"Of course, I am honored that the Academy can present this award to me. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info""I think it is an honor in itself that "Little Sunshine Beauty" can be shortlisted for so many awards. "Best Director, please, this is for the PwC accountant, how do I know?"

After dealing with the intensive questions of the press corps, Sid took a long breath and walked down from the special stage where he was interviewed, and saw Chris Wedge, the winner of the Best Short Film Animation Award, who had already been interviewed on the podium next to him.

"Hi, hello, Mr. Chris Wetch. Sid greeted with a smile on his face.

"Oh, hello. Chris Wetch saw Sid, the popular fried chicken, suddenly greeted him, and quickly threw away the cigarette in his hand.

"Just call me Sid. Also, congratulations on winning the award. Sid raised the little golden figure in his hand and smiled.

"Oh, thank you, Sid. Chris Wetch smiled reluctantly.

"You don't seem to be very happy?" asked Sid, curiously.

"No, of course I'm happy to win the Oscar, it's just ......" Chris Witch's intriguing appearance aroused Sid's curiosity.

"Would you like to have a conversation?" Sid invited with a smile.

Chris Welch, who didn't have this intention, couldn't help but move in his heart when he saw Sid's meaningful smile, remembering Sid's other identity, the big boss of the Fire Lion Group.

Maybe he can bring about a turnaround?

Chris Wetch nodded, and Sid walked into the backstage lounge, and as soon as the two of them entered, they found that there were quite a few people here.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman are talking to Tom Hanks, and they seem so close that they don't seem to be going their separate ways in a year.

"Hey, congratulations, Sid. Several people congratulated Sid when they came in, but Chris Wetch was a little snubbed.

After greeting a few of the congratulators, Sid walked to a corner with Chris Waich and whispered, "Do you want to drink?" asked Sid.

"No, I don't drink. Chris Wetch shook his head.

"That's right, I can't drink yet. Sid shrugged.

Sid's quip made Chris Wetch laugh, and then he asked, "Then what is the matter with you looking for me?"

"I remember your Blue Sky Studios isn't a movie special effects company, why did you start doing 3D animation too?" Sid began to inquire about Chris Witchie.

It turned out that Blue Sky Studio at this time was different from its later identity as one of the three giants in the animation industry. Founded in 1987, Blue Sky Studios has been working in Hollywood as a film special effects studio for a long time.

They have participated in the production of "Alien 4", "Titanic", "Heaven and Earth Collision", "Blade", as well as "The X-Files" and "Fight Club" and other films.

Blue Sky Studio's unique ray tracing technology, CGI studio software, has a very high reputation in the special effects industry.

But Chris Whitch, who was originally a college classmate with Pixar's creative director John Lasatt, wanted to make animated feature films more than special effects for part-time jobs.

That's why they squeezed out time and resources to produce this year's Oscar-winning short animation "Mrs. Brown Rabbit" when resources were stretched thin.

"I see, so are you going to continue making animation?" Sid's question couldn't help but make Chris Wetch secretly happy in his heart.

But he is also an acting emperor, and he shook his head with a silent grievance: "I want to make it, but the parent company doesn't support it, so ......"

"The parent company?" Sid asked curiously, "You mean 20th Century Fox?"

Sid only knew that Blue Sky Studios, which later officially became an animation studio, had been the animation department of 20th Century Fox, but he didn't know what twists and turns there were. After all, how could he know about this kind of thing like the old calendar.

"That's right......" Chris Witch saw that Sid was really interested in his studio, and immediately began to tell the twists and turns.

It turns out that since 1997, Blue Sky Studios was acquired by a special effects company owned by 20th Century Fox, and has been used as a special effects post-production department. And Chris Wetch finally managed to get the resources to make a 3D short animation that he had always wanted to do.

But at the same time, 20th Century Fox also set up its own animation department, a 2D hand-drawn animation department. Chris McRedandrey, the president of the animation division, is a complete Disney fanatic who believes that the glory of 2D animation is still the way to go.

Even though Pixar has already set off the first wave of 3D animation with "Toy Story", Chris McRedandre still believes that 3D technology is just a flash in the pan in animation. The 20th Century Fox animation department, which he leads, is now working on a 2D animation called Frozen Planet.

Chris McLedandre is ambitious and wants to replicate the success of DreamWorks' "Prince of Egypt" last year.

