same time, such as "The Shawshank Redemption," "Braveheart," and "The Bridges of Madison County," were also of very high quality and can all be considered classic films.

In terms of artistic merit and popularity, the films are all equally matched.

The New York Post commented that this year's Best Picture nominees were all strong contenders that would have won in previous years, but unfortunately, they all came together, and that "Sense and Sensibility" had an element of luck in winning.

The second more controversial award is Best Actress in a Comedy Series.

Five actresses were nominated for this award: Nicole Kidman (For All of It), Annette Bening (The White House), Sandra Bullock (Second Sight), Toni Collette (Muriel's Wedding), and Vanessa Redgrave (Lakeside).

From a performance standpoint, the actors are all equally matched, but in terms of box office and influence, "Love at First Sight" is slightly stronger.

Media analysts suggest that Sandra Bullock won the award because she faced relatively few strong competitors at the same time.

In previous years, her chances of winning the award were very slim.

The third point of interest is that 8-year-old actor Haley Joel Osment became the youngest winner in Golden Globe history.

This also allowed Link's reputation for being skilled at coaching actors to spread more widely and gain more recognition.

The fourth point of interest is that Guess What Pictures achieved remarkable results at this year's Golden Globes, with seven films nominated, winning 5 out of 19 nominations, and taking home 5 of the 13 most important awards.

These awards once again demonstrate that Guess Movies' films are not only profitable but also of high quality, and that Guess Movies' policies and capabilities in film production are at the forefront of the industry.

Meanwhile, many tabloids are hyping up the idea that Guess the Movie spent money on public relations for the Golden Globes, claiming that Guess the Movie spent more than ten million dollars to buy awards, which is the main reason why several of its films were able to win awards.

Tabloids also seized the opportunity to hype up the relationship between Link and Sandra Bullock and Renée Zellweger.

It's said that Link uses this method to pick up girls, and he wants to make all his girlfriends Golden Globe or Oscar winners.

Regarding these discussions, Guess what the film's public relations department does differently. They do not interfere with any reasonable disputes, but for hearsay and speculation, Guess what the legal department does, issuing stern warnings to make all liars pay the price.

"This news can't be a rumor, right? Don't you want them all to become Oscar-winning actresses?"

In the villa's study, Sofia Coppola pointed to the news in the newspaper and smiled.

"Yes! But it's not that I made them Oscar winners, it's that they earned the awards through their hard work and performances. It's unfair to the media to give me all the credit for Sandra and Renée's wins."

"What's the difference? Without your support, they wouldn't have had the opportunity to get so many good movie roles, so you are the key factor in their winning awards."

Sofia said.

"Okay, how's the preparation for 'Girl Interrupted' going? When will filming begin?"

"If you have time next Tuesday, come to the set and help coach the actors. There are a lot of newcomers in the crew this time, and their acting skills are just average. I'm worried I won't be able to carry them." Sophia walked behind him, put her arms around his neck, and pressed her chest against his back like SpongeBob SquarePants.

"Okay! I'll go when I have time."

Link touched her cheek and continued working on his work. He was writing the script for the movie "The Rock". The crew had already begun preparations, including casting, making props, and building the film set. Filming was expected to begin in March.

The nominees for the 68th Academy Awards were announced the day after the Golden Globe Awards ceremony.

Guess Guess Guess Films has 6 films nominated, receiving 27 nominations.

The Sixth Sense received eight nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Visual Effects, and Best Makeup.

The Shawshank Redemption received seven nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

"Sense and Sensibility" also received 7 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

The Butterfly Effect received three nominations: Best Supporting Actress, Best Editing, and Best Original Screenplay.

"The Groom Runs Back" received one nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

"Love at First Sight" received one nomination for Best Actress.

The film with the most Oscar nominations this year is Braveheart, with a total of 10 nominations;
Second on the list is Apollo 13, with 9 nominations;
The Sixth Sense ranked third.

After the Oscar nominations were announced, all the nominated film companies began their awards campaigns, hoping to win more awards at the Academy Awards ceremony and gain more attention and box office revenue.

Guess what? The film industry has also started public relations efforts. The first targets are not the judges of the various unions of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, but the three major indicators of the upcoming Oscars: the British Academy Film Awards, the Critics' Choice Awards, and the Motion Picture Guild Awards.

The Critics' Choice Awards were held in Los Angeles at the end of January. The awards are jointly organized by the Broadcast Film Critics Association of North America and the Radio Television Journalists Association, and have a high level of influence and professionalism in the North American film and television industry.

The award was established last year and is now in its second year. It has 10 categories: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Young Actor, Best Screenplay, and Best Foreign Language Film.

