Under the AFL's collective bargaining agreement, players make $830 per game, meaning members of the Power earn $14,940, before taxes, in an 18-game regular season that spans four months. They also have the option to rent a subsidized apartment for $150 a month, an amenity that used to be free.
As a director, Stone achieved prominence as director/writer of the war drama Platoon (1986), for which Stone won the Academy Award for Best Director; the film was awarded Best Picture.
Best Director at the Oscars has always been a subject of fascination, because of how it relates to Best Picture. In the 2000s, there were multiple instances of Best Picture and Best Director lining up exactly, but a few years featured splits. Directors that won with Best Picture-winning movies included Ron Howard, Peter Jackson, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Joel and Ethan Coen, Danny Boyle and Kathryn Bigelow.