Hugo felt that he was absolutely dizzy, he actually forgot about it - he was the winner of last year's Best Actor, and naturally he was the guest of honor for Best Actress this year; And Charlize is the same, she came backstage as the guest of honor for this year's Best Actor.

Hugo looked at Charlize's gloating smile, grinded his teeth viciously, walked up to Charlize, bowed his head and whispered in her ear, "When you go home in the evening, see if you can still laugh." After saying that, Hugo handed the little golden man to Charlize, followed the staff to the side, and began to prepare for the string words, and when he looked back, he found Charlize's stunned and shy expression, which made Hugo proudly outline the corners of his mouth.

On stage, Steven is announcing the Best Director award. In fact, the awards ceremony has come to this stage, and "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural" fell behind because it missed out on the best original screenplay; "Green Miracle" and "The Law of the Cider House" have also fallen behind because they did not win the first prize and did not enter the competition for the leading role; What can compete with "Beautiful Mind" is also the last seeded player and the strongest contender - "Shocking Insider".

Although "Shocking Insider" has not yet opened, the Best Actor and Best Director departments have been shortlisted for the competition, and if these two awards are won, then there is still hope to fight to the death with "Beautiful Mind". This also makes the Best Director Award still have a trace of suspense.

Unfortunately, this last bit of suspense was also stifled, and the "Beautiful Mind" Ron Howard won the Oscar after winning the Directors Guild of America Award, winning his first Oscar statuette.

At this time, the suspense of the best picture no longer exists, and after including the four little golden figures one after another, "Beautiful Mind" is already unbeatable, and it is impossible for other works to launch a counterattack. Perhaps, the only suspense at the moment is - who will be the winner of the Best Actor award?

After Steven and Lang left the stage hand in hand, Hugo appeared again, this time as the guest of honor for Best Actress. However, due to the limited suspense of this award, Hilary Swank rode the dust with her outstanding performance in "Boys Don't Cry", and even Jenny McTeer, who had a wonderful performance in "Dandelion", was difficult to counterattack, so the whole atmosphere seemed relatively relaxed.

In the end, Hugo revealed the answer, "Hilary Swank, 'Boy Don't Cry'", such a non-suspenseful answer, which made the scene calm, and everyone just stood up and congratulated Hillary with applause. Following last year's Charlize, another actress under the age of 30 was born, and the Oscars at the turn of the century are undergoing earth-shaking changes.

Hillary, who walked on the stage, was crying silently, and when she took the little golden figure from Hugo's hands, her hands were shaking uncontrollably, and even if she was a step away, she could clearly feel the joy from the bottom of her heart. Hugo gave Hillary a big hug, then sent his best wishes and congratulated Clinton with applause.

By the time Hugo and Hillary returned to the side, Charlize was already on standby at the entrance. Hillary, who had just gotten the golden man, wiped her tears and showed a big smile, "I still remember the picture of the two of you winning the award at the same time last year, it's really perfect." One sentence made Hugo and Charlize exchange glances and laugh dumbly.

Maybe the 71st Oscars will become a classic forever, or it will be talked about forever, but what is certain is that the wonderful moments of that night will remain in the river of time forever and cannot be erased. Hugo and Charlize also don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, whether this belongs to them or to everyone's memory.

Charlize congratulated Hillary Clinton again, gave Hugo a look, and then walked onto the stage under the guidance of the staff. Hugo turned his head back to the standby room, and then he saw Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard and others standing in the room, Steven beckoned to Hugo, "You don't want to go back to your seat, the next two awards are your business." ”

"How did you know there was something about me?" Hugo smiled as he walked over, "Did you vote for me in both departments?" ”

Steven laughed and said, "Can I get around you?" It seems like a difficult task. ”

Hugo spread his hands, "Isn't this the reason why a cancer is called a cancer?" That calm look made all the colleagues in the waiting room chuckle.

The reason why Hugo can be called a "cancer" is because he is good enough that people simply cannot ignore his existence. It's like Jack Nicholson, it's like Meryl Streep. Hugo's answer is calm, self-defeating, and at the same time confident.

