21.   Studio boss Louis B. Mayer allowed the song to remain in the film.

22.   Studio bosses probably think it works that way.

23.   Studio bosses decided there was a youth market out there, and a new generation of actors, writers and directors emerged to revitalize movies for this audience.

24.   The creator of the Fox television network and onetime Paramount studio boss said Friday he has gained control of a television station group owner, Silver King Communications.

25.   Yet none of these films appears to have paid off its production cost, which provides studio bosses with ample reason to avoid such films in the future.

26.   But Hollywood unquestionably dominated nominations for the sound and special effects that delivered the kinds of awards studio bosses relish more than the Oscars -- box-office bonanzas.