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Chapter 226 Oscar Awards Ceremony
Hosting the ceremony this year is Billy Crystal, writer, film executive and comedy star.Although this is Billy's seventh time hosting the Oscars, the last time he hosted was in 2000.
Jed has a very good impression of Billy. He is very talented in writing romantic comedies. "When Harry Met Sally" and "Urban Hillbilly" he participated in were both popular movies of the year.And more importantly, Jade once wanted to recruit him to Dongfeng TV Studio, which is responsible for producing entertainment and variety shows under his own company, but unfortunately he already owns his own company and does not want to work under someone else's company.
Although Jed is not considered a celebrity in the American comedy circle, but because of his popularity of "The Daily Show" and the show's host John Stuart and regular guest Steve Colbert, etc. He is the producer of three comedy talk shows, "The Late Show with David Letterman", "The Midnight Show with Craig Ferguson" and "The Real Time Show with Bill Maher", so Jed is also the object of love for comedy talk shows .
After all, American audiences have always had a sarcastic spirit about the rich and powerful, and the talk show host is just carrying forward the spirit.Seeing that Billy was the host, Jed guessed that he would be teased today.Of course, the person who can be ridiculed by the host of a large ceremony must also be a popular figure at the moment, otherwise it will be embarrassing if no one laughs when the burden is shaken.In addition, the relationship between Billy and himself is not bad, and Jed feels that he is the hardest hit area.
Fortunately, in American award ceremonies, the host usually does not directly appear on the stage, but the ceremony announcer directly announces the start of the program.It seems that ABC, which is in charge of broadcasting the awards ceremony, has already joined the Oscar party. Otherwise, according to the tone of the Oscars, the award ceremony will not enter the theme without a half-hour talk show.
The first guest to appear was Sean Connery, known as "the most handsome 007 in history", who led the opening movie montage.All the nominated movies this year and other unnominated but popular movie clips are edited in this scene. Although there is no connection between the movies, under the clever editing of the editor, it seems that everyone is in the same story. fragment.After the montage, Catherine Zeta-Jones came up to present Best Supporting Actor.
Films from Galaxy Films have always been considered more about story than characters, so starring in a Galaxy Films film is both luck and misfortune for an actor.Fortunately, I was able to participate in an extremely successful movie and get a lot of dividends, but unfortunately, I was hardly noticed by the judges.Because the movies of Galaxy Film Group are so strong that the acting skills of most of the actors have become part of the plot of the movie, so the judges will only pay attention to the brilliant galaxy and not the few shining stars in it.
But there are exceptions to everything. For example, an excellent actor like Johnny Depp can still make his starlight noticed by the judges.Under Woo Yusen's training, Johnny Depp, who is known as the best actor in Hollywood, radiated a melancholic but slightly neurotic artistic beauty in "Pirates of the Caribbean". This performance that broke through his past made Johnny Depp win Nominated for this year's Oscar for Best Actor.
However, because the artistry of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is not as good as "Mystic River", and Johnny Depp's acting skills are slightly inferior to Sean Penn's, he was defeated. In addition to winning the best actor, "Mystic River" this man's movie also won the best supporting actor, which made Clint Eastwood feel relieved a lot.
In addition to the old monster Eastwood, Sofia Coppola, the female screenwriter of the Coppola family, the first family of American films, won the best original screenplay with "Lost in Translation", making the "Finding Nemo" crew a dry screenwriter. have to die.Fortunately, these screenwriters also know that Oscar values live-action movies more, and being nominated is already a breakthrough.
Fortunately, after losing the best original screenplay, "Finding Nemo" won the best animated feature film without a doubt.As the producer of "Finding Nemo", Shirley Lansing received this trophy on behalf of Galaxy Animation.As the most powerful lady in Hollywood, Lansing has always been regarded as an icon by female workers in Hollywood.
You know, although Hollywood emphasizes the equality of men and women on the surface, it is the most gender-discriminated area.The average pay of female actors is not only lower than that of male actors, but there is no way to compare the performance life.The existence value of many actresses in the movie is a vase, not to mention acting skills, they don't even have lines.In the key positions in the crew and the senior positions in the film company, there are even fewer women.So Lansing, who heads a movie conglomerate and sits on the board of another major entertainment conglomerate, has become a career model for women in Hollywood.
Of course, the most popular crew at the awards ceremony is the crew of "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King".Starting from the best visual effect, the whole Oscar awards ceremony entered the "Lord of the Rings Time". I saw the members of the Lord of the Rings crew coming and going on stage, harvesting Oscars one after another.This made "Raging Seas: Polar Expedition", which was originally nominated for ten and was known as the greatest enemy of "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King", became extremely embarrassing.After Sofia Coppola took home the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, Tom Cruise took to the stage to present Best Director.