At the same time, many people in the audience are also talking about this topic - just like the Best Adapted Screenplay Award, people think that Hugo is a Hollywood cancer and should not vote for him, but there are still many people who hesitate and waver in the end, or choose Hugo, which makes Hugo win the Best Adapted Screenplay Award against a number of strong competitors.

So what now? What about the best actor in the best actor department where Hugo's advantage is more obvious? What about a sector where almost no one can challenge Hugo? Is Hugo really going to achieve an incredible re-election?

This is not just as simple as winning a second year, but the third actor in just five years, and what is even more terrifying is to complete this feat before the age of 33 - in the long history of film, there are only two actor winners under the age of 33 (not including Hugo himself), Richard Dreyfus and Maximilian Schelle (Maximilian). Schell), even with the inclusion of Best Supporting Actor, is only six.

So, everyone was curious, and everyone was asking their partners, "Who did you vote for?" "Try to find the answer that is about to be revealed from the clues.

Michael Mann looked at Russell Crowe beside him in surprise, "What did you say?" ”

Russell shrugged, "I voted for Hugo, you heard me right." ”

Michael's face was full of disbelief, and it was indeed very rare for Russell to vote for a competitor when Russell himself had joined the competition - at least from Russell's expression, he didn't seem to be joking, "Are you because of Hugo's kindness to you?" Michael asked curiously.

"Michael, you are disrespectful to Hugo, and you are disrespectful to me." Russell looked a little unhappy, "Hugo's performance in 'A Beautiful Mind' is really the best, almost outstanding, and I think the other contenders - including myself - are not on the same level as him, so my vote is very objective and fair." ”

Michael looked at Russell's agitated emotions, which had already attracted the attention of the others around him, and he had to put his finger to his lips, motioning for Russell to whisper, and then turned his head to look at the stage in embarrassment, without saying anything more. Obviously, Russell didn't want to go into any more discussion, and turned his head to look at the stage.

After a while, Michael whispered to Russell, "Actually, I also voted for Hugo......"

The 72nd Academy Award for Best Actor can be called extravagant, and the "sweet and humble" Sean Penn has completed the Grand Slam of Best Actor at the Cannes, Venice and Berlin Film Festivals in the past three years, making him the most sought-after actor on the continent - even surpassing Hugo's influence.

"Hurricane" Denzel Washington is the first black actor in the United States, and his influence and appeal are undoubted, he once won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 1989, but has not yet been able to win the best actor. It is worth mentioning that he is also the winner of this year's Berlin Film Festival.

Richard Farnsworth, who is now 79 years old, was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 1978 and won the applause of critics for his performance in "The Story of Mr. Strait" this year.

Russell Crowe can only be regarded as a junior among the nominees, and 1997's "Los Angeles Confidential" entered Hollywood's attention strongly, and this time the "Shocking Insider" played against Al Pacino, without stage fright, once again showing his acting potential, which is admirable.

But in fact, even with such a luxurious lineup, the overall feeling is still lacking, and neither the overall quality of the work - including the "Shocking Insider", nor the completeness of the actors' performances and the degree of character excavation, have not been able to meet expectations. This also dwarfs the actor department, which has always been the most competitive.

The Chicago Tribune even made the point, "Without Hugo Lancaster's 'beautiful mind,' this Oscar would have pale in comparison." This sentence is a pun, on the one hand, it is about the competition for the best picture, and on the other hand, it is about the battle for the best actor.

The reason why Hugo is so sought after is not only because his works in previous years are wonderful, not only because he dedicated two works of "The Sixth Sense" and "Beautiful Mind" within last year, which are reminiscent of 1995, but also because Hugo's John Nash showed absolute strength, which made everyone applaud, whether it was the delicacy of the performance, accuracy, or the level and connotation of the performance, Hugo gave full play to the essence of acting, even the most critical and demanding film critics couldn't help but be amazed.

But carrying the name of Hollywood cancer, this makes the competition for Best Actor full of many variables in an instant, especially after Hugo took the lead in winning the Best Adapted Screenplay Golden Man tonight, the vote sharing crisis has reached an unprecedented height, which also makes the battle for the actor the ultimate suspense tonight!

Under the watchful eye, Charlize Theron opened the red envelope in his hand.