Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Welcome to the Oscars, tonight we are all here for the movies... When it comes to watching movies, there used to be only one hall in the cinema, now there are multiple halls. Multiple halls means you go to see a movie, but you can hear The voices of the four departments..."

Billy Crystal dropped that Silence of the Lambs-esque mask and started being funny (host).

"We have our first animated feature nominated for Best Picture, which I feel like everyone is going to love...and also welcoming the youngest nominee in history for Best Screenplay and Best Director, John Singleton...who's on his block The story is about two irresponsible men who cause chaos, rightly or wrongly, and who may cause legal trouble... It's a pity that Bill from Arkansas and Brown from California can't come in person tonight..."

His joke was about two politicians from the Donkey Party trying to compete for the election nomination. Their campaign caused all kinds of chaos, gossip and scandals.

"Let's talk about Bugsy, ten nominations. Warren Beatty went through an extraordinary year. He was depressed, then had a child, then got married... (This is a joke that he does things in the opposite direction. come over……)

Although the recent economic situation is not good, the economic recession has affected everyone, and the famous producer Orion has also announced bankruptcy and reorganization. Their Mozart and Platoon won Best Picture Oscars a few years ago, and then they got into financial trouble and sold Dances with Wolves to someone else, which won Best Picture last year, and this year they did Silence The lamb was sold to someone else... Sometimes success lies in perseverance..."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The on-site director promptly focused the camera on Ronald and Mike Medavoy, the two people who contributed the most to these two films that won multiple Oscar nominations the year before and after.

Ronald kept a reserved smile. Generally speaking, the host will tease some movies that have been nominated for best picture at the beginning of the show. Judging from the time allocation he gives to each movie, you can know which movie is the most popular in Hollywood.

Billy Crystal then started singing and dancing to an old-fashioned musical number, making fun of all the nominated movies.

If Warren Beatty was a little uncomfortable with the applause given to Anthony Hopkins just now, he is clearly back in his comfort zone now. Billy Crystal spends almost half of the book making fun of his "glory".

Another one that took up a lot of time was Barbra Streisand's film "The Prince of Waves," which she attended the awards show after a lot of twists and turns, and "at the request of everyone."

Although there were no nominations for best director or best actress, Barbra Streisand's "Prince of Waves" still received seven nominations. She didn't dare to offend the rest of the crew too much.

Billy Crystal counted the achievements of the film on stage, and then asked, "Did you direct this film yourself?"

Streisand complained that Streisand did not win the best director, but to the ears of insiders, it sounded like a satire on her for not doing much directing work.

"Silence of the Lambs" and "Other People's Money" didn't get a lot of teasing time. They only appeared in the last few lines of Billy Crystal's lyrics. Like supporting roles, one line of each line was dismissed. .

Now it was Ronald's turn to mutter, "Doesn't this feel right?"

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The first award, as usual, is Best Supporting Actor. This year's award guest is last year's Best Supporting Actress winner Whoopi Goldberg. She collaborated with director Emile Adolino on "Sisters Are Crazy", which was filmed at the beginning of the year and is now in the intense editing process.

Ronald has seen the sample film. It is a very interesting comedy film and it really makes people laugh.

Whoopi was sitting right behind Ronald. She got up and went backstage in advance to prepare for the award. She also patted Diane on the shoulder and made a good-luck expression.

This year's awards process has changed, and then it's Diane's Best Supporting Actress.

"Oh, I'm nervous...Who will be the Best Supporting Actor?" Diane pretended not to think about the Best Supporting Actress thing.

The competition for Best Supporting Actor this year is actually very strong. In addition to the two Best Supporting Actor nominees for "The Big Apple", there are also Tommy Lee Jones for the assassin of JFK and Jack Palance for "City Hillbilly". They are all actors with a long history of making movies.

"The winner of Best Supporting Actor is..." Whoopi Goldberg didn't pretend to be mysterious and directly called the winner's name, "Jack Palance..."

"Oh oh..." Diane clapped vigorously.

Ronald was also very happy. The heroic start was unlucky, which was good news for him.

"Oh... you know, when you reach a certain age, when the producers are discussing whether to use you, they will say, what do you think? Should we risk using him? Another producer will say , Forget it, we’d better look for someone younger. Young people can wear makeup to look older, but older people... it’s a bit difficult..."

That is very close to my heart.

"But they are old-fashioned and forgetful. You can let me go to the scene and I will do something for them..." Jack Palance ran to the side, got down on the spot, and then did five push-ups with one hand.

"Ah ha ha ha ha..."

The whole audience burst into laughter. Originally, the speech for Best Supporting Actor was not very long, but for an actor like this, more speeches would be very helpful to increase the ratings.

