HOLLYWOOD ‘ANGRY’ OVER CHARTIER’S DELAYED PUNISHMENT
Hollywood film-makers have reportedly been left reeling after Academy Awa= rd bosses refused to punish THE HURT LOCKER producer NICOLAS CHARTIER ove= r his voting campaign until after next month’s (Mar10) ceremony.
Chartier emailed colleagues on Friday (19Feb10) in a bid to rally suppo= rt for the war movie, urging them to cast their votes in favour of the fi= lm in the Best Picture category before ballots close on 2 March (10).
He seemingly took aim at rival Best Picture nominee Avatar by writing, = "Please tell your friends who vote for the Oscars, if everyone tells one = or two of their friends, we will win and not a $500 million film, we need= independent movies to win." Officials at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - who choo= se the Oscar winners - ban campaigns to boost votes, and Chartier immedia= tely apologised once his email went public.
Academy bosses organised an emergency meeting, in which they discussed = how to deal with Chartier’s rule-breaking - but their decision not to dis= h out a punishment until after the 7 March (10) event has infuriated fell= ow moviemakers, according to New York Post gossip column PageSix.
An unnamed director tells the publication, "What bumbling bulls**t and = ineptitude. They’re p**sys and they’re playing favorites."
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