Chapter 12: The Opening

"Mr. Leonhardt, may I ask why you chose such a different suit today, and does this have any special meaning?" a reporter's loud voice suddenly interjected, and the unusual question made the other reporters slightly stunned. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Sid laughed calmly, "I just think that even at the Oscars, men have the right to choose different clothes from the tradition." ”

"So, are you unhappy that the academy didn't give you a nomination for best director according to tradition?" The reporter was extremely clever enough to change the subject to one of Sid's most popular topics at the moment.

Although Sid was shortlisted for Best Screenplay and Best Picture at a record-breaking age, he was directly ignored by the Academy when it came to the more crucial Best Director.

So the media, which had a good thing, said that this was the college's ageism against Sid. The excellent "Little Sunshine Beauty" missed the nomination for Best Director, entirely because the director was too young and became a "short board".

Sid smiled slightly, none of these Hollywood reporters were fuel-efficient lamps, "For me, it's a great honor to be shortlisted for Best Screenplay and Best Picture." As for the best director, I can only say that there are indeed a lot of excellent directors this year. ”

"Do you think you're inferior to the nominees, or do you not have confidence in the Academy's impartiality?" the reporter immediately asked, looking at the reporters around him with bright eyes, and you can see how "ill-intentioned" the question is.

Impartiality?

Sid snorted in his heart, "Citizen Kane", which has always been ranked first on the top 100 English-language films, has never won an Oscar. And Martin Scorsese's famous "Taxi Driver" was also completely ignored by the academy, and only one Best Picture was nominated in an important award.

Although "Little Sunshine Beauty" is indeed a benchmark existence in independent films, it is still nothing compared to a world-class unjust case like "Taxi Driver".

Sid only smiled at this double trap, ignored the reporters' loud questions, and walked straight to the middle of the red carpet.

Coming to the middle of the red carpet, there are finally fewer reporters and more stars around.

Although Sid is famous. But on the one hand, his time in the Hollywood circle is still short after all, on the other hand, as a director and boss, he is more about communicating with managers and creators behind the scenes, and Sid is not very familiar with the most glamorous movie stars in Hollywood.

As he strolled down the red carpet in a commotional manner, a voice stopped him, "Hi Sid, I'm so glad to see you." ”

I saw Reese Witherspoon wearing a black retro bandeau dress, smiling, her long blond hair tied back, looking quite a classic beauty.

But when she saw Sid's unusual new suit, she couldn't help but widen her eyes: "God, I said you are ......"

"What's the problem?" asked Sid with a narrow wink and a smile.

"Wow, all I can say is...... It's you. Reese Witherspoon could only smile helplessly.

At this time, a crisp voice sounded behind Sid: "Ha, I finally found you, Brother Sid." ”

When the two looked back, it turned out to be Lindsay!

I saw her wearing a bright yellow dress.

This spring-like bright yellow dress is specially designed by Valentino, with a chocolate-colored belt and sparkling brooches, which make Lindsay's aura and freshness come to her face.

And the bright yellow style is faintly in line with her starring in "Little Sunshine Beauty".

"Hello, Lindsay. Reese Witherspoon had never met Lindsay, but she had already heard others talk about this gifted little girl who was so much loved by Sid.

"Hello, can I call you Reese?" said Lindsay, who greeted with a precocious smile even though it was the first time they met.

"Absolutely. Reese Witherspoon saw that Lindsey was so clever and cute, and of course smiled and readily agreed.

Sid looked at Tina Lohan, who was next to Lindsay, and today's Oscar was indeed accompanied by her mother, Lindsay. On the red carpet before, many media interviewed Lindsay, the youngest candidate this year, and Tina Lohan also took a few opportunities to be on camera.

This made her feel a little fluttery, after all, from an unknown housewife to stepping on the red carpet of the Oscars, this kind of earth-shaking change is difficult for anyone to sustain.

But when she saw Sid looking over, Tina Lohan immediately greeted with a smile, "Hello, Sid." ”

Sid nodded slightly, although there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were quite cold, like a basin of cold water poured from his head. Tina Lohan's originally happy mood couldn't help but immediately chill down.

When she looked over again, Sid's eyes returned to a warm smile and greeted her, as if the cold look in his eyes was just an illusion.

