Chapter 497: The War Begins
Every year, after the Oscar nominations are announced, the most fascinating topic is who will be the winner, and the media, prediction agencies, and many fans are all looking forward to the moment when the envelope will be opened sooner rather than later.
If viewers are interested enough, they can even participate in online predictions and draws on the official Oscar website, and if luck is on par with the statuette winners, the grand prize awaits them will be a 37-inch wall-mounted plasma TV from Sony.
So how can you predict accurately? Of course, you have to listen to the opinions of experts first, and there are various predictions in the major media on the day of the Oscars, but the predictions for the winners of the main awards are strikingly similar - the best picture and director is "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" and the director of the film, Duke? Rosenberg; Will the best actor and actress still be Sean, who has already won the award during the awards season? Pan and Charles? Theron; The Best Supporting Actor and Actress awards will be awarded to Tim? Robbins and Renee? Zellweger.
Even, some media claim that this is the most suspenseless Oscars, and the competition where the suspense disappears will be somewhat boring.
But someone doesn't think so, like Roger? Albert.
As is customary for ABC TV's live broadcasts, Roger? Albert will always appear on the live show "Oscar Night: Guest Entry" before the awards ceremony.
"This is ABC TV, and the much-anticipated 76th Academy Awards is about to kick off."
Located on the studio of ABC TV in Burbank, hosts Ropee and Roger? Albert sat in front of the live camera and was commenting on this year's awards ceremony, "I am Luo Pei, and it is a great honor to accompany you again to spend an unforgettable night, as in the past. We have the famous film critic Roger? Mr. Albert as a guest on the show......"
The two casually talked a few words, and the topic turned to the prediction link that the audience was most concerned about before the award ceremony.
"Roger, in the past few days, the major media have given their own predictions, and the general results have been consistent, and the media basically think that this is an Oscars that lacks suspense, what do you think?"
"I agree with the media when it comes to acting awards." Roger? Albert is the same as ever. In front of the public and the media, he always looks personable, "But the best picture and the best director, I don't think it will fall on "The Return of the King" and Duke? Rosenberg's head. ”
"Why?" Luo Pei asked at the right time.
"It's quite simple, because it's been almost a decade since a purely commercial film won an Oscar heavyweight."
Roger? Albert's words can be described as high-sounding, "And "Titanic" is also based on real events, and there has never been a precedent in the history of the Oscars for a non-realistic film to win Best Director and Best Picture......"
At this, his teeth seemed to clench. It took all his might to maintain the calm in his words, "Not in the past, not now, and not for a long time to come!" ”
He has done quite a lot of work in the awards season with most well-known film critics, and although he is faintly uneasy in his heart, he still firmly believes that he will reproduce the treatment of "Saving Private Ryan" at the Oscars!
Even if "The Return of the King" takes away the best picture, they want to stop Duke? Rosenberg wins Best Director!
In Roger? Albert eyes. This is a war, and the war has begun!
The Oscars have nearly six thousand members. The final result of the award is simply not possible to change by personal will, and at this moment, there are only two people who know the results of the award - Grigor, a partner of PwC? Garrison and Rick? Roses.
They set off from PwC's Los Angeles branch and drove to the Kodak Theatre from different directions and roads, each carrying a copy of the final results to avoid traffic jams and other surprises that would cause the winners to arrive in time.
It's just that this Oscars is different from the past. Gligot? Garrison and Rick? Rosas has strengthened its security forces.
On the eve of the ceremony, the CIA received information that the Oscars had become a target for al-Qaeda, for the United States, which had just experienced 911. No matter how much attention is paid to the security of the Oscar scene, it is not too much.
The Oscars are Hollywood's festive season, and even in the face of the threat of terrorism, it is inevitable to do a big job, and this Hollywood masterpiece has always been built with a lot of dollars.
As early as a few days ago, the giant golden statue at the entrance of the Kodak Theater was hoisted, and after the extraordinary "Mr. Oscar" was in place, the construction of the red carpet area was also completed, especially the 600-foot-long red carpet, which is a key occasion for stars to show their style.
At the starting point of the red carpet, a giant tent covering an area of about 500 square meters was also erected, and after the star guests attending the awards ceremony arrived by car, they would pause in the tent for a while, and then walk on the red carpet one after another, enter the Kodak Theater, and the filming area left for various media on the side of the red carpet is also huge.