"Actually, this is nothing at all. I do more than two hundred push-ups every night...whether she is there or not.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

No one could stop the old actor from speaking obscenely, and both Ronald and Diane almost burst out laughing.

"I was taking a break backstage and Jack Palance was running on the treadmill..."

After a short break, Billy Crystal took the stage and made another joke about Palance.

"Next up, we have Christopher Lloyd and Rebecca De Mornay..."

Two male and female celebrities who were popular a few years ago came on stage to award the best makeup. Both of them have not had any works recently, but their roles in the past still left a deep impression on the audience, so it is most appropriate to award such a small award.

"The winner of the Oscar for Best Makeup is... Hey, where's the envelope?" De Mornay, who had an unforgettable passionate scene with Tom Cruise back then, pretended to be surprised.

"Forget it, did someone give us the envelope?" Dr. Lloyd, who plays Back to the Future, looks back...

A small car was pulled by a hand model, with two fingers constantly tapping, and brought the winner's envelope to the stage, which vividly demonstrated the role of makeup in the movie.

"Stan Winston, Terminator Part 2..."

After thanking Schwarzenegger and Cameron, Billy Crystal came up and announced that the next award was Best Supporting Actress.

Ronald suddenly felt that Diane beside him stiffened.

"Relax..." Ronald held Diane's hand and gave her a little support.

"It's a joy to announce the nominees for Best Supporting Actress, and what we're seeing are five nominees ranging in age from none of your business to none of your business... It speaks volumes that acting is a matter of talent. Instead of time work…”

The last Best Supporting Actor, Joe Pesci from Home Alone, this time it was his turn to announce the winner, and he showed his humorous nature. Last time he won an award, he couldn't say a word...

"Diane Ladd...Julia Louise...Jessica Tandy...Kate Nerigan, and Diane Lane..."

His joke was fitting because Jessica Tandy is eighty-two years old and is the oldest actress in history.

"Oscars go to...Diane Lane, other people's money..."

"Oh oh..."

Diane let out a long breath and finally relaxed. She and Ronald kissed each other in front of the camera, then stood up and pulled the back of the black evening dress, trying to create the most perfect imagination.

"Don't forget to give your acceptance speech..." Ronald reminded quickly, taking it out of his pocket and handing it over.

Because the award-winning dress of a female star must be swaying, and she must never use any pockets to ruin her image.

Diane held the note of appreciation in one hand and received the trophy from Joe Pesci in the other.

"Ah..." Diane had a confident smile on her face. The trophy seemed to give her the confidence. She put the trophy down and started her acceptance speech.

"My father taught me acting as soon as I could speak, and I appeared on Broadway at the age of four... But like all actresses, I experienced being rejected at auditions, playing small roles, and being spotted by famous directors. , a box office failure... of all things.

Today I can finally put it all behind me and enjoy the moment. I would like to thank Mr. Gregory Peck for your unforgettable grace. I want to thank Tom Hanks, Hi Tom... and finally my husband, the director Ronald... Thank you! "

"Congratulations……"

Several people around me were also nominated, such as Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster, who came to congratulate me. Since Diane was about to be interviewed backstage, they congratulated Ronald.

"It seems that the momentum is good..." Ronald knew in his heart that this was a kind of psychological comfort. The main event is about to win awards such as Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, etc. Silence of the Lambs, Prince of Tides, and The Greatest Love are direct competitors, and they need some good luck.

But Diane's good luck did not continue...

"Jack Palance just bungee jumped off the Hollywood sign in Beverly Hills. Kids these days are really adventurous..."

Billy Crystal now jokes about Jack Palance, "Of course I didn't get nominated, Jack did, why? Because I'm a woman..." He teased Barbra Streisand again.

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"Well..." Now there is a strong hint as to who this award belongs to.

"The Oscar for Best Art Direction goes to...hehe..." Annette Bening couldn't help but chuckle on the stage, "Dennis Castro, the hero...and the set, Nancy... Hagrid..."

Now the crew of "The Great Love" sitting in front were all smiles. Although it is a small prize, it is also a very good sign.

"Well..." Ronald stroked his beard. Small prizes don't count. Small prizes don't count...

The next guest to present the award was Steven Spielberg. He was holding a trophy that was different from the ordinary Oscar statuette. The trophy was in the shape of a person's big head.

"What I want to award is the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. The Academy does not award this award every year. It will only award this trophy if they feel that an important producer should receive the award.

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award is a gifted young man who, in the 1920s, changed the way all movies of that era were made with his vision that transcended his time, his keen sense of story, and his precise vision of actors.

