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Chapter 118 The awards season is coming

The so-called awards season is actually an evaluation of the film industry's works during the year.

At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, major awards and judging activities in North America were held one after another to give you a panoramic view of the best films of the year. The number of awards and the intensive intermittent time formed this name and form of the awards season.

In a narrow sense, it refers to the various film awards held from December to February of the following year, such as the Golden Satellite Award, the Annie Award and other awards, the production labor union, the directors’ union, the actors’ union and other film professionals The three types of awards from the Trade Union Association Awards, as well as the awards of major film critics associations in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, finally ended with the awarding of Golden Globes and Oscars. This is the Oscars season in the general concept.

Anyway, the nomination list will be intensively announced in December, followed by the Oscar nomination luncheon. In mid-January, there will be the golden ball finale climax, and mid-February will be the preheating for the Oscar ceremony.

After all, even if it is a summary of last year.

Because of this, almost every year’s Oscar PR will be extremely busy during this time, and January to February are their consecutive days, and it is also the peak time for the most frequent banquets such as parties and receptions throughout the year.

At this time, Hollywood has a feeling of an industrial social season, and stars of all walks of life are frequently out.Celebrities such as film critics, senior directors, and producers have become the objects of flattery by the Olympic staff this season...This is often the two months when the unspoken rules are most prevalent and concentrated in the year. It is only beauty and temptation and sexual entertainment, but the exchange of benefits involved in it is frequently staged, so that it is difficult to arouse everyone's surprise.

Later, Harvey Weinstein could be exposed to so many harassment incidents, how many of them actually took the initiative?

Anyway, the reputation is bad, and I don't mind others' black feet and whitewashing oneself.

Of course, it doesn't mean that he is innocent. There is nothing black and white in it, and naturally he can't escape this conclusion.

However, this alone does not mean that these so-called award selections are full of shady.

There are rules, but first of all, you are the players who can enter the game.

So if you want to enter the nomination list, you still have to rely on the quality of the work-at least there must be something to praise and some advantages, and the foundation should not be too bad.

Only after getting a different look from the film critics did I have a ticket to enter the game. At this time, what means can there be room for display.

Then, if you have money, you will spend money to legally purchase the services of a public relations company and let them help lobby the selection judges.

If you are reluctant to throw money or your wealth is not rich enough, but you want to get awards, develop your career, or even try to get to the Oscars, at this time, the Eight Immortals will show their magical powers.

Agents, personal connections in the circle, and your own body... All roads lead to Rome. As long as you can get the slightest chance, you can contact the judges and change their attitudes. What you should do is all yourself. Things that should be implemented.

If you want it, how can you not pay?Whether it is worth it or not is something you should think about.

However, generally speaking, the times have changed. At this level, there are very few pure ****, and more common is the distribution of resources in the circle, such as getting acquainted with big people, helping to raise investment, or even Money implies.

As for the provision of body, it can only be said that you are willing to give it to me at the time of wooing, and it does not have much impact on the overall situation.

On the contrary, in the kind of small awards with low attention and high operability, there will be actors who are willing to offer services in exchange for an opportunity, even if this does not guarantee that you will be awarded, it just means that the odds are higher. Minute.Again, the question is worth it.What to do is to think well.

Of course, for Oscar, the rules of the game will be more obscure and strict.

Their attention is too high, the number of judges is too large, and they have been closely watched over the years. In addition to spending money to invite related public relations companies, they have fewer tricks and relatively fairness.

After all, with so many members of the jury, if they don't have the right way to provide them, they don't even know who to call for help. How about public relations?

And these are also resources, and even developed into a business, is it suitable for admission? Of course, you have to use money to open the way.

So going back to the group of people who hit the Oscars, everything finally became one point: Franklin didn't work.

As long as you have money, the public relations company will screen out suitable lobbyists for you and use various exchange methods to impress them; as long as you have money, they will try their best to promote your work and win you votes.

This approach is on the bright side, and Oscar doesn't even evade it.

What is reasonable and legal?In the presidential election, what about political contributions?Nor has it been seen that the US law disagrees.