At the American Film Critics Circle Awards, "Sense and Sensibility" won Best Picture, "The Sixth Sense" won Best Screenplay, Renée Zellweger won Best Supporting Actress, and other awards were won by films such as "Braveheart," "The Bridges of Madison County," and "Apollo 13."

In early February, Link brought his crew to London to attend the British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards ceremony.

Since the award is based in the UK and the judges are all British, the selection process primarily focuses on British filmmakers and films with British themes.

At this year's British Academy Film Awards, British-themed films such as "Sense and Sensibility," "Braveheart," and "Mad King George" were among the most popular choices.

After several rounds of selection, "Sense and Sensibility" ultimately won three awards, including Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress.

"Braveheart" won four awards: Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Effects, and Best People's Film Award.

The Sixth Sense only won two awards: Best Editing and Best Special Visual Effects.

Trainspotting won the Best Adapted Screenplay award.

The Motion Picture Guild Awards were held in Los Angeles on February 10.

The Motion Picture Unions (MPUs) refer to the various unions in the film industry, including the Producers Guild, Directors Guild, Screen Actors Guild, Cinematographers Guild, Writers Guild, and 13 others.

Each year, each union selects the best-performing film or filmmaker.

The Academy Awards are voted on annually by members of the Motion Picture Association of America, with the winners ultimately announced by the Academy.

American film guild awards are also considered the most prestigious indicators of a film's future.

At the guild awards, Braveheart won Best Picture, Best Sound Editing, Best Makeup, and Best Cinematography; The Sixth Sense won Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing; Sense and Sensibility won Best Adapted Screenplay; and The Butterfly Effect won Best Supporting Actress.

The remaining film awards were won by other films.

Judging from the four major Oscar indicators, including the Golden Globes, there are three favorite films for this year's Oscars: Braveheart, Sense and Sensibility, and The Sixth Sense. The second tier includes Apollo 13, The Postman, Leaving Las Vegas, The Butterfly Effect, and The Usual Suspects.

"The Shawshank Redemption has received good reviews, so why did it win so few awards at various film awards?"

In the office, Link flipped through the newspaper and asked.

When the film was under the PR umbrella, "The Shawshank Redemption" received the same PR resources as "The Sixth Sense" and "Sense and Sensibility," but it repeatedly failed in the awards selection.

This result surprised Link.

The reason why "The Shawshank Redemption" failed to win an award was because "Forrest Gump" was too strong at the same time, making this film a regrettable omission from the Oscars.

It's been postponed for a year now, but it's still not well-received.

"Boss, we've analyzed it, and there are two reasons. First, there were many good movies released last year, so the competition was strong. Second, the movie's values ​​were not right. Compared to the pursuit of 'freedom' in 'Braveheart,' Andy Dufour's pursuit of freedom did not conform to mainstream social values ​​and was slightly inferior in terms of ideological level."

Jon Gordon said.

Link thought about it and accepted the explanation.

Regardless of whether it's a Chinese or foreign film, it should have a normal set of values ​​and conform to social morality and mainstream values.

The same applies to Hollywood movies; they are not only an important tool for the United States to export its ideology and culture abroad, but also a tool for promoting its culture and values ​​domestically.

Films that align with mainstream American social values ​​receive support from the Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards.

For example, films that oppose racial discrimination, films about homosexuality, films that promote capitalism, and films about the inspiration of ordinary people.

Compared to Braveheart, The Shawshank Redemption, while possessing a certain depth and cultural connotation, has a story core and expression style that do not conform to mainstream values, making it relatively niche. This kind of film will probably only have a chance to win Best Picture if no good films come out for more than a decade.

"Since The Shawshank Redemption performed poorly during the awards season, we will reduce our investment in film public relations and concentrate our resources on public relations for Sense and Sensibility and The Sixth Sense, in order to get these two films to win more awards."

Link looked at the three relevant people in charge at the desk: Jon Gordon, president of the publicity department; Daniel DeVito, president of the production department; and Remy Scola, vice president of public relations. He was temporarily in charge of the public relations department after Liu Xiaoli returned to China.

"Good boss!"

Jon Gordon and Remy Sklar got up and left.

Link and Daniel, who remained behind, discussed the pre-production of their new film, "The Rock".

After more than a month of preparation, the main cast of the film has been confirmed, including Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, Ed Harris, John Sabins, and others. The assistant director is Yu Feihong, the art director is Michael White, and the visual effects artist is Hoyt Yetman, among others.

It's almost the same cast.

The film's production budget was $7500 million.

Link plans to begin filming in February.

