Standing on the side stage, Hugo looked at the stage that reopened the noisy prologue, but his eyes were a little dazed.

No matter what the result of tonight is, whether it is the "Titanic" that continues its historical trajectory to complete its hegemony, or the "Los Angeles Confidential" incarnates as an iceberg and successfully overturns the strongest cruise ship in history, but the era of blockbusters led by computer special effects has come inexorably. Hugo clearly knew that ten or fifteen years later, the big screen would be bombarded by these commercial blockbusters; But correspondingly, people are becoming more and more aware of the importance of scripts, but there are fewer and fewer excellent scripts and excellent screenwriters.

Although Hugo knew that this was the inevitable result of the development of the film industry, even without his participation, the result would still be the same; Although Hugo also knows that as an independent individual, even if his influence is large, it is difficult to shake the development trajectory of the entire industry, he is not a savior, let alone the center of the universe, and everything is related to his little butterfly; But now Hugo is still inevitably thinking that he is more or less involved behind the "Independence Day" and "Titanic", so what role does he play in the torrent of history?

He is not a savior, he has no responsibility or ability to change the trajectory of the wheel of history, but he is one of them, an important member - especially after becoming a part of the decision-making team of DreamWorks, so he can no longer stay out of the torrent of history.

Gently shook the little golden man in his hand, Hugo's eyes became firm again, the heaviness that lingered in his heart disappeared, and the smile on the corner of his mouth rose lightly again, that confidence and calmness, reflecting the golden light of the trophy, let the surrounding darkness slowly fade.

The award ceremony continued, and the two awards in the script department went to "L.A. Confidential" and "Perfect", which cannot be said to be a surprise - because the results of the Writers Guild of America were like this, and on the contrary, it can be said that it was a completely popular choice, but this suddenly created a huge uncertainty about the follow-up direction of the awards ceremony tonight.

"Perfect" won the Best Original Screenplay Award, not only making Hugo the second artist in film history to include both screenwriter and actor Golden Man in the bag, but also allowing "Perfect" to win the first trophy and return to the competition. In addition to the Best Musical Comedy Score Award for "The Six Heroes of the Light Pig", the awards for the other four works are full of weight, so the suspense not only does not decrease, but becomes more and more confusing as the awards ceremony progresses.

The next three heavyweight individual trophies for Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director will largely determine whether the suspense can continue, because "Titanic" has won nominations in all three departments, and if this work takes the lead in grabbing any of the trophies in the three departments, the suspense can be declared over in advance.

First up was Geoffrey. Rush), the veteran actor won the award last year for his performance in "Shine," where he took the stage to present the award for Best Actress.

Judging from the list of nominees, Judi Dench of "Mrs. Brown" and Helen Hunter of "Perfect" are the biggest favorites, these two are the winners of the Golden Globe Awards for drama and musical comedy not long ago, especially Judy, who is 63 years old this year, whether it is the contribution of the entertainment industry or the performance of this work, it is commendable, and the award can be said to be logical.

Although Kate Winslet of the "Titanic" is only twenty-two years old, and the performance in this work is slightly inferior, no one can ignore the energy of this big ship, and the shortlist has the strength to win the award - the previous sweep of the technical department directly proves this.

In the end, Jeffrey announced the answer, and Helen won the applause of the entire Hollywood film critics with her humorous and sarcastic, simple and charming performance in the movie, and finally successfully stood out on the night of the Oscars, and successfully won the golden man in the first nomination!

Although this is only Helen's first Oscar nomination, her award can be said to be completely deserved, and even Judy has to express her admiration and send her blessings with a standing ovation.

Helen, who was standing on the stage, looked a little excited, and her slightly reddened eyes easily revealed the intricacies in her heart, "...... Uh, I think I need to thank the writer of this work, Mr. Lancaster. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to play this role, and thank you for being willing to listen to my stupid views on acting, which may not be the best moment of my life, but it is the most memorable moment of my life. As she spoke, the tears in Helen's eyes fell, but instead of crying, she burst out laughing, and with this laugh, the tears slipped down faster, making everyone's hearts slightly sour.

