“The main thing about awards in movies is that they can serve as an economic surge for the film. If you're movie gets nominated for any award it does it a big favour. People might go and see it again... they won't give up on it.” PeopleIfsGivingDoeBigsMightFilmEconomicGiving UpAwardsFavourWon't Give Up Author:Morgan Freeman
“Mammootty is a great phenomenon.. If I was one among the jury for honourary award of Oscars, I would have definitely selected him as best actor for the film Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar” IfsFilmActorsPhenomenonAwardsOscarsDrsJurySelectedBaba Author:Ram Gopal Varma
“I don't remember who wins awards [Oscars]. I've won a few but what I really remember are movies. I love films, so I'm not concerned about speculation about winning things because I really enjoy being in films that last longer than an opening weekend. That's my goal in life.” LastsRememberFilmWinningEnjoyGoalConcernedOpeningAwardsWeekendOscarsSpeculationLife GoalLove Films Author:George Clooney
“The whole awards thing is great. Why? Because the Golden Globes, the Academy Awards, they put a focus on the industry, and that focus translates into people buying tickets to see movies or download films, legitimately download them. And it keeps us all at work. So I'm a big fan of award shows.” PeopleWholeShowsBigsFilmFocusFansIndustryGoldenBuyingAwardsTranslateGlobesTicketsAcademyDownloadsAcademy AwardsAward Shows Author:Liam Neeson
“I was the Chair of the WIFF Foundation, which is the philanthropic arm of Women In Film. The foundation runs the several programs including one that provide our film finishing fund. So we help women complete their films with a grant from Netflix. It's great to be associated with award winning films like 'Freeheld' and 'Circumstance'.” HelpingRunningFilmWinningArmsCircumstancesProgramFoundationIncludingChairsFundGrantsAwardsFinishingPhilanthropicNetflixAward Winning Author:Sharon Lawrence