Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

Although Sherman Entertainment Group is described by the media as being in a precarious stage, no one can deny that "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" produced by MGM and released by Sherman Entertainment Group is the most dazzling star in 2006. Although the movie was only released on Christmas, it managed to rank among the top 20 in the annual box office list in just a few weeks. The most important thing is that the word-of-mouth is almost unanimously praised.And this good word of mouth is reflected in the Hollywood awards season that is the nominations for numerous movie awards. "The four major newspapers wrapped up a cross-page advertisement to express their gratitude.Because this is also one of the unspoken rules of the Hollywood awards season. If you are nominated for my award, you have to advertise your film, and the advertisement must also carry the words that you have been nominated for a certain film award.Otherwise, not only will there be no chance to win the award, but it will also be rejected by this award in the future.And most importantly, your producer and distribution company will have a bad reputation in Hollywood, and other awards will not easily nominate your film for awards.

Although Hollywood's awards season starts in November every year, the awards in November and early December are for independent films or documentaries, and the real highlight starts in late December.The first to appear is of course the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, which are the three major Film Critics Association awards, and are also the most commercially charged among all the Film Critics Association awards in the United States.And "When Happiness Comes Knocking" is naturally a double hit at the word-of-mouth box office. In addition, Jade transplanted the film to Los Angeles for shooting, so the "When Happiness Knocks" crew is completely fighting at home.If it weren't for the Los Angeles Film Critics Association's concern about the fairness of the awards, all the awards would have almost been reserved for "When Happiness Comes Knocking".

When the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards on the West Bank had just ended, the most representative New York Film Critics Association Awards on the East Coast were also presented the next day.Although "When Happiness Comes Knocking" has also received many nominations, it is clear that this film is not at all the favorite of New York film critics who like avant-garde exploration movies. Apart from a consolation award for the best adapted screenplay, "When Happiness Comes" "Knock Knock" almost lost the New York Film Critics Circle Awards.

However, the Boston Film Critics Association Awards the next day are obviously much more polite to "When Happiness Comes Knocking". As one of the cities with the highest concentration of elites in the United States, although Boston film critics also like art films, they value more It is the humanistic care of the film.And at this point, "When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door" is obviously qualified.Although it failed to kill the Quartet like it did at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, the important award for best film was still won.

After the three major film critic awards, the Golden Satellite Awards, one of Hollywood's vanes, also began to award.The Golden Satellite Awards are organized by the American Institute of International Press, which has a very close relationship with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which hosts the Golden Globes.Therefore, many people also regard the Golden Satellite Award as a warm-up for the Golden Globe Award, but there are still obvious differences between the two.The establishment of the Golden Globes was because some people thought that the Oscars would focus too much on American movies and promote the spirit of conservatism.That's why the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was started, and then the Golden Globes were hosted.However, after the Golden Globe Awards promoted foreign films, some people felt that it was inappropriate, so the International Press Association of the United States was born, and finally the Golden Satellite Awards.

However, the tone of the Golden Satellite Awards, Golden Globe Awards and Oscar Awards is basically the same, except that the judges of the Golden Globe Awards pay more attention to commercial films, while the judges of the Golden Satellite Awards love art films.Although these three awards have small differences in taste, they are not as exaggerated as the three major Film Critics Association awards.The Golden Satellite Awards and the Golden Globe Awards are often awarded a week apart. It often happens that movies that lose at the Golden Satellite Awards can quickly regain confidence in the Golden Globe Awards, and movies that shine at the Golden Satellite Very likely to lose at the Ballon d'Or.

Although "Happiness Knocks on the Door" won the Golden Satellite Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture, Will Smith only won the Golden Satellite Award for Best Actor, but lost at the Golden Globe Award; Jed also lost the Golden Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Screenplay, but won two Golden Globes.Of course, the best director that Jed valued the most still didn't have his share.

Fortunately, there is a people's choice award buffer between the Golden Satellite Award and the Golden Globe Award, which are two up-and-down awards, so Jade and others still haven't learned what thrilling is.Since the People's Choice Awards are automatically voted by American audiences, "When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door" was popular without exception, but Jed still missed the best director.Therefore, some entertainment media commented that Jed Sherman's idea of ​​hitting the best director with "When Happiness Comes Knocking" may fail, and it is very likely that he will not even be nominated for an Oscar.Although Jed refused to respond to the news, many media still read his obsession with the best director from Jed's unfriendly expression.