Just after noon, helicopters circled over Hollywood, cordons were set up in the streets, and the Kodak Theater, where the Oscars were held, was protected with the best technical and human resources.
To keep things orderly, there are surveillance cameras, metal detectors, and a police officer in every corner, and even fans who sit in the stands to watch the stars enter the Walk of Fame.
The live broadcast of this year's Oscars also sparked some controversy, due to the previous Super Bowl 38 halftime performance Justin? Timberlake and Jenny? In the scene where Ferrickson made it, ABC had to put a five-second delay on the live program to ensure that no vulgar content was broadcast.
After 3 p.m., Duke and Ivanka drove to the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Boulevard, and under the guidance of a staff member, they walked into the big tent, where hundreds of celebrities and celebrities had arrived, waiting for the red carpet ceremony to officially begin.
"Hi, Duke. Hi. Evie. ”
As soon as Duke chose a quiet place, someone came over to say hello, Charlize? Theron wore a silver-white fishtail suspender dress and waved enthusiastically to the two of them.
"Hello. Sally. Duke nodded at her.
Ivanka shook the outstretched hand gently, smiled politely, and said politely. "Congratulations, Sally."
"The results haven't come out yet......"
Charlize said the same politely, then turned his eyes to Duke, and said, I don't know whether intentionally or unintentionally, "Thank you for your guidance, Duke." ”
As she spoke, she didn't care that Ivanka was next to her, leaning into Duke's ear, seemingly lowering her voice. But in the words that Ivanka could hear, he said mysteriously, "How do you need me to thank you?" ”
Duke could feel Ivanka's hand holding his arm tighten slightly, leaning back slightly, pulling away from Charlize before saying, "Did I do anything?" It's your choice, Sally. ”
"Duke is right......"
That's when it happened. Another blonde woman walked up and spoke up. "It's been a lucky year for Charlize."
Naomi? After Watts finished speaking, he pulled his male companion next to him and introduced, "Duke, Evie, Charlize." Is this Hiss? Ledger, like me, is an actor from Australia. ”
"Hello, Director Rosenberg."
, a young actor who is not even a second-tier now, took the initiative to reach out. Duke nodded at him and shook his hand lightly.
Three women in one play, three blonde women get together, and there is a faint-for-tat in each other's words, and Duke doesn't care, Naomi? Watts and Charlize? Theron is long gone.
But what Duke didn't expect was that there were too many women here who had had an affair with him, such as Cameron? Diaz, Kate? Blanchett, Shania? Donn, Catherine? Zeta-Jones, Alexandra? Ambrosio and so on......
The most important thing is that these people also came over to greet him quite affectionately, and Duke could see that Ivanka next to him was somewhat unhappy in his eyes.
Ivanka was not very happy, hearing about these women was completely different from seeing them with her own eyes, and from their attitude towards Duke, she could be sure that the scandal in the tabloids must be true.
Especially when these people greeted her, they all carried a provocation that only women could understand, which couldn't help but make her have some associations that she shouldn't have.
But Duke will not be weak-hearted, he really can't be called a good man, and since his official relationship with Ivanka, he hasn't done anything excessive, and he has also cut off his previously chaotic private life.
Duke vs. Hiss? Ledger chatted a few words, and the two sides are likely to cooperate in the future, and in his heart, the other party is indeed the best candidate to play the Joker.
Of course, he won't be stupid enough to remind him like a god, in the Hollywood circle, the path is always his own choice.
The red carpet soon kicked off, and people walked on the red carpet to the Kodak Theater one after another.
And the red carpet is also a moment for actresses, even the thirteen-year-old "Whale Rider" heroine Keisha makes the cheers of the fans sitting in the stands even higher.
From her, you can also see the politics of the Oscars, this young actor does perform well, but is he really more worthy of the Oscar nomination for Best Actress than other stars? And now the United States needs the full support of its friends in the English-speaking region in Iraq and Afghanistan!
As in the past, after Duke walked on the red carpet with Ivanka in his arms, he just waved to the fan area, then walked through the red carpet at a normal walking speed, entered the interview area and said a few casual words, and then walked into the Kodak Theater to meet Tina? After accompanying her mother, Fei quickly found a seat and sat down to wait for the award ceremony to begin.
This is the seating area that belongs to "The Return of the King", except for Duke and some members of the production team, none of the actors have walked in, and they are far more exposed than the director. (To be continued......)
PS: I got married in less than ten days, and I've been busy lately, so we can guarantee that there will be two shifts a day this month