The Best Director

Chapter 206 Oscar Arrives

At the star luncheon of the Independent Spirit Awards held on the 22nd the day before, many stars condemned George Bush and the Allied Forces for launching the war against Iraq. False President, Bush Instigated Terrorist Attacks; Best Screenplay Winner Mike White Says We Should Be Putting More Efforts into Preventing Bush's Reelection This Year. …

And big-name nominees including Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore and other big-name movie stars have said that they have prepared Oscar speeches. The organizers of this year's Oscars stipulate that each person's speech time is only 45 seconds, and they are not allowed to talk about politics at the same time.

The Winning Without a Fight Artists Alliance composed of many celebrities specially designed and manufactured a peace ng needle for the stars attending the Oscars. The shape is taken from Picasso's peace dove and made of gold and diamonds. Wear it to attend to promote the belief of peace. Meryl Streep, Martin Scorsese, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Wang Yang and others all agreed, and Jim Carrey, Dustin Hoffman, Kerr Stern - Dunst, Ben - Affleck and other guests also promised to wear.

Since the morning of the 22nd, two streets near the Kodak Theater where the award ceremony was held have been blocked; Patrolling and circling over Hollywood Boulevard, there are twice as many security guards than in previous years, all on guard to prevent any accidents.

For the first time in the organizer's history, the traditional red carpet session was cancelled. Hollywood Boulevard was deserted, and only some journalists with different colored passes around their necks entered the venue. There is still a small section of red carpet at the entrance of the Kodak Theater, and a huge statue of Oscar tens of meters high stands in front of the entrance, shining with golden light, surrounded by police, security guards, and ceremonial waiters to welcome the successive arrivals of celebrities Guys, there's going to be a lot of people at this cinematic event tonight.

At the same time, a large number of anti-war people gathered on street corners outside the blockade, holding various anti-war signs, shouting anti-war slogans Honor Belongs to Peace and Stop the Oscars... Another block in Hollywood There is also an anti-war parade, which is one of the voices, demanding that the awards be cancelled, and stars join the parade; while another voice of the public advocates that the two should not be confused, and Oscar just dilutes the cloud of war.

In the history of the Oscars, there has never been a situation in which the award ceremony was postponed due to the outbreak of war, but there were three rescheduled times, namely, due to the heavy rain in 1937, the assassination of the black leader Martin Luther King in 1968, and 1981. President Reagan is assassinated.

More than 100 countries around the world will broadcast tonight's ceremony, because Hero was nominated for the best foreign language film, and China's TV6 will also record and broadcast it at 9:00 p.m. on the 24th. For this year's Oscars, fans of Chinese film and television are most concerned about,

Naturally, it is Miracle Yang and Zhang Yimou. Many portals on the Internet simultaneously carried out live broadcasts of pictures and texts. In the guest chat room of Sina Entertainment, in addition to the host Zeng Zihang, film critics Cheng Qingsong, Wang Lei, and young director Wu Shixian were also invited.

War is war, and movies are movies. They should not be together. I support awarding as usual, which also represents a symbol of peace. Talking about whether it is inappropriate for Oscar to continue to do so, Cheng Qingsong said; Wu Shixian also said: Yes, I also think it should be separated, don't resist this and that all day long, then you simply resist watching movies, it's completely different....

After talking for a while about the impact of the war on the Oscars, and some things about Hero competing for the Olympics, the four of them turned the topic on to Fan Mi Yang, who the film mí cares most about. The chat comment area has already been filled with fans Wang Yang Wang Yang on page

Zeng Zihang said: My friends are very concerned about Miracle Yang. Today he is competing for the best director, best adapted screenplay and two personal awards, as well as the best film, everyone knows District 9. Cheng Qingsong Said: The Ninth District is called a great sci-fi film, and I was deeply shocked after watching it, but I personally think that the possibility of it winning an award is very small. Wu Shixian said: Whether it wins an award or not The so-called, just because he was nominated for best director at the age of 23, Wang Yang won tonight.

Shixian, a friend asked you if you know Wang Yang? What kind of person is he in life? Will he make Chinese films? Seeing the message on the computer screen, Zeng Zihang turned to ask Wu Shixian who was wearing a ball cap .

Wu Shixian was born in Taiwan in 1975. He is an American of Chinese and American blood. He has lived with his parents in China, the United States, Australia and Canada since he was a child. He once studied at the Film Arts Department of the University of Washington and transferred to the Beijing Film Academy’s Directing Department in his junior year. After graduation, he started directing TV commercials and music videos in mainland China, and also shot two short films Twenty-two East and Forty-Four Cars.

I have never had contact with Wang Yang. He seldom participates in those film festivals. He is a recognized workaholic. Wu Shixian said: I don't know more than everyone else, so it's hard to comment; as for Chinese films, I don't know either. Cheng Qingsong, who knows a little bit, added: A reporter asked me before, and Wang Yang said that he would shoot when he had the opportunity, and he wanted to try everything....

