Chinese gaming company Perfect World just picked up a few Oscars
Darkest Hour and Phantom Thread, two films that Perfect World co-produced with Universal Pictures, were big winners at the 90th Academy Awards
For any film producer from Hollywood, receiving an Oscar at the annual Academy Awards would be a milestone to kick off a round of celebrations.
Not so for Beijing-based Perfect World, which co-produced two of this year’s Oscar-winning films – Darkest Hour and Phantom Thread.
It was business as usual at the low-key entertainment conglomerate, with offices in the Chinese capital’s sprawling Chaoyang District, even as staff watched the live broadcast on Monday of those two films scooping up a combined three Oscar statuettes at the 90th Academy Awards.
Darkest Hour won awards for Best Actor as well as Best Makeup and Hairstyling, while Phantom Thread won for Best Costume Design.
Another film that Perfect World co-produced, Victoria & Abdul, had two Oscar nominations this year.
Those three films are part of a US$500 million slate that was forged in 2016 between subsidiary Perfect World Pictures and Universal Pictures. Under that deal, Perfect World will help fund the production of 50 Universal films over five years.