Chapter 125: After the Seal Again
On March 21, 1956, the 28th Academy Awards finally began. This year's awards ceremony was held simultaneously at two locations, one at the Raiden Wattles Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles and the NBC Century Theatre in New York.
Because some time ago, Alex's name kept swiping in front of the American public, which made many people look forward to him attending the Oscars. When it was learned that Alex had once again refused to attend the awards ceremony, many people sighed in disappointment.
"Who does this little kid think he is, he actually refuses to attend Hollywood awards ceremonies one after another." People who don't know the situation say so indignantly when faced with this situation.
Someone immediately retorted to him, saying, "Don't you know the truth, Alex is now busy developing the world's most advanced computer." Wherever he has time to play with these entertainment stars, he is a scientific inventor, and he designed the most advanced computer in the world today. ”
Soon, the so-called "insider" interjected next to him and said: "Yes, I also heard that he is very good, and Dr. Shockley, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics, is very good." When the doctor made no progress in the research of two-stage transistors, he enlisted the help of Alex and invented five or six kinds of bipolar transistors at once. ”
"Wow, Alex Carpenter is so powerful. It seems that the Oscar is not eye-catching for him at all. Only the Nobel Prize can be valued by him. Everyone was shocked by the words of this "insider", and they sighed one after another.
"That's not the case!" The other person shook his head when he heard this, and he said, "Haven't you read the newspaper, Shockley's bipolar transistor patent was actually given to him by Alex." ”
"How is that possible?" Everyone was shocked, according to this view, Alex should have won the Nobel Prize. As we all know, since the invention of the bipolar transistor, it has really become an important component in the electronics industry. The extensive use of bipolar transistors has led to the rapid development of the electronics industry, reflecting the importance of transistors.
It is precisely because of this that Shockley and the other two scientists won the Nobel Prize, saying that it was because of the invention of the transistor, but in fact, it was because of the invention of the bipolar transistor that they won several awards. This situation is as if Lee Tsung-dao and Yang Chen-ning jointly proposed the theory of "non-conservation of universal symmetry", which was later verified by physicist Wu Chien-shiung himself. As a result, Lee Tsung-dao and Yang Zhenning won the Nobel Prize, but Wu Chien-shiung received nothing.
Not only ordinary people are talking about Alex, but even the celebrities present are constantly being asked about Alex by reporters.
"No, I don't know him!"
"Best Director? Maybe he can get it, but don't you think he's too young? ”
"Yes, I know that he won the Golden Globe for Best Director, but now it's an Academy Award, not a Golden Globe."
"Alex is the smartest person I've ever met! He can definitely win the Oscar for Best Director, either now or later. ”
"My brother is a genius, but I'm not bad either! Don't keep asking him about it, but pay more attention to the people present. ”
Among them, the crew of "The Sound of Music" was taken care of the most, especially Hepburn and Pike, and the reporters around them surrounded a large circle, and they couldn't get through. Richard and Director Morris also had a lot of reporters around them and were asked a lot of questions about Alex. They finally broke through the siege and entered the theater.
The "The Sound of Music" crew entered the awards ceremony live in New York, hosted by two people at the NBC Century Theater, Claudette Colbert and Joseph Mankiewicz.
Both of these are Hollywood celebrities, one has won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the other has won consecutive Oscars for Best Director and Best Screenplay, which can be said to be a very perfect combination.
Among them, Claudette Colbert is 53 years old this year, but she is still charming and beautiful. She was a smash hit in Hollywood in the thirties and forties, with both looks and acting skills. She was born in Paris, France, and has the romance and looks of a French woman. She has a melon seed face, large vivid eyes, and elegant and charming manners.
Joseph Mankiewicz is a few years younger than her, only 47 this year, and it is the prime of men's life. He was an intellectual with wit and humor, satire and humor. As a leading director of the intellectual school, he is characterized by his ability to use dashing cinematic techniques to make fun of his modernity and urban flavor.
As soon as the scene opened, Joseph jokingly said: "It's a pity that the genius Alex didn't show up, otherwise he would have been able to go back with another Best Director award." ”
"If he doesn't come, he won't be able to take it, I think his call for winning the award is quite high." Claudette asked.
"If he doesn't come, maybe the judges will be angry and won't give him this award. Just look at the Golden Globe Awards, they must regret giving the best director to someone who didn't show up. I know the way! ”
Joseph's words caused a chuckle from the audience, and the atmosphere became a little relaxed. The loudest and happiest laughter was on the side of the crew of "The Sound of Music", and Richard's laughter alone almost drowned out the voices of everyone else. In his eyes, the glory of his brother is his glory.
