The marquee is up at the theatre today!
BUT I'm pissed. it's not what I asked for. Someone at the theatre added the word 'nominated' before 'Best Picture'.
I sent this email to the Executive Director:
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Mike:
Thank you for getting the marquee up this weekend.
BUT it's not right.
The word 'nominated' shouldn't be there and I would like it removed.
When I asked for the marquee to read 'Best Picture', I was not referring in any way to an award given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
In every piece of marketing I've done for the event, I have included this disclaimer:
This event is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
ACADEMY AWARDS®, OSCAR(S)®, OSCAR NIGHT®, and the OSCAR® design mark are the trademarks and service marks, and the OSCAR statuette the copyrighted property, of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The whole point of the event is that the members of the internet forums consider it to be the Best Picture, and that we agree with those who named
"Brokeback Mountain" the Best Picture of 2005:
British Academy of Film & Television Arts
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Satellite Awards
Independent Spirit Awards
Venice Film Festival
Boston Film Critics
Broadcast Film Critics Association
Cinephile Society
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics
Florida Film Critics
Internet Entertainment Writers Association
Iowa Film Critics
Las Vegas Film Critics
London Film Critics
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
New York Film Critics Circle
Online Film and Television Association
St. Louis Film Critics
San Francisco Film Critics
Southeastern Film Critics
Utah Film Critics
Vancouver Film Critics
Thank you.
John Trudell
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