"Best Actor, like Best Actress, is always the most attractive award and the greatest affirmation of an actor," said Gwyneth, who was the guest of honor on the stage in the hall of the Holy Auditorium. "So let's see which five lucky winners will win this honor tonight." ”

With her words, the small screen next to her soon revealed five candidates, Kevin of "American Beauty"? Spacey, Russell from The Insider? Chloe, Richard from "The Story of Mr. Strait"? Farnsworth, Denzel of "The Hurricane"? Washington, as well as "The Genius Ripley", the third-youngest nominee in Oscar history, Sean who was shortlisted under the age of 20 for the first time in more than 20 years? Tang Dynasty!

The atmosphere in the hall also began to surge, as if they were very much looking forward to the revelation of the mystery, although this situation has been many times, but who has made the award ceremony already come to an end.

This is the tradition of the Oscars, just like the winners of the last Best Supporting Actress and Actress, the Best Supporting Actor and Actor of this year, and the Best Supporting Actor and Actor winners of the last year, and the Best Supporting Actress and Actress of the last year, the more important the award, the more it will be awarded to Zuihou. For example, two screenplay awards, or Best Actress and Best Actor, as well as Best Director and Best Film.

It's not a constant layer, and sometimes the organizers will come up with special award presenters to add to the gimmick, such as the characters from "Toy Story" when the best animated short film was handed out, or two years ago, a bear was present at the 70th Oscars to present an award. But this is a special case, and most of the award ceremonies are the same process as mentioned earlier.

At this point, the five candidates on the screen are either relaxed or composed or smiling, but their eyes are glued to the envelope in the hand of the last year's Best Actress on stage.

Gwyneth had already lowered her head to open the envelope, and from Sean's point of view, her face was faintly unhappy. It is understandable that to this day, there are still media who say that she is the worst Best Actress in the history of the Oscars, and it is a PR victory.

But Sean's gaze lingered on her face for only two seconds, and then moved to the envelope like everyone else, and the hand underneath it was gently shaken.

"And the winner is, Kevin? Spacey! Gwyneth read it out quickly.

The second row, a few dozen feet away in front of the right, immediately remembered a burst of cheers, Kevin, the actor of "American Beauty"? Spacey immediately stood up triumphantly, unable to hide the smile on his face.

Sean breathed a sigh of relief, and finally put down the stone in his heart, he actually knew very well that he was just running along. If you look at the Golden Globes, you can see that the awarding of important awards to young people under the age of 20 may have existed decades ago, but now except for targeted awards such as the Teens' Choice Awards, or awards with innovation as a gimmick at European film festivals, authoritative awards are basically not available to young people.

That's what Frederick told him, so he seemed relaxed throughout—but not entirely unexpected. As Jude said before, no one wants to take a little gold man, which is one of the highest honors in the United States and even in the whole Shijie, and it is also a symbol of status in Hollywood. Even if the popularity loses after taking it, and even the entertainment industry is launched, at least there is a glory there, so Sean has no idea of winning the award in his heart, even if it is just a little bit.

As Jude said, he has done many things that an actor can't do in his life, from a newcomer who doesn't know anything to a dazzling star in just one year, and he is still praised for his performance at the age of nineteen and the image of a twenty-four or five-year-old, and he has also won Golden Globe Awards, Oscar nominations, etc. After these almost legendary experiences are presented one by one, it gives people the feeling that if he wins the Oscar and becomes the youngest winner of Best Actor, it is also possible and acceptable.

However, with Gwyneth's announcement, this expectation suddenly burst like a bubble in the sun, the Oscar is the Oscar after all, and seniority is indispensable after all. It's just that although Sean's mind fluctuated, he quickly regained his calm, just as Oscar was not surprised, he also knew very well that it was only one in ten thousand hopes, so he naturally adjusted it very easily.

It's a pity that "The Genius Ripley" has been completely wiped out here, and none of the six nominations have won an award, but hopefully Minghella and Weinstein won't care too much.

After that, with Steven? Spielberg and Clint? Eastwood took the stage to present the best director and the best film in turn, and this year's Oscars came to an end.

