Chapter 619 - Interesting
To the warm welcome of the audience, Hoffman walked slowly to the glass podium with an envelope and said with a smile: "Hi, uh... Five heroines, five talented actresses. Here is the shortlist for Best Actress. With his introduction, the nominee's film clips and reactions were revealed.
First of all, Penelope Cruz of "The Return", the applause was generally loud, and there were shouts from some relatives and friends, Cruz did not look at the camera, and his smile was very nervous.
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bones. Hoffman read again. On the big screen was the porch of Dolly's house, and Rui said to Officer Baskin, "I'll find him." The officer stopped talking: "Girl, I've been looking for it, and ......" Rui looked at him, his face was resolute, "I said, I will find him." ”
Enthusiastic applause, shouts, whistles, and an incredible performance of a 16-year-old girl!
But there are more than one or two young actresses who are worried about this, no one wants Lawrence to win awards if they are not friends, and the beautiful 16-year-old actress is definitely a disaster for her peers.
Jennifer knew this, and she even felt that except for Alice, the other future girls would have mixed feelings, so whatever they were, according to what he said, it was me!!
Hoffman continued to proclaim, and Helen Mirren, the biggest hit in "The Queen", applauded generally, not only did not cheer, but also booed. Mirren pursed her lips as her husband, 1-time Best Director nominee Taylor Hackford, put his arm around her shoulders and laughed. It's not against her, it's just that the Americans who are unhappy with the Queen are present.
Meryl Streep of "The Devil Wears Prada" is leaning on her husband Deng Ganmo, sitting with her mouth open and smiling as soon as she is on the camera, and greets the camera with her hands open. The audience has long been boiling again, paying tribute to the legendary actress. When it comes to Kate Winslet, the clip of "Being a Mother" is a kiss scene between her and Patrick Wilson, and when the camera returns to the theater, she is grinning, and her husband Sam Mendes next to her is laughing and raising his hands and clapping, the best director seems to be unconcerned, the applause is general, and there is no voice.
The five actresses in the screen split screen have different expressions, Cruz has already laughed the most, Jennifer still smiles lightly, Streep laughs and raises an eyebrow, Winslet smiles, and Mirren lowers her head and closes her eyes, obviously praying.
At this moment, it is not only them who are nervous, but also the audience in front of the TV, backstage, aisles, and parties......
"It was ...... who won the Oscar," Hoffman said calmly, "Helen Mirren, The Queen." ”
The moment Helen was read out, the audience burst into applause, but there were no boos. Streep laughed, Cruz and Winslet all stood up and applauded, Jennifer laughed and looked to the right while applauding, it was time to talk to Ye Wei. Mirren was not excited, and stood up gracefully, beckoning to her husband, and Heckford got up and leaned in, and she put her arms around him and kissed him, and then walked to the stage with a smile.
The male narrator said: "Helen Mirren's road to Oscar was difficult, and an Indian palmistrist once told her that she would not reach the peak of her career until she was almost 50 years old. ”
Mirren was nominated for the first Oscar at the age of 49 (Best Supporting Actress, "Mad George, 1994"), and this year she is 61 years old.
The old woman's award puts nervous young actresses at ease, and those who feel sorry for Jennifer don't have a big reaction, because it's a cash-in rather than an upset.
"Dude. Jennifer clapped her hands and shouted to Ye Wei, "I just want to say thank you, I can only say it here." I rarely talk like that, but—" she choked up a little, "I didn't win the award until I was 60 years old, and the first thing I want to thank is you, you know?" Alicia said the same thing with a twinkle in her eyes.
Ye Wei didn't look at them, and looked at the stage when Mirren took the trophy from Hoffman, don't hurt me, my queen is next to me......
"He also wants to thank you for the performance. Lily nodded to Jennifer.
After thanking the Academy, the nominees, the cast and crew, and then she added, "You know that for more than fifty years, Elizabeth Windsor has maintained her dignity, her sense of responsibility and her hairstyle. With an unexpected laugh, Mirren continued to thank Elizabeth II for a call, and raised his right hand high up the little golden man, "Thank you, thank you very much!"
