"When adapting someone else's story, it takes a lot of talent to keep the spirit of the original book and adapt it into a great screenplay."

Standing on the stage, Sophia? Coppola said unhurriedly the string of words prepared by the organizers, "There are very few people with this kind of talent, but this year there are many excellent screenwriters who have presented wonderful stories on the screen." ”

As she spoke, she turned to the direction of the big screen, "The best adapted screenplay is shortlisted - Brolio?" Mantovani, City of God, Gary? Ross, "The Pentium Age", Sally? Berman and Robert? Pacini, "American Glory", Duke? Rosenberg, The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King, Brian? Heilgrande, "The Mysterious River". ”

Sofia? Coppola opened the envelope, glanced down, and immediately locked his gaze on Duke, "I'm honored to announce that the winner is Duke?" Rosenberg, "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King"! ”

"Congratulations!" She clapped her palms.

There was no surprise in this result, and the Kodak Theater burst into applause, Duke smiled and slowly stood up, and Ivanka first gave him a big hug and a gentle kiss on his left cheek.

"Congratulations, dear!"

She let go of her arms, and Duke hugged her mother again, high-fived the crew one by one, and walked quickly onto the stage.

"Duke, congratulations."

See Sophia? Coppola opened her arms, Duke hugged her tightly, and then took the second Oscar in her life and stood in front of the microphone.

"I want to thank Tolkien above all that without Tolkien's great trilogy novels, there would be no Lord of the Rings movies, and I wouldn't be standing here. I would also like to thank the team of writers at Duke Studios, who were also key to the success of the script. Finally, thank you to my loved ones and friends. They are always encouraging me to keep going. ”

Duke didn't say much, and after a short acceptance speech, under the leadership of Miss Master of Ceremonies, he talked to Sophia? Coppola walked into the backstage together.

"Very simple testimonial."

Entering the backstage, Sophia said as she walked. "It's shorter than I thought."

Duke laughed, "Because that way I'll have more time to talk to you." ”

Sophia rolled her eyes silently and revealed directly, "I think you left your words on the best director." ”

Walking to the interview area, Sophia did not stop, waved at Duke, and went directly into the corridor leading to the hall, while Duke stayed behind for the routine interview.

Journalists who interviewed him. It also seems that there will be better opportunities later, and the questions asked are more like routine.

Seeing Duke disappear into the backstage entrance, Norman? Miller hurriedly turned around to look at the computer, and after waiting for more than ten seconds, he refreshed it, and the circle of friends was crowded with new information again.

"This is the ninth little golden man!"

"Nine in a row! The 100% winning rate is terrifying! ”

"I think Duke has a chance to break the record if he wins the next three awards."

"Best Original Song is not a big problem. "The Last Parting" has a lot of advantages, and the key is the best director and the best picture. If you can't win these two awards, the nine little golden figures will also be a failure for "The Return of the King". ”

The last one is also Roger? Albert's idea, when the pesky director took over the little golden man, he tried to adjust the rhythm of his breathing, forcibly control his blood pressure not to rise, and at the same time consoled himself with the last two awards. He hasn't failed yet, has he?

"Nine little golden men." Megan? Ellison frowned and said to his brother, "David, is he going to be the winner tonight?" ”

"According to Michael? Ovitz's analysis, indeed. "David? Ellison sighed. "Although I don't want to see it, but Duke? Rosenberg is definitely not something that film critics can stop, and the garbage of professional film critics can't be compared with us! ”

David? Ellison also looks down on the group of vampires, just like every time Oracle launches a new database software, there are always so-called experts who jump out to sing the praise, as if Oracle will go bankrupt and collapse because of the failure of this software, but the final result is that the software is a big sell, and the experts selectively forget those statements.

Duke has returned to the Kodak Theatre and handed over the golden figure to his mother, and Lady Leah has a rare bright smile, and Duke's success is her greatest pride!

"We've just gotten our tenth statuette!"

As soon as he sat down, Ivanka couldn't wait to shake his hand, "Billy? Boyd and Howard? Shaw won Best Original Song! ”

"That's good news!" Duke nodded.

At this time in the awards ceremony, it was near the end, and "The Return of the King" won ten golden figures with ten nominations, becoming the deserved biggest winner now.

But Duke knows very well that not winning Best Director and Best Picture, even if there are ten statuettes, is still a failure.

However, the three awards that are closely linked to the best picture - best cinematography, best editing and best adapted screenplay - have arrived, and the best picture is basically no suspense, and now the biggest doubt is his best director.