As Sean expected, Sam? Mendes won this back-to-back award with his work "American Beauty", and although Mendes, like Sean, was nominated for the Oscar for the first time with his film debut, he had already directed many stage plays before that, and he had a wealth of experience and connections, so he was not worthy of envy.

After that-

"It doesn't matter if you don't get anything, just think about how many actors can be nominated at the age of 19, and you know that it is only a matter of time before you get another nomination. And if you get a lot of nominations, it's only a matter of time before you win a prize, so don't take these to heart and play to your heart's content. Frederick chattered as he drove.

"When are you going to talk about it, Fred?" Sean sighed, looking out the window.

"I'm comforting you, Sean," the agent said, with an exaggerated, hurt expression, "even if you've recovered from the blow, you won't trample on my hard work like this." ”

"But the problem is that I didn't care about it in the first place." Sean turned around and smiled and spread his hands, and Frederick could only roll his eyes.

Fortunately, the car had already arrived at its destination at this time, a club not far from the Holy Auditorium, where many of the stars, directors, and producers who had previously participated in the awards ceremony were also here. There were relatively few reporters, and most of them were there because the winners had to gather to take pictures after the event, not to mention that the party was held by the famous Vanity Fair magazine.

Since '93, the famous magazine has been hosting a party called "Oscar Night" on the night of the Oscars, and many celebrities have been invited to attend. The magazine itself has a great influence, and most people are willing to give face, so after a few years of operation, it has become the most famous party on the night of the awards ceremony, and like the Oscars, it can only be attended by invitation, and those who can be invited have a certain status.

Sean, as the most eye-catching rookie actor at the beginning of this year, is naturally among the invitees, and Frederick is now a relatively high-status agent in Endeavour, and the same is true. But Galen and Sanders can't, so after the awards ceremony, they have already gone back one step earlier.

It's not that "Vanity Fair" has a better party status than the Oscars, the key is that the awards ceremony is held in the auditorium, which can accommodate so many people, while the "Oscar Night" party is just a party, even if it is held in a top club, it can accommodate a few hundred people at most, so it is naturally more limited to the number of people.

The atmosphere of the club is relaxed, with people chatting around the table, drinking at the bar, and flirting in the corner. Occasionally, it's okay for two reporters to take pictures, they are both from "Vanity Fair", even if they take something, they will communicate with the parties first, and other media reporters are outside.

"Jude is very good, I'm serious, but it was Sean who impressed me the most, and to be honest, you're really only 19 years old?" The bald man with eyes looked at Sean curiously.

"I will be 20 years old in more than half a month." Sean shrugged helplessly, and almost everyone would ask him how old he was.

"I can prove this." Jude was on his side to corroborate him.

"It's really surprising, maybe I can cooperate with it in the future." The other party said with a smile.

"That's great." Sean smiled and nodded.

Although the words were very beautiful, he didn't take them too seriously, and he didn't know how many times he heard such words at the party, Ridley? Scott said so, Tom? Hanks said the same, and even Spielberg said it so vaguely. It's not that they're just socializing, maybe one day when they find them and mention this conversation, the other party may really give a role, but if you want to have a weighty puppet industry, or even a protagonist who fully cooperates, the key depends on yourself.

Or to put it another way, if you've always been popular and popular with critics, you're likely to bring up the story when you contact them. But if you have been half-red and white, and your acting skills are not very good, then if you come to the door, the other party may give a role due to the situation at the time, but it is almost impossible to develop.

Of course, this is also a favor, not to mention that Mr. Soderbergh, also named Steven, is the director who used the literary "Uncompromising" to suppress "Death is Coming" at the box office, and is also the youngest winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, so there should be no less respect.

After half a month after tonight, the gimmick of 19 years old is almost coming to an end, is it to continue the current upward momentum and then go further? Or like a meteor across the sky and falling to the ground and burning up, it depends on the efforts after that.

In fact, Frederick's original consideration was also reasonable, if he played a leading role or even an important supporting role in a blockbuster movie, he would inevitably make his career - or his current career - easier. But Sean had his own ideas, especially after attending the Oscars, so he picked a path that could be more difficult. Besides, there are challenges to be more motivated, as long as you maintain your current advantages, you will definitely be able to achieve your goals!