So even though Chris Witch won the Oscar for Best Short Film Animation today, when he just met a senior executive of 20th Century Fox, the other party was still not salty and had no interest in him.

Chris Whitch, who has been disregarded and disregarded by 20th Century Fox, was originally a little discouraged and cold-hearted. But Sid's appearance makes him see another way, allowing Sid to buy them from 20th Century Fox!

That's why he showed such enthusiasm for Sid, none of these people were fuel-efficient lamps, Sid smiled in his heart. I originally wanted to calculate the other party, but I didn't expect it to be calculated by the other party.

But that's exactly what I want, Sid smiled and thought, with Chris Witch as the answer, then while 20th Century Fox is still obsessed with 2D animation, it's just the right time to dig Blue Sky Studios into his hands.

"Then do you know where the executives of 20th Century Fox are?" Sid's question made Chris Witch's heart slightly excited.

"He just picked up a phone call and went out and didn't know when he would be back. Chris Wetch said quickly.

"Are you out?" Sid nodded, then Oscar will contact him later, "Then let's get here today, Chris, I think we'll see each other soon." ”

"I hope so!" Chris Wetch said heartily, "and, good luck! Sid." ”

"Well, thank you, you and I need this luck. Sid nodded, and then left.

After an initial conversation, the two left separately without making any agreement. After all, there are a lot of people backstage at the Oscars, and it is not a small risk to talk to Chris Wetch here about such confidential matters.

So a preliminary intention is already a good result, and the next thing is the game with 20th Century Fox.

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With such thoughts, Sid's sense of urgency for Oscar has diminished a lot. By the time he sat back in his seat and swapped places with the filler, it was Jeremy Renner and Zach Galifeianakis, the "Sisters" from "Little Sunshine" who took the stage to present the sound awards.

"The music is very similar to Xing. Zach Galifeanakis looked calm, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he said in a Huang Bao joke, "You always do it alone, in the dark of night, surrounded by electronic devices. The meaning of Zach Galifeianakis, coupled with his humorous Diao silk face, immediately caused a burst of laughter in the audience.

"Let's be honest, if you really want to do this, the best way is to hire 'professionals'. Jeremy Renner's next words made the male compatriots in the audience feel a special sense of identity, and if you don't believe it, then listen to their laughter.

"Wait, what are you talking about?" asked Zach Galifeanakis, turning his head strangely.

"Sound effects, Zach. Sound effects, of course. Jeremy (Renner) said "seriously".

"Oh, I don't want people to think we're joking around with sounds, they value that. Zach Galifeanakis said.

"No, no, I think these people are very ......" Jeremy was laughing, but suddenly, their microphones were silent!

Then the audience watched as Jeremy (Renner) was talking alone, but no one could hear what he was saying - "The sound engineer's revenge!"

The audience began to laugh in droves of laughter, and Jeremy (Renner) raised his hand to signal after finishing the call. That's when the sound came back again!

"I see. Jeremy (Renner) nodded, "...... of the best sound editing nominees below"

Jeremy (Renner) and Zach Galifeanakis' comedy opens with good laughs.

And more importantly, in these two sound and sound awards, "Saving Private Ryan" finally broke the record of zero and won two sound music awards in a row.

Then, the scene becomes a melee of princes, and while "Shakespeare in Love" has always been firmly in the lead, "Saving Private Ryan" and "A Beautiful Mind" are also close behind.

It wasn't until the first actor award that the tide of battle began to change again.

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The presenters have already stood in front of the microphone, and it is Robin Williams, the comedy master who won Best Supporting Actor for "Soul Catcher" last year.

He is still as funny as always, and the jokes in the award speech are one after another, which makes the stars in the audience laugh constantly, "Today we have something very important, we have to record the new record of the Oscars throughout the whole process, Stephen Spielberg is the first, and the rest of you are at your own convenience." ”

The energetic joke caused continuous laughter from the audience, and the camera also framed Spielberg and Bernini, the Italian director of another popular film "Beautiful Life", who was sitting behind him with "ulterior motives".

Then they didn't give up and continued to turn the camera to Sid. saw that Sid was clapping and laughing, without the slightest "mustard" look.

Because although "A Beautiful Mind" was shortlisted for Best Foreign Language Film, and "Little Miss Sunshine" was shortlisted for Best Picture, Bernini and Sid were both ignored in the Best Director category.

So some people privately said that this is this year's academy in disguise, to "remove obstacles" to Spielberg's best director journey.