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Chapter 585 Nominations Announced
Just as the battle was about to ignite, Wu Chen was leading his creative team in New York to make final preparations for the upcoming large-scale release.

In her hotel room, Rebecca Sarkin called, her voice brimming with barely suppressed excitement.

"Wu, good news!"

"good news?"

Wu Chen was somewhat confused.

"Yes, the nominations for the North American Broadcast Film Critics Circle Awards and the Golden Globe Awards have just been announced!"

Rebecca's voice rose a few decibels, "The Association Awards! We've secured twelve nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress, leading all other films!"
We also received four core nominations for the Golden Globe Awards!

Wu Chen was slightly taken aback.

He was no stranger to the North American Broadcasting Film Critics Association Awards.

This award, selected by nearly 300 film critics, has a large number of judges whose tastes highly overlap with those of the Oscar judges.

It has long been hailed as one of the most accurate "Oscar indicators," and is considered one of the "three major Oscar precursors" along with the National Board of Review Awards and the Golden Globe Awards.

Of course, he thought these outposts were a bit ridiculous, but that didn't diminish their importance.

"You guys acted really quickly."

Wu Chen quickly realized what was happening and smiled.

Clearly, Paramount has been well-prepared for this year's Oscars.

Although the film has not yet been released nationwide in the United States, they have certainly ensured that the vast majority of judges and critics have seen it in advance through limited, extended screenings in art-house theaters in Los Angeles and New York.

“Of course,” Rebecca added, “but Wu, this year’s competition will be very tough.”

Wu Chen nodded in agreement.

This year is truly filled with formidable competitors.

The Weinstein Company's top contender, "The King's Speech," is coming on strong;
David Fincher's "The Social Network" is hailed as a "masterpiece of its time".

In addition, there are the Coen brothers' True Grit, Danny Boyle's 127 Hours, and David Russell's Fighter.
However, looking at this star-studded list of challengers, Wu Chen's eyes lit up with excitement.

It's pointless to win against the weak; what matters is to fight your way out from the strong.

After hanging up the phone, Wu Chen looked at the main creators in the room.

Keira Knightley was staring intently at her phone, her excitement barely concealed.

"Congratulations, Kayla, and Mira too," Wu Chen said with a smile.

This year's Golden Globe Awards not only recognized Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress, but Mila Kunis also received a valuable Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role as Lily.

He swept almost all the major award nominations, except for the male actors.

"Thank you, director! And congratulations!" Keira Knightley stood up excitedly.

She was nominated for "Atonement" back then, but that time it was a complete failure.

Now, she can finally make a comeback.

If she can win the Association Award and the Golden Globe Award, it will definitely be her best weapon to win an Oscar.

Mila Kunis's eyes also revealed a strong desire.

The Best Supporting Actress award is quite good in some ways as well.
Wu Chen smiled, then glanced at the Golden Globe nominations.

As he expected, 1939 did not receive a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

With the announcement of the nominations for these two important awards, the 2010 North American awards season has officially begun.

An invisible war, more brutal than any box office battle, is brewing among major film studios, public relations firms, and the media.

The news quickly spread back to the mainland.

[Black Swan Leads the Oscar Race! With 12 nominations, Wu Chen's suspenseful aesthetics reach new heights!]

[Golden Globe Nominations Announced: Wu Chen's "Black Swan" Leads with Four Nominations, Golden Bear Winner "1939" Misses Out!] [A Tale of Two Extremes! "Black Swan" Becomes One of the Biggest Favorites of Awards Season, "1939" Fails to Win Golden Globe Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film]

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Netizens were stunned when they saw the news.

"Wait a minute, that's strange. 'Black Swan' hasn't even been released yet, so how come it's been nominated?"

"Let me explain, upstairs. This is called a preview screening. It's specifically shown to the judges and media to boost their chances of winning awards. It's standard procedure."

"It's a pity that '1939' didn't get a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. It looks like its chances of winning an Oscar are slim too!"

"The Golden Globes are trash, will they even choose a foreign language film?"

It was past 10 p.m. when the New York premiere ended.

Wu Chen returned to the hotel and let out a deep breath.

His recent hectic promotional schedule has left him feeling somewhat exhausted.

Just then, Yu Dong called, his voice brimming with barely concealed excitement and triumph.

"Director Wu, I heard you're in New York?"

There was a lot of background noise coming from the other end of the phone, which was obviously from a banquet.

"Yes, Mr. Yu."

Wu Chen yawned.

He knew that Bona Film Group had just rang the bell on Nasdaq, and Yu Dong was undoubtedly holding a celebration banquet for the listing.

"Haha, Director Wu, how about we get together tomorrow? I have quite a few people here, Gong Li, Yuan Li, and Shi Nansheng are all here. It's rare for everyone to be in New York, so let's get together."

Yu Dong felt very capable at this moment.

Bona Film Group became the first mainland Chinese film company to be listed in the United States, earning US dollars. In the future, it may be able to enter Hollywood earlier than other mainland Chinese companies.
He felt that Wu Chen should think more highly of Bona.

Wu Chen felt a headache after hearing this.

What's the point of all this talk? It all boils down to project collaboration.

He immediately came up with a perfect excuse:

"Mr. Yu, this is really unfortunate. As you know, the nominations were just announced, and Paramount has arranged a bunch of public relations events, which I have to attend."

Plus, the film is releasing the day after tomorrow, and I really can't get away."

Yu Dong was stunned for a long time.

But he really couldn't refute this reason: award public relations was more important than his celebration banquet.

"Alright, Director Wu, you go ahead and get busy. Business comes first! We'll all get together again when we have time." Yu Dong said cheerfully.

Seeing that Yu Dong had hung up the phone, Gong Li and others, who were chatting idly with wine glasses not far away, looked over.

They knew that Yu Dong wanted to invite Wu Chen to come along, because they had just been talking about the grand premiere of "Black Swan" in Times Square, New York.
"Director Wu is busy with award publicity, so he can't come."

Yu Dong tossed his suit jacket aside, a smile plastered on his face, and casually remarked.

"That definitely requires Director Wu to personally handle things. Hollywood PR is no simple matter, right, Sister Gong Li?" someone immediately chimed in.

"Public relations here are complicated, so it's normal for Director Wu to be busy."

Gong Li smiled faintly and took a sip of champagne.

However, she knew that with a giant like Paramount handling things, Wu Chen, as a director, only needed to attend a few key public relations events, and was far from being so busy that he didn't even have time for a meal.

This clearly shows they don't want to come.

However, she didn't say much; saying too much would be embarrassing.
(End of this chapter)