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It's not Best Picture, it's just Best Adapted Screenplay.
However, for Reims, the important Cheng dù is irreplaceable. Lance took over his second gold man of the night from Francis's hands, but it was not the familiar weight just now, and the weight of the trophy almost exhausted all of Lance's strength.
Francis gave Lance a friendly hug and whispered in his ear, "I voted for you!" Then, he patted Lance on the shoulder and moved out of the way. Then Sophia also walked up, she was obviously a little embarrassed, opened her arms and gave Lance a false hug, and then walked to the side in a restrained manner, leaving the stage to Lance.
Lance took a step forward, stood in front of the microphone and took a deep breath, his eyes warmed up by the scorching glow in front of him, and Lance had all sorts of acceptance speeches in his mind, and if he wanted to, he could have said a set of testimonials that would make everyone laugh right now - even if he hadn't prepared for anything at all. But, he didn't want to.
Lance turned his head to look at the location of the "City of God" crew in the crowd, the contrast of light and dark blurred the faces, "For the award of this little golden man, I would like to thank one person in particular. On my first day in Rio de Janeiro, I took the crew to the City of God for a field trip, and on the street we had an unexpected shootout, I still don't know what the cause of that shootout was, it could just be a fight between two gangs. ”
Surprisingly, Lance told the story in plain words, but this simple story made the guests who stood up at the scene stunned, everyone forgot to sit down, just raised their chin to look at Lance wrapped in milky yellow light, and listened quietly, "In the chaos, we hid in a private house on the side of the street. It was a very simple house, inhabited by a mother and seven children, and there was little shelter in the room, except for a table and two bed boards. And the handmade products they rely on for their livelihoods. Obviously, our arrival broke their peace and also brought uncertainty and danger to their lives, but at the time. We have no other choice. ”
"Before we could calm down, one of the men burst into the house and pointed their guns on us and a room full of children." Lance's story is told quickly, and in a few words the situation is outlined to the extreme, "In the end, we made it a condition to buy a big hemp. Won the opportunity to catch his breath, but also won the chance to survive. I'm not sure how much of my words will be on the air after a five-second delay......"
Lance's sudden cold arrow stunned everyone, and then many people chuckled, "But this is not my intention, I just want to say that what is presented in the movie is just the tip of the iceberg, I am just a filmmaker, not a person who lives there." So. I would like to be here, specifically thanking one person, Alexandre Rodriguez, for your persistence. ”
With that, Lance took a step back, politely nodded his gratitude to the audience, and then turned to leave.
The audience couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, Lance's acceptance speech was really meaningful, but how many people could really taste the meaning? The applause at the scene rang out again, not for Lance. also broke the monopoly of "Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Return of the King" for the "City of God", and the thunderous applause became more and more intense, pushing the atmosphere of the entire Kodak Theater to the **.
Alexander stood in his place, tears slowly stopping unconsciously. He looked at the empty stage, his eyes fixed firmly, and the turbulence in his heart slowly took root. He understood what he had just said, he understood what Mr. Strello meant, he understood the cry of his heart. In this moment, he. Indestructible.
Sitting in front of the TV, Gawain clenched his fists tightly, trying his best to restrain himself, but his eyes were still blinded by the warm moisture.
He understood the pain in Lance's words, Diorama Pictures, established in 1996, used to place Lance's dream, a carefree dream, after experiencing the turmoil and trauma of his childhood, it was almost Lance's only dream, but this dream was completely shattered by the cruelty of reality and the betrayal of friends.
He understood the insistence in Lance's words, even if his head was bleeding, his bones were broken, and he had everything he had, he would go on this road without hesitation, as if he once again saw the weak figure running wildly in the sunset covered in blood, and the blood-colored sunset swallowed the thin back little by little.
Gawain's fists began to tremble because he was too hard, but even so, he still couldn't suppress his feelings, and finally he could only slam the sofa hard, and then get angry at himself, "Ahhhhhh Turning his head, Gawain looked at Ian and Theo, and said word by word, "You promise me that those shameless betrayers will go to hell!" Gawain's knuckles began to make a crisp sound, pushing the anger inside him to the extreme.
