![]() “These are the films that the professional filmmakers admire the most, and I think that’s a reasonable position. “Well, the Academy Awards are not the People’s Choice Awards,” Berlin said. He remembered, though, that Top Gun: Maverick starring Tom Cruise didn’t win. ![]() RELATED: Oscars: Every Best Picture Winner Back To The Beginning In 1929 It was Everything Everywhere All at Once. To be clear: Berlin couldn’t remember what film won the Academy Award for Best Picture. I asked Berlin whether there’s a disconnect between awards shows and the filmgoing public, what with plummeting TV ratings and a general air of apathy. Helpfully, he added that Academy members “will be able to watch the show and vote while they’re doing it, or the next day, because they will have the ballots in their hands.” So to have a Sunday night event where nobody’s going to work on Monday is great,“ Berlin told me. It’s also, in the States, it’s Martin Luther King weekend. “I was very happy when they planted their flag on January 7 and ours on January 14.”įull of smiles, he said: “It’s the perfect day for us. So would they they like to extend their holiday a little longer and not come back for the Golden Globes and still get all the value by appearing at the Critics Choice Awards a week later? “And so there are going to be many people, many important people in the industry, who are going to be away for the holidays. ![]() Next year, 2024, “ the Globes are scheduled for January 7, the first Sunday, and we’re scheduled for January 14, which is advantageous, I believe,“ Berlin said, because January 7 is still very close to the holidays. And arguably it’s the greatest we are the people who really do see everything.”īerlin’s of the opinion that the Golden Globes are in the dumpster now - nobody cares about ‘em. “There’s word of mouth and things,” he continued, ”but to have professional watchers kind of whittle down the field, I think we performed an extremely valuable service. So how do they decide what’s the best of the best? And if you’re a professional filmmaker, you haven’t got time to watch everybody’s films. And, obviously, the Oscars is always the gold standard for film honors, but the reality is the Academy is made up of people who make films. “And we belong there because, let’s say we are the professional film and television watchers. “To have all of the contenders in one room at the time when the Academy Awards ballots are in the hands of the voters, it’s a very significant position, Berlin said. RELATED: Critics Choice Awards Sets 2024 Date The CW Chief Brad Schwartz Talks Live-Event Strategy, Golden Globes Rivalry Putting all of that aside, the point Berlin was making is that the Critics Choice Awards has, in his view, become the most influential predictor of Oscar nominations, supplanting the tarnished Golden Globes. The kind that put people watching on their sofas in Kansas and Kensington instantly to sleep.īe more like Olivia Colman ( The Favourite), Jamie Foxx ( Ray), Adrien Brody ( The Pianist) or, if you feel as strongly as Blanchett, send a protest surrogate the way Marlon Brando did when he won for The Godfather. Say what the heck you want when you win a movie award, but please make it lively - not these godawful “I thank my agents, managers and personal barista” kinda speeches. Which really is so lovely, isn’t it? But so boring. The lesson being that if you play nice, the Oscar gods and goddesses will shower golden statuettes upon your head. “You know, when you’re on the circuit and being ingratiated, I always tell the studios, it’s unfortunate maybe, but campaigning works,” he added, pleased with his cautionary tale. RELATED: Oscars Best Actress Winners Of All Time - Photo Gallery Very gracious and came up when won” Best Picture. “And of course, Michelle Yeoh, she was at our show. Michelle Yeoh accepts the Best Actress Oscar at the 95th annual Academy Awards (Getty Images) Kevin Winter/Getty Images
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