Mirren and Hoffman walked backstage to applause, the Pallas Dance Company took the stage to perform a pistol representing "The Departed", and the live camera reached the crowded backstage passage, where Chris Connery laughed as he walked: "Everyone is still here to congratulate Helen Mirren." If there's anyone who doesn't want to face the winner of the Best Original Song, you probably won't be able to wake up early tomorrow. Now, with the exception of "Winter's Bones", all the best films nominated have already won awards. ”
"There's a lot of fun to be had. Connelly walked to the trophy room again and asked with a smile: "Can Ye Wei win the award tonight? Can Martin Scorsese win? Or Peter Otto win Best Actor? Who will win Best Picture? The candidates are ready, the presenters are ready, even the golden man is ready, are you ready? Don't go away. The camera shot on the shining golden trophies, and some staff members held one up and gently wiped it with a brush.
What is the mood of the audience who support Ye Wei and the two bones? All the films with more than five nominations have been rewarded, except for two bones!
When the commercial returned, the sound of the vacuum cleaner and the laughter of the guests rang out. Alan was pushing a vacuum cleaner to clean in the front row of the audience, and the female guests had to lift their feet, but the evening dress was troublesome. After Allen was funny, he invited last year's actress Reese Witherspoon.
Witherspoon, dressed in an off-the-shoulder, low-cut black dress, entered the venue to present the award and first introduced the shortlist.
Leonardo DiCaprio of "Blood Diamond" received a big round of applause, and he probably knew that it wouldn't be him tonight, Ryan Gosling of "Half Nelson" pretended to be surprised by the camera, and got just as much applause, Peter Otto of "Eros at the End of the Road" smiled and the audience applauded with some cheers, the snickering Will Smith of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" also received a round of applause from the audience, and Forest Whitaker of "The Last Dictator" made applause and cheers burst into applause and cheers.
"Oscar-winning is. At the moment when it was about to be announced, the five actors were expressionless, and the old man's blue eyes were a little slippery, revealing the desire in his heart.
He was last nominated for "My Good Years" (1982) 24 years ago, and at the age of 74, will he live for another 24 years?
The result, however, was cruel, and only one could laugh out loud, Witherspoon declared: "Forest Whitaker, The Last Dictatorship." The theater was in a boil, Otto was stunned for a few moments and didn't react, he exhaled, and then clapped his hands, there was no smile on his wrinkled old face, he didn't hide his loss, and he ran for the 8th time.
Oscar really owes him a little golden man, but who cares about an outdated old man?
"Forrest Whitaker's path to the Oscars began during his fellowship as an operatic tenor. The female narrator said.
Whitaker, the fourth black actor in history, got up and walked to the stage, took the trophy in his hand, and was still stunned, "Thank you, thank you, wait a minute, wait a minute, take it, okay, okay......" He took a deep breath and came back to his senses. Although this is not an upset, the four acting awards and the Screen Actors Guild Award all coincide, but African-American actors account for three seats, which is of course very amazing!
"I wrote something because I knew I would be a little excited if I won a prize, and now I'm a little excited. Whitaker took out the acceptance speech from his jacket, sighed and read it, thanking the performers, his crew colleagues, the producers, the people of Uganda, and his family, and the more he spoke, the more excited he lifted the trophy: "And God, God believes in each of us, and the people who gave me this moment of a lifetime, I hope to bring this moment to the end of my life and to the next life, thank you!"
Amid applause, Whitaker and Witherspoon walked to the left aisle, and the male narrator said, "Please welcome the three presenters!" Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas. Coppola, Lucas, and Laos came out of the right aisle side by side from the right aisle of the stage and walked to the center microphone to stand.
The camera locks on them, with three of Hollywood's four big directors of the '80s presenting awards on stage, and another waiting off the stage to receive them.
Even if it is Ye Wei's partner, Ji Ya doesn't expect this to be an upset, this is completely hopeless, there is no disappointment, and it doesn't matter who comes.
