Peter. Jackson had already had the idea of filming the "Lord of the Rings" series when he was a child, but he didn't realize his dream until he was nearly forty years old.

Through the TV in the dining room of the Firefly headquarters, Eric saw Peter, who was not fat at this time. Jackson, dressed in a black suit that looked very ill-fitting, had unkempt hair and a worried expression.

The award for Best Original Screenplay was not taken to "Braveheart" without much suspense. Jackson's image was immediately cut out, leaving only a lost silhouette.

In fact, even if "Braveheart" doesn't win the best original screenplay, it can't be the turn of "Angel of Sin", and the scripts of the later films such as "Saving Private Ryan", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", and "Bullets Fly on Broadway" are much better than "Angel of Sin", and the script of this film is just a biopic.

The reason why it was nominated for Best Original Screenplay couldn't be simpler in Eric's opinion, because its distributor was named Miramax.

Now that the other party has successfully entered this circle, Eric believes that the one who should come will come, but he did not take the initiative to contact Peter. Jackson means.

After the Best Original Screenplay, after several inconsequential technical awards, it finally came to the end of the awards ceremony, and only four awards remained: Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture.

Everyone in the restaurant lifted their spirits.

Nominees for Best Actress include Judy in "Neil's Heart." Foster, Winona from Little Women. Red, Susan from "The Ultimate Witness". Salander. Miranda in "Tom and Vieve". Charleson and Jessica in "The Indulgence of the Heart". Lange.

Judy. Foster and Winona. Rhett is certainly hopeless. Miranda. Charleson is likewise a soy sauce party. Because the distributor of "Tom and Vieve" is still Miramax, the Weinstein brothers will definitely not be able to change their strategy of selling films with nominations in the short term.

The remaining nominee is Jessica. Lange and Susan. Sarandon and the two are both heavyweight acting actresses in Hollywood, and they both have at least three nominations for Best Actress, which can be described as equal.

Eric remembers Susan. Sarandon's post-seal work is next year's "Death Row Walk", so this year's Best Actress is definitely Jessica. Lange was unsure.

Sure enough, after some introduction. Last year's Best Actor Daniel. Wear. Lewis politely pronounced Jessica. Lange's name burst into applause from the audience.

After the award of Best Actress, it was Denzel. Washington took the stage to introduce "Saving Private Ryan," which was nominated for Best Picture, and minutes later, last year's Best Actress winner, Holly W. Hunter walked onto the stage in a red dress and began to present the Best Actor award.

This year's Best Actor is almost the least suspenseful, and even, you can hear it from the reaction of the audience. When Hawley. Hunter introduced the nominee to Tom. Hanks's name, the audience's applause was noticeably louder.

At the same time, Mel was also seen on the TV screen. Gibson's stiff smile was a little bitter. His Best Actor was completely forcibly promoted by the Weinstein brothers. The purpose is to confuse his Best Director nomination.

Looking at Tom, who walked onto the stage amid the cheers of the audience, hugged the crew members of "Saving Private Ryan" in turn. Hanks, sitting across from Eric, Katzenberg said, "Eric, are you sure this time?" ”

Eric knew that Katzenberg was asking about Catherine's Best Director nomination next, nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "If you can't win Best Director in this way, then the Oscar jury will really be fair." ”

For Catherine's best director PR, Eric used all the connections he had accumulated over the years. Spielberg, Francis. Coppola and other big names also personally helped Erekla with some tickets in private, and as for the many directors who have worked with Firefly, it is needless to say.

In addition, there is no doubt about the eligibility of "Saving Private Ryan", and the Weinstein brothers promised to withdraw from the competition voluntarily, and Catherine's chance of winning the award has reached more than ninety percent.

Of course, Eric also knows that in a short period of time, his canvassing behavior with his influence is best used only once, if it is too frequent, the academy will definitely rebound.

Eric was sure of everything, and had already begun to tell people to prepare their cars and wait for the hotel where the gala dinner was held, but in the Holy Civic Auditorium, Catherine, who was seated in the crew of "Saving the Soldier", was nervous, her fingers tightly gripping the armrests of her chair, and staring at last year's Best Director winner Robert Brown on stage. Ultraman, although Eric took her to several public relations receptions, but more things were not told to her, and Catherine did not know that she was actually infinitely close to this award.

"Well, the nominees for Best Director at the 67th Academy Awards are, Robert Brown. Redford, "Behind the Scenes"; Woody. Allen, "Bullets Across Broadway"; Mel. Gibson, "Braveheart"; Krzysztov. Kieślowski, "Red"; Catherine. Bigelow, "Saving Private Ryan". ”

Robert. Ultraman slowly introduced this year's five nominees for Best Director, leisurely opened the envelope in his hand, glanced at it, smiled at the corner of his mouth, raised his voice, and said, "Okay, the historic moment has arrived......

Robert, who is seventy years old. Ultraman spoke at the same speed as those slow and calm long shots in his film, and the sentence fell, and there was a clear pause for a moment, and countless pairs of eyes on the scene had turned to Catherine, and the woman forcibly suppressed the urge to raise her hand to cover her mouth, and waited patiently with a slight trembling.

Whetted everyone's appetite a little, Robert. Ultraman said, "Well, Oscar will go to Catherine. Bigelow, "Saving Private Ryan", let's congratulate this beautiful lady who will be the first female best director winner in Oscar history. ”

Whoa......

Loud applause rang out, and the tall figure in a light gray gown sitting in the center of the fifth row covered his mouth and staggered to his feet. The applause in the audience was even more enthusiastic. Immediately, some people also took the initiative to stand up. Let out cheers.

