The nominee's luncheon had begun, and despite the delicious meals on the table, few had an appetite to eat, and all eyes were focused on the small stage at the front of the ballroom.

Actress Kate Hudson, who hosted the nominees' luncheon, is announcing the nominees one by one.

It's just a nomination, not an official award, and the list is all read out by Kate Hudson and then displayed on the big screen behind her.

"...... nominated for Best Animated Short Film"

Finally, a Ronan-related award has been announced: "The Cathedral, Thomas Baginsky, "Big Eyes' New Car", Peter Doggett, "Head Mountain", Koji Yamamura, "Peppa Pig", Chris Renard, "Roulette", Chris Seitner. ”

Hearing this list, Chris Renard clenched his fist hard, and most of the animation team's work for half a year was not in vain.

He looked at Ronan's location, and a smile bloomed on the corner of his mouth, with such a supportive boss of the animation team, there is no reason why the animation team should not succeed!

And they will also prove with success that those who swept them away are wrong!

Now there's Peppa Pig, then there's Minions, and then there's the first animated feature film!

Chris Renard has already seen the story outline and main character settings written by Ronan himself, and the anti-hero and iconoclastic "Despicable Me" may really bring the animation team back to glory.

The nomination for Best Animated Short Film was completely expected by Ronan, and it was time to think about how to get Best Animated Short Film.

If you want to go home with the little golden man in a month, appropriate investment is a must.

The Oscar PR of "Hero" can be stopped, so that the publicity and PR team can focus all their energy on "Peppa Pig" to hit the best animated short film.

Kate Hudson announced several more nominations for the Technology Award and then announced the nominees for Best Foreign Language Film.

Director Zhang is a little nervous, he hasn't had this sense of expectation for a long time, maybe other awards have lost enough attraction to him.

If you get nominated this time, you can rush to the Best Foreign Language Film and make a familiar face at the Oscars.

Next time, maybe you can hit the best director.

The future of Best Picture is not out of the question.

Director Zhang glanced at Ronan, this big boss in Hollywood is a good person, pays attention to commitment, attaches importance to credibility, and can cooperate for a long time if he does what he says.

"Paradise Hotel, Paula van der Oster, A Man Without a Past, Aki Kaurismäki, Hero, Righteous Warrior, Love in Africa, Caroline Link, City of God, ......"

Director Zhang breathed a sigh of relief instantly, and the crew congratulated him one after another, and he was in a good mood, although he didn't win the award, but when he went back in a few days, he would also return with honors.

Even if you don't have time, you should take the time to go back before the award ceremony, this is an honor to return home!

You must not wait for the Oscars after the ceremony, after all, no one can guarantee the award, once you don't win the award, the effect will be much worse if you go back.

has worked hard in the Oriental film industry for many years, and Director Zhang's accurate grasp of certain things is admirable.

"Congratulations. Tom Cruise said to Ronan, "Second nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, right?"

Will Smith answered, "You're in for a treat tonight." ”

Ronan first said, "Thank you." Then he replied to Will Smith: "Go to me after luncheon, I have the beef flown in from the island country, and the latest catch of king crab......"

Will Smith said, "Okay, definitely go!"

It was a celebratory feast, and Ronan would invite a lot of people later.

The nominations were announced one by one, and soon came to the four major award nominations with the heaviest weight.

The nominees for Best Actress are, Nicole Kidman, "All the Time", Renee Zellweger, "Chicago", Julianne Moore, "Far from Heaven", Salma Hayek, "Frida", Diane Lynn, "Infidelity". ”

Unsurprisingly, Nicole Kidman was once again nominated for Best Actress.

Tom Cruise turned his head to look at Nicole Kidman, who happened to be looking at him as well, then turned back and hugged Harvey Weinstein hard.

Ronan also saw it, but didn't say anything, even if Tom Cruise was not happy in his heart, it was only his ex-wife.

If you want Harvey Weinstein to help hit the Oscar for Best Actress, you have to pay something.

With what you gain you can lose, and similar deals have never been an unspoken rule in Hollywood, and they have always been in plain sight.

Then again, Harvey Weinstein has a really good appetite and eats everything from young and beautiful to old and senile, and even Judi Dench and Meryl Streep can go down their mouths......

Ronan admits that he is too far behind Weinstein in this regard, and maybe Will Smith can compare to him?

