Chapter Seventy-One: Award Ceremony
"Judging from the shortlist, Director Wu Yuan is indeed very young."
In the broadcast room, the host was still praising Wu Yuan without hesitation.
At this time, the broadcast screen has entered the infield, and the Kodak Theater, which can accommodate more than 3,000 people, is almost full.
The on-site director is constantly directing the cameraman, and the top stars of Hollywood appear in front of the camera one after another.
Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Tom Hanks......
A top Hollywood superstar appeared in the picture, constantly causing the audience in front of the TV to scream excitedly!
In this era, the Internet is not so developed, and it is true that there are only two or three opportunities a year to see so many international superstars at one time, which is very precious!
Wu Yuan, Chris, and Scarlett were also taken care of by the director and gave a few frontal shots.
And the three people who were being taken care of by the director were also chatting in whispers.
"Director, is it possible for us to win an award?" Chris asked quietly while smiling and responding to the camera.
As insiders, they all know very well what the Academy Awards are all about.
Chris actually meant to know if "Juno" did public relations and how much effort it put into it.
However, Wu Yuan's answer disappointed him.
"Being able to cram into the list of nominees for Best Picture and Best Director is already the limit of what Fox Searchlight can do."
After all, Fox Searchlight is only an independent production company that has only been established for less than 10 years, and it is also because the company has been established for a short time, which has a rare opportunity to rush to the Olympics, and Fox Searchlight has worked hard.
Can the film "Juno" really deserve the standard of best picture?
When he said this, Wu Yuan himself didn't believe it.
It's just a light comedy movie that depicts the early love of a teenager, even if it adds a line of "growth and responsibility", it is not eligible to compete for the best picture.
Not only the best picture, but also the best director.
Comedy movies are really not good, and they can sell at the box office but can't win awards.
"There's not much hope for Best Actress." Wu Yuan turned his head and glanced at Scarlett, who was looking forward to it, "Scarlett played a great role, but your opponent is Halle Berry." ”
"You know, she just won Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival this past."
"She's too immature than you."
Scarlett Johansson nodded understandingly: "I know, it's already a lucky thing for me to be shortlisted." ”
From a fourth- or fifth-tier actress who can only be regarded as a little famous, to an Oscar candidate for Best Actress, Scarlett Johansson has taken a big enough step, and she is extremely satisfied with her current achievements.
"Fox Searchlight and I breathed in advance, and I will do my best to publicize the Best Original Screenplay Award, after all, "Juno" is their first film to be shortlisted for the Oscars, and they still have to work hard."
"But whether it succeeded in the end, even the Fox Searchlight itself doesn't know." John, who was listening silently, added.
In American culture, although public relations is put on the table and producers are allowed to public relations judges, no one knows whether public relations has succeeded until the moment when the awards are actually unveiled.
This is the same as running for president, no matter how much money is spent on public relations voters, there will still be a thrilling vote count in the end.
Several people in the crew of "Juno" didn't talk much, and after a brief exchange, they all silently shut up and looked at the stage, after all, the awards ceremony started soon.
......
"Gentlemen and ladies!"
"Welcome to the 74th Academy Awards!"
A well-known talk show actor in North America took the stage to announce the official start of this Oscar.
He used witty and humorous language, talked and laughed to make the opening introduction, and also took the initiative to interact with the celebrities on the scene, of course, he said some American ridiculous words, which made the audience laugh.
The style of the Oscars is different from the European film festivals that Wu Yuan has participated in, which makes him feel extremely novel.
Of course, "Juno", which won four nominations, did not escape the ridicule of the host.
"Look who's sitting over there!"
"A combination of three handsome men and beautiful women, from the crew of the movie "Juno"!"
"But has anyone come and tell me who that handsome Asian guy sitting next to Juno is, and why I didn't see him in the movie?"
The host smiled funny, made a gesture of listening to the director's introduction, and nodded frequently and suddenly realized: "Oh! It turns out that he is the director of this movie? ”
“What?! He hasn't turned 20 this year?! ”
“What?! He just won Best Director in Berlin last month? ”
"I think I must have misheard, this must be fake news!"
The audience and guests all laughed, including Tom Cruise and other superstars.
Not to mention anything else, Wu Yuan's age will not get tired of being played as a stalk for at least ten years in Haolaiwu, because he is really too young.
Wu Yuan also nodded at the camera with some tears and laughter, and made a "fake news" mouth shape, which made the audience in front of the TV laugh.
"But seriously." The host on the stage put away his ridiculous smile and gave Wu Yuan a thumbs up: "You reminded me of an equally handsome Chinese actor, John Lone!" ”
"You're as handsome as he is, but he's an actor and you're a director."
"There is no shortage of young and handsome actors in Hollywood, but you are really the only young and handsome director!"
The host finally praised Wu Yuan, which caused whistles and cheers to spread around the scene, most of which were good-natured cheers, because Wu Yuan was really good enough.
Such a director who was shortlisted for the Oscar at such a young age, no one wants to have a bad relationship with him, they just want to show kindness to him.
Several actresses even sent flying kisses to Wu Yuan in the air, and they were also captured by the on-site camera, and faithfully fed back to the big screen, causing even greater laughter.
"Okay, the guests have almost been introduced, then this year's Academy Awards ceremony has officially begun!"
"Let's give us a round of applause to Benicio del Toro for presenting us with our first award of the night!"
"Best Supporting Actress!"
The witty and humorous opening conversation was finally over, and the award ceremony officially entered the main topic.
Wu Yuan completely enjoyed this Oscars with the mentality of watching the excitement and seeing the world, and he didn't have much expectation for the award itself, so his mentality was very relaxed.
Chris and Scarlett are similar, they are both newcomers, and it is already a blessing for them to be able to participate in the Oscars, and they dare not expect more.
So the entire "Juno" crew enjoyed tonight's Oscars, and every time the camera captured their footage, they could see several people chatting or applauding with bright smiles, and the atmosphere was full!
Until, the award for the best original screenplay was awarded.
It seems that there is really a goddess of fate playing with fate in the dark, and "Juno" still won her Best Original Screenplay Award!
In the congratulations and applause of the award presenter Gwyneth Paltrow, yes, the little pepper in "Iron Man", Wu Yuan strode onto the podium and got the first little golden man in his life!
"Thank you, thank you to the Academy for presenting this award to me, this is the greatest recognition of the film 'Juno.'"
Holding the little golden figure in both hands, Wu Yuan looked directly at the camera in front of him and smiled brightly.
"I also take this stage and opportunity, I want to emphasize that some lace tabloids in Hollywood should stop spreading rumors, there is really no second part of "Juno"!"