On the sofa in the living room, Evelyn, hugging the pillow, turned on the TV on time. Although the Iraq war was very heavy, how could a war take away all my happiness? There are already many people who have suffered terribly from the war. At this time, amidst the blaring music, the TV screen displayed a large screen on the stage of the Kodak Theater showing the image of the 75th Oscar, and the war instant news was still scrolling below.

Mom—you really don't want to watch it? Evelyn yelled, and then heard a voice from upstairs: No, I don't want to see those sudden bombing scenes, baby, tell me It turned out to be more than magical Jan. Evelyn replied loudly: OK, I will

Although due to the war, the ratings of this year's Oscars will inevitably drop sharply, even to the lowest in history, but according to Nielsen's real-time statistics, there are still more than 30 million people watching the live broadcast in the United States. Fans of celebrities and idols from all walks of life, as well as relatives and friends were among them; people who supported Miracle Yang were also watching the opening animation of the ceremony, diamonds flashing fragments of classic movies: Lawrence of Arabia , The Godfather...Hello, my name is Forrest, Forrest-Gump......I'm Flying Jack....

Amidst thunderous applause, the big TV screen on the stage slowly rose, and the male voice narrated: Live broadcast from the Kodak Theater, welcome everyone to enjoy the 75th Oscar Awards Ceremony. Saxophone, Steve Martin in a black suit and white hair walked out with a smile: ,

There was even more enthusiastic applause from the audience seats with many people sitting on the upper and lower floors. Many guests stood up with smiles. Nicole Kidman in black evening dress in the front row, Jack Nicole in sunglasses Nelson, Nicolas Cage...Wang Yang in a black suit and black tie sat in the second row on the right side, smiling and clapping his hands; Jessica sat on his right, also in a black evening dress, in today's Evening black is the mainstream. On the left are Robert Downey Jr. and others, who also welcomed the host with applause.

The applause of thank you gradually died down, and everyone was seated again. Steve Martin on the stage turned sideways, pointed to the back with his palm, looked around, and said the opening speech with a dull face: I'm so glad to see this year's It’s simple and unpretentious.” Amidst a burst of laughter, he continued: “Maybe everyone has lost the traditional extravagant red carpet.” He emphasized, “That’s a clear message.”

There was a burst of laughter from the audience, and there were some shouts of applause. This sentence is a parody of what George Bush said to the Saddam government.

Last year I didn't host, because...how should I put it? No one wants me but everyone supports me to be the host this year, of course, except France and Germany. The audience laughed again. France and Germany strongly opposed the Allied war. s country. After making a few jokes about the war, Steve added: This year's Oscars will broadcast high-definition TV for the first time, so let's say hello to the audience in the TV store first, hey

Writer, director, actor. If we're stuck tonight and the food runs out, we'll eat them in that order

Amidst the laughter, the camera on the TV screen was aimed at Martin Scorsese in the audience. He turned his head and made a gesture of receiving the award. Everyone around laughed. Wen Soderbergh also had a smile on his face, and the cannibalism was a joke about the plot background of Gangs of New York.

Steve Martin continued to laugh at the guests in the audience. Amid bursts of applause and laughter, he looked in the direction of the front row and smiled again: Nicole Kidman is there. The camera immediately scanned Nicole, she raised her palms and lowered her head with a smile, which means don't make fun of me, Martin continued: There is a secret about Nicole Kidman that no one knows. It turns out that she wore a fake nose to play All movies except The Hours.

The audience suddenly burst into laughter, Nicole smiled and looked down at the camera, Steve Martin suddenly found something pleasantly surprised, and said: Halle Berry is also paying attention. He calmly said: Where I am standing About 22 feet (6.7 meters) from Halle Berry, fully complying with the court order. Many guests and Halle Berry also laughed, which was a joke about her being stalked and harassed by crazy male fans.

Someone told me that there is e.T in Hollywood, do you still need to say it? Back then I starred in that e.T. After a few words, Steve Martin said with a serious expression, and there was a burst of chuckle from the audience. He continued: No, it's a new alien, just the same ugly. Laughing loudly, he suddenly looked at a position off the stage, and said with a smile: Hey, Wang Yang is there, I thought he went there again Vacation, last time he avoided me.

Everyone was laughing again, and the camera swept towards Wang Yang cooperatively. Wang Yang's smile suddenly appeared on the big screen on the stage and the TV screens of thousands of audiences, and Jesse was also smiling beside him. Card, Downey.

Next time you and Robert Downey Jr. go to Las Vegas, remember to take me with you. I love the night there too. Steve Martin clasped his palms together, and amidst loud laughter, he spread out hand, said dullly: It's been a while since I went, because of this host.

After joking about several movies and Tom Cruise, Roman Lansky who was not present, Steve said again: There are many familiar faces in the guests tonight, and the conference commends your talents. People from all over the world are welcome, and I can’t help but think of a question, what is a movie star?” The sound of leisurely and soft music sounded at the venue, Steve walked a few steps, and then said: “Movie stars are all brilliant, and some are very tall. , Some are very short, some are smaller, or a piece of firewood.

