[US Entertainment] Actor

After the nomination list was announced, the manager was the first to call Ebert to congratulate him: "Although you are used to going to the Oscars every year, I still want to congratulate you and wish you the nomination again."

Fourth Oscar nomination.

And Ebert is not yet 30 years old, to be precise, he didn't even spend his 29th birthday.

Oscar officials seldom keep records for nominees, but in the media, the records of Oscar nominees are very clear. After Ebert was nominated for the fourth time, the media immediately announced to the public that Ebert is the most famous film in film history. Youngest actor to be nominated for an Oscar four times.

In fact, before that, Ebert had created countless records.

Of course he is not the youngest nominee in film history. After all, the lead actor of "Tao Ge Er" was only 9 years old when he was nominated. When Ebert was 9 years old, he was still fascinated by the colorful world in the cinema!

The youngest actor in film history to nominate two Oscars is Sal Mineo, who was born in 1939. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Oscars in 1955 and 1960 respectively. The Oscar nomination makes Mineo the record holder.

Next up is Ebert. When he was nominated for the third Oscar winner in 07, he became the youngest actor in film history to be nominated for three Oscars. Before him, this record holder was the famous Marlon Brando.

Brando was under 1954 when he was nominated for an Oscar for the third time in 30 for Julius Caesar.

And now, with "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" allowing Ebert to be nominated for his fourth Oscar winner, he has also successfully become the youngest actor in film history to be nominated for four Oscars.

The original holder of this record is also Marlon Brando. Brando's four nominations were in 1955. In fact, starting from the 1952-year-old Oscar nomination in 28, Brando has not failed to nominate an Oscar for four consecutive years. Created this sturdy record.

The youngest actor in film history to be nominated for five times is also Brando, and Richard Burton for six nominations, and Jack Nicholson for all records after seven nominations. Ebert thinks that as long as He can play steadily according to this momentum, and all future records will be created by him.

Thinking of this, even if he is as calm as Ebert, he can't help breathing shortly, his mind is filled with honor, and he just wants to work harder and become the creator of history as soon as possible.

In 1999, AFI selected the 100 greatest actors in film history in the past century. Ebert's requirements were not high. He only hoped that he would be on the list by 2099, although he would not be able to see it himself.

It is a well-established fact that Hollywood male actors are worth more, have higher status, and earn more money than female actors, but there is only one thing that male actors can't compare to female actors in any way, and that is in terms of award nominations.

Actresses are several years younger than male actors when they receive various nominations. In terms of the number of nominations and awards, female actors have higher records than male actors.Although Ebert is determined to become a great actor, it is still a bit difficult for him to easily win more than a dozen nominations like Meryl Streep.

The scary thing about Streep is that even when she's in a teen flick like The Devil Wears Prada, she's able to wow audiences with a smile and bag an Oscar nomination.

If you let Ebert compare it, the difficulty of this question is about the same as that he starred in "The Dark Knight" and was nominated for an Oscar.

Ordinary people really can't do it.

Of course, Ms Streep's record would not have been so easy had she been an actor.

After the nomination list was announced, Leonardo's disappointment was obvious, but he still suppressed his sadness and congratulated Ebert.

"It's a pity that I can't walk the red carpet with you this time." His fingers lightly landed on Ebert's shoulders, and accidentally brushed his cheeks. Ebert felt that his fingers were as cold as ice. It's scary.

Ebert's heart twitched slightly.

He doesn't care whether the two of them can walk the red carpet together, what he cares about is Leonardo's mood, he is afraid that his lover will be defeated, and he will never recover from it—everything that happened in his previous life made Ebert very clear, Leonardo He will not be defeated, on the contrary, he still won the trophy by his own efforts.

But at that time, Ebert was just a spectator. Leonardo won the award, and he would cheer for this actor with a huge public base in China. Leonardo won the award, and he just expressed his regret silently.

