Thursday 20 September 2012

Oscar Touch: Ticket to Big Glory

All Oscar movies seem to get a double life as soon as they are nominated or declared winner of the Oscar award. Such is the power and glamour or appeal of the coveted Oscar award in film making.

Some examples are. In 2011 many of the Oscar nominations were shared by 'The King's Speech,' 'Black Swan,' 'The Social Network,' 'True Grit,' 'Toy Story 3' and 'Inception'.

In that crowd of seemingly Goliaths there stood a small film called 'Winter's Bone,' that made a scant $6 million since its release.  Thanks to OSCAR nominations, the fortunes changed and jumped from obscurity to instant glory and attention.

Similarly, in 2004, the Brazilian film 'City of God' was hardly famous. As soon as four nominations, including Best Director award went to Fernando Meirelles  the movie had a new destiny and has since been called as one of the greatest movies of all time.

Same was the case with 'Il Postino' that received little attention until it got Oscar. When the Academy bestowed five nominations for the Italian movie, the movie fans got a great film.

The movie also had a heartbreaking story when Best Actor nominee Massimo Troisi who head off heart surgery to complete the film and died just a few hours after shooting the final scene.

The Oscar movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' scripted a rags to riches story. Its rise from unknown indie to eight-time Oscar winner in 2008 paid off. Thanks to the Academy Awards; 'Slumdog Millionaire' jumped to number-one slot worldwide.

The Oscar touch of 'Crash' is different, Brokeback Mountain topped critic's list and became the talk of the town. But 'Crash' toppled all expectations and won the Best Picture award despite not carrying a nomination at the Golden Globes. The victory made it to a front page headliner overnight.

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