America is a country that values ​​rules. If you play by the rules, you can take advantage of the unclear parts and gray areas of the rules.

What Harvey Weinstein did is exactly on the line of violation. If you complain from one angle, then he is violating the rules. But if you complain from another angle, he just doesn't.

Violation.

For each film that may be nominated, all judges will rate the film based on a score from one to ten. Finally, the total score is calculated, and then all the top five films with total scores are selected for the Oscar Best Documentary Feature nomination.

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First, Harvey Weinstein bribed some of the judges who voted for Best Documentary Feature to give all of them a perfect 10 for another documentary he released.

This move is theoretically illegal. But if you don't find any real evidence that he paid off the judges, this is also the behavior of some judges themselves, and it is unlikely that there are any violations.

But another one of his actions was a clear violation of public order and good customs in any Hollywood awards event.

Steve James found some of the judges who voted for Best Documentary Feature, got their approval, and then obtained and tallied the scores for their votes.

Judging from the data he gave, unless the judges bribed by Harvey Weinstein all gave this basketball star dream a minimum score of zero. Otherwise, it is impossible for this movie to lose 5 nominations.

among those.

In this case, the evidence is very easy to obtain. As long as 2/3 of the academic committee members are persuaded to search and disclose the voting records of these judges, we can determine whether the behaviors Steve James accuses exist.

Ronald is very happy to push this matter forward, because it will not only give justice to Steve James, but also prevent future votes from happening, and more of this kind of thing will cause serious damage to the credibility of the Oscars.

Another side effect of promoting this matter is that it can expose some people on the Academy's executive committee who are paid to do things. Let these people voluntarily retire from the Academy's executive committee positions, and then add some younger people who are interested in the Hollywood ecosystem.

If people with stronger vision enter the executive committee, then Ronald will have a strong influence on the establishment and presentation of honorary awards every year.

"Ha, Ronald..." Harvey saw Ronald coming in. In order to protect Quentin Tarantino from being poached by Ronald, he took the initiative to say hello to Ronald and at the same time

The possibility of a private conversation between him and Quentin was cut off.

"Sorry..." Ronald raised his two hands and held an Oscar statuette in each hand, indicating that he had no extra hands to shake his hand.

"Hahaha, congratulations, this year's Best Director Award is really well-deserved... Just like last year... How do you feel now?"

Harvey Weinstein was not embarrassed at all. He took the initiative to hook Ronald's shoulders and shook him a few times. He was able to bend and stretch and knew what to do when. In his opinion, bowing his head to someone like Ronald

It's not a shameful thing.

If he behaves like good old friends with Ronald at the party of a variety show magazine, it will be good for him in the industry in the future. At least he can take the photos from that time and say to those actors who don't know why,

Look, Ronald and I are also good friends.

"You're too kind. Of course I'm very happy today..." Ronald didn't expect that he would have such a trick. Anyway, being praised by his competitors was a happy thing for him. He just stood there.

I smiled and chatted with him for a while, but to my surprise, I was ambushed by Harvey in advance, and the photographer took many photos.

Ronald had many real old friends at the party, and they all came to congratulate him. This polite behavior lasted for a long time. After 10 minutes, Ronald found time to find the director of the American Academy of Film Technology and Arts.

Chairman Arthur Shearer.

"Congratulations..." Arthur Shearer looked at the two statuettes in Ronald's hands and was quite envious. This Canadian director once served as the president of the Directors Guild of America for four years, and then transferred to

The college serves as president.

His most famous work was the hit tragic romance film "Love Story" in 1970. It earned the tears of countless young men and women at that time and was also the highest-grossing film at the time.

Although he is commercially successful, he has not been favored by critics or awards. It has been a long time since his reputation as a blockbuster director has been transferred to a new generation of young directors like Ronald.

Arthur Hiller did not make any films worth mentioning after the 1980s and even in the 1990s. His main focus was also on the administrative work of the academy.

"Can we have a few words in private?"

"certainly……"

There was no way Arthur Shearer could resist the current Academy Award winner for Best Director's request for a private chat. The two found a private room, left everyone else outside, and started chatting.

"That's what happened. I thought it was time for the academy's executive committee to start correcting its mistakes." Ronald told him about the cheating on the best documentary feature film, and then asked the academy's executive committee to

The basketball star dream must be vindicated.

"Ronald, no chairman can last long. I want to have a happy ending when I leave office."

Arthur Shearer is not very happy. This kind of shady story often happened in previous Oscar selections. If it is exposed during his tenure, it will become an inevitable black point in his tenure as chairman.

"Chairman, sir, even if you don't pursue this matter, I won't pursue it. Steve James must find justice for himself. I guess he will do it while the Oscar news is still hot.

The matter will be disclosed to the media. By then, the reputation of the college will be even worse affected, so it is better to proactively investigate... This way, the fair reputation of the college can be maintained."

Ronald blocked Arthur Shearer's window with just a few words. Of course, his intention was very clear, he just wanted to delay this matter until the end of his term before breaking it out. Moreover, time has changed, and it would be better to break it out at that time.

If it comes out, the news media may not be interested in reporting it. Who cares that two years ago, a best documentary that was not nominated suffered an injustice?

And what Ronald meant was to tell him that even if you wanted to, you couldn't.

Steve James has probably bought a ticket now and is waiting to fly to New York, where he will submit reports to several major New York newspapers, such as the New York Times, the New York Post, the Washington Daily News, and the New York Daily News, etc.

Media with national influence exposed this matter.

Steve James was not very knowledgable. He planned to expose the scandal to the Los Angeles Times in Los Angeles because he felt that the local newspapers would be more interested in Hollywood scandals. But there was a very righteous senior person with media experience.

