America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 229 A difficult win

Los Angeles, Dolby Theater, scene of the 76th Academy Awards.

Catherine Zeta-Jones stepped out in a red carp evening dress, with long black hair and a smiling face, she really looked a bit like a mermaid in the sea.

"For an actor, when the white envelope is revealed, that moment is the most important moment in his life, and the next actor will enjoy the honor of this moment."

“Nominees for Best Supporting Actor include Tim Robbins (Mystic River), Alec Baldwin (Cooler), Benicio Del Toro (21 Grams), and Djimon Hounsou (“21 Grams”). "The New American Dream", Ken Watanabe's "The Last Samurai"."

The camera was given to everyone except the yellow-skinned Ken Watanabe, who is almost the leading Japanese actor in Hollywood movies.

He is always the first choice for high-ranking Japanese officials, wealthy businessmen, famous people, and other characters who are a bit noble and powerful. He is a bit like a special actor.

Kathleen Zee Jones opened the white envelope: "The winner is Tim Robbins' Mystic River."

The answer was the same as the Golden Globe Award, and cheers and applause erupted in the stadium.

Tim Robbins hugged and kissed the crew and walked onto the podium excitedly. At this time, he had gray hair on his head, and he was much more mature than during the "Shawshank Redemption" period.

After thanking him, he also specifically mentioned director Clint Eastwood. The old man looked very handsome today.

At the same time, his girlfriend Susan Sarandon was mentioned. The camera showed this woman who is famous for her acting skills. She also had a smile on her face, she was happy for her boyfriend's award.

hiss

Eric was looking at the stage, with the Shawshank scene flashing through his mind, and suddenly felt a tingling sensation on the back of his hand.

Although Ashley and Gadot were not looking away, their men were pinching him at the same time, seemingly complaining.

Why don't you dare to make it public? Why are you hiding it? Can't you act like a responsible man?

Eric could only smile helplessly at this, thinking why can't you put yourself in someone else's shoes?

Am I being irresponsible? I am worried that you will fight first after it is made public. If it were not to protect you, could I accept this injustice?

well!

It’s hard to be a man! It’s hard to be a celebrity!

To be a rich, powerful and famous man - difficult!

"Finally, I would like to say that I was a victim of bullying and violence in the movie. If you also suffer from the same pain, you must remember to seek help."

"In addition, I also urge everyone to take this matter seriously. This is what each of us can do to prevent tragedies from happening."

"Thank you, thank you everyone!"

The very positive point of view won the full house, and Tim Robbins walked off the stage amidst the applause of the audience.

The camera showed Christo, and he said with a serious face: "The first award was successfully awarded, which is good. I am finally not nervous anymore."

"You know I haven't hosted the Oscars in four years, and I'd like to thank the Academy for allowing me to come and go as freely as I would with the Texas Guard."

Ha ha ha ha

There was a burst of applause at the scene because the joke was a naked mockery of George W. Bush.

George W. Bush joined the Guard back then, but no one knew about his family's power, so military discipline was of no avail to him, and he could come and leave as he pleased.

George W. Bush is a Republican, and Hollywood has a large Democratic base. Political jokes in recent years have almost always been based on him.

After laughing, Crystal returned to the topic: "Let us invite the next award guest. He is Maia of Middle-earth, the leader of the mutants. Welcome Ian McKellen."

The old man, with his energetic short hair, walked out from the backstage gracefully, speaking with an English accent that sounded very distinctive.

I don't know if it's a professional habit, but Eric always feels like listening to a drama when listening to him, even if it's an ordinary chat.

"The art director's job is to design and outline everything on the big screen so that you believe you're in a hobbit's dwelling, an artist's studio, a Japanese samurai village, a racecourse from the last century, or a shape-shifting car."

"The nominees for Best Art Direction are: Grant Major, Dan Hanna, Alan Lee for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"; Ben Van Os and Cecil Hyde for "Girl with a Pearl Earring" Mann; "The Age of Fate" Jeanne Opvar, Leslie Pope."