This was followed by the Best Actor award, one of the most competitive categories in any given year, and this year was no exception, with the head-to-head clash of Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman and Hugo Lancaster, plus the entry of two newcomers, Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio – the former being a strong newcomer nominated for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay, and the latter having already been nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor four years earlier.

It can be said that the topicality of the five nominees has reached an unprecedented height, and at this moment, the number of viewers watching the Oscars in the United States has soared to 59 million, constantly breaking the record for tonight, and the super high level of attention can be clearly felt even through the small screen.

In addition, four of the five Best Picture nominees have joined the final showdown, which can be said to be more intense than ever. Somewhat similar to the pattern of Best Actress, the Golden Globe Awards' Best Actor in the Drama and Musical Comedy categories are the biggest favorites, and it is widely believed that it will be a showdown between Hugo and Jack before the awards ceremony, the only difference with Best Actress is that the other three candidates are stronger and the gap is weaker.

Jack's last award was won 14 years ago, when he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Mother-Daughter Love" – also the work of "perfect" director James L. Brooks, and since then Jack has been nominated three more times – including "The Heroes of the Righteous Sea" with Victor Hugo, but failed to win.

Compared to Dustin, Jack is undoubtedly more prolific and more active in recent years. After Dustin won his second Oscar nine years ago with "Rain Man", he has not been able to be nominated for the following period of time, and this time the nominated work "Be a Big Hero" - also from "Rain Man" director Barry Levinson - is still a little less hot and a little less powerful.

In addition, Matt, who relied on the nomination of "Soul Catcher", and Leonardo, who relied on the nomination of "Titanic", are typical works of movies that are greater than actors, the former script is the most brilliant part, and Matt's performance is completely suppressed by Robin's style; The latter naturally goes without saying, the overall film is the most magnificent existence, and James Cameron as the director is the real winner.

Relatively speaking, Hugo's performance in "L.A. Confidential" is not only amazing, but also completely integrated with the story, and even plays a non-negligible role in promoting the story. From the actors, from the script, from the movie as a whole, this can be called a work that has achieved a perfect integration. This also made Hugo Jack's biggest rival.

However, Hugo's biggest disadvantage is that he last won the award only two years ago, and tonight he has already won the Best Original Screenplay statuette, and the vote distribution crisis cannot be underestimated. What's more, "Perfect" almost gave Jack a perfect stage to show and let him play to his strengths; However, the space given to Hugo by "L.A. Confidential" is very limited, and even if Hugo performs brilliantly, he will fall behind in momentum.

But even so, people are still expecting: if ...... Just if, what if Hugo wins the actor again? So what an incredible record Hugo will set! The youngest winner of the two Best Actor Golden Man in film history, the first actor in film history to win the Best Actor and Screenwriter awards at the same awards ceremony, and the first actor in film history to win four Little Golden Man trophies equaled the number of Katharine Hepburn trophies......

Although this is just a thought, it is enough to make everyone's blood boil, not to mention the strong momentum of "L.A. Confidential" tonight. Therefore, even though they know that Hugo's disadvantage is relatively obvious, even if they know that the duel between Jack and Hugo is definitely a thin ice confrontation that does not allow any flaws, people still have great expectations.

Hugo's mentality, which was back in his seat, had calmed down, not that he didn't have a desire for this trophy, but that he had just experienced emotional ups and downs, but now he had calmed down, and that nervous and exuberant mood had quietly settled in his blood.

Turning his head, Hugo saw Jack with a calm face, but Jack glanced at Hugo, and his eyes that seemed to be smiling revealed the tension in his heart at the moment, and the tension that leaked out a little bit made people laugh. Jack also winked at Hugo and seemed to say, "Prepare to congratulate me." ”

This made the curvature of the corners of Hugo's mouth involuntarily outline gently.

Leonardo, who was sitting on the other side, lowered his eyes slightly at this time, and the emotions in his eyes were mixed, shrouded in a shadow, which was elusive. Hugo didn't have time to explore, and the award presenter Francis McDormand took the stage.