"The three of us are here because we know how great it is to get the Best Director award. Coppola on the left leaned into the microphone and said, 1/4 Best Director, 5/14 Oscars. Lao Si on the right agreed: "Yes, that's the biggest honor I've ever received." "2/6 Best Director, 3/12 Oscars. Lucas in the middle was stunned and looked at the two honestly, "Hey, guys, I've never won an Oscar." "2 nominations for Best Director, 4 out of 4.
The audience burst into laughter, and the left and right were also stunned, Lao Si asked, "Then what are you doing here?" The laughter couldn't stop, and Lucas helplessly replied: "Uh... I don't know, I've been nominated a few times. He shrugged. Coppola mediated: "Regardless, the two of us know how honored it will feel to be the winner of the five finalists. Lao Si nodded and pointed at Coppola and himself. Lucas said hurriedly: "Well, I just want to say that it feels better to give than to receive." Amid the laughter, Coppola and Lao Si leaned into the microphone and said in unison: "No, it's not." ”
There was applause, and the three old guys also smiled, not only young people can be funny.
"Here is the list of nominees for Best Director. Lucas said.
Solemn music sounded in the synagogue and Coppola recited: "Babel, Alejandro González Iñárritu" The camera focuses on the smiling Iñárritu, who raises his brow, as if he is not bored by the lack of success in Babel. The applause that erupted in the theater seemed to bring everyone to life, louder than any of the nominees for the actress just now.
"The Departed, Martin Scorsese. Lucas proclaimed. The camera had already cut to Scorsese, and he grinned, his old face looking like pins and needles. The enthusiasm of the guests was instantly ignited again, and Wahlberg, who was sitting behind him, clapped his hands violently, and a whistle sounded!
The camera cuts to Eastwood, who is also smiling and applauding, with a leisurely old face, in fact, he has 2/4 Best Director. Coppola read again: "Letter from Iwo Jima, Clint Eastwood." The audience applauded a little and cheered, but there was no shouting or whistling.
"The Queen, Steven Fryers. The camera cuts to Fryles before Lucas's words, his old chubby face smiling, his two nasolabial folds wrinkled as a result, and his crooked sitting posture looks listless. He received very little applause, and some of the dull cries seemed to be inverted.
The camera rushed to Ye Wei, he was applauding gently, and his young face was smiling leisurely. Lily on the left clapped excitedly!
"Lovely Bones", Ye Wei. Coppola read again. All the cheers exploded wildly, loud whistles, almost neat chanting, and crisp girl screams were churning in all directions, Ye Wei's smile was a little fuller, and he magically took out a rose and handed it to the camera, cheering even louder.
Who is this for? Scorsese, audience, women, future girls?
"Hahawow. Liz chuckled, feeling like it was for her, or Susie.
Emma's heart jumped, why rose, because her middle name is Rose, and this is my 16th birthday present?
Nina exhaled nervously, is it possible to have an upset? Right... Yonic, no, Weige, may the Force be with you!
"Whew!" 99.9% of the running escort what, Jennifer yelled, we are the best!
The camera returned to the stage, and the audience gradually fell silent, and Spielberg, who had not read the nomination, was about to open the envelope and walked to the middle to drive Lucas: "Line up." Lucas chuckled and moved to the right, and the theater chuckled. Lao Si stood in the middle, opened the envelope and took the results, Coppola and Lucas were already happy when they looked at it, Lao Si read: "Martin Scorsese!"
In an instant, tonight's most boiling moment so far! The camera cut to the guest seat, everyone in the audience stood up, Scorsese, who was already 1/6 Best Director, bounced up, and was surrounded by laughter and applause from everyone around him, and finally tasted the taste of receiving.
The female narrator says: "Martin Scorsese's Oscar journey began in 1956, when he discovered his love for cinema after entering seminary. ”
Scorsese hugged the crowd one by one, Lenando, his wife Helen, Wahlberg, Graham King, and he walked to the stage and took out his testimonial. Nicholson, who was waiting in the left aisle of the stage to present the best picture, was also very happy. Scorsese walked quickly onto the stage, opened his hands in a dashing manner, and hugged Coppola, Lucas, and Lao Si one by one before taking the little golden man.