"The Last Samurai, Lily Kilvert, Gretchen Law; Transformers, William Sandel, Robert Gould."

"It's our turn! It's our turn!" Gadot said excitedly. It was her first time attending the Oscars and she still had illusions.

But then Gandalf broke her fantasy: "Winners Grant Major, Dan Hannah, and Alan Lee from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, congratulations!"

The audience instantly burst into warm applause. This was an undisputed result.

Eric patted Gadot's thigh to comfort him. Tonight was the home stage of "Lord of the Rings" and it would be hard for anyone to come.

Three artistic directors took to the stage, two of them bald, a sign of how difficult the job was.

Then the Best Animated Feature Film went to "Finding Dory," the Best Animated Short Film went to "Naked Harvey," and the Best Documentary Short went to "Chernobyl Heart."

Eric admitted that the cartoon was indeed excellent, but Eric did not admit it in his heart with the documentary "Heart of Chernobyl".

In his view, documentaries should restore the truth as much as possible without adding the director's subjective lens and judgment and not being affected by his own values, otherwise it will lose the fairness of the documentary.

And this "Heart of Chernobyl" does not do very well in this regard. The director has too many subjective factors and even some condescending pity.

Compared with the 2019 HBO TV series "Chernobyl", it is inferior in all aspects, and its ability to win awards is partly due to political correctness.

Immediately afterwards, the two technical awards for Best Costume Design and Best Makeup were won by "Lord of the Rings 3" without any controversy.

In the background music, Val Kilmer walked onto the stage to present the Best Supporting Actress Award. I don't know what happened. This guy seemed to be in a bad mood. His face remained expressionless. He didn't even smile. He seemed to be reciting his lines. I read Bai as if I was in a hurry to get off work.

In the end, the Best Supporting Actress award went to Renee Zellweger for her film "Cold Mountain."

On the podium, Zellweger was holding a prepared manuscript and speaking while reading her acceptance speech. It was obvious that she was really excited.

After Zellweger came off the stage with the trophy, the awards ceremony began with a routine song and dance performance.

Eric looked back and saw Theron looking ahead expressionlessly, with two dimples showing immediately after spotting him.

Behind her, Jude Law was not bald yet, and was in the period known as Qiu Hua. He glanced at the two of them, and then nodded slightly, as if he realized something.

After a ten-minute song and dance performance, Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett walked onto the stage hand in hand to award the best visual effects.

There are too many scandals about these two couples in later generations, and they often dominate the hot searches.

Everyone has his own way of playing. Will Smith gave his wife to other black people to play with because his brother was too young and could not satisfy his wife.

Jada Pinkett has her own little boyfriend, and Will Smith also has his own little girlfriend. The media also exposed the photos, but it is difficult to tell whether they are true or false.

Just when scandals were flying everywhere, Will Smith gave an angry slap at the Oscars and gave the award presenter Rock a hard fight for his insulted wife.

All the celebrities present were frightened, and Nicole in the front row even made emoticons out of fright.

Although it was later confirmed that the emoticon was not caused by this incident, the emoticon still became a hot search topic.

Not only did this big fight make himself a hot topic around the world, but he also doubled the ratings of the Oscars, which is an outstanding achievement.

Then everyone wondered whether they were in true love or a marriage in name only.

I don’t understand, I really don’t understand!

But now the two of them are still a model couple in everyone's eyes.

The two of them, one head apart in height, walked to the microphone together: "There are some fantastic movies that cannot appear in reality, such as a cursed skeleton ship, or a man in black robe riding a dragon flying in the sky. There are also transforming cars and airplanes.”

"And when these things that don't exist in reality are put on the big screen, the ones who make outstanding contributions must be the special effects experts behind the scenes."

"Oh my God, I was nominated for Best Visual Effects. It feels so good to present the award with my wife. Let's talk about it together."

"OK!"

"The films nominated for Best Visual Effects are: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" by Jim Rygill and Randall William Cook; "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" by John Noll and Hal Thicke Er; "Transformers" Charles Gibson, Terry Fraser;"

Unlike other categories that have at least five or even six nominees, awards such as Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, and Best Documentary often have less than five.

