Chapter 109: Golden Globe Awards
On January 21, the Hilton Beverly Hills in Los Angeles held its annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony.
This year's Golden Globe Awards are very eye-catching, in addition to the fierce competition caused by too many hits, the biggest reason is naturally the star-studded gathering, including Tom Hanks, Russell Crowe, Will Smith, Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock, etc., as well as the new generation of idols, Natalie Portman, who is now popular in the United States, and the popular "idol director" Magic Young.
This is also the reason why the Chinese American community and the Greater China region are paying special attention to this year's Golden Globe Awards, including Wang Yang and "Juno", as well as Ang Lee and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", there is one Chinese American and one Chinese director in the five Best Director nominations, which is unprecedented.
But the event has always been a magnet for movie fans, with hundreds of millions of viewers in more than 130 countries and regions expected to tune in to the televised broadcast of the awards ceremony this year, with NBC broadcasting in the United States.
On the red carpet, celebrities in handsome suits and beautiful evening dresses walked around, or posed elegantly with photographers, or were interviewed by the media, or met and laughed in groups, and the steps behind the guardrails around were full of busy photojournalists, dazzling flashes kept lighting up from their cameras, and the sound of clicks and clicks even drowned out the chaotic noise.
"Jan, Jessica, this ...... Natalie, Natalie!"
Wang Yang was wearing a black suit, white shirt and black tie, and after the work of a makeup artist earlier, he brought out the advantages of his own appearance, so he also had a young and heroic charm at this time;
"It's going to be another tiring day. After walking through the entrance show, Wang Yang couldn't help but exhale, and said to Jessica with some emotion that things have just begun, and he will be interviewed by media including NBC TV and the awards ceremony in the evening...... Although it is probably not as tiring as Oscar, there are still many links. Jessica smiled, and Natalie, who was also hearing it next to her, patted him on the shoulder and said cheerfully, "Man, you won't be tired when you get the award at night!"
"What award, Best Director?" Wang Yang was talking and laughing, and suddenly saw Li An in a suit and leather shoes standing not far in front of him, he looked at the two girls left and right, and said, "Li An is there, I'll go over and get to know him." Jessica said, "I'm with you." Natalie had a nonchalant expression on her face and walked after him.
"Hello, Mr. Li. The three of them came to Li An, Wang Yang took the initiative to say hello, and shook hands with Li An, who was smiling elegantly, and Li An also smiled: "Hello, Mr. Wang." After saying hello, Ang Lee introduced two companions around him, Xu Ligong, the producer of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and Zhang Ziyi, who was wearing an old-fashioned shiny brown dress.
Originally, the organizers of the Golden Globe Awards invited Chow Yun-fat to be the guest of honor, but in a few days it will be the Lunar New Year, and he refused the invitation to the conference because he wanted to accompany his family for the New Year, so Michelle Yeoh was absent, so the popular "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was only attended by Ang Lee.
After getting to know each other, Wang Yang looked at Ang Lee and asked, "I like the bamboo sea in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" so much, where was it filmed?" Ang Lee replied with a smile: "It's Anji, Zhejiang, China, a very beautiful and quiet place." Wang Yang nodded, he turned to Jessica and smiled: "Jesse, we will travel to China next time we have time, I haven't been there yet." Jessica hummed happily, and Natalie also asked Ang Lee, "Mr. Lee, I have a question......
Seeing a few of them talking about what they didn't know, and laughing from time to time, Zhang Ziyi was very depressed, wanting to say something, to get to know this young billionaire who is one year younger than herself, but the youngest billionaire, and the promising magical director Wang Yang, but she can't speak English, she wants to stop talking, so she has to maintain the most beautiful smile she can put on.
"Amazing Yang!" Suddenly there was a laugh not far away, Wang Yang and the others looked back, only to see Will Smith walking with a family smile, Wang Yang beckoned to him, and smiled with Li An: "Ann, if you have a plan for the next movie, you know, Flame Movies is happy to make this investment." See you later!"
With that, he walked over to the Will Smiths with Jessica and Natalie, and said with a smile, "Hey, Will, Jada......!
"Audience, we can see now that the guests are starting to enter. On the TV screen, the black female reporter of the NBC looked behind her, and the celebrities were walking into the hotel hall, she looked back at the camera, smiled into the microphone in her hand, and said, "The awards dinner is about to begin, who will be the winner tonight? ”
The Golden Globe Awards Gala was held in the form of a formal dinner, in a crowded hall, everyone sat around each round table, the table was full of sumptuous and delicious food, Wang Yang and Jessica, Natalie, Will Smith, Jenn Kezmerik sat at a table, surrounded by people from the crew of "Love Chocolate" and "Miracle Boy". Although it was a formal dinner, the hall was filled with laughter and laughter, as if it were a party.
"Hello everyone, welcome to the 58th Golden Globe Awards!" In the midst of applause and cheers, Conan O'Brien, dressed in a silver suit, walked out of the side of the stage, came to the microphone in the center of the stage, and said with a smile: "Look at you, how enviable! I'm hungry, but I have to stand here and preside." The crowd laughed softly, and Conan laughed again: "I still like the Emmys, where I can sit and ......" and everyone laughed again.
