That's not the point though. A poster said she's not gunning for an Oscar and in fact she very much did.
Yes, they all probably campaign. Men too.
I love these Hollywood games. lol
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Yes, they all probably campaign. Men too.
I love these Hollywood games. lol
LOL! Ok she did once. I don't think she has since Cake, I don't think. Maybe she gave up and is happy hawking Aveeno and throwing her "flawless" complexion in our faces
It's a little more complicated and it doesn't all boil down to the pap walk. Some actresses can do 30 Oscar related interviews or publicity events and not get much mileage out of it, some actresses do 5 interviews and those 5 interviews get repeated by almost every media outlet.
Annette Bening supposedly campaigned harder than anyone when she was last nominated in terms of number of interviews given but I doubt the general public noticed that.
It's not always the most public interviews that count, there is a small cadre of Oscar voters that can really move things for you if you play your cards right. I'm not talking about casting couches or bribes or whatever people may assume I'm talking about attending certain dinners and screenings and giving certain interviews for certain Academy members. If you've ever wondered how Octavia Spencer gets nominated above Taraji P. Henson (who's arguably the better actress) watch the type of Oscar related interviews she gives, holy cr*p she's good. Taraji couldn't be bothered, she's one of the few who doesn't fall over herself to pander to Oscar voters. I don't have a problem with either approach, in general I don't think too much weight should be given to these awards, in the end a performance sticks because it's good not because it won an award. I can barely recall who won what two or three years after these things anyway and I think that's the same for most people.
Comparatively speaking Jennifer Lawrence gets amazing coverage without having to do as much because she's great for internet traffic. Her press narrative and brand was shaped around Oscar season, people genuinely seemed to love reporting on her at that time and she was good at playing to a certain image, it was probably the main reason she won.
Jennifer Aniston's established press narrative is linked to her relationships, anything romance related is going to catch fire quicker because that's what readers have been trained to expect. Aniston would have to pull out all the stops to get the "right" amount of award related attention because that isn't readily part of her brand.
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I think Jennifer Lawrence works very hard at the coverage she receives. This all appears to be a matter of opinion and perception unless you are a PR manager working directly with one of these celebrities.
You're right. She hasn't since Cake. Some called it her finest performance and she tried to get a nomination out of it, but hasn't taken on any serious roles since then.LOL! Ok she did once. I don't think she has since Cake, I don't think. Maybe she gave up and is happy hawking Aveeno and throwing her "flawless" complexion in our faces
How many endorsements does she have? Does she still have her perfume, I wonder. Then there's Emirates Airlines, Smartwater, Aveeno and Living Proof. What did I leave out. Boy she must fabulously wealthy.
I think she's made a decision at this point in her life that she's not likely to have a career as a serious movie actress. Maybe she doesn't want to do another TV series. So she's taking all the endorsements and making lots of money.
Funnily enough, I’ve never seen Cake or Derailed... but anytime The Break Up or Just Go With are on, I’ll watch it.
She picks good endorsements. Like things of substance that kinda flow with her lifestyle/aesthetic, doesn’t just slap her name on anything. I don’t know why but Jon Hamm and H&R Block come to mind [emoji23]
I know. It makes me sad when I see Jon Hamm doing that.
I love me some Taraji and her DGAF attitude.
Did Leo campaign all those years he was snubbed?
I read something about her and Reese doing a series for Apple TV, so she's still in the game if that's accurate.
I read that too. They are staring and producing something about a morning TV show. It's for Apple. Do I even have Apple TV if we're a Mac household? I don't usually like to do much to watch a TV show. It's either on my TV or it isn't.
I also read somewhere she'd like to do a lifestyle brand.
^ Ugh please not another lifestyle brand.
Good luck to her with the Reese TV show... it could turn out well, Reese has been on a winning streak of late and Aniston could fit in well with the style of what Reese has been producing.
As I'm sure most people are aware he went all out for The Revenant, I did read that he attended many academy related dinners... not sure how accurate that info is though because I think in DiCaprio's case he had been doing so many obvious award type movies for so long that people were hoping he'd move onto to something else if they just gave him the award.
