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.
Meryl Streep won her third Oscar last night, but The Artist was evening's big winner taking five awards including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director. By Florence Waters. 7:06AM GMT 27 Feb 2012. The Artist, a black and white tribute to Hollywood's golden age, is the first silent film to take the main award since the Oscars began 83 years ago. The film, which has been described as the most joyful movie of the year, took three of the five big awards at this year's Oscars including Best Actor for Jean Dujardin.