Fifty years later, another young man also changed Hollywood movies with his outstanding vision and unremitting pursuit of vision.

He is my great colleague and loyal friend, George Lucas..."

"Wow..." Everyone stood up and applauded this great director and producer who introduced special effects wonders into Hollywood movies, expanded the limits of imagination, and most importantly, changed the foreign view of Hollywood movies.

"Movies are not made by one person. All the producers, directors, actors, screenwriters, behind-the-scenes staff, assistants, and projectionists can let me stand here.

I would also like to thank all the mentors in my life. My parents first gave me the passion to pursue my ideals, and Francis (Coppola) supported me. Finally, my two children, who are my most important mentors, have taught me a lot...

I hope this is a midpoint in my career. In the future, I will continue to work hard to bring you more movies..."

"Wait a minute, someone else wants to thank you..." Spielberg stopped Lucas who was about to go down in the theme song of "Star Wars".

The Atlantis space shuttle, which is currently carrying out a space mission, appeared on the screen behind.

Led by the commander, the seven astronauts thanked George Lucas for his movies, which brought enthusiasm to the exploration of science and technology and space for a new generation of young Americans.

There is also an Oscar trophy on the screen, floating in the air in front of everyone.

"Wow..." This ingenious The congratulatory video gave the audience a different impression - Lucas' influence has actually exceeded the film industry.

...

There are two movies in theaters now, one is a Spanish movie called "The Sexiest Man in the World", and the other is... ahem, many people think that the heroine is the sexiest woman in the world "Basic Instinct".

Let's welcome Sharon Stone and Antonio Banderas to present the award for Best Sound Effects.

Terminator 2 won this award. Next, Demi Moore also presented the award for Best Costume Design, and the winner was "The Passionate World". Ronald and the Silence of the Lambs crew around him were really silent.

Next, Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis, the two heroines of "Thelma \u0026 Louise" who have not won anything tonight (both were nominated for Best Actress), came on stage to present the award for Best Editing.

"The ending of Thelma \u0026 Louise was edited, so it's a little blurry." Geena Davis was obviously wearing a sexier outfit than Sarandon.

"Why is it blurry? The two of us drove into the Grand Canyon... What else is blurry? ”

“Can we catch something on the way, or fly directly across the canyon and land on the other side?”

“Okay, then we can make a sequel…”

The two joked about the “Terminator 2” that won two small awards, “The Best Editing Award goes to… JFK…”

Finally, they laughed at Oliver Stone, who won the Best Director award three times. This editing award usually has a high overlap with the Best Director award. Many times, it is difficult to distinguish between editing and directing, so when the judges affirm editing, they also affirm the director to a certain extent.

“Jack Palance has returned to the backstage and is riding a spinning bike…” Billy Crystal joked about Palance again, and it was time to present the last award before the halftime show.

“The presenter is a good actor. He has played the prehistoric ice man and the gangster in Chinatown. Of course, his most famous role is the last emperor of the East, John Long. His performance in The Last Emperor made audiences all over the world regard him as the spokesperson of the emperor, of course, except China..."

"Filmmaking is not only learned in school, filmmakers also need to learn how to shoot from social reality..."

John Long's English is very good, which also makes the audience feel friendly. "The nominees for Best Foreign Language Film are... Iceland - Son of Nature... Hong Kong - Raise the Red Lantern...

The winner of Best Foreign Language Film is..."

John Long smiled slightly...

"Raise the Red Lantern, directed by Yiou Zhang"

Ronald in

The videotape strategy seems to be working well. In addition to Diane's Best Supporting Actress, this one The Red Lanterns Raised High also won the Best Foreign Language Film. Moreover, the organizing committee specially invited Chinese actor John Long to be the guest in advance. It seems that the effect of this public relations strategy is amazing.

"I'm sorry, Idont, Spike, English..." Yiou wore a custom-made tuxedo, which finally covered up a lot of rusticity.

He finished the sentence he had memorized by rote, and then switched to Chinese and asked John Long to help him translate.

"Thank you for the honor given to me by the organizing committee, thank you for the producer Era International, thank you for the help of the American distributor Daydream, thank you everyone..."

Just then, Diane came back from the backstage after being interviewed, "Hey, they won the award?"

“Yes…” Ronald was different from the crew members of The Silence of the Lambs around him, and his mood was more relaxed and cheerful. He also looked at Warren Beatty and Oliver Stone in front of him, and exchanged glances briefly.

“Huh? Why is he so confident? Is he confident that he can win the award or has he given up?” Warren Beatty looked at the two little golden men that his crew had already won, and chose to believe in his party offensive in his heart…