It was the same with Kate Winslet, for years she didn't bother but the year she won she let everyone know she wanted that damn award.
Hugh Jackman really goes all out for his nomination, I don't say that in a bad way, he's a trooper in whatever film he's a part of and he's honest about what he wants i.e. he doesn't play the Joaquin Phoenix award strategy game. I don't think anyone worked as hard as the Les Misérables director and cast the year it was nominated but that didn't guarantee a win, I think however it did guarantee a nomination for the director's next film (which was the Danish Girl).
Some actors don't always get a choice in how much they campaign, if a studio or producer decides that they want to push a particular film or role they determine when enough is enough. I think that was the case with Felicity Huffman's nomination in 2006. I once saw an interview with a producer where he talked about how Huffman schedule was pushed and shaped by Weinstein, supposedly Huffman didn't get much of a say as to what she could refuse or accept. I think for the most part Huffman was happy to do it because the movie she was nominated for was a passion project but if she had refused Weinstein she could have suffered career repercussions.
With Taraji though it is known she doesn't give a f**k I think to the point that some Oscar voters find it rude... lol... some Oscar voters.... I base this on one interview I read with an anonymous Oscar voter where they were disapproving of her attitude. But yeah I get the feeling just on how certain people have written about her that she'd have to do "relationship building" (i.e. ass kissing) if she wanted a win.
Good luck to her with the Reese TV show... it could turn out well, Reese has been on a winning streak of late and Aniston could fit in well with the style of what Reese has been producing.
Yeah that's the thing, those type of movies... that's not meant to be as condescending as it sounds... are popular, they just don't get talked about in film conversations a lot and they don't get absorbed into the culture in a way that other movies are. According to a netflix executive Adam Sandler movies are amongst their most watched programming.
According to what I've read, which isn't necessarily accurate mind you, in the beginning not but as the years rolled by and the nominations racked up he became more willing to play the game. There was that one odd award related interview he gave in 2014 when he was nominated for Wolf of wall street, he was in a very pissy mood and could barely fake his enthusiasm... his interview was included with a bunch of other award hopefuls and he really had the worst attitude. He doesn't give a lot of interviews to award specific reporters though but he doesn't have to because he's such a big star.
As I'm sure most people are aware he went all out for The Revenant, I did read that he attended many academy related dinners... not sure how accurate that info is though because I think in DiCaprio's case he had been doing so many obvious award type movies for so long that people were hoping he'd move onto to something else if they just gave him the award.
It was the same with Kate Winslet, for years she didn't bother but the year she won she let everyone know she wanted that damn award.
Hugh Jackman really goes all out for his nomination, I don't say that in a bad way, he's a trooper in whatever film he's a part of and he's honest about what he wants i.e. he doesn't play the Joaquin Phoenix award strategy game. I don't think anyone worked as hard as the Les Misérables director and cast the year it was nominated but that didn't guarantee a win, I think however it did guarantee a nomination for the director's next film (which was the Danish Girl).
Some actors don't always get a choice in how much they campaign, if a studio or producer decides that they want to push a particular film or role they determine when enough is enough. I think that was the case with Felicity Huffman's nomination in 2006. I once saw an interview with a producer where he talked about how Huffman schedule was pushed and shaped by Weinstein, supposedly Huffman didn't get much of a say as to what she could refuse or accept. I think for the most part Huffman was happy to do it because the movie she was nominated for was a passion project but if she had refused Weinstein she could have suffered career repercussions.
With Taraji though it is known she doesn't give a f**k I think to the point that some Oscar voters find it rude... lol... some Oscar voters.... I base this on one interview I read with an anonymous Oscar voter where they were disapproving of her attitude. But yeah I get the feeling just on how certain people have written about her that she'd have to do "relationship building" (i.e. ass kissing) if she wanted a win.
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But what is "film conversation" .. I think that depends on who your company is. My friends and I are basically comic book geeks so all we talk about is Marvel and DC and we buy advance tickets to see the movie on the weekend it's released. I couldn't tell you who won what Oscar in what year and which movie even won last year lol. I don't even know what's nominated this year. All I can tell you is Leo was very deserving before he even won for the Revanant.