Re: 'Hurt Locker' Producer Nicolas Chartier BARRED From Oscars
- From: moviePig <pwallace@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:27:06 -0800 (PST)
On Mar 3, 11:45 am, "Mr. Hole the Magnificent"
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By DAVID GERMAIN
LOS ANGELES — A producer of the war story "The Hurt Locker" will not
be allowed to attend Sunday's Academy Awards because of e-mails he
sent urging academy members to vote for his movie, Oscar overseers
said Tuesday.
But Nicolas Chartier will receive an Oscar at a later date if "The
Hurt Locker" wins best picture.
The executive committee of the producers branch of the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences imposed the penalty on Chartier, who
violated Oscar rules that prohibit mailings promoting a film and
disparaging another.
Chartier sent an e-mail Feb. 19 to some academy members asking for
their support for "The Hurt Locker," "not a "$500 million film" – an
obvious reference to blockbuster best-picture contender "Avatar."
Subsequent e-mails, posted by the Los Angeles Times, showed Chartier
asking Oscar voters to rank "The Hurt Locker" at No. 1 and "Avatar" at
No. 10 among this year's expanded best-picture lineup of 10 films.
Chartier apologized in a subsequent e-mail. "My naivete, ignorance of
the rules and plain stupidity as a first-time nominee is not an excuse
for this behavior and I strongly regret it," Chartier wrote.
He did not immediately return a call Tuesday from The Associated Press
seeking comment on the academy's penalty. Officials at Summit
Entertainment, which released "The Hurt Locker," declined to comment.
"Avatar" producer Jon Landau did not immediately return a call for
comment.
"The Hurt Locker" and "Avatar" have been at the head of the pack
throughout awards season, and they lead the Oscar field with nine
nominations each.
"Avatar" won the Golden Globe for best drama, but "The Hurt Locker"
has dominated honors from critics and key Hollywood trade groups,
including guilds representing directors, writers and producers.
At last month's British Academy Film Awards, "The Hurt Locker" also
won out over "Avatar," taking six prizes, including best picture.
Chartier is one of four producers listed on the film's best-picture
nomination, along with "Hurt Locker" director Kathryn Bigelow,
screenwriter Mark Boal and Greg Shapiro. Bigelow and "Avatar" director
James Cameron were married from 1989 to 1991.
The penalty against Chartier does not affect the other three
producers, who are free to attend the Oscars.
The academy announced its sanction against Chartier as Oscar balloting
closed Tuesday. The producers branch stopped short of the harsher
penalty of rescinding Chartier's nomination, which would have kept him
from receiving an Oscar statuette if his film won.
Oscar rivalry is fierce, with filmmakers and distributors coveting
awards wins both for bragging rights and for the bounce in box-office
or DVD revenues an Oscar triumph brings.
The academy keeps a tight rein on awards campaigning, its rules
prohibiting "casting a negative or derogatory light on a competing
film."
"You would hope it wouldn't have happened," said Tom Sherak, academy
president. "It will not cloud what the night is. This was an
individual thing that happened. It's been dealt with, and now we're
going on to the show."
"Fox hunt: The Unspeakable in Full Pursuit of the Uneatable." --
Oscar Wilde
Oscar-night advertisers should chip in on a new Ferrari for this
guy... (or, if he'll mention BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN's best-picture loss, a
Maserati...)
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