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Post subject: Re: The Oscars Are Stupid
Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 7:27 am
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gridlok wrote:
I work in the film biz so I'm probably supposed to support them but to me, it's Hollywood glamor gone bad amplified by gross commercialism. I mean, there ARE some good bits, but I'm not willing to sit through the rest of it for them.

My two cents (Canadian!)

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Two more US cents from a 26 year industry vet ... yep. I find awards shows to be much like a lot of company awards (employee of the quarter, etc.). It's a popularity and proximity contest. If you're popular, the award committee will go looking for justification (hey, did you hear that Jim changed the TP in the bathroom all on his own? Wow, that's EE of the Quarter behavior). If you're not popular, they'll downplay real accomplishments.

Say, Jane did $30M in sales last year. Yeah, but she had an easy region. I'm voting for Jill (who only coincidentally golfs with her SVP every Sunday, a time Jane devotes to her family). She only did $3M but has a tough region. Oh and by the way (proximity), Jill just landed a huge $1.5M sale yesterday. When's the last time Jane scored big?

Well, it was $9M ... but three months ago ... the EC has pretty much forgotten and moved on.

Finally some studios lobby more than others. In most categories, the voters aren't required to watch all submissions and (so it's said) often don't. So it can certainly help your film if the studio is taking out lots of ads Academy voters will see day after day on their way down Sunset Blvd. Same deal with company awards. Jack's VP makes sure the EC hears about every little accomplishment he makes.

Gary's VP on the other hand does't believe in awards. "Swells their heads up" he says. So you can be sure he'll never push his team's accomplishments. So there it is, popularity, proximity and "push."

(Not to mention that at the current exchange rate, 2 cents Canadian and 2 cents US is probably almost 5 cents down here. A good start on getting your own Map of the Stars' Homes ... :D


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Post subject: Re: The Oscars Are Stupid
Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 10:45 am
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Lightnin MN wrote:
The only other award to ever be refused was Marlon Brando for his role in the Godfather, instead, he had a woman, purportedly a Native American, named SACHEEN LITTLEFEATHER make a 'refusal speech' on his behalf, berating America for it's treatment of Native Americans.

In true Hollywood fashion however, she was later revealed as not a true Native American but just an actress playing the part of one. :roll: :roll: :lol: :lol:

cheers!

And the Oscar goes to -
SACHEEN LITTLEFEATHER! :lol:
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