Although he faced Harvey Weinstein's smear attacks, his story was finally recognized by the conference, which also made the crew of "A Beautiful Mind" breathe a sigh of relief.

It seems that tonight should be the harvest night of "A Beautiful Mind", right?

The Best Adapted Screenplay was followed by the more high-profile Best Original Screenplay award, not because the finalists were a cut above "A Beautiful Mind".

It's because several big hits have squeezed in, so that this award group is nicknamed the "death team" - France's "Angel Amelie", which made Halle Berry shortlisted for the actress's "Dance of Death Row Inmates", and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director in the Drama category "Gosford Manor".

Finally, of course, there is one of the two biggest hits of this year, Sid's "Begin Again".

This is Sid's fourth time shortlisted for the screenplay award, and it has only been four years since he stepped into the Oscars!

Just looking at this record, it is enough to understand in the hearts of the judges of the academy, what is the level of Sid's script, but in the past, only veteran directors like Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen who have worked hard for decades can enjoy the treatment of entering the palace once a year.

After the presenters introduced the shortlisted films, Gwyneth Paltrow tore open the golden envelope, "The Oscar winner is ...... Julian Fellowes, Goldford Manor. ”

Julian Fellowes, a British playwright who was over half a hundred years old, stood up in disbelief, and the people around Sid couldn't help but let out a faint sigh, but Sid looked at the bald and gray-haired old man with great interest, stroking his chest from Gwyneth to the appearance of the little golden man, for fear that he would have high blood pressure.

Of course, it turned out that this was just Sid's nasty idea.

"I've got it, I've got it......" Although the old man looks very old, he speaks quickly and energetically, "I seem to be in "Xinghai Floating Record", Maynes will jump out and slap me at any time. ”

The old man's funny opening remarks made the audience chuckle, and even Sid's fans who were unhappy in front of the TV and were robbed of the prize had to admit the old man's humor.

He then thanked the film's director, as well as a series of producers, work partners, family and friends, like all the winners, and then said, "I have to thank my dear wife, who has always had a bad temper when I'm not working. And by the time I worked, my temper would get worse. ”

"I would like to thank the General Assembly for the kindness shown to foreigners like me, who I think are the most tolerant country in the world. So, thank you very much, and may God bless America. ”

In the face of the old man who said such a "politically correct" acceptance speech, even Sid had no temper at all, and could only laugh and applaud with the audience to congratulate him.

Later, Sharon Stone and John Travota presented the Best Foreign Language Film Award, and "without suspense" fell to the representative film of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the war-torn country at this time.

Isn't that bad?

Not really, the director of "Borderlands", Denis Tanovich, took the stage to give a rather moving acceptance speech, which made the audience listen and applaud in silence and in front of the TV.

It's just that such an "obvious" result is not even "creative" than Harvey Weinstein's PR, as for the next award session.

"Moulin Rouge", which was originally one of the "top three", only won two visual design awards: "Best Art Direction" and "Best Costume Design".

And then this year's "Lifetime Achievement Award" fell to Hollywood veteran, Robert Redford.

Although this idea is now, Robert Redford's name has become an unfamiliar symbol for the young public.

But even if it is just as an actor, Robert Redford, who starred in "Haw Par Little Overlord", "Deception in Deception", the old version of "The Great Gatsby", and "Big River Love" in the early 90s, was undoubtedly a first-line star in the 80s.

In addition to being an actor, he has even made greater contributions to Hollywood and the North American film industry.

He created a film festival called the Sundance Film Festival!

Later, the king of independent film festivals, countless independent film lovers around the world have appeared on the stage of commercial films through the Sundance Film Festival, and it can be said that with this merit alone, Robert Redford is enough to leave a mark in the history of world cinema.

For such a talented and virtuous senior, Sid couldn't help but stand up and applaud him with everyone.

And the one who presented him with the Lifetime Achievement Award was also the legendary actress Barbra Streisand.

"What happened here tonight will probably be forgotten in a week. But for those who won or presented the award tonight, and for those around us, we will not forget!"

"Tonight is a big moment of their lives for them, so I want to say what it means to me. ”

Being able to listen to such a semi-legendary figure up close and "teach" on the spot, many young stars in the audience couldn't help but look at the stage intently.

"I've spent most of my life looking forward, but tonight, I'm going to look back and see something I've never thought about – history. ”

"What touched me the most tonight was being able to look back on history with my peers and friends, but there were only two aspects, one was the most important thing for me, my career. On the other hand, it's the film industry, which has given me good returns, and the establishment of Sundance (the film festival) is a way to thank you. ”

"A large group of artists and peers working together to support and introduce new creators and artists. Those who have always supported us, believed in us, and actively participated. ”

"I am here tonight to thank you from the bottom of my heart. ”

"As we all know, the film industry is successful right now because we know and love it. The roots of the industry are solid and healthy, but even so, I believe the next few years will make for quite important years.

In addition to steady growth, we need to take risks and nurture and preserve the freedom of artistic expression. ”

Hearing this, Sid's eyes shrank suddenly, he didn't expect that someone really had such a vision!

In the history of Hollywood, it can be very clear that the quality of films, bounded by the new millennium, is divided into a clear line, and the movie pomp and circumstance of good films like the end of the 90s seems to have gradually decreased after the millennium.

To take the simplest example, there are very few movies in IMDB's top 100 that have come from 2000 onwards.