Daniel DeVito told Link that Donald Simpson still strongly opposes script changes and wants the film to be shot exactly as written, without major alterations, otherwise the movie will definitely lose money.

Link smiled and told Daniel not to worry about it, as the script's copyright belonged to Guess the Movies.

Guess Who has the right to modify the script and film it their own way. Although Donald Simpson is a producer, he has no right to interfere with Guess Who's doing business.

After seeing Daniel off, Link checked the time and went to the set of "Girl, Interrupted" to check on the filming progress. Sofia told him that Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie had a conflict over their roles during filming, and he would have to find a way to mediate.

The solution is simple: have them sleep together, and they'll make up before they even start fighting.

We're all family, there's no conflict that can't be resolved in bed.
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After the four major Oscars ceremony, Harvey Weinstein was also reviewing the award results of his films.

Of the four films Miramax is promoting at the four major film awards, only a few have been nominated so far, and none have won an award, a rather poor performance.

Harvey Weinstein looked at Scott Greenstein, the vice president and public relations director, with a grim face. "We've done so much PR, why didn't the film win any awards? Have you found out why?"

Scott Greenstein said, "There are two reasons. First, there were too many good movies released last year. Several of our films, whether in terms of box office, critical acclaim, or artistry, did not rank in the top ten. That is the fundamental reason."

Secondly, Guess What Film Studios and the seven major film companies are also putting in a lot of public relations effort, investing more resources and funds than us, and their PR efforts are much stronger. If we want to win an award, we'll have to come up with even more funds and resources.

Harvey frowned. "Isn't $300 million in PR enough?"

“I heard that Guess the Movies has spent over $1000 million on the six nominated films, while Paramount and Universal have invested three to four million dollars,” Scott said, shrugging helplessly.

Harvey looked even worse.

Before 92, Miramax Films' efforts to garner support for the Oscars involved simply making a few phone calls to acquaintances, sending a few greeting cards, or organizing a few movie screenings.

Starting in 94, after Guess the Movie's films were nominated for Academy Awards, Link began spending a lot of money on public relations for the films, giving the judges many benefits, and taking the Academy Awards very seriously.

The votes in the hands of the Oscar voters have become very valuable.

They need more benefits and won't just vote for Miramax films because of a few phone calls from him anymore.

This makes public relations more difficult for Miramax Films, requiring them to invest more money and resources to win awards.

Thus, Oscar public relations has become a game of capital.

In this game, well-funded Guess the Movies Studios undoubtedly has the biggest advantage, followed by the Big Seven studios. Films from smaller studios like Miramax will face greater difficulty in winning awards.

If this trend continues, Miramax's films will not only fail to make money at the box office, but will also fail to win awards at the Academy Awards, which he has high hopes for.

If Miramax Films fails to gain recognition through the Oscars, its box office performance will be even worse, its influence in the film industry will decline, and it will no longer be able to use Oscars to acquire film distribution rights at low prices.

This was a vicious cycle that ultimately led to Miramax Films going bankrupt.

"Damn Link! Why is he always going against me?"

Harvey Weinstein cursed with a gloomy face.

“Link is not only going against us, but also against the entire film industry. His goal is probably to break the established Hollywood circles and make Guess Movies the dominant force in the film industry. This guy is really ambitious.”

Scott exclaimed.

Harvey took a few deep breaths, looking at the photo of Link holding the trophy in the newspaper. He wished he could find an assassin to kill this eyesore.

After Scott left the office, Harvey thought about it seriously with a dark face. He was unwilling to admit defeat so easily, and he didn't want to see Link too smug.

He called Michael Ovitz, Langmeyer, Barrydiller, and others to talk about how Guessing Game Studios spent a lot of money on public relations for the Oscars.

I hope several companies will work together to hype this news, so that everyone knows that Guessing Pictures is spending money on public relations. This is unfair to all film companies and filmmakers. I hope this news will ruin Link and Guessing Pictures' reputation.

Ron Mayer did not approve of this approach.

First, the Oscars public relations campaign isn't just being done by Guessing Game Studios; other film companies are doing it too. They're using this to expose scandals in the film industry, letting the audience know the inside story of the Oscar selection process, and thus diminishing the prestige of the awards.

This practice harms the interests of the entire film industry and is highly undesirable.

Secondly, creating hype for news requires money. Who will pay for it? Are they going to pay to suppress Guess Movies, allowing other film companies to reap the benefits?
Furthermore, Guess Movies' films continue to be box office hits, making it one of the most financially powerful film companies in Hollywood. Guess Movies' publicity department is also skilled in hype and public relations, and they will definitely handle negative news in a timely manner.