Tell him that this kind of thing should go to New York. Their relationship with Hollywood is relatively far away, and the possibility of emergency public relations is relatively small. Moreover, there is the media center in the world. If any newspaper is willing to report it, no one can cover it up.

live.

This media executive with a sense of justice also told him that there were some newspapers in New York that were keen on these gossip reports. If a big newspaper like the New York Times refused to report it, he might as well try the Daily News.

"Okay, I understand, you contact our CEO Bruce Davis, he is the person in charge of the daily operations of the Academy and the Oscars. Hey, I don't want to finish this term happily and then go back to Canada to retire.

"Arthur Shearer feels a little sad. He is still interested in one thing. Why would Ronald come forward for this?

"Why are you here to tell me this?"

"Because I don't want my Best Director Award to be forever linked to the word scandal." Ronald said a very high-sounding reason. If this scandal becomes a big stain and becomes a stain on the history of the Oscars,

So when people look back at the 67th Academy Awards awarded in early 1995, there will inevitably be a corner note below the Best Director Award winner Ronald, that is, at this Oscar

A major scandal occurred.

"Hey, why doesn't anyone consider my reputation?" Arthur Hiller was also very helpless.

"I think on the contrary, under your rule, the Academy can bravely take measures to restore injustice and make powerful reforms. It will be written into the history of the Academy and the Oscars in the future. In the future, someone will write the history of the Oscars, or make a film

An Oscar-winning documentary. Mr. Chairman, your name will be listed alongside Frank Capra and Gregory Peck.”

Ronald encouraged Arthur Shearer. If we can get the support of Mr. Chairman, this matter will be much more secure.

"Really?" After all, Arthur Hiller is already 72 years old, and the matter of his posthumous name is more important to him than other things. Frank Capra was the first truly important president of the academy.

, established the status of the Oscars. And Gregory Peck radically reformed the Academy in the 1960s and 1970s, absorbing a group of famous New Hollywood stars into the jury.

Moreover, the screen identities of these two presidents are much more prominent than him. Frank Capra has won the Oscar for Best Director many times, and Gregory Peck is a popular star. It is an honor to be ranked alongside them.

"Well, I'll go with you to find Bruce Davis."

Bruce Davis's position is executive director. He is responsible for all administrative affairs. He is more like a professional manager and is not a chairman elected by members. Therefore, he is very concerned about this violation that occurred under his nose.

"There is a stronger will to correct.

"However, we may have the burden of proof. The director of Basketball Star Dreams made a formal complaint and made it public in the news media. Later, the college will hold a hearing to hear evidence from all aspects.

But I guess Steve James only has reasonable speculations and suspicions. He has no black and white evidence to prove who bribed some judges to make unconventional votes that are very unfavorable to them.

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Bruce Davis saw an operational problem in this matter at a glance. The college can hold a formal hearing in a mock court, and each party will present their side of the story, but the court is evidence-based (although it is only

Moot court), just like this, everyone talks about their own things, and most likely there will be no results.

Arthur Shearer looked at Ronald, if he couldn't find a definite conclusion, then it definitely wouldn't work.

"These people are so stupid that they ask the judges they have public relations to give zero points to all direct competitors of their films, and ten points to their own films. I think in the voting record draft of PricewaterhouseCoopers accounting firm,

We can see everything."

"Oh..." Even Bruce Davis was furious now. This matter was hidden and bypassed by him as the executive director, and he was left alone!

Soon, the chairman and executive director present and Ronald, a righteous person, everyone reached an agreement. After Steve James, the director of Waiting for Basketball Star Dreams, formally submitted his complaint, the college will immediately cooperate to launch a formal investigation.

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After the party after Variety Magazine's awards show, there were several other parties waiting for Ronald to attend. One of the more important ones was Elton John's foundation party.

Elton John won the Oscar for Best Original Song this year, and he was so happy that he played live at the party and sang his own version of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". Although Ronald promised to donate to his foundation

I donated tens of thousands of dollars, but I still hugged the statuette with both hands and refused to write a check tonight.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Ronald also did not want to lose the most cherished Best Director award on the same night. So he refused to let these two trophies go.

This has precedent in Oscar history. In 1979, Jon Voight won the Best Actor for "Homecoming," but he lost his statuette at the academy party after the awards night.

A few years ago, a producer who drove Miss Daisy also lost his statuette at a party. It was said that someone took it by mistake.

Their lost statuettes were later "recovered" by the academy. But it was unclear whether they were really recovered or whether the academy made a new one and gave it to them. In some subsequent auctions,

The figure of the Little Golden Man has also appeared.

Ronald didn't want these things to happen. After returning home, he very carefully took out the suede and began to wipe the sweat and grease on the statuette. Then he placed it on the table in the bedroom with great care. He wanted

Watching the little golden man fall asleep...

As expected, his son Roger Jr. arrived very late, saw his father, and went to bed after winning the Best Director award.

After going to their son's bed and kissing him, Ronald and Diane hugged each other and lay on the bed, reminiscing about all the good things they had experienced over the past ten years. Under this feeling of happiness, the two fell asleep.

The next morning.

After using the remote control to open the electric curtains, the ten o'clock sunlight in the morning shone on the two statuettes placed on the bedroom table with a charming golden light. Ronald still couldn't help but burst into laughter.

made a sound.

But he soon stopped laughing. The scene of him cuddling up with Harvey Weinstein at a party last night actually made it into the pages of today's Hollywood Reporter.

"What a precaution..." Ronald drank orange juice angrily and ate baguette. The caption under the photo is the winner of this year's Oscar, Harvey Weinstein's thick neck, which happens to be located

Between the heads of two tall men, Ronald and Quentin, it seems that he is the central figure of this Oscar.

In this mood, Ronald didn't feel happy again until the newspapers published in New York were delivered.
Chapter completed!