The reason is also very simple, not many blockbusters are released every year, especially in this day and age.

Even if there are more than five movies this year, we still have to select nominations with similar levels. There are also many movies with high investment but poor special effects, so there will be dissatisfaction with the nominations.

Gadot pinched the back of Eric's hand again, pursed her lips, and looked at the white envelope nervously, but the result undoubtedly disappointed her again.

"The movie that won the best visual effects is "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", congratulations!"

The majestic Middle-earth music resounded throughout the audience, and Gadot dropped to her seat like a deflated ball.

Eric patted her gently: "Pay attention to your demeanor and don't look so ugly, otherwise you will be in the newspaper tomorrow."

"But I can't be happy."

"I'm not happy either, but we must have the basic qualities of actors. Do you see those nominees happy?"

"Okay, but the camera didn't catch me."

At this time, comedy master Jim Carrey walked onto the stage and began to show off his rubber face and jokes.

"I like to tease others. I have been doing this since I was a child. The most memorable time was when I teased my sister."

"I hid under the bed while she and her boyfriend were having sex on the bed. I suddenly appeared and shocked them. My limbs were flailing and saliva was flying everywhere."

"Although she was angry and believed she had been violated, it was a blessing in disguise that she became extra sensitive after that."

"OK! I don't know why I would tell such a joke. Let's draw the prize quickly."

“Nominees for Best Actor include: Sean Penn (Mystic River), Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean), Jude Law (Cold Mountain), Bill Murray (Lost in Translation) and Get Out "Death" by Anthony McCann."

Everyone on the Get Out crew was so excited that they dared not take a breath, even though Anthony McCann was not a popular one, but what if.

"The winner is Sean Penn's "Mystic River," congratulations!"

It's a pity that the result is no different from the Golden Globe Award. Anthony McCann is still too young, and in terms of acting skills alone, he has no obvious advantage.

He breathed a long sigh of relief, relaxed his nervousness, smiled and applauded.

As a well-known bad boy in Hollywood, Sean Penn didn't dare to act weird at the Oscars no matter how courageous he was, and he honestly delivered his acceptance speech.

After he stepped off the stage, a beautiful figure walked out, Scarlett Janssen in a dark green evening gown.

Her look today was much better than at the Golden Globes. Eric only thought she was beautiful, but Ashley and Mary both focused on her lipstick. Women can always notice what men can't. place.

"Dear guests, today I want to share a knowledge point with you. Do you know what the first sound film was?"

"Haha, I know that many people can't answer it, so let me tell you, it's "The Jazz Singer" by Alan Crosland in 1927."

"Since then, movies have had sound, making them more lively and able to convey emotions."

"The nominees for Best Sound Editing are Richard King for "The Last of Us", Christopher Boyce and George Waters II for "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," Transformers" Gary Lidstrom, Michael Silvers."

There are also three nominees, and it is also the award that "Transformers" is most likely to win, because other awards overlap with "Lord of the Rings 3".

I saw the widowed sister taking out the white list of winners: "Let me see who brought good luck. The winner is "Transformers". Congratulations to both of you!"

Yeah!

The two editors stood up excitedly, and the rest of the crew also stood up and hugged them. Eric patted the two of them on the shoulders: "Go quickly, don't keep the beauty waiting."

Ouch!

Looking down, he saw an extra mark on the shoe. He looked around at the faces of Gadot, Ashley and Mary. Only the three of them were suspicious and could touch him.

However, the three of them all laughed and clapped, and no one could tell that their acting skills were much better than during filming.

"Thank you, thank you to the Academy for giving us the award. To be honest, the process of filming "Transformers" was happy and difficult because the time was really tight and the director was pushing the progress every day."

Hahaha

The camera showed Eric and he applauded heartily.

"But without his urging and command, we wouldn't be able to produce such a good work, so we must thank everyone on the crew, thank you Mr. Cooper, and I hope you can get more good results today!"