Listening to Conan's opening joke, Wang Yang smiled and picked up the fork, forked a small piece of steak and put it in his mouth, chewed and said, "I'm also hungry." Terry and Jaden over there were also moving, Will Smith and Jenn were drinking red wine, and Natalie was upset that the organizers didn't seem to take into account the vegetarian diet, and the main meal was full of meat that made her sick to her stomach, and there was something she couldn't stand ...... Is he a child?
Jessica wiped the corners of Wang Yang's mouth with a napkin and said with a smile: "Yang, it's a little oily." Wang Yang rolled his tongue and smiled at her: "Oh, thank you!" Jada on the other side also wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin for his son Jaden, and said: "Little naughty, eat Sven, don't eat so fast." ”
"The first award we were going to give was Best Supporting Actor. Conan O'Brien on the stage paused and said, "Heather Locklear, please, for us." With that, he clapped his hands and walked to the right side of the stage, and to the applause of the crowd, Heather Locklear stepped out from the left, smiling and waving, and in the other hand holding the gold-covered poster containing the results of the award.
This year's Golden Globes were also presented by a star-studded audience, including Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Charitz Theron, Daniel Washington and others, as well as the legendary Elizabeth Taylor, who presented the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Best Supporting Actor was eventually won by Benicio del Toro of "Drug Network", and then in between the acting program and the Conan O'Brien talk show, the awards for Best Supporting Actress ("Almost Famous" Kate Hudson), Best Song ("Miracle Boy", Bob Dylan), Best Screenplay ("Drug Network", Stephen Garhan) were awarded, and soon came to the Best Score category.
"The best soundtrack was won by Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerard, Gladiator!" The auditorium burst into thunderous applause, and Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerard stood up with smiles on their faces and walked together to the podium.
Wang Yang and others were also applauding, and there was no disappointment on Jenn Kezmelik's face, because basically everyone had known the result for a long time. The majestic soundtrack of "Gladiator" and the warm and elegant soundtrack of "When Happiness Knocks" are the kind of excellent soundtracks that do their best to elevate the film, but the judges have always preferred the former.
"Jenn!" Wang Yang shouted to Jenn next to him, didn't say anything, just smiled and gave him a thumbs up. Jessica, Natalie, and the others all smiled and applauded Jenn, who nodded and smiled, "Thank you!"
After Best Score, Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy (Hey, Brother, Where Are You, George Knuny. The next award was Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy. In the midst of applause, Angelina Jolie, who was in charge of presenting the awards, walked to the center of the stage with a smile. Wang Yang looked at Natalie on the left, and saw that she had a calm expression, which seemed to be very indifferent, but with his understanding of Natalie, she was very focused and serious. He asked softly, "Hey, man, nervous?"
Seeing him and Jessica looking over, Natalie nodded lightly and generously admitted, "Yes, I'm nervous." Juno is the pinnacle of my life, and if she doesn't get the award, I don't know how I'm going to get it. Wang Yang patted her hand encouragingly, and Natalie suddenly laughed and said, "Ha! I found that it is beneficial for me to work with a Chinese director." I was nominated for Best Supporting Actress last year, and this year I was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama. Maybe I should continue to work with a Chinese director?"
"Yes, but if you want to be surnamed Wang, Ang Li can't do it. Wang Yang couldn't help laughing when he said this, and Jessica also smiled when she heard this. Last year, Natalie was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Wang Ying's "The End of the World", and this year, Wang Yang smiled again: "It doesn't have to be just a nomination." Natalie sneered disdainfully, and said with a smile on her lips, "I hope." ”
"The five nominees are, Renee Zelwig, "Nurse Betty" ......" Angelina Jolie read the list of nominees, the small screen behind the stage followed her voice, showing the nominee's film clips, and the audience applauded one after another, and after Juliet Binoche, Sandra Bullock, Angelina Jolie said: "Natalie Portman, Juno." ”
Several clips of "Juno" appear on the screen, with Natalie Portman holding a large bottle of drink, her pipe, and her big belly...... The celebrities applauded even harder, and many cheered loudly: "Juno, Juno!" Wang Yang clapped his palms, looked at Natalie, who was smiling silently next to him, and said in his heart: "Man, get ready to go up and get the prize." ”
Angelina Jolie on stage opened the gold post with a smile, glanced at it, and then leaned over to the microphone and announced loudly, "Natalie Portman, Juno!"
With a "whoosh", thunderous applause immediately resounded throughout the auditorium, and everyone applauded with laughter. On the NBC channel on the TV screen, I saw Natalie sitting at the dining table with her hands covering her mouth, and glanced at Wang Yang next to her a little at a loss. Wang Yang, Jessica, Will Smith...... The people around her were smiling and clapping their hands.
Seeing that she was still sitting, Wang Yang pushed her and laughed, "Nat, go!"
