Just behind Spielberg. The whole industry is nothing but a hypocrite.
Harvey Weinstein was a powerful man in Hollywood for decades. That power can be measured in many ways, including the admiration from his colleagues, the number of successful films he made or the Oscar nominations and wins those films earned. His fall from grace—after decades of settlements over allegations of sexual harassment and unwanted physical contact came to light last week—is spectacular because of the great heights from which he is falling. God-like heights, some might say.
In fact, the producer elicited more gratitude on the stage of the Academy Awards than any deity. In 2015, just ahead of that year’s awards ceremony, Vocativ analyzed 1,396 Oscar acceptance speeches archived on the Academy’s website and found that Weinstein was thanked more often than god.
The study found that the most common recipients of a “thanks” in hundreds of speeches were, not surprisingly, the Academy itself (thanked in 43 percent of speeches) and mom and dad (thanked in 28 percent of speeches). But among specific figures, director Steven Spielberg received the most gratitude, with 42 “thanks” from the podium. Weinstein came in second place, with 25 percent fewer “thanks” than Spielberg. As Adam K. Raymond and Andrew Bouvé wrote for Vocativ at the time, “when you thank Harvey, everyone knows who you’re talking about.”
http://www.newsweek.com/oscars-harvey-weinstein-thanked-more-god-according-2015-analysis-681593
Harvey Weinstein was a powerful man in Hollywood for decades. That power can be measured in many ways, including the admiration from his colleagues, the number of successful films he made or the Oscar nominations and wins those films earned. His fall from grace—after decades of settlements over allegations of sexual harassment and unwanted physical contact came to light last week—is spectacular because of the great heights from which he is falling. God-like heights, some might say.
In fact, the producer elicited more gratitude on the stage of the Academy Awards than any deity. In 2015, just ahead of that year’s awards ceremony, Vocativ analyzed 1,396 Oscar acceptance speeches archived on the Academy’s website and found that Weinstein was thanked more often than god.
The study found that the most common recipients of a “thanks” in hundreds of speeches were, not surprisingly, the Academy itself (thanked in 43 percent of speeches) and mom and dad (thanked in 28 percent of speeches). But among specific figures, director Steven Spielberg received the most gratitude, with 42 “thanks” from the podium. Weinstein came in second place, with 25 percent fewer “thanks” than Spielberg. As Adam K. Raymond and Andrew Bouvé wrote for Vocativ at the time, “when you thank Harvey, everyone knows who you’re talking about.”
http://www.newsweek.com/oscars-harvey-weinstein-thanked-more-god-according-2015-analysis-681593