At the age of sixty-seven, Oscar finally ushered in the first Best Female Director, which was indeed a historic moment.

Until Catherine hugged everyone in the crew and walked onto the stage, the applause did not stop, and it rang for nearly two minutes, until Catherine finally recovered from her excitement, sat down several times and took several deep breaths, and stood still in front of the microphone. The applause gradually subsided.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you," Catherine said incoherently and thankfully, and when everyone in the venue sat down, her eyes involuntarily swept around the venue, countless familiar or unfamiliar faces, but only one was missing, and she remembered when she saw the mechanical arm carrying the camera slowly turning towards her. Even if he doesn't come to the scene, he should at least be in front of the TV. So, my eyes involuntarily turned to the dark lens.

Sitting at the dining table in the Firefly HQ dining room, Eric was also looking at the wall-mounted TV, and at this moment, he could clearly feel the search in Catherine's eyes, this emotion seemed to be too obvious, and even Katzenberg, who was sitting across from him, grinned at him and smiled a little lewdly.

On the screen, Catherine's expression quickly calmed down and began to tell the acceptance speech, although the slightly jerky tone was well concealed by the excitement, Eric could still hear the traces of the recitation, and smiled, making it indeed a little difficult for a woman like her who didn't even know how to stand on stage to do this kind of thing.

The next awards ceremony was nothing to see, "Braveheart" won the best picture without any suspense. Gibson was able to take the stage as a producer this time, but was sandwiched between two other winners. The emotions of the guests at the scene seemed to be completely exhausted by the Best Director award just now, and the reaction was not so enthusiastic.

When everything was over, looking at the guests in the Holy Citizen Auditorium in the final shot, they all got up and walked out, Eric and Katzenberg and other Firefly executives also got up at the same time, "Saving Private Ryan" won five categories, including Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Effects, and Best Editing.

In another corner of Los Angeles, thousands of guests slowly walked out of the auditorium and gradually got into the waiting cars outside the venue, and dispersed, and the older people may rush straight back to their hotels or homes, but most of them will rush to the next stop of the night, the various party scenes.

Because of the three-hour time difference between the east and the west, in order to accommodate the East Coast audience, the Oscars have always started at 6 p.m. on the West Coast and ended at 9 p.m. on the West Coast.

The fireflies' celebration party was scheduled at the Sunset Tower Hotel, but Eric and Katzenberg and the others were the first to arrive, and there weren't even too many people in the party hall.

However, in less than five minutes, the Sunset Tower Hotel was bustling with activity, and countless high-end cars parked outside the Sunset Tower Hotel.

Only then did Eric know that Fawkes's celebration party was also arranged here.

Because of the interview after the Oscars, Catherine had to come later, but the other members of the crew of "Saving Private Ryan" arrived first, Fox's side, Elizabeth and Weinstein brothers also rushed over early, the banquet halls of the two families were on different floors, Eric knew that Fox's side was much more lively, and Elizabeth didn't come to say hello at this time.

There are more and more people in the party hall, the Victoria's Secret Angels five who took the stage tonight to present the best visual effects are arriving, and some other crew members of other films who have been nominated for sporadic Oscars have also appeared, and Eric also saw most of the crew of "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", still thin and small Natalie. Portman, Luc who hasn't gained weight yet. Besson, an uncle-like Jean. Renault.

"This Killer Is Not Too Cold" was released last year, and it did not do very well at the box office in the United States. Besson vs. Natalie. Portman's over-description of Lolita is quite critical.

However, the film is a hit in Europe and Asia, and Eric knows that the film will become more and more popular in the coming years with the rise of the Internet.

Although "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" was not liked by critics and did not receive any Oscar nominations, Natalie . Portman, a little girl, really took her first step in Hollywood, and after the release of "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", she also received a small role in Time Warner's star-studded "The Line of Fire". Pacino's daughter, it's just that what she can do next, whether she can still get the role of Queen Amidala in the "Star Wars" prequel series like in her previous life, is not something that Eric cares about.

After another ten minutes or so, Catherine finally appeared at the door.

"Congratulations, Catherine," Eric said as he looked at the little golden figure in the woman's hand and hugged her.

Catherine's mood had not calmed down, and when she saw Eric, she became excited again, hugged him, and said, "Thank you, Eric." ”

"You're welcome," Eric smiled and nodded, there were too many people around, and the two didn't have time to talk much, and Catherine was surrounded by the others.

Eric looked at the lively crowd in the arena and turned to Katzenberg, who came over: "Roger. Aren't they going to come over? ”

Roger. Alleys is the director of "The Lion King", and although "The Lion King" was not nominated for Best Picture like the Golden Globes, it also won three Best Original Song and one Best Score, which is a small limelight. At this time, the hand-drawn animation department has been owned by Paramount, but most of the copyright of "The Lion King" is still on the Firefly's side, and Firefly will not be so stingy that he will not even send an invitation to the celebration party to the other party.

Katzenberg shook his head: "They're not coming, Paramount's celebration party is at the Four Seasons Hotel, they're definitely going there." ”

Eric smiled and asked about Disney Animation's "Monster Electric Company" again, and the two chatted for a while, and Eric saw Little Nizi turn out of the crowd and go straight into his arms.

On this occasion, the girl will definitely not be absent, Eric smiled and let the girl rub in his arms before tearing her away, and nodded to the twins behind him, before asking, "How are the preparations for your films?" ”

"It's boring, what kind of work are you talking about now," the girl immediately rolled her eyes and said.

(To be continued.) )