Natalie took a deep breath and walked briskly to the stage with a big smile on her face, muttering with an inaudible smile, "Hell, I'm not NAT now, it's Narr!" Passing through the dense crowd from the side, she came to the stage and took the Golden Globe trophy for Best Musical/Comedy Actress from Angelina Jolie's hand, she looked at the golden thing, her heart was beating fast and powerfully, filled with a wave of joy and contentment, she laughed at herself in her heart: " The psychology of actors who want to be recognized by others is hopeless. ”
"Is this true?" she replied to herself as she came to the microphone with the trophy in her hand, glancing at the crowd in the audience, just like Juno's voice in the "Juno" video clip just now, "Really, really, really." ”
The audience burst into laughter, and Natalie's eyes looked at Wang Yang, who was smiling, and said with a smile: "I want to thank many people for this award, my parents, they have always been my biggest supporters...... Michael Pitt, Anne Hathaway, and all the actors in "Juno", they all played really well, and because of them, my acting skills were completely stimulated......" She quickly thanked several names and the organizer, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and then she laughed loudly, "And, I am most grateful, Young!"
There was another burst of applause in the hall, and the live TV camera pointed at Wang Yang, only to see him smiling and applauding happily. Natalie clenched the trophy in her hand, looked at him and said, "Thank you for the play, thank you for your patience, thank you for the joke, thank you for giving Juno to me!" Dude ......" She smiled and said, "Although you were an hour late on the day of the audition, now I forgive you." ”
Amid the laughter and applause of the crowd, Natalie walked off the stage with a smile and returned to the table. She and Wang Yang, who was standing to welcome her triumphant return, hugged each other lightly in celebration, but when she was in his arms, she couldn't control herself and slammed hard, and said a little choked: "Yang, thank you!"
Jessica looked at the two embracing each other, and was very happy for Natalie and "Juno", and couldn't help but be envious, when can she do this? Not only will she participate in the Golden Globe Award with Yang as a girlfriend?
"Man!" Feeling Natalie's irrepressible excitement, Wang Yang patted her on the back and said with a smile: "I know you won the Golden Globe, but you don't need to use it to scare me." Natalie suddenly smiled, let go of his hands, Wang Yang looked at her, and said with a smile: "Congratulations." Jessica, the Will Smiths, and the other crew guests next to her also congratulated her, and Natalie kept nodding her head in thanks, her beautiful face full of happiness.
The awards continued, and soon the award for Best Foreign Language Film ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") ended, Best Actress in a Drama category, Julia Roberts won her first Golden Globe Award for Drama Actress with the tenacious strong woman Irene Brokovich in "Uncompromising", and Tom Hanks won another Golden Globe trophy for Best Drama Actor.
Wang Yang and Will Smith were both a little disappointed, there is no doubt that Tom Hanks's acting skills in "Desert Island" are top-notch, but "Chris Gardner" is also their heart's work.
"Dad, don't worry. Terry clenched his fists and said to everyone, "We still have Oscar!" Will Smith, Wang Yang and others couldn't help but be amused by him, Will nodded and smiled: "Yo, man, you're right!"
But then, something even more disappointing happened, and the first prize for Best Musical/Comedy Film did not go to the big hit "Juno", but was won by "Almost Famous". Although Jessica and Natalie were laughing and applauding the producers of "Almost Famous", they were very unconvinced, how could this be!
"The 58th Golden Globe Award Best Director Nominees ......" Julia Roberts, who just won the actress, is also the guest of honor for this year's Best Director Award, she seems to be in a good mood, grinning at the gold post in her hand, and said with a smile: "Steven Soderbergh, "Uncompromising", "Drug Network", Ridley Scott, "Gladiator", Ang Lee, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Wang Yang, "Juno". ”
As she pronounced out her names, the auditorium burst into applause, and the television camera switched between the four nominated directors, all of whom had a faint smile on their faces, as if they were completely out of the way.
Julia Roberts opened the post and said with a smile: "I'm really nervous, who could it be...... she glanced at the post and announced loudly: "Best Director winner is, Ang-Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!"
There was thunderous applause in the hall, and everyone gave their applause to Ang Lee. NBC channel, the picture is divided into four grids, I saw Steven Soderbergh and Ridley Scott on it all smiling and applauding, with a little disappointment on their faces, and Wang Yang in the lower right corner had a happy smile on his face, clapping while talking to Jessica next to him.
Li An in the lower left corner was full of excited and shy smiles, he stood up, hugged Xu Ligong and others on the left and right, and then walked to the stage.
On the podium, Ang Lee held the Golden Globe Award for Best Director trophy and smiled shyly: "I'm surprised, it's hard to believe, my mood now is indescribable." I want to thank my 'tough' wife!" Everyone burst into laughter, and Ang Lee continued to laugh: "She is a model of all female characters in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" except for the blue-eyed fox. I get all my inspiration from her, and I can't have Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon without her, and I am very grateful to her......"
After thanking his wife, the crew, the organizer and others, Ang Lee lowered his head and approached the microphone, and said sincerely in Chinese: "Dad, Mom, thank you!" After that, in the warm applause, he raised the trophy in his hand high.
(To be continued)