But it's different now.Leonardo is not the big star who was loved by everyone on TV. He is a real person who is beside him and his lover. He does not want him to be unhappy at all. He only hopes that he can be happy all the time. Will be angry and jealous, but always like a little sun that always shines.

But Ebert couldn't do anything.He could only gently hug Leonardo to comfort him when he was unhappy. He could not change the judges' decision. He could only give Leonardo temporary peace, but he could not soothe his pain.

Maybe Ebert's strength was a bit strong, Leonardo gently pinched his fingers: "Ebert, don't worry, I'm not that fragile. Actually, I expected it a long time ago, I was in those two movies Your performance is not good enough, you should not get nominated. I haven’t congratulated you for getting nominated again, you have always been so good.”

Ebert rubbed his chin against his neck: "I'm just worried about you, Leo, even if you tell me not to worry, I still can't help it...I'm just worried about you, I'm afraid that you will be sad and you will cry secretly."

Leonardo glared at him: "When have I ever cried?"

"Did you think I didn't hear you when the "Road to Revolution" was promoted?" Ebert rubbed against him again, "Leo, let's stop accepting work after this award ceremony is over, we'll stay in Watch a movie at home, shut yourself up and hone your acting skills, maybe one day you will win an award."

"I don't have a problem. Anyway, I plan to rest during this time." Leonardo paused, "But you, your agent won't kill you if you don't accept the job?"

"Ignore him!" Ebert didn't care, "Don't you hate him the most, Leo? Let him be angry!"

Leonardo: "..."

Looking at Ebert who looked confident, but looked at him with expectant eyes, Leonardo seemed to see a very obedient little corgi begging for consent and petting.

I can only silently mourn for his stupid manager.

Leonardo suppressed a smile, nodded and said, "Okay."

Albert suddenly became happy again.

Leonardo glanced at him: "Actually, the truth is that you don't actually want to go out to work, do you? You still use me as an excuse."

Ebert winked at him: "I think the number of films I will take in the future should be more stable. The quantity is small and the quality is high, so that I can spend more time improving my acting skills and studying scripts." The "Batman" series After the end, I don't plan to take on commercial blockbusters anymore, this year "Iron Man" has already been released, and there will definitely be more superhero movies in the future.

"Ebert, let me remind you, if Robert Downey Jr. was older, he could be your father."

Even in starring roles in commercial blockbusters, Ebert is still young, okay?

"The Dark Knight" really works a miracle in a way.The leading actors Ebert and Heath Ledger are both under 30 years old, and the director Nolan is only in his 30s, but they broke through the world with their outstanding acting skills and outstanding plot.

"I don't have such a young father." Ebert curled his lips, "To be honest, I think the development of special effects is also a disaster. In a few years, the plots of commercial blockbusters may become supplements to special effects, handsome Actors, beautiful actresses, a slightly passable plot..."

"In fact, the vast majority of commercial blockbusters have the same style." Leonardo said, "You can't deny other movies because of the uniqueness of "The Dark Knight", except for "The Dark Knight"? Which movie can Ranking high on IMDb while holding the North American box office record?"

When it was just released, "The Dark Knight" even squeezed out "Shawshank's Redemption" to top the IMDb rating list. After a period of time after the release, the rating gradually stabilized, but the score is still in the top ten, which is excellent.

"Of course, you can choose not to act." Leonardo smiled, "The current film market is not the same as before. No one can grasp the tastes of the audience. The development of the Internet has also created opportunities for various types of films. Opportunity. You're already an Oscar winner, and you've set box office records—but you know, records are made to be broken, and the box office will only get higher, but there's only one statuette a year."

He lay down on the sofa slowly: "Just like me, as an actor who is over 30 and about to turn [-], I am still fighting for my first Oscar statuette. If I go to the gold shop to buy it, it will last a year." I can buy several pure gold ones just because of the film salary, unlike the hateful academy, which is so stingy, even the trophies are not pure gold."