Hahaha The laughter of many guests in the audience immediately destroyed the serious atmosphere created before, but Steve Martin kept a calm face and said: Some are Democrats... He opened his mouth wide and said The appearance of being speechless suddenly caused another burst of laughter. There are very few movie stars who are Republicans, let alone non-white ethnicity. The demented Steve suddenly said: Or It's a firewood.

Unbearable laughter resounded through the venue again. Steve clasped his fingers and continued, There are young people. A black-and-white photo of a young boy was released on the big screen behind him, which is exactly Achievement Award winner, 20-year-old Peter Otto; Steve said: Middle-aged woman. A close-up photo of Natalie Terman was shown on the big screen, which was a still from Juno.

Ahahaha—— The Kodak Theater burst into laughter after being quiet for a while, Wang Yang also laughed involuntarily, looked at Jessica next to him, and said with a smile: It's really old, when I was in Matilda, She is the young man. Jessica smiled and nodded, Well, she is.

After another round of banter, the long opening speeches came to an end, followed by the presentation of the first award, which went to Cameron Diaz for Best Animated Feature Film.

Amidst the thunderous applause, Cameron Diaz dragged a black skirt in front of the microphone in the center of the stage, showed a charming smile, and said: This is the first time for me to present an Oscar, and I am deeply honored. A long time ago, it was Parents take their kids to anime; now that animation is so technically bad, it's kids taking their parents to anime, and here's a shortlist of the best animated feature films for all ages.

Ice Age, Chris Wedge. Following her words, a mammoth appeared on the screen, and it said to the sloth: Hey, your tail is on fire. There was not much applause from the audience, Wang Yang clapped his hands vigorously, and Jessica, Downey and other good friends in the field naturally applauded to add to the fun. Wang Yang turned his head to look at Chris Wedge who was sitting in the distance behind, and shouted silently with a smile. After a while, Wedge also raised his fist with a smile.

They all knew that there was basically no hope of winning the award this time, and they didn't have any expectations, because the film's award-winning connotation was insufficient. However, the report card of Ice Age is full of a's. Whether there is an Oscar or not, it is an important stroke in the history of animation.

Lilo and Stitch, Chris Sanders. My Little Pony, Kelly Asbury. Spirited Away, Hayao Miyazaki. The applause from the audience suddenly became louder. With Chihiro can be said to be a big hit this year without any suspense. Cameron Diaz read out the last nomination: Star Silver Island, Ron Clements. She opened the envelope and said with a smile: The winning work is, Spirited Away. , Hayao Miyazaki.

Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo There was thunderous applause at the venue, Diaz shook his head and said with a smile: Congratulations to Hayao Miyazaki, and accept the trophy on his behalf, thank you

Best Animated Short (Te u!), Best Visual Effects (Lord of the Rings 2), Best Supporting Actor (Chris Cooper, Adapted Screenplay), Best Art Direction (Chicago)...The order of the awards is not fixed every year, but is arranged according to the attention, ratings, etc., but usually the second-highest-profile actor award comes first, and then interspersed with technical awards, and finally The four most important awards.

The Best Costume Design Award went to Chicago, and the Best Makeup Award was awarded to Frida; the next best supporting actress was won by Chicago Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago has won 13 nominations and 3 statuettes.

Musicals will be fully revived If anyone said that five years ago, they would have been laughed at, but now, who would laugh at it? And 5 years ago someone said that. Thinking of the voice at that time, Rachel who was sitting on the sofa couldn't help but smile, watching Catherine with a big belly talking excitedly on the TV screen, those memories came flooding back like a flood.

At the same time, many young film and television fans in front of the TV, and young people who experienced that song and dance craze, many of them vaguely remembered that there was a person who shouted It's time to dance that year. Many people have such a moment, feel the martial arts, the holy king of heaven and earth, the creation of the holy king, the king will kill the gods at night, the gods, the seal of the throne, the strongest abandoned young man The royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty will kill the gods and seal the throne in the night, seek the devil, proud of the world, and the strongest abandoned young man. Good youth time, jumping up in the movie theater... Evelyn muttered softly: What team? Wildcats.

Seeing Catherine walking off the stage on the screen, she took a deep breath and shouted: Mom best supporting actress is awarded to Catherine Zeta-Jones, yes, it's Chicago again. A mature female voice came: Baby, you don't need to shout so loudly to know that Jones will get it. Oscar likes other people's self-destructive image. She can get it when she gains weight.

Why was there only one nomination for Best Song in High School Musical that year? Evelyn yelled a little dissatisfied, and the female voice upstairs laughed and said, Didn't District 9 have six nominations tonight? ?” Evelyn yelled, “But I lost two and I have four and I hope Fantastic Jan wins best director”

That's impossible, would Oscar be that young?