But Will Smith is much more particular than Harvey Weinstein, at most the husband and wife play their own games and don't do anything coercive.

The list of nominees for Best Actress is followed by the list of nominees for Best Actor.

Adrian Brody, The Pianist, Jack Nicholson, About Schmidt, Nicolas Cage, Adapted Screenplay, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York, Michael Kane, The Quiet American. ”

There's no Tom Cruise on the list!

Tom Cruise didn't get an Oscar nomination for Best Actor!

The list of nominees was announced, and although Tom Cruise maintained a polite smile, Ronan and Will Smith, who knew him, could see that Tom was very angry.

Ronan sighed lightly in his heart, from today onwards, the team behind Tom Cruise must have changed dramatically.

Will Smith pretended to be light-hearted and said, "Tom, it's not a big deal, it's better than being disappointed at the awards ceremony." What you have is time and opportunity, not this time and next time. ”

Ronan said, "It's a comeback." ”

Tom Cruise nodded: "Don't worry, I'm fine, I've been running with me for so many years, I'm used to it." ”

Ronan then thought that Tom Cruise has won many Oscar nominations, and he has been a professional companion for 20 years.

With the announcement of the end of the list of nominees and the official entry of the luncheon, many people began to gather at the table, Ronan went to greet Chris Renard and the crew of "Heroes", inviting them to go to the future world manor after the luncheon, and there was a celebration party in the evening.

In addition to these people, Ronan also extended invitations to others, such as Nicolas Cage.

"Sophia talked to me about you. Nicolas Cage said to Ronan: "She said you're a great person, you have a lot of ideas for movies, and you're a trustworthy collaborator. ”

Ronan smiled and replied, "I just did what a producer should do." He then said, "Nikolai, I hope we can also have a chance to work together." ”

Since the beginning of "The Wind Whisperer", Nicolas Cage's career has gone downhill, and of course he will not take a famous producer's overture lightly, and quickly said: "It's my honor." ”

Saying goodbye to Nicolas Cage, Ronan chatted with Martin Scorsese again, and the elder Martin had heard of him and was more polite to each other.

Ronan briefly asked, Martin Scorsese is going to work with Leonardo DiCaprio next on "The Aviator".

Now is not the time to mention The Departed.

After Martin Scorsese declined the invitation to the party, Ronan returned to his table and found that there was one more person here, a beautiful white woman who could shine.

Nicole Kidman is here.

The woman had a smile on her face, as proud as an Australian koala.

Probably after saying that, Nicole Kidman smiled at Ronan and nodded, and left the side.

Tom Cruise also had a smile on his face, a polite smile.

Ronan asked, "What's wrong?"

Tom Cruise didn't answer, and Will Smith said, "What else, just come here and show off, a nomination." ”

"It's not just about nominations. Tom Cruise whispered, "She might actually win." ”

Ronan shook his head: "Women, you can't help but your tail. He said directly: "Winning the Oscar for Best Actress is not necessarily a good thing for Nicole." ”

"What do you mean by that?" asked Tom Cruise.

Ronan said directly: "Before filming "Spy", CAA recommended Nicole to me, and I asked people to do targeted market research, and then politely declined. ”

"Too much pay?" Will Smith asked.

"That's just one thing," Ronan said. The main thing is that I found through the first-line survey data that American movie fans don't like Nicole at all. ”

Tom Cruise frowned: "Isn't that right? She has starred in good movies in the past two years......"

Ronan sighed and said, "You know what? There's a kind of audience that pays for it called sympathy. ”

Will Smith and Tom Cruise were both smart people and immediately understood what Ronan meant.

"So, she's deliberately pretending to be pitiful?" Tom Cruise is one of the parties involved: "Throw all the fault at me, and I'm sure I won't open my mouth?"

Ronan didn't answer directly, but said: "Once she wins the Oscar for Best Actress, everything before will be zeroed out with the huge benefits brought by the little golden man." ”

Once she becomes an absolute heroine and really carries a commercial film, Nicole Kidman is a veritable box office poison.

Will Smith said: "Ronan has always had a good eye and I think that makes a lot of sense. ”

Tom Cruise didn't say anything, thinking that Nicole Kidman used him to gain hype and sympathy in the divorce case, and that remaining trace of affection was gone.

Ronan looked at the time and said, "It's almost, let's go, go to me." ”