Theo sat motionless, his muscles tensed to the extreme, and there was a slight mist under his eyes, but he didn't raise his hand to wipe it, just let the mist freeze into ice little by little, and then turn into sharp blades, making the air cold.
Ian turned his head to look at Gawain deeply, then patted Gawain's arm and motioned for him to sit down. Gawain didn't agree immediately, but glared at Ian unrelentingly, Ian pulled the corners of his mouth helplessly, and quietly buried the anger in his eyes, "Don't worry, this is just the beginning." ”
With the award of the Best Adapted Screenplay, the suspense of the 76th Oscars officially collapsed. "City of God" won three awards in a row, creating the biggest upset of the night, and also setting off the biggest high/tide of the night, but even so, it is almost impossible for "City of God" to challenge the supremacy of "Return of the King", let alone this is a foreign-language movie.
In the next four awards, the Oscars once again returned to a state of calmness, and even after experiencing the small high/tide of the strong rise of the "City of God", they still seemed a little weak, and the guests at the scene seemed a little excited. Luckily, the last four awards were also the most weighty, so the "City of God" was not overpowered.
In the competition for the Best Actor Award that was first awarded, Sean Penn, who led the entire awards season, had the last laugh without any suspense, relying on the outstanding performance in "Mystic River" xiàn, and won the first Oscar winner in his career, which also made him officially become the second actor in the history of the film industry to win the three major European film festivals and Oscar Grand Slams such as Cannes, Berlin, and Venice after Jack-Lemmon, and truly wrote history!
This is undoubtedly another highlight of tonight's "Return of the King" in addition to the history of zào.
followed by the best actress to reveal the answer, and after showing a free, delicate and real but explosive performance in "The Female Devil", Charlize Theron led the way, was the favorite to win the award from the beginning of the awards season, and finally easily killed the suspense, deservedly won the actress trophy, and achieved a perfect turn from "vase" to power.
It is worth mentioning that this also makes Charlize the second actor in history after Kim-Basinger (Kim-Basinger) to be featured in "Flower/Play/Boy" magazine and win an Oscar.
The final Best Director Award and Best Picture Award also lost suspense early, and after missing the Best Adapted Screenplay, he missed the "Return of the King", which created a new history, and this time did not miss the opportunity to catch up with history, under the watchful eyes of 45 million viewers across the United States, under the watchful eyes of all the people, he won the last two statuettes tonight with a unique attitude.
Peter Jackson once again copied the myth of James Cameron back then, and completed the sweep of the Oscars with eleven statuettes, pushing "The Return of the King" to the pinnacle of history, and also drawing a successful end to the "Lord of the Rings" series. After tonight, people also gave Peter Jackson the nickname "Peter the Great", believing that Peter will become the successor of Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, George Lucas and others, carrying the banner of Mesozoic directors and leading the film trend of the next decade.
Of course, how history develops takes time to precipitate and accumulate. But no matter what, the 76th Oscars still came to an end.
The twelve nominations of "The Return of the King" won eleven little golden figures, becoming the biggest winner deservedly, replicating the feat of "Ben Hur" twelve nominations and eleven trophies that year, and also pushing commercial films since "Titanic" to a new peak; The only award for Best Adapted Screenplay that "The Return of the King" missed finally went to "City of God", and it also became the biggest dark horse of the night with three golden figures, followed by "The Return of the King", which became the biggest hot spot after the award ceremony on February 1.
"City of God" has become another work to shine at the Oscars after "Beautiful Life" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and coincidentally, these three works are also the three highest-grossing foreign-language films on the North American box office charts. The box office of "City of God", which has been rescheduled since November, is still rising, and now there is even a possibility of surpassing "Life is Beautiful", which is encouraging.
"Mystic River" won the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor two little golden figures, which can be regarded as the palace runner-up that night. In addition, "Lost in Translation", "Cold Mountain", and "Finding Nemo" each won a small golden figure.
Looking at the list of winners, only six films have divided all the awards, and the concentration of awards has reached a new high, and compared to the dominance of "Return of the King", the rivalry between "City of God" and "Mystic River" became the biggest surprise of the night.
At this point, Lancelot is on the scene! Follow Sam Mendes' trajectory and soar into the sky. (To be continued.) )
PS: Today's second update, there will be more later!