How to determine the leading for an Oscar?

• How to determine the leading for an Oscar?

No more dramatic moment during the award ceremony of the American Academy than the few seconds when the leader opens the envelope and reads the name of the winner. As long as this lasts a short pause, a leading, perhaps, it is transformed into the most important person in the film industry. However, who and how to choose? Whether it is just random, or is there some kind of a tradition. And maybe, leading something connects with a clear winner? As it happens in most cases, the answer is - a bit of everything.

In 2012, the magazine took EntertainmentWeekly debunk the myth that leading usually have something to do with the winners. This is not a conspiracy theory seems a long time to debunk the idea of ​​a "magic bullet", but in an article there is some evidence that too plausible to just ignore them. How else can we explain, for example, that in 2007 Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg announced the Oscars for Best Director Martin Scorsese? Because we all know perfectly well that these four years of joint work are linked and that they have changed the American film industry back in the seventies and eighties.

The paper cited other evidence. For example, the fact that Barbara Streisand, Clint Eastwood was presented the award for Best Director for the movie "Unforgiven" and "Million Dollar Baby", as well as a few cases where the winners received the cherished statuette from the hands-movie star partners. However, these cases are few and far between: at the time of writing this article, the relationship between the master and the winner was awarded in only about 12 percent of cases. Moreover, as the authors write, who knows how many of them were just coincidences. For instance, Reese Witherspoon, congratulates its partner in the film "American Psycho" KristianaBeylas award "Best Supporting Actor" in the movie "The Fighter" - is not the case, on which people could pay attention. In addition, there are many examples, when there was quite the opposite. For example, when Harrison Ford presents the award for Best Picture "Shakespeare in Love", and not "Saving Private Ryan," which would allow him to predictably embrace on the stage director of his "Indiana Jones" by Steven Spielberg.

So, how are selected leading in most other cases? Film critic and film historian Carrie Rickey answered this question in the pages of the Internet servisaQuora: "Traditionally, the best actor of the last year is the best actress and vice versa, for Best Supporting Actress last year is the best actor of the second plan. Sometimes the owners of the previous awards are on the set and can not be present at the awards ceremony. Usually, the show's producers are trying to get as leading stars the most grossing films to make additional advertising a new and well-known performers. "

Ricky also said that the well-known foreign stars such as Christoph Waltz and Penelope Cruz, is usually invited as presenters. Thus, the "star of the movie" The Kid in the drive "Eisa Gonzalez will be among the leaders in the Oscars 2018. And the award for best original song for the film, as a rule, hand stars of music tapes. Thus, the answer can be summarized as follows: take into account several factors, such as Star Grade, a national affair, and perhaps (if you are prone to believe in conspiracy theories), the special relationship between the master and the winner of the award. If you bet on the winner, you might want to consider these relationships, but should be prepared for the next surprise, as is the case with "Shakespeare in Love."