There will actually be 4 producers, a slight change of pace, as this story in Variety tells us:
The Academy announced Tuesday that Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris are nominated producers for best-pic contender "The Reader" -- the first time in a decade that the org has acknowledged that many producers on one film.
When the noms were announced last Thursday, the org had "TBD" in place of a list of the film's producers.
Decision marks the first test of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' new ruling on producer eligibility.
A decade ago, the org declared that a maximum of three producers would be eligible, meaning such contenders as "The Lord of the Rings" films had to winnow their list down.
But after protests over the exclusion of producers from 2006's "Little Miss Sunshine," the Acad decided that three is the max except in "a rare and extraordinary circumstance."
In a statement, the Academy said, "In the end, the committee determined that the circumstances of 'The Reader' -- in which the two original producers (Minghella and Pollack) both died partway through the process -- met its definition of 'rare and extraordinary' and that all four submitted individuals should be named as nominees."
Gigliotti said she thought "it was a fair decision, and I supported Redmond's credit from the get-go. This film certainly qualified under the extraordinary rule, given the deaths of its two original producers."
The Acad implemented its three-producers-or-fewer rule following the best picture win of 1998's "Shakespeare in Love," when a platoon of producers, including Gigliotti, marched onto the stage.
In 2005, Bob Yari sued his fellow producers when his name was omitted from the list of "Crash" producers; that case was later dismissed.
In 2006, two of "Little Miss Sunshine's" three producers were omitted from the Academy's list of best picture nominees.
This year, when the Acad listed "The Reader's" producers as TBD, many speculated that the film's onetime producer Scott Rudin was making a bid to be reinstated. Rudin had his name removed from the movie's credits following a nasty battle with the film's backer, Harvey Weinstein, over the release date.
The Academy Awards will be held Feb. 22 at Hollywood's Kodak Theater.
When the noms were announced last Thursday, the org had "TBD" in place of a list of the film's producers.
Decision marks the first test of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' new ruling on producer eligibility.
A decade ago, the org declared that a maximum of three producers would be eligible, meaning such contenders as "The Lord of the Rings" films had to winnow their list down.
But after protests over the exclusion of producers from 2006's "Little Miss Sunshine," the Acad decided that three is the max except in "a rare and extraordinary circumstance."
In a statement, the Academy said, "In the end, the committee determined that the circumstances of 'The Reader' -- in which the two original producers (Minghella and Pollack) both died partway through the process -- met its definition of 'rare and extraordinary' and that all four submitted individuals should be named as nominees."
Gigliotti said she thought "it was a fair decision, and I supported Redmond's credit from the get-go. This film certainly qualified under the extraordinary rule, given the deaths of its two original producers."
The Acad implemented its three-producers-or-fewer rule following the best picture win of 1998's "Shakespeare in Love," when a platoon of producers, including Gigliotti, marched onto the stage.
In 2005, Bob Yari sued his fellow producers when his name was omitted from the list of "Crash" producers; that case was later dismissed.
In 2006, two of "Little Miss Sunshine's" three producers were omitted from the Academy's list of best picture nominees.
This year, when the Acad listed "The Reader's" producers as TBD, many speculated that the film's onetime producer Scott Rudin was making a bid to be reinstated. Rudin had his name removed from the movie's credits following a nasty battle with the film's backer, Harvey Weinstein, over the release date.
The Academy Awards will be held Feb. 22 at Hollywood's Kodak Theater.
-Glad that's settled, now onto the business of it losing to Slumdog...
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Part of me is glad that such two great directors have the chance for some posthumous recognition, but another part is upset that it may be one of the main reasons The Reader was voted for.
ReplyDeleteOf course, those who argue fiercley that should also look in the mirror and ask the same thing about Heath Ledger (and I am rooting for Ledger, by the way.)
good point
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