Chapter 176: Best Director (Part II)

"This should be the second time I've won this award, because I'm busy, and the last time I received the award for Rain Man, someone else accepted it on my behalf. Wang Jie said and looked at the little golden figure in his hand, showing an emotional look, "Thank you to the Film Academy for awarding this trophy to me, of course, I also want to thank the audience, you are great, I also want to thank all the partners who have to cooperate, thank you!"

He didn't say much, and walked down after he owed gracefully, his personable appearance won a lot of applause, and most people knew that he would go up tonight.

Sure enough, after only two awards, Wang Jie returned to this stage again, this award was shared with McDonson, "Brave Death Island" deservedly won the Best Editing Award, and it was enough to win this award with that sharp and fast car chase editing technique.

“…… It's a great encouragement, and I'm sure I'll do even better in the future!" was delivered by McDonson, who gave the acceptance speech, after all, his editing was the first credit for the award.

"Congratulations, William, it looks like you're going to break the record. After returning to his seat, Hanks, who was sitting in front of Adrian, said this after hugging and congratulating him.

Wang Jie thought at first that Hanks was saying that he would be the youngest winner of Best Director, but after thinking about it, even if he wanted to say it, it shouldn't be now, and after thinking about it carefully, he immediately understood what the other party meant.

"Thank you, if it weren't for your reminder, I'm afraid I wouldn't have realized until the award ceremony was over. Wang Jie shrugged his shoulders and said in a relaxed tone, but the excitement in his expression was still obvious.

One for Best Adapted Screenplay, one for Best Editing, and if nothing else, for Best Director, then he will get three statuettes tonight, which will be the first time in Oscar history. There are many people who have won multiple nominations for the same Oscar, but there are only two at most, such as Kevin Costner three years ago, or Mel Gibson in the future - of course, because of the appearance of Wang Jie, the latter is no longer possible.

But whether it is Kevin Costner or Mel Gibson, except for Best Director, they all get Best Film, and Best Film is awarded to film companies in a sense, and there are many best movie statuettes in the honor rooms of the eight major film companies. So strictly speaking, they can only take one and a half, and the ownership of Wang Jie's three little golden figures belongs to him, and it is almost certain that "Forrest Gump" will win the best movie, so it is three and a half, not to mention Costner, even Cameron can only hope for it in the future.

As for whether the latter two awards will be affected by these two little golden figures - after all, film schools also like to play balance, but they just play well, Wang Jie doesn't care too much. Generally speaking, the Oscars for Best Director and Best Film are awarded to the same film unless there is a very special situation, which is why Costner lost Best Actor, and the Film Academy does not give the most weighty award to the same person.

Best Screenplay and Best Editing don't compare to Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay is the most coveted screenplay award. Coupled with Wang Jie's qualifications accumulated in the past few years, and "Forrest Gump" will be an unsurpassable benchmark for mainstream American value films in the next ten years, those old men in the film school are conservative but not fools, these factors will be taken into account by them.

After a period of singing and dancing, this year's Oscars are finally about to usher in the final climax.

"I know that many people are already in a hurry, although I really want you to wait a little longer, but out of the sake of my own personal safety, I still hurry up and start to put it. Standing on the stage, Whoopi Goldberg sighed loudly, as if regretting that she had compromised, although she knew that her sighing appearance was fake, and the audience still laughed.

"Okay, then please invite the winner of the last Best Actor to appear. Whoopi Goldberg said and said something please, and immediately added, "I have to admit it, the film school has a good arrangement on this, and the actor is simply my favorite, oh God." ”

After exclaiming, she slipped down quickly, causing a burst of laughter again.

"Well, I just want to say that it was an honor to be the guest of honor presenting the Best Actress. Al Pacino, who was holding the envelope and rubbing shoulders with Whoopi Goldberg, shrugged his shoulders as he stood in front of the microphone.

He didn't say anything more, and then introduced the list of nominees, and Holly Hunt, Angela Bassett, Stokard Channing and others appeared on the screen one after another. In the end, this trophy, which has been coveted by countless actresses, was won by Holly Hunt in "Piano Farewell", and the former vase was so excited that he couldn't even speak after he came on stage.

"Are you ready, Tommy?" asked with a smile as Adrian smiled as he looked at Al Pacino, who had come down after presenting Best Actress.

"What about you?" Hanks, who was next to him, didn't answer directly but asked with a smile, obviously avoiding the question.

Wang Jie, who understood his feelings of gain and loss, shrugged his shoulders, and then looked at the stage, Emma Thompson, who was the guest of honor for Best Actor and the winner of the last Best Actress, had already walked up.

"I'm sure everyone has been waiting for this for a long time, and each of the nominees has shown superb acting skills in the movie, but unfortunately only one can get the trophy, so who lucky one can get it?" said Emma Thompson with a smile.

Looking at the candidates who appeared with the names read out on the big screen, the corners of Wang Jie's mouth curled slightly, he was not as calm and nervous as Hanks, he was very relaxed now. Because, because of him, there is no "Schindler's List", "The Philadelphia Story", and "Life and Death" at this Oscar, and the three most important nominations - Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture have been messed up compared to the original time and space.

For example, in the nomination for Best Actor, Liam Neeson is not available, and a very ordinary actor is added. In Wang Jie's opinion, this actor is definitely inferior to Liam Neeson, and it is even more unlikely that he will pose a threat to Hanks.

"Okay, let me see......" Emma Thompson on the stage had already opened the envelope, and the five candidates were holding their breath, and Hanks, who was sitting next to Wang Jie, was breathing a lot heavier, and his wife grabbed his hand for the first time.

