On the evening of March 23, 1998, the Los Angeles Shrine Grand Theater was brilliantly star-studded, and the 70th Oscars ceremony will be held here tonight.

In front of the resplendent Temple Theater, there are four huge Academy Award models, the Avenue of Fame in front of the door, and the 280-foot red carpet looks like a flying red dragon.

The crew of "Titanic", which won a big victory at the Golden Globe Awards, is still the focus of the audience.

However, before entering the theater, a staff member of the awards party secretly stopped Donne, "Director Walker, there is a little matter on the organizing committee's side, and I need your cooperation." ”

Don smiled and said, "Okay, what's there to serve?"

The staff lowered their voices, "After the award for best sound editing, please leave your seat and go to the bathroom." ”

"Huh?"

Don looked surprised, it was the first time to participate in the Oscars, and he couldn't figure out the other party's routine.

"It's not a request from the producers, it's a proposal from the academy. Seeing that Tang En was stunned, the staff hurriedly explained.

This sentence dispelled Don's hidden worries, as long as it wasn't the broadcaster ABC who hyped himself up for the sake of ratings.

Just entered the theater and sat down, he still looked worried, what the hell is the academy going to do?

Kate Winslet sat beside Don as always, smiling happily, seeing Done's worried look, she said with relief: "Don, you have to understand, this is the Oscar, and the Golden Globe Awards...... There is still a big difference. ”

Don wants to win the Oscar for Best Director, which is almost impossible.

"What about you?" Donn teased her with a smile, "Your performance has been unanimously recognized by the media, and you have won the New York Times Association Award." ”

Kate pursed her lips and lowered her voice, "I'm not deaf!"

She is only 22 years old this year, the best actress in Oscar history, and there is only one younger than her - Mary Matlin, a hearing-impaired person.

Don let out a long sigh, age was the biggest obstacle ahead of him and Kate Winslet.

"Anyway, it's much better than Leon. Kate couldn't help but purse her lips and snicker.

Leonardo Ricaprio was not nominated for an Oscar, and he was angry that he did not attend tonight's ceremony.

Soon, the awards ceremony began, and with a gag from host Billy Kristol, the first award was soon presented - the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

This award, "Titannicole" has little hope, the elderly "Ruth" is the oldest nominated actor in history, but there are too few scenes, and the performance is decent, so it is impossible to win the award.

Sure enough, Kim Basinger of "L.A. Confidential" was elected.

However, in the next series of technical awards and art awards, "Titanic" became the biggest winner. Celine Dion's "My Heart Is Eternal", on this night, is obviously more eye-catching than the theme song "Oscar Prelude" grandly launched by the Oscars this year.

It wasn't until the Best Sound Editing Award was taken away by "Titanic" that Don got up and quietly walked out of the ceremony.

Sure enough, as soon as I entered the aisle, there were two staff members who were closely observing, and they greeted me with bright eyes, "Director Walker, please come here!"

Don followed them, "Can you ask what the hell is going on?"

"They didn't say the specifics. However, according to the practice of previous years, it should be that you should be the guest of honor. ”

"Presenters?" Don was even more surprised, "Isn't this all predetermined?"

"There are always exceptions. ”

Soon, Donn met a middle-aged woman, a very good actor, Frances McDonnell.

And she has another identity, last year's Oscar for Best Actress!

Don't......

Don suddenly understood something.

Sure enough, when she saw Donn coming, Frances McDorman greeted him with a smile, "It's a pleasure to work with you, Mr. Walker." ”

Don hesitated and asked, "Is it to award the Best Actress Award?"

Frances McDonnell was stunned, "Didn't the organizing committee notify you before?"

Don showed a hint of bitterness.

Frances McDonnell also immediately understood the reason for the matter, looked into Donne's eyes, and couldn't help but feel some sympathy, "Mr. Walker, you are still young and very talented, it doesn't matter if you miss the Oscar this time, there will be many opportunities in the future." ”

That being said, Donn was disappointed.

He finally understood the idea of the Oscar organizing committee.

Letting Done Walker present the Oscar for actress is equivalent to a compensation for him. The Oscars can't have a best director at the age of twenty, and they can't make such a talented director too frustrated.

It's just balanced.

Frances McDonnell sighed, took the envelope in her hand, and smiled, "It seems that you already know the name here." ”

Don shrugged, "Anything can happen before you open the envelope!"

