Chapter 738 Scene 738 The director of life
All these moving, moving shots, those tears, laughter, wanton dancing, even the long silence...... Every moment of true feelings is enough to make many people who don't know about the Oscars begin to understand the significance of this award for filmmakers~~
That little golden man is not just a glory, for filmmakers, this is the most glorious moment in their lives, the most memorable moment, no matter how many years have passed, how much time, the footage they left here will never be erased, and every year at this time, people will look back on these classic shots, their names will live forever with the name Oscar in the movie hall ~~~ They will become an indelible part of film history forever ~ In the midst of this emotion, the first awards began, and George Clooney and comedy star Adam Sandler took center stage.
"Xie Lu Xie George, in order to make such a good appearance introduction for me, John's endless grandstanding almost made me think this was Las Vegas, but fortunately, this film pulled me back to the Hollywood of my dreams." Adam Sandler pretended to be serious as soon as he appeared, which made the audience laugh.
"We are here to present the award for the best special effects makeup, and this time the finalists are an octopus pirate, a rejuvenated strange man, a clown, and a tiger~~"
With his words, shots of Captain Octopus from Pirates of the Caribbean 3, the Joker from The Dark Knight, the protagonist of Rejuvenation, and the Bengal Tiger from Life of Pi appear on the screen.
The applause from the audience was very warm, and the best special effects makeup shortlisted this time were all the top movies of major companies, but it was obvious that the applause was the loudest when Adam Sandler read a "rejuvenated strange man".
Although in terms of technique, the Bengal tiger made by "Youth Pi" with computer capture techniques is impeccable, but in terms of visual effects, the animal's demeanor is always inferior to that of human expressions, which is impressive, and even in the eyes of many people, Li Xiaole used a lot of real tigers as a synthetic replacement in the film.
But everyone knows Brad Pitt, and everyone has seen his appearance change from old to young, and the direct shock is naturally unparalleled.
After Adam Sandler read the nominee with the camera on the screen, George Clooney also opened the envelope and announced with a smile: "The winning work is "Rejuvenation" ~~~ Greg Canon ~~~"
"Whew!" The venue immediately applauded, and George Clooney cast a regretful look at Li Xiaole, and reluctantly smiled: "Congratulations to the crew of "Rejuvenation~~"
Li Xiaole just shrugged his shoulders and said that it didn't matter, under the siege of such a powerful opponent in this session, it was impossible to reproduce the miracle of winning the award in the last session.
At the same time, in CCTV's live broadcast room, Bai Yansong also regretted: "It's a pity~~ This award was originally very promising for "Youth Pi"~~"
Guest Feng Xiaogang also commented with a sigh: "To put it bluntly, under similar circumstances, the Oscars will still be biased towards Americans, this is human nature, after all, it is Americans who vote, and Chinese, especially young people like Li Xiaole, must gain an overwhelming advantage if they want to win the award, and his qualifications are still a little insufficient, the opponent of the last "Iron Man" is not strong, this time it is indeed the opposite, in short, he is enough to ......choke tonight."
The awards continued, followed by Best Animated Short Film (Peter and the Wolf), Best Documentary Short Film (Freespace), and Best Costume Design (Chris Cooper, Elizabeth 2: The Golden Age......
After missing the best special effects makeup, "Youth Pi" lost to "Spy 3" in the best sound effects editing, and in the face of such a disadvantage, not only did the people who supported Li Xiaole in front of the TV a little disappointed, but even Li Xiaole couldn't help but get nervous.
Damn it...... Should you go back to the 11 finalists this year but go home empty-handed...... Li Xiaole couldn't help muttering...... Although his mood is not much more relaxed than when he first came to the Oscars last year, after all, he is one of the favorites this year, and he is still a little worried just thinking about the embarrassing scene of not being able to win an award.
The order of the awards is not fixed every year, but is arranged according to the attention, ratings, etc. However, it is generally recorded first, cartoons, and technical awards are interspersed, and the second most important supporting actor and actress are in the middle, and the four most important awards are the last.
And this year's award for Best Supporting Actor unexpectedly fell on the head of "The Dark Knight", and the clown played by Heath Ledger defeated Javier Bardem, who was very popular in "No Country for Old Men", which made everyone exclaim.
This is the first time that a superhero movie has won the actor award~!
"Superhero movies can also be made with great substance!" If anyone said such a thing 2 years ago, they would definitely be ridiculed, but now, who will laugh at it? When Li Xiaole finished filming "Iron Man" and made everyone realize that popcorn movies are not just about the so-called big scenes and actors playing cool, Hollywood began to realize that the movie genre does not divide the level of art, even the most superficial comics can show the most charming side of the characters.