"Oh my God!" exclaimed Emma Thompson, her eyes wide as she looked at the note in her hand and then at the people in the hall, not knowing whether she was deliberately annoyed or really surprised.

"It's hard to imagine...... I really didn't expect it...... God, that's so ......," she said with some incoherence, "Well, let me announce it, the winner of Best Actor is, "Forrest Gump," Tom Hanks!"

The last sentence was almost shouted, and then, for two seconds, the audience was silent, and the applause resounded through the hall so violently that it seemed to tear the ceiling open. When Hanks heard his name, he was stunned at first, then his eyes widened, and finally he stood up a little dazed.

"Is it me?" he asked his wife.

"Yes, it's you, honey, you heard it right, you won Best Actor!" replied Rita Wilson with emotion, reaching out to hug him tightly and kiss him on the cheek.

"Congratulations, Tommy, for Best Actor. Wang Jie intervened in time, and all the members of the crew had already stood up at his signal and applauded in the background music of "Forrest Gump".

"Thank you, William, thank you. Hanks, who finally came to his senses, responded to his wife, and then immediately gave Wang Jie a bear hug, with a grateful look on his face. His hands were shaking all the time, and it was not surprising to think about it, knowing that he won the Best Actor, such an honor is not something that anyone can get.

"Go up, don't keep everyone waiting. Wang Jie patted him and said remindedly.

Hanks, who finally calmed down, immediately straightened his clothes, walked onto the stage amid the applause, and after receiving the trophy from Emma Thompson, he rubbed his mouth with mixed feelings before speaking: "Frankly, I really didn't expect to win this award, the other nominees are great, which makes me very stressed, and I am still doubting until now, afraid of suddenly hearing Rita's voice calling me to get up." ”

Laughter rang out.

"Fortunately, Rita has proved with her actions that this is definitely not my dream, thank you, Rita, thank you. Hanks, who had completely adjusted his mentality, joked, "I want to thank my wife, she has always supported me, and then I want to thank Director William, who gave me this opportunity......"

Hearing this, Wang Jie couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, although Hanks has a somewhat honest appearance and looks like an honest man, plus the role of Forrest Gump has added a lot of points to him, thus becoming a representative of the Americans, but it does not mean that he is really honest and honest, such as preaching Wang Jie without showing a trace at the moment.

No matter what industry you are in, those who can stand in a high position are thoughtful people. Wang Jie said this in his heart while clapping, and then asked with a smile when Hanks returned, "How do you feel, Tommy?"

"You'll find out soon. Hanks still didn't answer directly.

There are only two awards left, Best Director and Best Film, and the awards ceremony has come to an end.

"I know how important a director is to a film, and that many scripts that aren't so good can shine differently when they get into the right hands, and that's how the five nominees are today......" Whoopi Goldberg took the opportunity to liven up the atmosphere again.

Wang Jie in the audience immediately sat up straight, although he knew very well that he had done his best, and some things should not change much, but he inevitably felt a trace of nervousness and excitement, after all, he was the best director at the Oscars.

Soon, the award presenters appeared on the stage, and the familiar characters suddenly made most of the people on the scene turn their eyes to the crew of "Forrest Gump", because it was Spielberg who stood on it to introduce the list of nominees!

Actually let Spielberg be the guest of honor, do you dare to make it more obvious? Wang Jie smiled and shook his head in his heart. Of course, he also knows that the organizers will not know who will win the award when they invite who will be the guest, but this does not stop everyone from associating, and since the release of "Forrest Gump", Adrian has been very vocal about winning the best director.

“…… Jim Sheridan, In the Name of the Father, Robert Altman, The Crossroads of Life, King William Rothschild, Forrest Gump. With Spielberg's voice, the big screen once again listed the image of the candidate.

This time, instead of listing them one by one like the previous ones, it was divided into four pieces, and then one of them was placed in the middle, which is an interesting setting, because it was Wang Jie in the middle.

The four candidates on screen appear to be calm, at least on the surface.

"Now let's see who gets the best director. Spielberg opened the envelope as he spoke, glanced at the names on it, and raised his eyebrows: "No suspense, Forrest Gump, King William Rothschild!"

The other three on the screen suddenly showed a look of disappointment, Wang Jie let out a long breath and stood up with a smile in the applause, although he finally won this award that all directors dream of, the joy in his heart is also very limited, after all, this is the trajectory of "history", at most, it is just a change of executor.

But he didn't take it to heart, after all, his goal in life was not to be the best director, so he wouldn't be like Hanks or others, who had to be excited for a while to come back to his senses.

"Congratulations, William. ”

"Congratulations. ”

"Great, you finally got it. ”

After hugging familiar people one by one, Wang Jie, who said "thank you", finally stepped onto the stage.

"A long-cherished wish has been fulfilled. Spielberg handed the little golden man into his hands.

"A long-cherished wish has been fulfilled. Wang Jie took it with a smile, and then raised it above his head and waved it to the audience.

After the laughter and applause gradually subsided, he stroked the little golden man and showed an emotional look - at this time, Wang Jie's acting skills will not be much worse than those of the actors.

"Years ago, when I first picked up the director's tube, I made the Oscar the ultimate goal of my life. Today I finally got the first golden figure in my life. ”

This sentence immediately caused a round of applause.

"My efforts have not been in vain, and today I have finally been recognized by the judges, and at this moment I just want to say that I will do better. Although Forrest Gump is a great movie, I will do better, and as long as I continue to work hard and not stop, I will definitely do better!"