This time, Alex still asked him to accept the award instead, but before that, he had already asked him to write a good testimonial, and he couldn't talk nonsense anymore.
Hepburn sat next to him, and after hearing Joseph's words, she asked in a low voice, "Richard, do you think Alex can win an Oscar this time?" ”
Before Richard could answer, Pike, who was also sitting next to He, spoke: "I'm afraid it's a little difficult, after all, the Oscars don't represent the audience's preferences like the Golden Globes, and they are selected by those so-called jury bodies." Neither newcomers nor directors who are too young are likely to win the Oscar for Best Director, and Alex suffers from being too young. If it's an actor award, there may be some hope for his age. ”
The people around him agreed with Pike's statement, and even Morris, the assistant director, agreed: "It's really difficult for Alex to win the Best Director Award, and when he talked to me about the Oscars, he expected it a long time ago." ”
Richard was a little unconvinced, but he didn't know what to say, so he pouted and didn't say anything.
Soon, the Oscars came to the first big award, the Best Picture Award. The nominees are "Life and Death Love", "On the Ship", "Gentleman", "Picnic", "Rose Dream" and "The Sound of Music". The most popular winners of this award were "Gentleman" and "The Sound of Music", and in the end, "The Sound of Music" defeated its opponent and won the Best Film award.
After all, the record-breaking box office of "The Sound of Music" is not fake, and if the Oscar committee really dares to give this award to other films, I am afraid that it will not be drowned in saliva by audiences all over the world by tomorrow.
Best Actor has nothing to do with "The Sound of Music", and Parker did Hepburn's green leaves again this time. But now that they're engaged, there's no need to divide who with whom. Whoever receives the award is the same for the two of them, and it is a wonderful thing to be able to become each other's green leaves and red flowers.
In the end, the best actor was won by the actor of "A Good Gentleman", Ernest Bogening. This can be regarded as a consolation to the Oscar committee to compensate for the loss of the Best Picture award.
When it was his turn to win Best Actress, Hepburn involuntarily squeezed Pike's hand, and she was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Although she is still very young, she should not win another Oscar for Best Actress in such a short time. But people have desires, and when they see hope, they can't help but want it.
"Take it easy, you'll always be my best actress." Pike whispered in Hepburn's ear.
After hearing this, Hepburn smiled, making people only feel that the light in front of them was bright, like seeing a hibiscus flower in full bloom.
At this time, the final answer was announced on the stage: "The winner is Audrey Hepburn of ....... "The Sound of Music"! ”
After Hepburn heard this, his mind went blank and he was too surprised to react. When she learned of the nomination, she didn't have much expectations, and even more than ten seconds before the awards, she still looked at the Oscars with the mentality of a bystander. Unexpectedly, she was successful again!
This time, Hepburn didn't almost run in the wrong direction like last time. She had already had an experience once, and she quickly calmed down and stepped onto the stage. Thank you here, thank you there, you can't miss Alex. For this guy who is not present, it is mentioned most frequently in many people's mouths today.
The Best Supporting Actor did not have anything to do with "The Sound of Music", and the last was won by Jack Lemmon of "On the Ship".
When the award for Best Supporting Actress was presented, Bergman, who was sitting in the audience, immediately became breathless. At the Golden Globe Awards, she has already won a Best Supporting Actress, and if the Oscar can still be won, it really means that the American people have completely forgiven her for what she did.
It's a pity that Bergman didn't win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and it seems that some people still hold on to her.
During this period, a number of less important awards were awarded, and "The Sound of Music" won Best Editing, Best Sound Effects, Best Music, etc.
Later, when the high-profile Best Director Award came, everyone pricked up their ears to listen to the host's voice, for fear of missing a little. Richard was even more eager to try, and he almost ran to the stage to accept the award.
It is a pity that this award was not given to Alex, but to the director of "Gentleman", Delbert Mann. Not only that, but "A Good Gentleman" also won a number of other minor awards, such as Best Screenplay, and many more.
It is worth mentioning that the best foreign language film was awarded to the Japanese film "Miyamoto Musashi".
When the Oscars ended, many people were disappointed and angry that the Oscars did not give Alex Best Director. For them, the more than 200 million North American box office won by "The Sound of Music" is enough to show that this film is excellent, and Alex deserves the best director.
While the others are making a fuss about Alex's plight, he's busy working on the latest generation of computers, and this time he's going to give IBM some tricks to kill them to the ground.