To tarnish the reputation of Guessing Movies, everyone would need to spend more money and resources to wage a public relations war against them.

Success brings little reward, while failure results in significant losses.

Finally, guess why film studios spend so much money on public relations for their movies? It's because several of their films have a chance to win awards, and among the seven major studios, apart from Paramount Pictures, the producer of "Braveheart," the chances of their films winning multiple awards are slim.

Since there's no chance of winning more awards, it's not worthwhile to invest resources in this kind of thing.

In conclusion, this approach is highly inadvisable.

Harvey was furious when he heard Ron Mayer's words.

Competing with Guessing Movies for the Oscars is not a good deal for the seven major studios, but it is a good deal for him and Miramax. Miramax's movies did not perform well at the box office, and he was hoping to make up for the losses with the Oscars, and also hoped to use the Oscars to gain fame and power.

But these guys just wouldn't cooperate.

If he was unwilling to cooperate, why was he chosen as the leader to oppose Guess the Movies in the first place?
Harvey subtly reminded the group that this matter wouldn't benefit the Seven Studios much, but it would greatly benefit their race, as it could reduce Link's influence and power in the film industry.

Link already wielded considerable power; if he and Guess the Movies win many more Oscars, his dominance in the film industry will only increase further.

This is a very harmful thing for their race.

Barry Diller agreed with his statement but disagreed with his proposal.

Because hyping up this kind of news has very little negative impact on Link and Guess the Movies.

Guess what? The foundation of this film company's success in the film industry is a string of blockbuster movies, not how many awards it wins.

As long as Guessing Pictures' movies continue to be box office hits, Link's influence in Hollywood is unlikely to decline.

For Link and Guess the Movie, the Oscars were just icing on the cake.

Barry Diller hopes Harvey can come up with a better strategy to deal with the rise of Guess the Movies, rather than these superficial tactics.

Ron Mayer agreed with him.

Harvey was both angry and helpless.

In the past, when Michael Ovitz proposed to deal with Link, Langmeyer and others readily agreed, but when it came to him, they all just gave perfunctory answers.

These bastards are so disunited, the Jews will never have a chance to reclaim Hollywood.

“Harvey, if you want to beat Link at the Oscars, I can give you a good idea.”

Michael Ovitz, who was in the audience, said.

"what?"

Harvey didn't really want to hear what Ovitz had to say, because the guy had repeatedly lost to Link in the past, and listening to him was pointless.

Did you know about Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere's divorce?

"Knowing, what does it matter?"

"At the beginning of the year, French media reported that they saw Link and Cindy Crawford traveling in Switzerland, and Cindy Crawford has become a member of Link's large group of girlfriends."

“I’ve seen it too, but it’s just gossip, no photos. Besides, Cindy Crawford is divorced, so it’s normal for her to date Link. This kind of news won’t hurt Link.”

Harvey frowned as he spoke.

Cindy Crawford is a great beauty in the entertainment industry, with a great figure, long legs, and a lot of fame. Many people thought they could take advantage of her divorce to find an opportunity to date her, but they didn't expect that she would fall into the arms of that bastard Link early on.

When Harvey first saw the news, he couldn't help but sigh with regret. He really couldn't understand why a successful woman like Cindy Crawford would willingly fall into Link's trap.

“Harvey, don’t rush. Do you know about Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise’s divorce? I heard their divorce case has been dragging on for half a year and the verdict is coming soon. You should pay more attention to it.”

Ovitz chuckled.

"I know it"

Harvey was about to ask what this had to do with Link when suddenly his eyes lit up and he instantly understood what Ovitz meant.

Cindy Crawford divorced Richard Gere and then started dating Link.

Nicole Kidman was once rumored to have had an affair with Link. Shortly after filming "The Batman," news broke that she and Tom Cruise had separated and were preparing for divorce, and now they are about to officially divorce.

This suggests that Link was also involved in their divorce.

Even if there's no connection, Link can still be made to take the blame through hype.

Then they blamed Link for Cindy Crawford's divorce.

Haha, so Link is not only a playboy, but also a third party who ruined two loving couples, a habitual seduce married women, and a person with a tarnished reputation.

This is a crucial stage in the Oscar selection process. When voting, the judges not only consider the quality of the film but also the reputation of the winner. They will not cast their votes for someone with a bad reputation.

If things go smoothly, Link won't be able to win an award at this year's Academy Awards.

"Michael, thank you, that's a great suggestion."

"No need to be polite, we're all on the same side, and I don't want to see Link have an easy time either."

Michael Ovitz laughed.

After hanging up the phone, Harvey called Bob and Scott to discuss creating negative news about Link.

(End of this chapter)