His biggest enemy is that since the birth of the Oscars, no director has won the best director for a film with a non-realistic theme.

Before that, the first thing to be awarded is the best actor and actress.

"The Best Actress winner is Charlize? Theron "The Devil Woman"! ”

"The winner for Best Actor is Sean? Pan's "Mysterious River"! ”

As Duke remembers, Sean? Pan and Charlize? Theron has been crowned the actor and actress with his extraordinary roles, and then thinking of the two people who won the Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor in front of him, it is not difficult to come to a conclusion - it is really very difficult to win the Oscar for a role with a normal spirit or appearance!

"It's our turn!"

Ivanka grabbed Duke's hand tightly, seemingly very nervous, and Mrs. Leah, who was sitting on the other side of Duke, also had a somewhat serious face, she knew Duke's character, and this was almost his only chance to win the Oscar for Best Director.

Since the four major awards were awarded, the ratings of the Oscars have been rising, and in the end, only Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Picture have attracted the most public attention.

On the Nielsen side, the number of North American viewers counted reached tonight's peak when the Best Actress was awarded – 43.26 million!

What does this have to do with Charlize? Theron's personal appeal is related, perhaps because of Duke, with the "Matrix" trilogy, Charlize? Theron has become popular, and among A-level actresses, she definitely stands in a very high position, and with her current influence, she can naturally attract a large number of audiences at this critical moment of impacting the Oscars.

However, this figure did not last long at all, when Billy? When Christo announced the start of the Best Director awards, Nielsen's North American viewership exceeded 45 million in less than half a minute!

And it's on the rise!

In the instant sharing circle of friends, there was also a quiet scene that had never been seen tonight, and the energy of Duke supporters turned to live TV, where is there time to share their experiences.

In the live broadcast room of ABC TV, Roger? Albert's hands were clenched into fists, even a hundred times more nervous than Duke sitting in the scene, busy for three whole years, holding back each other for nearly a decade in the awards season starting in '95, and the success or failure was about to be revealed.

Norman? Shearer stared at the TV, his gaze unmoving.

Brad? Miller folded his hands and seemed to pray for the series he liked, for the director he liked.

Erin in Paris? Lauder also sat in front of the TV, quietly waiting for her friends to take the stage!

Countless fans of Rosenberg-style movies across the United States put down their beers, cokes, burgers, and sandwiches and waited quietly for the moment of celebration!

On the stage of the Kodak Theatre, to the music played by the symphony orchestra, Tom? Cruise walked slowly, his smile still so charming, but he couldn't attract attention, at this moment, even Tom? Cruise is also just a backdrop for the Best Director award.

See Tom? The moment Cruise played, Xavi? Weinstein immediately had a bad feeling in his heart, Cruise and Duke had a complicated relationship, but since "Chicago", the two have formed a strong alliance of interests, and their relationship with each other is extremely close, and there is also gossip that Tom? Cruise and Nicole? Kidman's marriage has lasted until now because the other party has resolved many crises between the two behind his back.

Clint? Eastwood's brow furrowed, then let go again, Tom? Cruise's appearance almost means that his chances of winning the best director are already very low, and they are infinitely tending to zero.

Over there in the crew of "The Raging Sea", Peter? A little unwillingness flashed in Will's eyes, but he couldn't do anything, the advantages accumulated by the Lord of the Rings trilogy were too great, and the other party's public relations work was no worse than Miramax, he was afraid that he could only wait for the future.

Under the watchful eye of countless eyes, Tom? Cruise gracefully walked up to the microphone.

"The nominees for this year's best director come from three different continents." He has his trademark smile, "Some of them are Oscar regulars, and some are newcomers. The works produced include low-budget productions that were closed in more than 20 days, and epic masterpieces that took several years to complete, even though they are so different, they also have one thing in common, that is, they all have excellent talent for making movies! ”

"There are ...... finalists for Best Director"

With the picture on the big screen, Tom? Cruise began to introduce the list of nominees one by one, "Fernando? Merrells - "City of God", Sofia? Coppola - Lost in Translation, by Peter? Will - "The Fury of the Sea", Duke? Rosenberg – The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King, Clint ? Eastwood - Mystic River! ”

He opened the envelope and didn't raise his head, "The best director is...... Duke? Rosenberg, "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King"! (To be continued......)

PS: Is it luck, or luck, it happened to be in the whole chapter.