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the closing days of the studio's low-key campaign. “It’s time.” So simple. Says it all. Just like the mantra “Find your voice” that marketing honcho Harvey Weinstein came up with three years ago, which drove The King’s Speech toa win. This is how you win an Oscar. You pinpoint and connect an exact emotion on the

were in attendance as well as Adrien Brody, David O. Russell, Oliver Stone, Danny Huston, Jean Pigozzi, Ben Silverman, Peter Morton, and Elon Musk. Harvey and Bob Weinstein along with Chopard honored their nominees, including the RADiUS-TWC’s _ Best Documentary winner 20 Feet from Stardom, singers in

oom was rechristened for the evening in honor of Harvey’s wife Georgina Chapman’s dress label.) After dinner, guests were wowed by a performance from Weinstein’s upcoming Broadway musical, Finding Neverland, based on their Oscar-nominated film about Peter Pan creator J. M. Barrie. Celebrities Bono, U2, Mery]

s and winners including Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Oprah Winfrey, Charlize Theron, Bradley Cooper, Jonah Hill, Alexander Payne, Steve Sean Penn, 58 | AVENUE MAGAZINE « APRIL 2012 McQueen, and Alfonso Cuarén were among the evening’s migrating tribe. SATURDAY, MARCH 1 Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg cancele

r love of what Americans do best: making the most wonderful and culturally enlightening movies that entertain the world. On to Cannes!+ APRIL 2012 * AVENUE MAGAZINE | 59 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_010722

ad campaign positions the film in the lead. Critics and pundits proclaim the race is over. Everyone goes on holiday. This is one of the few times in Harvey Weinstein’s life that he’s caught off guard. He quickly mobilizes an inner team of 15 and conducts strategy meetings 7 days a week, including Christmas. They’re

ng’s Speech wins the PGA in L.A. Everyone is totally surprised when Tom Hooper goes on to win the DGA. After a tremendous amount of hard work by team Weinstein, the actors win for the SAG Ensemble. The BAFTAs reinforced their lead; the film is now the frontrunner. It takes the media a few weeks to catch on.

shenanigans, including celebrating with Colin Firth, Jesse Eisenberg, Elton John, Oprah Winfrey and many more. photographs by PATRICK MCMULLAN 64 | AVENUE MAGAZINE - APRIL 2011 addafi is hunkering down in Tripoli, giving press interviews, denying that rebels are taking over Eastern Libya. Oil prices are shootin

nco and Anne Hathaway are hip hosts. This is the year of no surprises. But it isn’t until Hilary Swank yells out Hooper’s name for Best Director that Harvey’s gang finally realizes they are getting the Oscar for Best Picture after all. Harvey is sitting in Spielberg’s seat as Spielberg announces the win f

eel that films should be in competition. He told me, “A statue does not change your life. You still get a cold. You can't get a date. You still 58 | AVENUE MAGAZINE « APRIL 2012 have everyday things to worry about.” The Academy learned to love him from a distance and gave him Best Original Screenplay as a consol

e a seated dinner at her Holmby Hills home for best friends Nancy Reagan, Wendy Stark, Bob Colacello, Joan Collins and fashion icon Lynn Wyatt. 62 | AVENUE MAGAZINE « APRIL 2012 Tobias Meyer, auctioneer for Sotheby’s and art dealer Mark Fletcher hosted an open house at their Mulholland Drive home for American av

Miley Cyrus themselves. I huddled with Meryl on the couch and we talked about her race. She thought Viola. I thought Meryl. She didn’t know about Harvey's last-minute “29 year” shout out. I hugged Bette Midler and flirted with Jim Sturgess and Bennett Miller. Universal’s Donna Langley, who is oversee