The camera just swept the four unsuccessful directors, all of them were standard smiles and standing applause, and the people around them were the same. Ye Wei's rose was gone again.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you. Rick, thank you! Thank you!" Scorsese was a little incoherent, raising the trophy in his right hand to sit down, but the audience was full of boiling congratulations, and Wahlberg whistled. Scorsese said a series of thanks, and the people were quiet, and he looked at the three of them outside the frame on the right, "Can you check the envelope again?" Laughter began, and he said excitedly: "Did I really win the award? I mean, I can't control myself after receiving this award from the academy, and it's this honor that my old friends have given me! We have been friends for 37 years, and I am so moved, so moved." ”
No one is going to rush this old man, he can say as long as he wants. He first thanked Warner's executives, the film's producers, the writers, Monaghan, the director of the original Hong Kong film, Lau Wai-keung, the cinematography, the soundtrack, his old friend Skunmaker, the casting director, the leading actors, the people who have blessed him over the years, and his family.
"Well, I'll see you again in the morning. Thank you!"
Amid applause and cheers, the camera follows the four great directors to the left aisle, Coppola and Lao Si hugging Scorsese's arms, and Lucas falling behind and looking at them. As soon as they entered the aisle, Scorsese and Nicholson hugged each other and laughed and talked, and the camera cut to "The Queen," which was the last best picture nominee.
Soon, Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson appeared to present the last award of the night, the biggest winner of the entire awards season: Best Picture
By now, the surging undercurrent has become a huge storm, and all the executives and public relations of various companies have been swept up in it! There is no hit this year, and Ye Wei's film still has zero awards. The Weinstein brothers are fighting for a big one, either it makes it or it goes zero.
Every film, every team will have a good PR strategy on paper, but it's an uncontrolled game, and no one wins every year.
"Diane, please tell us about the finalists for Best Picture. Nicholson hid the nomination envelope behind him. Keaton smiled helplessly, "I'd love to do it, Jack, thank you." She read out the nomination information from memory, and after "Babel", "The Departed", "Letter from Iwo Jima", "The Queen", she became more and more nervous: "Oh God, and "Winter Bones", the producers are Ye Wei, Peter Heller. She raised her hands and made a triumphant gesture.
The camera focused on Ye Wei's seat again, and the audience applauded again, and they were also applauding. Peter Heller and his wife Terry in the back row laughed far-fetched, Alicia and Jennifer in the front row were expressionless, Lily smiled, and Ye Wei raised his head, all so hopeful.
How could it not be?
Ye Wei knew that all the people who supported him and loved him were looking forward to praying at this time, he didn't care about the Weinstein brothers, but he cared about his family and friends, colleagues and fans, and himself...... The heart is like being crushed by a stone.
I wish I could win the prize once tonight, just this time.
The right hand was clenched by Lily, Ye Wei looked at her, and his hand was also clenched in his hand.
On the big screen, Nicholson on stage opened the envelope, and Keaton was nervous and hid behind him and put his shoulder on his shoulder, which is exactly the mood of the world now. "It's ...... to win the Oscar" Nicholson looked through his sunglasses, Keaton looked too, and Nicholson announced: "'The Departed,' the producer is Graham King." Keaton screamed, "Ahh!!h
The shouts and shouts also rushed in all directions in the audience, and the audience did not stand up, but the ecstatic members of "The Departed" instantly got up, waved their fists, hugged, and laughed, in disbelief! Graham King angrily buttoned his coat and then walked to the stage, and Scorsemont in the passage did not know how to react.
"The Departed" won, "Winter's Bones" lost, Ye Wei's 13 nominations for three films all failed, and Shuanggu became the only two 5 escorts this year.
Many publicists exhaled with laughter, the battle between the two bones ended in a lose-lose situation, Harvey Weinstein and Ye Wei lost the bet, the biggest loser tonight, the biggest controversy of the year.
At the moment of the announcement, as if something had cracked, Jennifer covered her crumbling head with her hands, and Alicia cried out, "Ahhh
The beautiful Lily leaned over, and Ye Wei was also a little depressed.
Sitting here for one night, more than three long and complicated hours, looking forward to it again and again, disappointed again and again, listening to this testimonial, listening to that testimonial, and finally breaking my heart.
Interesting.