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This sounds almost like voting with one's feet, making the judges seem irresponsible.

In fact, children may be more responsible than the judges, but the voting criteria of children are different from those of adults.

Scarlett liked to vote for Oscars when she was little. Little Gilbert never filled out the form, but Scarlett did it for him. And the movies that Scarlett voted for when she was little were far from the final list of winners.

Although the number of Oscar judges is as high as more than 6,000, the latest statistics show that it is close to 7,000.

But the films selected by the Oscars every year always meet various correct requirements, and the selected films are controversial, and sometimes there are even parallel imports.

A big part of the reason is that these Oscar judges are irresponsible.

Come to think of it, being a judge doesn't get paid, and during the awards season, the distributors of those movies give out gifts, so there's not much to be gained from nearly 7,000 people.

Normally, the distributor of a film will only deal with the main decision-maker of a group. Once the decision-maker says to invest in the film, these people will follow suit and invest in the film.

This is also the reason why Weinstein Co. has been able to win Oscars every year. They have mastered this trick and are willing to spend resources.

Are those big companies reluctant to spend resources? No, it’s because compared to the Oscars, big companies care more about the summer season, market performance and company stocks.

Therefore, the Weinstein brothers actually chose a route that big companies have given up or don't want, and it is not that competitive.

But if you let Harvey Weinstein be the CEO of Disney, he would immediately come running over. He even wore women's clothes and performed a striptease for Gilbert Jr. in order to become the CEO...

The market value of Weinstein Co. is less than $1500 million, which is considered good among second-tier companies. According to the latest stock price, Disney's market value has exceeded $ billion. It goes without saying which one is more important.

After formulating the Oscars public relations plan, Anne Hathaway executed it.

She frequently participates in various charity events, and even went to Africa with the Fruit Charity Foundation to focus on water purification projects.

In an interview during her trip to Africa, Anne Hathaway expressed her concern about the drinking water conditions of African children.

“I noticed that many children were drinking unhealthy water, which could lead to various diseases, parasites, stunted growth and even death.

So I came here with the Fruit Foundation's clean water project to build a healthy well for the children."

There is no doubt that this was a show, but Anne Hathaway did use her influence to help.

After returning, Anne Hathaway launched a charity auction, and sisters from Melon Manor such as Naomi Watts, Cameron Diaz, and Charlize Theron all participated.

In addition, there are wealthy people from Silicon Valley and celebrities from Hollywood, and there are also people from Wall Street and Washington.

In the end, this charity auction raised 25 million US dollars. Anne Hathaway, as the initiator, announced that all the money would be used for water purification projects.

If there is any surplus, it will be used to build schools and improve the educational environment for African children.

It is worth mentioning that Oprah Winfrey also attended the charity auction. After all, she is black, so it would be unreasonable for her not to express her feelings.

She announced a donation of $3 million, but in fact the Fruit Charity Foundation did not receive any of her donation.

In fact, this kind of thing is very common. Many celebrities have defaulted on their debts, and Oprah Winfrey is a typical example.

She often brags on the show about how much money she has donated, but the actual donations are not that much, and a lot of it is denied.

Many people would not care about this little thing, mainly because it is unnecessary, so Oprah Winfrey is given the title of the Queen of Charity.

Of course, he is sensible. Although he is not an Oscar judge, he is influential.

On a TV show, Oprah Winfrey praised Anne Hathaway, saying that she has the female power of the new era.

Considering the prevalence of feminism today, it is a help for Anne Hathaway's award-winning efforts. In addition, Disney also focuses on the Best Picture and Best Director awards, and Tom Cruise also personally focuses on the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

Obviously, Disney really wants Gilbert Jr. to win his third Oscar for Best Director.

The last time Gilbert Jr. won the Oscar for Best Director was for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", which was ten years ago.

Disney hopes that after their solo collaboration, Gilbert Jr. can win another Oscar for Best Director.

However, Gilbert Jr. himself doesn't care much about it. In his opinion, an Oscar award is enough and there is no need to pursue it deliberately.

Look at Leo, he is obsessed with the Oscars. Recently he also starred in "Django Unchained", a film directed by the genius director Quentin Tarantino, and the distribution company happened to be Weinstein Company.

Gilbert Jr. also asked Leo if he had done anything illicit with Harvey Weinstein, which made Leo furious.

"I don't, I don't at all, I like blonde long-legged models."

The whole world knows what Leo likes, but sometimes, in order to make a living, one has to make some compromises.

But now it seems that Gilbert's persuasion is still somewhat useful, and Leo at least listened to his words. Although he is still a crazy award-seeking devil, at least he has saved his chrysanthemum and does not need to bloom too much.

There are actually quite a few films that are aiming for the Oscars this year, such as "Argo," which was written and directed by Ben Affleck and is adapted from real events.

The Oscars have been very political in recent years, and there is no doubt that the film "Argo" is very much in line with the taste of the Oscars, which are currently experiencing a strong political atmosphere.

In addition, Ang Lee also came with "Life of Pi", which is also aiming for the Oscars.

The slogan of the film in China is that it is a Sino-US co-production, which just hits the point that China Film wants to make a Sino-US co-production. But in reality, it looks more like a US-India co-production, although the director Ang Lee is Chinese.

This is a little-known fact: Ang Lee has never become a U.S. citizen.

There is also "Les Miserables," an adaptation of Victor Hugo's masterpiece, which also stars Anne Hathaway, and "Lincoln," a biographical film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Daniel Day-Lewis.

Another film from France, "Amour," has also received rave reviews. The film won the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival and is set to compete for an Oscar.

The film "Beasts of the Southern Wild," produced by David Ellison's sister Megan Ellison, is also competing for the Oscars this year.

The movie has been released, but its box office performance is not that good, with only over 10 million US dollars so far.

Fortunately, the investment in the film is not that much, and if it can make a difference at the Oscars, there is still hope of making a profit.

That's how independent films are, profit and recovery are usually a big issue.

Usually an independent film director will tell others how many years it has taken him to create this film and how much effort he put into it.

In fact, during this period, he was soliciting investments, and he said this to make it sound good and appear that he was very attentive.

If these independent film directors had no shortage of investment like Gilbert Jr., it is guaranteed that these directors would be inspired instantly and it would not be a problem for them to make three films a year.

But it's a pity that it's OK to ask a film company to pay $100 million to make a commercial film, but it will probably take a long time to ask a film company to pay a few million dollars to make an independent film.

The profit prospects can be seen at a glance. The greater the investment, the greater the risk, at least this is the case for the film industry.

Because no one makes an independent movie for $100 million, at least most people.

But to some extent, it is because of the persistence of independent film directors that Hollywood seems not so convergent.

Sometimes these talented directors can indeed make some good movies. (End of this chapter)