Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 512
Shirley Maclean is right, the Oscars are long and slow, and Best Actress is awarded second to last.The waiting process of more than three hours is a torment for all nominees.

The first major award to be handed out was Best Supporting Actor.Ronald saw "old acquaintance" Timothy Hutton again, who was on stage with Mary Tyler Moore as an award presenter.

When the nominees were announced, the crew of "Mother and Daughter Love" was obviously expected.The first nominee, John Lithgow, received a standing ovation from the audience.He is the actor who played the role of the heroine's father priest in "Strong Body".

Another nominee from the same cast, Jack Nicholson, received twice as much applause as John Lithgow.In the end Hutton announced that he won Best Supporting Actor.

Jack Nicholson took off his sunglasses and went up to give his acceptance speech.

"I guess you won the best actress, the audience obviously applauded your crew more than others, they are all voters, and your performance is obviously higher than others", Ronald attached to Shirley Mack In Lin's ear, he spoke his own analysis.

"Ah...haha...don't say it, you little clever ghost." Shirley was elated by the words, but she was afraid that Ronald's words would scare away Lady Luck.

She started clapping happily, applauding her partner Nicholson.The camera swept over, gave a shot, and swept in Ronald who was next to him.

"The producer, writer, and director are the same guy, James Brooks, who did everything for us as actors... including changing the eleventh version of my acceptance speech for me."Jack Nicholson's speech elicited a burst of laughter.

"I would also like to thank Shirley (McLean) and Deborah (Winger) for inspiring my performance, but they are still competing for best actress, and I will congratulate them when the time comes."

"Hahaha..." Everyone applauded, and most of the guests present knew what was going on.

The bodies of Shirley and Deborah visibly stiffened at the same time, the competition between the two of them for the queen was already very obvious.

It was followed by acquaintances of Ronald's, Jennifer Beals of "Lightning Dance," and Matthew Brodick of "War Games," for best original song.

"Irene Cara, Lightning Dance!"

Ronald grinned as old friend Irene Cara took the stage, affluent Latin style adorned with a big red flower in her hair, and stammered to thank Beers for adding color to her singing .

"Now she won't worry about not singing for the next two or three years."

Then there was another acquaintance, Schwarzenegger, who played the robot killer in Cameron's new film "Terminator."He joined Joan Collins to present the award to the six technology award winners.They are all people who have made some inventions and creations that have benefited the entire film industry.

However, there is no statuette in the technology award, only a certificate.

After that, the "deep love between mother and daughter" was full of joys and sorrows.

Shirley went over to give her a hug when formerly-popular art director Polly Platt didn't win.

This person actually has something to do with Ronald. The director who once took him to see the master Orson Welles, Peter Bogdanovich, is Polly's ex-husband.Bogdanovich ditched Polly and her son and daughter for actress Sybill Shepherd.

In the end it was Roger Corman who offered her a job, and Polly returned to her old career as an art director, and now climbed to the top of her career.

Producer, screenwriter, and director James Brooks won the first two awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director.

After a few hours of the party, it was finally time for the remaining two awards, Best Actress and Best Picture.

The female guest presenting the award happened to be the singer Lisa Minnelli, the daughter of the heroine Judy Garland who played Dorothy in the original version of "Return to Oz" directed by Walter Murch.

Except for Debra Winger in the same crew, Shirley Maclean's opponents are very strong.Also Meryl Streep, who played Slikwood, and British actress Julie Walters, who played a college-aged hairdresser in Educating Rita and was cast by Michael Caine The professor who played the role of education changed his own destiny.

When Lisa Minnelli mentioned Shirley Maclean's nomination, Ronald saw that Shirley Maclean, who had been in the showbiz for more than 30 years, was tense and almost couldn't laugh.

He tried to make her relax, and after the camera panned, he said, "I have a hunch...you..."

"Oh, shut up." Shirley Maclean couldn't stand the tense atmosphere, and slapped Ronald on the thigh, "Shut up!"

"The winner is..." Lisa Minnelli opened the envelope, "The winner is Shirley Maclean"

"Oh..." Ronald clapped vigorously.

