Archive for January 22nd, 2008
Winning the awards — Somebody tell me how it’s done
It’s awards time, everywhere from Hollywood to Trade Pressland. Seeing the Oscar nominees, in all their controversy, has me thinking — What does it take to win?
Movie critics, who do nothing but watch and rate movies all day, can’t even predict what will happen with Oscar nominations. How am I to know what kinds of articles trade press judges are going to like? Without knowing an industry, how can you judge how valuable new information is to an audience? And the comparison between industries seems a little apples to oranges to me.
What wins? Humor? Levity? Hard-hitting news? Analysis? I still haven’t figured it out. I have to win something sooner or later. Anyone have any advice for me? My ego is aching.