His eyes drifted to Ebert's shining golden trophy in the display cabinet: "I think that with the habits of the academy judges, they will not give me a trophy easily, so why not, Ebert, you Work harder to get the second trophy, how about we find a good craftsman to erase your name on the trophy and change it to my name?"

Ebert: "...is a good idea."

"Then it's settled!" Leonardo jumped up from the sofa, "Then you go on, I'm optimistic that you will win the second trophy this year."

Ebert: "...Your blessing can be more sincere."

"I won't let you do it for nothing." Leonardo blinked his innocent eyes, "You gave me your trophy, and I will return you 10 trophies, made of pure gold, with 100% similar details, how about it? "

"...sounds like I'm taking advantage, Leo, you're very thoughtful."

"That's because you don't know enough about your loved ones. I've always been so thoughtful." Leonardo smiled and hugged Ebert, "Thinking of this, I feel that even if I don't win an Oscar, it doesn't matter much." It doesn't matter, anyway, you are here, "

"I've always been here." Ebert wrapped his arms around Leonardo's waist, stuffed his head into Leonardo's smooth neck, and the newly grown fluff on Leonardo's head wiped his face, Soft, yet comfortable.

"I know." Leonardo's voice was muffled, "Ebert, thank you for comforting me, thank you for being here. I will not give up trying to get my statuette back, even if there is more pain, I will bear it Free lunch, no easy trophies, I know that."

Albert smiled slightly.The smile is getting bigger and brighter, and the eyes are getting brighter: "Leo, I find that I like you more and more."

What he likes most is Leonardo's attitude of never admitting defeat. Although he sometimes fails to the point of anxiety and irritability, there is always a kind of persistence in his beliefs.

As long as you stick to it, you can succeed.

After Ebert finished speaking, he keenly noticed that Leonardo's ears seemed to be slightly red.However, the most stubborn guy refused to admit his happiness at all. Instead, he gave Ebert an awkward look: "Shouldn't it be that you love me more and more?"

Ebert smiled and kissed him on the face: "Yes, I love you more and more."

"Ebert, smooth talker."

Having said that, Leonardo's face was still dyed red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and he himself seemed to be aware of it. Before Ebert made fun of him, he quickly turned his head away and ignored Ebert again up.

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In the blink of an eye, the Oscars Day came. It was a coincidence that it happened to be February 2. It was a sunny day. Just after noon, the Kodak Theater was crowded with fans and media who had been waiting early.

Ebert walked the red carpet neither early nor late, he was not used to being late, nor did he like to wait too long.Now happens to be the hottest time of the red carpet. There are many celebrities on the red carpet, and the interview time is relatively short, which just suits Ebert's wishes.

The hosts of this year's Oscars are different from the past. They did not invite those good talk show hosts - Ebert guessed that it was Jon Stewart's host that made the Academy finally realize that the "puppet" role of the Oscar host is not Anyone can do it well. After all, it is necessary to appear dignified and classy, ​​but also to make up a bunch of funny jokes from time to time. Even the swear words must meet the standards. This kind of thing is really impossible for ordinary people.

The host invited by the Oscar Organizing Committee this year is Australian actor Hugh Jackman, an actor who has performed well in both opera and acting.Before that, Hugh Jackman served as the host of the Tony Awards three times and was nominated for the Tony Awards.

"It seems that the ratings of the previous sessions were really terrible, and the organizing committee has begun to take a slant."

Looking at the person who suddenly appeared beside him and muttered at him, Ebert couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Why did you appear here? Didn't you stop coming?"

Leonardo touched his nose: "I just want to give you a surprise."

Ebert sighed: "There are no surprises, but quite a few shocks."

"Think about it with your brain, Kate may win the best actress, you may win the best actor, and there is that annoying Australian, how could I not come?"

"You mean Hugh Jackman?"

Leonardo snorted softly: "You know who I'm referring to, don't play dumb."

Ebert sighed: "Also, don't put me and Kate together, she has a great chance of being named queen, and I will be very stressed."

However, only the back of Leonardo's ruthless head responded to him.