The next ten days of January to the first ten days of February will be the awards of the major Hollywood unions, among which the Natural Directors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and Screenwriters Guild Awards attract media attention.Since Jed is one of the directors of the directors' union council, many people thought that he should at least be able to win a best director in the directors' union, but the best director of the directors' union award did not even mention Jed.You must know that the rules of Hollywood awards are that the major labor unions are responsible for their respective professional awards, such as the directors union is responsible for the best director, and the photographers association is responsible for the best photography... But Jed didn't even get nominated for the best director at the directors union award As a result, the media have reported with certainty that this year's Oscar for Best Director will definitely miss Jed Sherman.Fortunately, "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" performed fairly well in the three major trade union awards, so except for Jed who was rather frustrated, everyone else was in a good mood.And in everyone's uneasy mood, the Oscars finally announced his nomination list.

When the Oscar nomination list was announced, the biggest controversy was that the commercial film "Dream Girl", jointly produced by DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures, became the biggest nominee.You must know that "Dream Girl" is not only a purely commercial film, but also criticized by many film critics as "a film that uses idols to cheat young fans of money".Although the film was nominated for such a heavy award as best picture, eight nominations is indeed a shock. "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" was nominated for three nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Original Book Adaptation, which is considered an average performance.However, Jed Sherman's confirmation that he did not get the nomination for the best director still caused a lot of discussion, but the final result was all over because of Jed's refusal to respond.

In addition to "Happiness Knocks," three other films from Sherman Entertainment Group were nominated.Among them, "The Devil Wears Prada" won three nominations for Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Costume Design; "Pirates of the Caribbean: Requiem" won Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, Four nominations including Best Sound Effects and Best Sound Editing; "The Prestige" also has two nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction.

And what surprised Jed was that this year's Oscars actually had a lot of Chinese elements involved.For example, "Golden Flowers in the City" was nominated for best costume; "Infernal Affairs", an adaptation of the Hong Kong movie "Infernal Affairs", won two nominations for best original adaptation and best director; and the documentary about AIDS orphans "Children of Yingzhou" was also nominated for Best Documentary Short.However, Jed did not decline this Oscar awards ceremony. In addition to cheering for his films, more importantly, his right-hand assistant Shirley Lansing has confirmed to win this year's Oscar Humanitarian Award.

When Jed appeared on the Oscars red carpet, all the reporters were in a commotion.On the one hand, it is the turmoil of the Sherman Entertainment Group, and on the other hand, it is because Jed lost the best actor again.But this time, Jed is completely black and super upper body, ignoring the reporters' questions at all.However, no reporter dared to say anything. With Jed's status and identity today, he no longer needed to consider the feelings of the reporters.This year's Oscar host is Ellen DeGeneres, a newcomer to Jade's TV production company.

Because Oprah has expressed several times that she wants to stop the recording of "The Oprah Show", and she also expressed that she wants to leave the company and start her own business.In order to fill the vacancy of daytime talk shows, Dongfeng TV Production Company also began to cultivate Ellen DeGeneres in the past few years. Now her "Ellen Show" is a daytime talk show with the same reputation as "Oprah Show". .And the most important thing is that Allen's personality is relatively active, so "The Allen Show" is not only loved by housewives, but also sought after by many young white-collar workers and college girls.Because "The Ellen Show" and "Oprah Show" are so-called syndicated programs, they are basically independently purchased by major TV stations.As far as the current data is concerned, the number of subscriptions for the two programs is about the same, but "The Ellen Show" is more popular in the metropolis, and some TV stations are more willing to give the "Ellen Show" the prime daytime slot from [-]:[-] to [-]:[-] .Although Oprah has already felt the pressure from Allen, Oprah has already planned to transform behind the scenes, but she is not dissatisfied with the company's efforts to build its own opponent.

Although Jed was not nominated for best director this year, as a producer, he still has the opportunity to be on stage for best picture.At the same time, his own best adapted screenplay still has a lot of chances of winning, but "Infernal Affairs" seems to have a greater chance.Because "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is too mainstream, on the contrary, a movie like "Infernal Affairs" that takes the edge of the sword may make the judges' eyes shine even more.

However, Martin Scorsese actually nominated the best director for this film, which surprised Jed a little.However, he quickly determined that Martin Scorsese should be the winner of the award this year. The best director is obviously a consolation prize.In Jed's view, Martin Scorsese should have won the award early for "Taxi Driver" or "Gangs of New York", even "Goodfellas", "The Last Temptation of Christ" or "The Aviator" are better than this one. "The Departed" is much better.

It's a pity that the combination of Martin Scorsese and Leonardo is really ill-fated. From "Gangs of New York" to "Wolf of Wall Street", almost a movie is a masterpiece.It's a pity that Martin won the best director once in the end. It is estimated that the judges think that if they don't give it, maybe he will have no chance in the future (after all, he is old); and the queen actor Leonardo is the most popular every time. They are all running with them.Even Jed couldn't help crying deeply at this tragic experience.