Shirley Maclean stood up, and when she relaxed, she threw her arms around Ronald and kissed him.Then he walked down the steps, and when he passed Deborah Wenger in front, he didn't forget to go down and kiss Deborah, and said something in her ear.

Maclean walked more and more chicly. She walked onto the stage, hugged the two award presenters tightly, and took over the statuette.

"I'm on the verge of tears, this awards show is about as long as my acting career."

"Hahaha..." The audience was overwhelmed by her humor and applauded desperately.

Shirley Maclean was very excited on it, and she cleared up her emotions, "I want to know how this trophy feels to the touch. I have been waiting for 26 years. Thanks to the committee for revealing the suspense tonight."

"Hahahaha..." There was another burst of laughter and applause. It has been 26 years since McLean was nominated for Best Actress for the first time in [-].

"Oh, I'm a little bit nervous...I'm not going to thank all the people in my life... but given my recent mental state, maybe everyone I've known in this life and the last one, probably helped me to win today .”

"Hahahaha..." The audience began to applaud again, and Maclean laughed at herself about her recent obsession with aliens and reincarnation.

American people have a good impression of those successful people, if they have a sense of humor.

"If mother-daughter love had happened five years ago, I would have said it was a happy accident. But now I don't believe in accidents. I now believe that what we want is what we get. Believe in yourself and be you What you want to do in your heart and success are actually the same thing.”

Maclean gradually regained her mood and began to thank the director and other actors.

"I've always wanted to work with Jack Nicholson, ever since he ate chicken sandwiches on 'Five Songs' for over a decade..."

Nicholson was very helpful, wearing sunglasses and blowing a kiss to McLean, which is his famous work after he left Roger Corman.

"It's really a benefit for a middle-aged woman to be able to roll in bed with him in the movie."

"Hahaha..." Everyone rarely saw Jack Nicholson embarrassed.

Maclean was very old and teased Nicholson.

"I would also like to thank Debra Winger, who was as talented as a hurricane, her performance was so real, I felt like I had two daughters during the four months I was filming."

"Hahaha...", Ronald could see that, when McLean won the award, she didn't forget to ridicule Debra Winger for being too difficult to deal with on the set.

"But in the end, I also want to say that life and movies are like clay, waiting for us to mold him into ceramics. Our success begins with believing in our hearts, and God blesses everyone as long as we believe that we are worthy success.

I deserve this!thank you all! "

Shirley Maclean raised the statuette and walked off the stage to the sound of music.

"Papa papa..." Everyone was overwhelmed by her charm and confidence, nominated five times, which lasted 26 years, Shirley Maclean was finally crowned actress.

Ronald hugged Maclean again, "Send it to the backstage later, someone will collect it there, and it will be returned to you after two weeks after the engraving."

"Oh, I'm so excited," Maclean's eyes twinkled, "you brought me good luck, Ronald, you must come to my birthday party."

Calculating the time, just two weeks before the release of "Breakdance", Ronald smiled and agreed.

The last award was also taken away by "Mother and Daughter Love". This kind of blockbuster with excellent script, acting, and stars usually only appears once in two or three years, and when it appears, it can sweep away multiple heavyweight awards.

After attending the party after the crew's party, Ronald walked with Nisita with exhaustion.

It can be regarded as completing the task.After the party, Ronald answered a few words about his new film to the winners who lined up for interviews.There was also a party after the party, and a lot of business cards were exchanged.

At this Oscar dinner, Ronald obviously felt that there were more people who knew him, and more people who took the initiative to meet him than before.

Nisita is also very satisfied with him, "For an award at the level of the new best actress, there will be a busy period of entertainment after winning the award. Maclean will be lifted up to the sky, with various interviews, various parties, and some blockbuster films. They will also extend a tentative olive branch to her. Because she is a veteran actor, the producers are not afraid that she will suddenly give her a high price."

"You can attend her birthday party, which is a good opportunity to market your movie."

"Hmm..." Ronald thought for a while, "I'm afraid that she will scare away a lot of people by talking about reincarnation and aliens."

(End of this chapter)