^ 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.
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.
Great post - very informative. I also like how the thread as evolved
I think actors do realise if they want to win, they have to go on the campaign trail. Even Daniel Day Lewis, who can be so reclusive, will come out and attend all those precursor award shows before the Oscars. And it works.
And at the end of the day, the voters DO have to like you. Sally Field’s Oscars’ acceptance speech of years ago is regarded as one of the most cringe inducing, but she was right - they have to like you. So your reference to “relationship building” - yep, had to be done.
Regarding Leo, there’s also the awareness amongst the voters, I think, that although he’s Scorcese’s muse, the movie roles he takes, are pretty much Oscar bait, so they won’t give it to him easily. He was actually great in Wolf of Wall Street, but all the precursors showed 2014 was Matthew McConnaugheys year. My take is, he’ll get it when he’s a bit older.
Overall, we know that the Oscars often doesn’t honour the best, but actually who’s played the game the best. As for film conversations, the Oscars still counts in that it can increase interest in a movie and therefore increase revenue. It can also add value to your role offers. But sometimes, there’s got to be more... Hillary Swank has won 2 Best Actress Oscars...but I’m not sure what she’s doing right now.
This year, though, I’m really hoping Gary Oldman wins the Best Actor Oscar. My favourite actor.
