peterwknox: What’s an Oscar Worth? It Depends on Your Contract

When the Weinsteins hired Waltz, the legendarily parsimonious studio chiefs would not agree to a bonus for any nomination or win, sources tell Vulture. But after Waltz’s chilling portrayal of SS officer Hans Landa electrified critics, his reps moved to secure a $100,000 bonus for a Basterds win from his next employer, Sony Pictures, who had hired him for The Green Hornet.

That’s some great representation.