Chapter 40 Oscar Nominations
After entering February, the crew moved to Nedahua. Because the shooting progress far exceeded the plan, Cameron adjusted the crew. Ryan got a two-week vacation and returned to the school that was already full of strangeness for him.
For Ryan, the school is really happy and headache-inducing. The school has such a celebrity student who can make a name for himself and gain more students. He always asks for leave, ranging from a few weeks to a few months. Fortunately, his grades have always been good, and his guardian is generous. So far, the school has received two sponsorships worth 100,000 US dollars.
Sitting in the classroom, Ryan rarely didn't write and draw. He seemed to be listening to the class carefully, but in fact he had already wandered around.
"Home Imperial" gradually withdrew from North American theaters and won more than $280 million in North American box office. Although Disney has done a lot of work in private, this movie is almost impossible to surpass "The Sixth Sense". However, the second place in the box office rankings must have firmly settled.
After the New Year, a new awards season kicked off. "The Sixth Sense" won a lot of nominations and awards, especially himself, who won the Best Supporting Actor nominations at the Chicago Film Critics Association and the Golden Globes, and even gave him the Young Star Award the big hat of Best Young Actor.
Of course, he did not attend any of these awards, and Jinsli was all done on his behalf, otherwise he would have to be exhausted.
To be honest, he doesn't take other awards seriously except the Oscars, even the Golden Globes are no exception.
Although in North America, the Golden Globes are the only film awards of the Oscars, they have been criticized for being criticized for being shady. He doesn't want to get involved in it. Besides, Pie Kinsley and Harvey Weinstein have almost all their energy on Oscar's public relations.
Yes, Oscars are fair, but not unaffected. Of course, the influence here is not to stuff money or make shady stories. It is to seek death. It really violates the bottom line of the film school. They don’t mind throwing you into the public to show their fairness and justice.
You should know that many judges in the college have not even watched the nominated movie before voting. Those who can find a clip to watch are already responsible. So what is the basis for their voting?
Media reports and well-known film critics’ comments!
There is no doubt that the closer the movie is to the awards season, the more advantage it is. In this regard, "The Sixth Sense" is undoubtedly at a disadvantage.
But with the popularity of "Home Imperial", he once again became the focus of the media, and "The Sixth Sense" was pulled out by many media. It was a good comparison with this purely funny movie, which was a free promotion for him.
These are definitely not enough. As early as around the New Year, the public relations war for "The Sixth Sense" had begun. Ryan and Miramax jointly invested to buy the entire twelve pages of "Vanity Fair" and "Hollywood Report" and began to build momentum for "The Sixth Sense". He also gave the Los Angeles Times a scoop. The third episode of Harry Potter will be launched in March, and the other party will repay his kindness and will be somewhat biased in the report.
And in this month, "The Sixth Sense" won the vote of the American audience to choose its favorite movie of 1990, which added another weight.
What they did was just to get an Oscar nomination and get tickets. As for winning the award, it depends not only on strength, but also on luck. "The Sixth Sense" is another thriller, and it is inherently weak. In Miramax's public relations plan, as long as you can get any small gold man, it will be a big victory.
The school bell rang, Ryan packed up his things, took out his backpack from the locker, and walked towards the school gate. Before he could walk far, Jerry and Peter chased after him from behind.
"Ryan, will the third episode of Harry Potter really be published in March?" Jerry asked.
"That's right." Ryan nodded.
"Then have you finished writing? Can you let us see first?" Peter showed a flattering smile.
"It's finished."
Just as the two guys' eyes were shining, he made a helpless gesture, "I have mailed it to the publishing house and have no manuscript left."
Seeing that the two of them were a little dejected, Ryan sighed, "Let's do this, I can show you the sample book first, but no extrapolation is allowed."
"No problem! We promise!"
Ryan had just walked out of the school gate and immediately found something was wrong. The flashes of one after another were connected, as if they could blind people's eyes. There were twenty or thirty reporters, like big green-headed flies smelling blood, and instantly surrounded them. Behind them, I don't know which weird TV station was, even the TV broadcasting car drove over.
He was fine, after all, he had experienced even bigger and more chaotic scenes than this, while Jerry and Peter beside him were so scared that their faces were pale and their bodies were trembling.
Fortunately, the reporters’ target was him, and they did not make things difficult for his two classmates.