After giving the warning, Sid picked up the carrot again and started an easy-going, conversational conversation with Tina Lohan.

Sid is now more and more comfortable with this kind of small action of hiding Sha machine, after all, the parents of the Luo Han family, even in the history of Hollywood, are rare and wonderful.

So even for Tina Lohan, a victim of domestic violence who looks harmless on the outside, there are things that have to be guarded against.

After walking the red carpet with laughter and chatting with everyone, everyone finally walked into the Dorothy Tent Theater, and there were no interviews along the way. Of course, this is also because it is not more than 10 years from now. ABC's Oscar broadcast mainly focused on the awards ceremony, and the importance of the red carpet show was not as obvious as it was later.

As soon as Sid and Lindsay entered the theater, staff members came up to guide them, and the theater of the University was already filled with more than half of the guests. Sid looked at it and was really surrounded by stars, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hanks, and the great director Spielberg.

Just a big star who can be recognized at a glance has a big vote, no wonder Oscar dares to say that "no one will shake half a point of Oscar".

The location of the crew of "Little Sunshine Beauty" is on the right side of the front of the stage, although the venue of this year's Oscars is no longer last year's Holy Spirit Hall, but their position is very strangely the same as the crew of last year's "Soul Catcher". Anyone with a discerning eye can see at a glance that this is a reflection of last year's golden boy Matt Damon.

Sid was placed on the far left side of the first row, just to the far right of the awards stage, and although the viewing angle was not the best and there was no panoramic view of the stage, the seats close to the aisle said something in itself.

In each Oscar, only the most popular candidates will be placed next to the aisle, just so that they don't have to go through the crowd when they receive the award.

"Hey, Sid. As he approached the position, Mr. Ian greeted him in the back row.

Today's "Dry Tofu" Ian McKellen, as the only actor who has been nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor at the same time, is obviously lacking in skills. He didn't sit on Sid's side of the "Little Sunshine Beauty" crew, but was arranged to sit in the "Gods and the Devil" crew that made him nominated for the best actor, which happened to be directly behind Sid.

After Sid said hello to Old Man Ian, he found Jeremy, Amy Adams and others who were already sitting here, while Ryan Gosling and Zach Galifeianakis, who were setting foot in Oscar for the first time, were excited.

Zach Galifeanakis kept pulling his female companion and asked, "Honey, I'm not dreaming. I'm actually at the Oscars!"

Sid smiled slightly, "Zach, the question is not when you get here, but how long you can stay here. ”

After a few people talked and laughed for a while, melodious music began to play in the theater, and it seemed that Oscar was about to start, so the buzzing whispers in the theater immediately fell silent.

A narrated female voice came out of the loudspeaker: "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our host, Her Majesty Whoopi Goldberg!"

There was a round of applause in the theater, and Lindsay was still looking around excitedly at the stars and the grand theater, while Sid turned his eyes to the stage.

Although both generations are human, Sid and Sid are both born in the 80s, so they are not very familiar with Whoopi Goldberg, a black actress who shined in the early 90s. I only know that she has starred in many classic comedies, such as "Ghost Love" and "Nuns Are Crazy".

Although Sid later made up for these classic movies, there was always a feeling of looking at the sea from a distance. So when Whoopi Goldberg stepped out from behind the raised curtain in a court gown from Shakespeare's Love History, with her face covered in white makeup.

Sid burst out laughing instantly!

Not only him, but also the stars in the audience laughed from ear to ear, especially Gwyneth Paltrow, when she laughed heartily, she couldn't help but have a trace of thought in her heart - what kind of implication is Whoopi Goldberg wearing a costume from "Shakespeare in Love"?

In fact, he is not the only one who thinks so, everyone has this idea. When Billy Crystal appeared last year, he was standing on a model of the bow of a ship imitating the Titanic, and then "Titanic" swept the audience as a matter of course.

What about this year's costumes from Shakespeare's Love History?

But before he had time to think about it, Whoopi Goldberg, after greeting the audience, raised his glasses and said, "Good evening, loyal people. I'm the Queen of Africa!"

Whoopi Goldberg complained about the British white queen in such a bare way, of course, immediately made the audience burst into laughter.