In fact, Donn has the same idea as her, this is a balancing act played by the Oscar organizing committee, and the name in this envelope can only be Kate Winslet!

Otherwise, letting Don En present the award at this time would not be compensation, but sarcasm.

Soon, the staff beckoned to the two, and Frances McDorman smiled and took Donn's arm as she walked to the glittering awards stage.

When Don Walker appeared, the crew of "Titanic" was surprised, what was the situation? Why didn't they know beforehand?

Kate Winslet also huffed and secretly thought: "This Don is even hiding it from me, it's too much!"

Many of the old fellows, looking at each other with a vague smile on their faces, had clearly anticipated what was going to happen next.

The award presenters usually have to joke a few words, and Donne's age is naturally not good to make fun of Frances, so she chose to focus on, "Done, I heard that you have been in a lot of relationships in the past two years, do you still have the energy to make good movies?"

The audience laughed.

Donn's affair is the joke of the whole Hollywood.

But everyone doesn't care at all, a twenty-year-old young man, if he is old-fashioned and starts from the beginning, it is not normal.

This is Hollywood, not a country town.

Don smiled: "Because my new movie is a romance movie, I want to experience it more firsthand." ”

The VIPs on the field laughed happily and reacted quickly.

Frances McDorman said seriously: "Young people, you still have to focus on work." ”

"Work?" Don let out a long sigh with a pale face, "Since Ms. McDorman is earnest, if I don't listen to it, I don't know how to raise it, but I just hope that the broadcaster and the organizing committee will forgive me for my recklessness." ”

More than 5,000 VIPs in the theater were confused by Don's words.

What does your hard work have to do with the broadcasters and the organizing committee?

But then Don's words made everyone in the audience cry and laugh, and the old guys shook their heads again and again, laughing silently.

"My new movie "My Grand Greek Wedding" will be grandly released on August 20 in the summer season, and I hope that friends on the scene and the audience in front of the TV can witness a splendid, warm, tender love and interesting wedding. ”

Tang En talked about his work seriously, which made the broadcaster ABC stunned!

This is the Oscars!

The ratings in the United States are second only to the Super Bowl's major programs, and Don En has played free advertising and taken a big advantage!

Sure enough, Frances McDonnell soon heard the warning of the program team from the ear monitor, and the topic changed, "Okay, let's take a look at which outstanding actresses have given us wonderful performances in the past year, thus being nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress." ”

The five nominees for Best Actress are Helen Hunter in "Perfect", Helena Carter in "Pigeon Wings", Julie Christie in "Wife Swap", Judi Dench in "Mrs. Brown", and Kate Winslet in "Titanic".

The live broadcast camera flashed from the faces of these five candidates one by one, and you can find Kate Winslet, Helen Hunt, and Helena Carter, three relatively young actresses, smiling with unconcealed expectations on their faces.

And Judi Dench and Julie Christie, who have been in Hollywood for decades, smile unnaturally.

The organizing committee even invited Donn Walker out, who will be the next candidate for Best Actress, do you need to say?

She's only 22 years old!

After the short video on the big screen was played, Frances McDonnell slowly opened the envelope in her hand, looked at Don and smiled, and then said: "Best Actress is ......"

Frances McDonnell understands that this award is the compensation given to Donn by the Oscar organizing committee, so she wisely gave up the leading role to the other party.

Don glanced at the name written on the envelope, his face turned a little red, and his voice couldn't help but ripple, "Congratulations, my good friend, Kate Winslet!"

"Ahh

Kate Winslet in the audience was in a daze, with a pair of beautiful eyes flashing with moving tears.

In the theater, applause was thunderous.

And Kate Winslet's wonderful performance in "Titanic" played on the big screen added many tears to this warm atmosphere.

The crew of "Titanic" stood up, grinned and grinned, as excited as if they had won the award.

Kate Winslet's mind was empty, she stood up stupidly, and mechanically hugged her friends in the crew, until this moment, she couldn't believe that all this was true.

"Old Ruth," Gloria Stutel, lovingly hugged her, "silly girl, don't be in a daze, Don is still waiting up there." ”

"Yes, Donne!"

Kate Winslet seemed to react at this time, and turned her head to look at the podium, looking through the crystal tears to a handsome and smiling face.

She smiled.

With a smile in her tears, she was as bright as a peach blossom.