What are you afraid of? Even the list of receipts is clear and available, and the charges are fair and reasonable.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, as long as you publicize all the members of the judge team with close to a thousand people, you can get a 100% nomination, and as long as your work meets the minimum level of the Oscar selection, it will come out. An Oscar statuette is nothing.

Later generations of "Bomb Disposal Expert" relied on the money offensive to win the best film among competitors.

Of course, there is also a question of whether it is worthwhile. After all, making movies is to make money, and if you want to use awards to expand your popularity and sell a good price, then the public relations expenses must not be too exaggerated.

Otherwise, who would do a loss-making business?

The entire award season is completely packaged operation, which in turn promoted intensified competition between films.

All contestants who want to win can only passively or actively invest money in it to ensure that they are at least not discriminated against. Steven Spielberg of "Saving Private Ryan" eats this. The loss was too proud and unwilling to cater to it. As a result, Miramax's "Shakespeare in Love" finally came back and missed the best film of the year.

At first, all film critics were optimistic about this World War II masterpiece, but what about it?It's not capsized yet.

This also makes everyone more and more respect the rules set by the judges-under such a vicious circle, coupled with the increasingly serious factors of political correctness, Oscar's reputation is also deteriorating.

However, the lean camel is bigger than the horse. At least in the past few years, the gold content of the award is still being recognized.

As a result, the entire gray economy industry that has developed may be more caring than the award season itself. The professional lobbying companies in Hollywood earn the money of these months in a year, but they are also alive and well.

So, if things go on like this, will bad money drive out good money?

Anyway, no one cares, right?Let time determine all this.

It is not the so-called shady scene, nor is it dreamy, beautiful, fair and sunny, just as Hollywood is never a place where hard work and acting skills can succeed...

Of course Lehmann knew this, and he didn't have the fascinating and confident thoughts of Steven Spielberg.

On the contrary, he is very cautious and willing to abide by this form of industry rules.

After all, if you can really win the prize, you will definitely be more direct and better than investing in your own income.

He has thought about it, plus the income from the two films, a large part of it has been in his hands, oh no, most of it is the joint income of the studio.

He discussed with Ryan, and Ryan agreed with the idea he tried.

As a result, this public relations fee will be called to CAA using Mann Studio's account.

The separation of public and private will last long.Lehman has always paid attention to this aspect and his relationship with Ryan.

They are partners, and this relationship foundation should not deteriorate.

The cost of public relations is expensive, a full 5 million US dollars, if it weren't for Europa Films to bear half, Lehman would never want to pay.

Sure enough, Franklin opened the way for lobbying and everything. If you use this thing once, you will lose one more time.

As the money arrived, CAA also immediately started related actions.

Paramount Pictures is still insisting on "Three Fools in Bollywood", which was shown in a few theaters. Recently, the box office of single-libraries has suddenly risen.

Moreover, the Los Angeles Film Critics Awards on January 3, the name of the film began to be mentioned.

Undoubtedly, it's time to start reviewing qualifications and prepare to get a pass for Oscar selection.

From that day on, the name of the film began to appear frequently.

The Directors’ Guild and the Film Critics Association all received relevant nominations and won.

In the Golden Satellite Awards, (also known as the Little Golden Globe), because it is selected by American journalists and media like the Golden Globe Awards, in fact, even the relevant organization is a division of the American Journalists Association. It can also be regarded as one of the Oscar weather vanes and a more important selection award in Hollywood.

Well, with the efforts of CAA, "Three Fools Raise Bollywood" was nominated again.

Then came the Houston Film Critics Association Award, the Chicago Film Critics Association Award and a large number of niche awards, which have also been nominated one after another or simply award reservations.

Games? It’s boring to always play, even during the awards season.

However, Lehman hasn't come to North America yet, because Kevin Hoween said that he can come by on the eve of February. The previous ones can be done without showing up and will not let the judges of the relevant selection feel disrespectful Steven Spielberg is this that made the judges taboo).

After getting so many nominations, the style has also begun to be shaped. In the entire foreign language film, "Three Fools Raise Bollywood" can be said to be the top one, with that kind of thunderous feeling.

He also became the one with the highest expectations on the selection list...