Oscar bait nominated for Oscars. For that reason studios plan their Oscar promotional campaigns long before the movie is even released. It has been estimated that The Weinstein Company spent $15 million on its Oscar campaign for "The King's Speech", almost as much as was spent on the Oscar campaign of Weinstein-produced 1998 Best Picture Winner "Shakespeare in Love". Actors, too, benefit at least financially from Oscar wins. Agents and managers estimate that their clients can get as much as 20% more money for their next projects if they win an Oscar or at least received a nomination. Natalie Portman was expected
Bette Henritze 1972 she played a role in "Rage". In 1982 she appeared in the Oscar nominated film, "The World According to Garp", and in 1986 "Brighton Beach Memoirs" as Mrs. Murphy. In 1991 she played Emma in "Other People's Money" and in 1998 as Mrs. Skinner in "The Object of My Affection". In 1999, she played Dolores Engler in "Judy Berlin". In 2002, Henritze appeared in the Oscar nominated film "Far from Heaven" as Mrs. Leacock, and in 2009 she appeared as Annie in "Taking Woodstock". Henritze made her television debut on the series "The Edge of Night" and next appeared