Chapter 51: The Heroes Compete for Supremacy

In the "Best Cinematography" technical award, Soderbergh's "Drug Network" and "Never Compromise" were missing, so the remaining "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Gladiator" became the biggest competitors.

Although, Sid has always felt that the other shortlisted "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily" is the most underrated hit, okay?

Look at the film, under the hazy and charming light and shadow, Monica Bellucci, who shows her graceful figure, is really too conservative compared to Europeans who can play!

After a little joke, Julia Roberts opened the envelope: "The winner is...... Peter Bow (Bao Dexi), "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"!

The cheers were thunderous, and this word can indeed be used to describe the cheers on the scene, because today's Oscar scene not only has the cast of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but also a large number of Chinese celebrities from all over the world who want to witness the history of Chinese films.

So, when it really came true, everyone cheered and was overjoyed, and Ang Lee jumped on the old partner's body excitedly and hugged him fiercely.

And when Bao Dexi, who has this English name and whose English is obviously better than that of Tim Yip just now, came to the stage, he thanked all the relevant personnel one by one at a very fast speed, not only was he confused, but even Zhou Renfa, Michelle Yeoh and Ang Lee and other relevant personnel of the crew also laughed.

It's just that his final remarks are really good: "I also thank the Oscar organizing committee for awarding me this award tonight, which is really a great honor, for me personally, for Hong Kong people and Chinese all over the world! Thank you (Chinese)!"

Such a compact and wonderful speech made the audience, regardless of Lao Mei or Chinese, laugh and applaud fiercely.

"This is definitely an expert, it is completely impossible to get rid of him, and he has been talking about it for so long. Sid smiled and clapped as he turned back to Amy Adams behind him.

"Are you going to play this trick later? Amy Adams teased with a laugh.

"Me?" Sid smiled, "It's not certain if I can go up this year, the competition is so fierce this year." ”

While the two were laughing, the next guest of honor, Morgan Freeman, the black "God", took the stage.

"The following nominees for best film remind us of the unexpected, when a new life begins. An epic love story that takes place in the early 19th century, magnificent Chinese mountains and rivers. ”

"The theft of a peerless sword has led us into a world of martial arts, where the mystery of life, love and betrayal is hidden. Here's a clip from the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. ”

A "martial arts-style" adventure story, under the narration of Morgan Freeman, seems very fascinating. Whether they have seen it or not, the audience can't help but be attracted by his voice.

Next, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has no lines and neat clip editing, showing a vast and mysterious ancient Oriental world, where the elements of conspiracy, love, adventure, and martial arts are shown one by one.

After Sid watched the editing of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" again, he affirmed his previous interpretation of the film, and the Western world saw "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" as an adventure epic.

So the audience on the other side of the ocean is still picky about the fact that the martial arts of this film are not exciting and good-looking.

If you can put this movie in the same genre as "Braveheart", "Gladiator" and "Heavenly Dynasty". It is not difficult to find that this is not an epic adventure story imagined by Westerners about the mysterious world of Shangri-La in the East?

After the presentation of the second best film candidate, a number of technical awards such as "Best Makeup" and "Best Visual Effects" were awarded, and this year's Oscars also went to master cinematographer Jack Cardiff.

The master who invented the "color printing method" has been active in Hollywood as a photographer since the black and white era in the 40s, and has been nominated for and won the Best Cinematography Award in many masterpieces such as "Sifan", "War and Peace", "Red Lingyan" and "Spring Night Flowers and Moonlit Night".

When the octogenarian master of photography walked onto the stage from backstage, the audience spontaneously stood up, and of course, members of the Juno crew such as Sid and Lindsay also stood up and applauded the master.

And the old man's first sentence was to look back at the award presenter, actor Dustin Hoffman: "What about the Oscars?"

Hoffman slapped his head: "It's in my hands!"

"God, can you do it?" the old man complained on the spot.

The "frightened" Hoffman hurriedly stepped forward and apologized while sending the little golden man to the old man. Jack Cardiff turned back to the audience and said, "He just can't hold the big scene." ”

said that the old man also patted Hoffman on the face, completely playing the actor as a child, haha.

The crowd burst into laughter.

Later technical awards and musical performances, while indispensable, were rather monotonous, including CGI technology on the computer, which recreated the Roman Empire's "Gladiator" and won the undisputed Best Visual Effects award.

And the third candidate for best film that was introduced happened to be the magnificent "Gladiator".

"An epic story about generals who become slaves, slaves who become gladiators, and gladiators who eventually overthrow tyrants. ”

Then, after a series of performances and remembrances, today's first important film award, the "Best Foreign Language Film Award", has finally been announced.

This award is like most actor awards, and the biggest hit is undoubtedly Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

It's just another Mexican "Love is a Son of a Dog", which is actually the first neodymium work of Alejandro Gonzalez, one of the three heroes of Mexico, in terms of the quality of the film itself.

It's just that sometimes, luck is also part of strength, so, "The winner of the Oscar is (China) Taiwan, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Ang Lee!"

In the applause and cheers that resounded in the auditorium, Ang Lee excitedly walked onto the stage and received the heavy little golden man from the hands of the award presenters.

While Ang Lee's first Golden Man testimonial is not a classic, it does mean something bigger: "I thank my family in Taiwan, my partner in Hong Kong, and all the people who helped us make our films in China." ”

Then in the applause of the audience, Ang Lee, who was so excited, walked backstage.