One of the most recent outrageous pieces of news came from the Oscars. On February 8, the nomination list was announced without much waves, and within a few days, the "new measure" was announced.
Launched two awards, OSCARS FANFAVORITE and OSCARS CHEERMOMENT, where fans can vote with award entries on Twitter:
The voting rules are even more humiliating: as of March 3, each person can vote 20 votes a day... Isn't this just a proper "vote brushing" and "voting"?
In order to maximize the enthusiasm of fans, save the ratings and discussion of the increasingly depressed Oscars, "rewards" are also essential - as long as you participate in the voting, you have the opportunity to be invited to next year's Oscars (the final three fans are selected), and the entire trip is of course paid for by the organizers.
Sounds tempting? Even domestic netizens are eager to move... However, the academy is not stupid, first of all, it must be in the official website to give the big list (there are nominated films, there are also unnomined, the selection criteria are not clear) to participate in the voting, and in the 35-page list, there are no Chinese films.
Even the Korean films that once relied on "Parasite" to gain the limelight have completely disappeared, and the "Light of Asia" is only Japanese films, and there is more than one.
The first of course is "Driving My Car", which swept multiple awards this year and was also nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best International Film (formerly a foreign language film):
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, the director who went to the Berlin Film Festival, was surprised to learn that his film had been nominated for an Oscar, and as a Japanese film that did not carry out public relations in North America, it was very rare to get to this point
In addition, there are many Japanese animated films: "Dragon and Freckled Princess", "Miss Pompo who loves movies", "Josie's Tiger and Fish" and so on. Animated films have always been a strong point in Sakura Country, and have long formed their own style, which is also quite recognized in Hollywood.
Stills from Dragon and The Freckled Princess
Poster of "Miss Pompo Who Loves Movies"
In the voting process, the United States outside the region can not vote on the official website, although the above description can go to Twitter voting, but only the official website of the form requires the filling in the mailbox and other contact information, perhaps the final lottery is limited to the United States?
The organizers are not sincere enough, so are the fans - someone showed their voting details, is this a satire, or is it funny?
Favorite film: "The Power of Dogs"
Favorite moment: The whole film
ReasonSaving me best for moments: I've slept the hardest in my life
Of course, most fans are still actively voting, especially artists with traffic. At present, the more popular one is the live-action version of "Cinderella" starring Camilla Cabello:
There are also two "Spider-Man" films, "Garfield" Andrew Garfield's "Countdown":
Andrew Garfield has already been nominated for Best Actor for Countdown, his second Oscar nomination
The other is "Dutch Brother" of "Spider-Man: Heroes Of No Return":
In the end, who can win the award can only wait for the award on March 27th, and whether the winner will also have a "little golden man" will also be revealed.
In fact, the Oscars did not suddenly launch this move, as early as 2018, the academy considered adding "best popular film", but there were too many voices of ridicule, and in the end it failed to achieve, and this year it took the opportunity to cooperate with Twitter to make such a show.
Over the years, various "optimization" measures of the Oscars have also emerged, such as increasing the number of "best pictures" from 5 to 10 in 2010, so that many mainstream commercial films have also been nominated, and annual blockbusters such as "Avatar" and "Flying House" have also been shortlisted (although the final award was "Bomb Disposal Force");
In 2010, "Growing Up Education" was also nominated for Best Picture
The long-criticized "Oscar jury", a member of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has always been considered an "old white man", and has also increased the invitation to women and people of color in recent years.
Taking the mainland as an example, Wu Jing, Zhao Tao, Huang Jue, and director Zhou Hao were invited in 2020, Andy Lau, Zhang Aijia, Jin Chengwu, director Lou Ye, director Liu Jian, and producers Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei, and Yu Dong were invited in 2018, and in 2017, Maggie Zhang, Jiang Wen, Liang Chaowei, Liu Jialing, Fan Bingbing, Zhen Zidan, Chen Kexin, Xu Anhua, Du Qifeng, Feng Xiaogang and so on were invited.
Before 2015, there were only 11 Chinese filmmakers on the list of members of the entire academy, namely Lu Yan, Chen Chong, Wu Junmei, Chen Kaige, Wu Yusen, Gu Changwei, Yang Ziqiong, Li An, Zhang Ziyi, Wong Kar-wai and Jet Li. It can be seen how great such a change is for the students themselves.
Zhang Ziyi's works are highly recognized in North America,
So although not "Chinese-American",
It is still recognized by the Academy
In 2020, the academy also put forward more rigid requirements for works shortlisted for "Best Picture": both actors and teams involved in filming must meet a series of related requirements related to minorities, women, marginalized groups, and disabled groups to achieve the purpose of diversification.
The college's award of these initiatives is undoubtedly in line with the changes of the times, but it has always fallen into the voice of ridicule, and now joining the voting award seems to further reduce the authority of the award.
How many younger viewers will "buy it"? Compared with international film festivals in Europe, have the Oscars only become Hollywood carnivals? If you have your own ideas, you might as well share them with us in the comments section
Edit: Hezi
Fine Arts: Roland