"Ryan, I am Ivani from FOX TV. I want to ask you what you think about winning the Oscar nomination?" The fastest reporter, although stopped by George, a security guard who rushed out of the school, reached out to his microphone and shouted desperately.
"Ryan, at the age of just eleven, you were nominated for the Oscar..."
"Oscar?" Ryan seemed to understand something, and then raised his voice, "Quiet!"
"People, please keep order. You are so messy, I can't hear anything." Ryan pointed to his ear and quickly found an acquaintance, Mick Taylor of the Los Angeles Times, "Mickey, what's going on?"
"Ryan, the Film Academy just announced the list of nominations for the 63rd Academy Awards this afternoon. "The Sixth Sense" has won six nominations, namely Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay and Best Movie Editing. You received two nominations!" Mick Taylor said this sentence in one breath.
"So that's how it is!"
No wonder these guys are like crazy, but he doesn't have many surprises or strange things. After all, this movie has won many Oscar nominations in his previous life, although he can't remember how many of them are.
"Ryan, do you think?" someone asked impatiently.
"Thank you very much for your recognition from the Film Academy. This is my honor, thank you!" This sentence must be said, this is the power of authority.
"Do you think you'll win the award?"
"You'll know after the Oscars are over." He shrugged.
"The Sixth Sense and the Little Imperial Household have both won nearly $300 million in box office. How did you do it?"
"That's the effort of the entire team." Ryan would not be led by them.
"In the past history of Oscars, only the Exorcist and the Great White Shark have been nominated for the best film in horror films. The Sixth Sense is the third one. Do you think it will make an unprecedented breakthrough?"
"You'd better ask the academy for this question." Ryan rolled his eyes and wanted to tell him that the breakthrough will be next year, and the movie is called "The Silence of the Lambs".
"Ryan, several couples have recently publicly claimed that you are their lost child..."
At this moment, a group of people forced in, but Nicole's assistant came to pick him up. Seeing a reporter surrounded him at the door, they immediately realized that the situation was not good and found support from the school.
Under the protection of several male teachers, Ryan and the other two got into the car. When the car drove onto the avenue, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sorry, Jerry, Peter, you are involved." The two classmates were still a little shocked, so the boy had to pat their arms.
"No...it's okay."
Although they knew that Ryan was a star now, there was no clear concept for children of this age. After experiencing today's scene, they finally understood it.
"Where is your home? I'll send you back first."
...
"Dear viewers, this is the news broadcast program of Fox TV. Today, the School of Film Arts and Sciences announced the nomination list for the 63rd Academy Awards. The Los Angeles boy Ryan Jenkins, who once caused a sensation in the United States, won two nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor with his outstanding performance in "The Sixth Sense". Now we are in front of St. John's Elementary School where Ryan is attending... He is out, Ryan..."
"Ryan...Ryan Jenkins left the school by car after answering several questions from reporters. We will wait and see if he can win an Oscar Little Golden Man..."
Natalie Heshler stared at her eyes and watched the TV show, she couldn't tell what it felt like. That annoying guy has become a dazzling big star in just one year. When will he shine?
"Nate, why are you distracted?" asked the mother sitting on the other side.
"Ah? Mom." Natalie pointed to the TV, "I'm just happy for Ryan."
Back in her room and sitting at the desk, Natalie was a little confused. Directly opposite her was a photo frame, inside which was a photo of her and Ryan. This was the photo he took in front of her house when he came last time.
In the blink of an eye, another half a year has passed, and she can only perform on the community stage, and he is about to make it to the Oscars stage!
Not long after returning home, Ryan received many congratulatory calls, including Pie Kinsley's, Touchstone Pictures, Miramax's, Harvey Weinstein's, etc.
"It's so regretful, Al, you didn't get the nomination for Best Actor," he said to the microphone.
"It's okay, there's always a chance." Al Pacino's mentality is indeed very good.
Similarly, Ryan also called others to congratulate, such as David Finch. The director was very influenced by him. Not only did he change his debut work, but he also won the nomination for the best director for the first time when he was in charge of the film director. The boy couldn't tell whether this was good or bad for him.
Of course, Nicole was the happiest person. She was so excited that she kissed Ryan several times on the face. Thinking about the mainstream media’s evaluation of her - her acting skills are as amazing as her beauty - she can understand her mood.
Chapter completed!