Who said that only small people, gays, people with disabilities can get the best actor!? That was in the era when there was a lack of masters, the actions of mediocre people, in front of the masters, even if he was wearing a clown mask, he could make him shine on the screen~!
When watching Heath Ledger walk on the podium, Li Xiaole looked at this old friend, and suddenly a somewhat depressed mood was swept away at this moment, originally in history, on January 24 this year, this talented actor would pass away at home, and at this moment he not only did a good job, but also stood on the podium to win the first Oscar in his life.
For Li Xiaole at this moment, real life is like a movie, and he, the director, has changed bad things, this feeling is really amazing~~
Heath Ledger in the audience took the trophy, took a deep breath, and said softly into the microphone: "Thank you, thank you." Looking at the people sitting in the audience, he suddenly cracked his mouth and smiled and said the famous sentence of "clown": "whysoserious~?" (Why are you so serious?) )”
There was a burst of laughter from the audience, followed by thunderous applause, and everyone woke up from the shock of "how did you get the best actor for a superhero movie role" and remembered how wonderful Heath Ledger's performance was.
"First of all, Xie Lu Xie Warner, thank you Nolan, it is his excellent direction that allowed me to have such a good role, thank my mother, thank my children for ......"
After Heath Ledger finished saying a long list of thanks, his eyes suddenly glanced in the direction of Li Xiaole, and he suddenly said emotionally:
"I would also like to thank one person, a very important person, before I met him, I was immersed in drugs and career pressure, he taught me how to have fun with acting, not how to succeed every day, he gave me a new life, without him I wouldn't be standing here and talking to you......"
Speaking of which, Heath Ledger raised the trophy and pointed at Li Xiaole in the audience: "Thank you, Director Li Xiaole." ”
Under the surprised gaze of everyone, Li Xiaole in the audience also smiled and stretched out his fist, colliding with Heath Ledger's fist in the void.
While this move caused a thunderous applause, in the area of Warner on the other side, Cork, who was sitting with Todd Hardy, couldn't help but muttered coldly: "This bastard, he didn't get a single award and was so proud." ”
Just the scene of Li Xiaole's face, many netizens in the Sina live broadcast room cheered: "Li is crazy and so handsome~~ How can he be so handsome~~" "Why do I want to see him on stage to accept the award~!" "Wait a minute~ I don't believe that "Youth Pi" won't win a single award~!"
After this episode, the award is still continuing, this year because it is the 80th year of grand significance, before each award is awarded, it will review the bits and pieces of the previous winners of the award, so that everyone can feel the magic of the glory and dreams brought by the little golden man on one side.
And the more this happens, the more the nominees and the fans who support them look forward to seeing themselves or their supporters on stage, especially fans from China and India, who are desperate to hear the name Life of Pi when the winners are announced.
But with greater expectations came more disappointments, and in the next three awards of Best Editing, Best Sound Effects, and Best Soundtrack, "Life of Pi" lost to "The Dark Knight", "Spy 3" and "Atonement" one after another......
In just one hour, five of the 11 nominations have failed, which makes Li Xiaole's supporters feel extremely frustrated, and even Bai Yansong can't say any words of encouragement in the CCTV broadcast.
In the hall of the China Film Canteen, more than 100 people were even more silent, it was already more than 2 o'clock in the morning, and so many of us stayed up late to support Li Xiaole, but they waited for such an ending, which made everyone feel a little uncomfortable.
Jiang Wen even kicked the table in front of him hard after the best sound effect on TV was announced to be awarded to "Spy 3", and scolded in a deep voice: "What kind of judges are these, do they have angry ears!?" How can the sound effect of this bad movie be better than that of "Life of Pi"!? ”
Han Sanpin and Han Xiaoli could only take out their cigarettes depressedly and were silent.
Li Xiaole pursed his lips and raised his eyebrows, and the camera just swept over; After stopping for a second, they pointed at the big-name stars in the first row from a side angle, or clasped their hands or smiled or were silent.
Yes, he was nervous now, and even felt a little difficult to breathe, as if something was pressing on his chest, and there were only six chances left...... Maybe he was too optimistic before, or maybe his competitors were really too strong...... But if he really can't win a single award, can the screenwriters' union still believe in his influence and continue to grit their teeth and strike?
All this is unknown......
At this time, Li Xiaole, who was a little dazed, suddenly felt a warm palm next to him pinching his shoulder, and turned his head to see that it was Fred's serious and tense face.
"Relax, there are still many opportunities behind, and the best thing will always be left behind."
"Hmm......" When Li Xiaole nodded, the performance on the stage was just over, and the three-time Oscar winner, Jack Nelson, who was very unaccustomed to him last year, appeared, and he wanted to award the "Best Art Direction", "Youth Pi" is also one of the nominees...... He noticed that Jack Nelson seemed to be glaring disapprovingly at him......