After reading the list of nominations, Tom tore open the winning envelope, glanced at the names, and said with a smile: "I have to say, I have a very close relationship with this director. I think we can each direct the excellent film in our hands." Movies are all thanks to him! Let's congratulate Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King!"
Hearing Tom read his name, Peter was so excited that he shed tears, and immediately hugged Jed.Three years ago, Peter Jackson was one of the many little directors in Hollywood that no one knew about. When Jed asked himself to make a change movie of "Lord of the Rings", countless film critics and entertainment reporters thought he would ruin it. Some Lord of the Rings fans even cursed him in public.But Jed has always supported him. Except for funding, he hardly interferes with any operations of the crew.When "The Lord of the Rings 1: The Fellowship of the Ring" was successful, he changed from unknown to a world famous director.Then he filmed "The Lord of the Rings 2: The Two Towers" and "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King", and Jed told him that you would win the Oscar for Best Director.If the Lord of the Rings doesn't work out, we'll do The Hobbit again.Finally, I succeeded.The little unknown and cursed director three years ago finally became the best director of the Oscars three years later.Peter walked onto the stage, received his own Oscar, and choked up again facing the microphone, "Yes, as Mr. Cruise said, it is an indescribable feeling that I can shoot the 'Lord of the Rings' movie." Luckily. When Mr. Sherman approached me and asked me to do The Lord of the Rings, I thought for a while that some boring TV station had a comedian to tease me. But thank God, it was true! For three years, Mr. Sherman gave me the greatest support, even during his surgery and recovery. I can finally thank him for his support and encouragement with the Oscar today. Finally, I would like to thank The hard work and dedication of all the crew members of 'The Lord of the Rings', I could not have made such a wonderful movie without you! Also, I would like to thank my parents, my wife and my children, thank you for your silent support !"
Peter's speech aroused the applause of the audience, and even many people stood up to pay tribute to him.For many, Peter Jackson's success was simply another American Dream.An unknown American boy seized the opportunity given to him by God and became famous in one fell swoop. Is there anything more inspirational than this?Therefore, ABC deliberately did not urge Peter to speak, and even played a particularly inspiring soundtrack after his speech.
After the director award, it is the ownership of the best actor and the best actress. Although Johnny Depp seems a little cynical, he still cares about this Oscar trophy very much. When Sean Penn took away the best actor crown, Johnny Depp The bright eyes suddenly dimmed.This made Jed feel that he seemed to owe a trophy to this person who has always pursued the pursuit of performing arts, so Jed began to plan something in his heart.
After the laurels of the best actor and actress belong to each other, the finale of the Oscars has also begun, which is the ownership of "Best Picture".But now that the awards have been presented, everyone no longer doubts that other films will win this award.Sure enough, the award presenter Spielberg announced that this year's best picture winner is "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King".
Hearing this affiliation, the director immediately switched the camera to the area where the Milky Way is located.But what surprised the director was that they actually captured the picture of Jed and John kissing and celebrating.Perhaps it was because the director didn't expect this link, and it was too late when he asked the cameraman to cut the shot.Even though the five-second delay technology was used in this live broadcast, the picture of John and Jed kissing still appeared very abruptly on the TV screens of major families across the United States.
At this time, no one cared about Jia Fei's award acceptance speech on behalf of the production company, but they were discussing the meaning of the kissing scene that was suddenly cut off.As a representative of traditional conservative forces in the United States, the National Parent-Teacher Federation was the first to complain to the Federal Communications Commission that ABC broadcast "immoral images" during its broadcast.To everyone's surprise, as a representative of American liberal forces, the National Teachers Union actually complained specifically about ABC's censorship of television content. They believed that this was a violation of press freedom by the executive power.
In less than half an hour, the whole of the United States was arguing because of this sudden kissing scene, but at this time Jed and John were talking with others at the "Oscar Night Charity Party" hosted by "Vanity Fair".Since this party is public in nature, any media willing to donate some money can come in, so the reporter of "Variety Show" also squeezed in and asked maliciously: "Mr. What does the kiss mean? What do you think of the PTA complaint that the scene of you and John kissing is 'immoral'?"
Jed was taken aback, then smiled randomly and said, "Fortunately, I'm past the age when my parents want to join the teachers' association. Even the camera of a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy kissing his partner will not let the American Parents and Teachers Federation Surprised and inexplicable, who is hindered by the light kiss between me and my marriage registration object? As for saying that we are immoral, I just want to say that maybe only immoral people would think that a kiss between a legal couple is used for celebration and encouragement is 'immoral'."