[US Entertainment] Actress

With the Oscar approaching day by day, the election bribery incident in "Gangs of New York" did not subside under the powerful public relations of Miramax, but intensified instead.The attribution of awards and the existence of bribery have become hot topics in Hollywood for nearly half a month.

In fact, the expansion of this turmoil is not just due to vote bribery, but the result of Hollywood's long-standing "anti-Weinstein" wave.

As a well-known producer in Hollywood and the power holders of Miramax Films, the Weinstein brothers' power in Hollywood can be said to be very huge, and it can even be said to be overwhelming.The case of "Shakespeare in Love" defeating "Saving Private Ryan" led by these two brothers is still talked about. Under the powerful public relations force, "The English Patient", "Pulp Fiction", "The King's Speech"... …The Weinstein Brothers managed to make these unpopular films the best picture winner at the Oscars the next year, even if the film itself wasn’t the best.

The power of public relations has changed the landscape in Hollywood—if that movie happens to be what the Weinstein brothers have in mind, it can safely sleep on the couch, no matter what, the attention and fame will not be lacking.But for competitors, that may not be a wonderful thing.

In other words, "Gangs of New York" is a victim of the "anti-Weinstein" wave.Regardless of whether the production company really adopted the means of bribery, "Gangs of New York" will inevitably become the target of attacking the Weinstein brothers and the Oscar organizing committee.However, "Chicago", also produced by Miramax Films, was not affected in any way. On the contrary, when "Gangs of New York" was weak, the Weinstein brothers used more public relations power to lobby the academy judges for "Gangsters of New York". "Chicago" vote—for the notorious Weinstein brothers, accusations are nothing at all. They have several cards in their hands. The benefits brought by an Oscar for best picture can make any film practitioner feel excited.But for the "Gangs of New York" crew, this is a real nightmare.

On the other hand, the tense situation in the United States and Iran has also cast a shadow over the Oscar Awards Ceremony, which claims to be held as scheduled. "Gangs of New York" actor and Oscar nominee for Best Actor Daniel Day Lewis publicly declared that if the Oscars were held in a war-torn situation, he would resolutely refuse to attend.

On the afternoon of March 3, the 23th Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The crew of "Gangs of New York" attended the awards ceremony with 75 nominations.Under the uncertain situation of the US-Iraq war, compared with previous years, this year's Oscar atmosphere is colder, lacking bright costumes and colorful accessories, just as "Entertainment Weekly" satirized in the report on the second day, "It's like in the Attend the funeral of the entertainment industry."

The red carpet was canceled directly.

Before the opening of the awards ceremony, thousands of movie fans gathered on the red carpet for anti-war demonstrations. They chanted the slogans of "Reject the War" and "Reject the Ceremony". Even if the police came to maintain order, they could not stop the excited fans. Feeling.

Noye opted for a conservative black gown, which was the most fitting look for the evening's theme.Losing the opportunity to wave to fans on the red carpet felt like a mechanical job done in a rush.Noy even thought in his heart that even if he won the award, he might not be happy under such circumstances.

Perhaps, this year's Oscars should never have been held.

"This is just a dream!" Leonardo DiCaprio, who was in a black dress and was in charge of presenting the best technical director award, pulled the bow on his chest. "The Oscars are not just an awards ceremony. If it is not held What about the public relations fees of various film companies? What about the gifts received by the judges? Too much, and unless Los Angeles is bombed, the Oscars will never go away."

"Since we don't have the courage to announce our refusal to attend like Daniel did, let's just wait for the awards to be presented."

While speaking, Steve Martin, the presenter of this year's Oscars, stood on the stage in a silver-gray suit.Steve is a host, actor, producer and director, and this is his second Oscar presentation.Now is the critical moment of the war between the United States and Iran. The Oscars have faced many difficulties and obstacles from the very beginning of their preparations. Although the ceremony was held as scheduled, how to save the ratings and the precarious reputation in the hearts of the people is what this year’s Oscars are facing. biggest problem.

The sad reality is that despite all of Steve Martin's brains and witticisms, he still can't save the cold and awkward scene.

"Poor Steve." Leonardo DiCaprio analyzed the funny lines that Steve made up with great interest, "As you said, it might be better not to hold this Oscar, except Advertisers, no one is happy at the moment."

According to Oscar's long-standing practice, the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards are awarded first.

Last year's Best Supporting Actress Jennifer Connelly came out first, and she announced the list of five male stars nominated this year, and announced that the Best Supporting Actor winner was "Adapted Screenplay"'s Chris Cooper.

The Best Supporting Actress award was presented by the actor Jim Broadbent. He first introduced the situation of the five nominees, and then the five actresses appeared on the big screens on both sides of the stage. Brilliant performance in the film.Part of Noy’s interception was the scene where Jenny took care of him and felt sorry for him after Amsterdam was injured. Although he knew that he had little hope of winning the prize, Noy waved his hand and smiled at the camera freely.

Subsequently, Jim Broadbent announced the final affiliation of the supporting actress: "The winner of the best supporting actress is-Catherine Zeta Jones, "Chicago"."

A burst of loud applause immediately erupted in the Kodak Theater. While the camera was facing the winners, it did not forget to take care of the lost nominees at the moment.Noy clapped his hands, and when the camera swept over, he blew a kiss.The award-winning Catherine Zeta Jones was extremely excited, and Noy could even see tears in her eyes. Although the atmosphere of this year's awards ceremony was extremely deserted, for the winners, it was the highest recognition in the industry. This is a rare honor.

"Thank you, thank you," Catherine Zeta Jones broke down in tears. "Thank you to the Academy for giving me this trophy. It is the best gift for my children. Thank you to my husband Michael, thank you to my parents, thank you The director of this film, all the staff, I am honored to be able to participate in this great masterpiece. In the end, although I am a British, I still hope that the war will not happen, and it will always be civilians who are hurt, thank you."

Catherine Zeta Jones' remarks drew warm applause from the scene, and the applause lasted for a long time.Noye also gave his opponent sincere applause.

"Is there any jealousy?" Leonardo smirked.

Noy blinked: "No, at least I have a nomination!"

Leonardo moved towards Noy dejectedly, and sighed, "Noy, are girls' mouths so poisonous?"

"Maybe, I'm one of the few gentle ones."

Leonardo DiCaprio had a look of being shot, and then he quietly rolled his eyes while the camera was not paying attention, and then he focused on the performers and award presenters on the stage.

The rhythm of this year's Oscars is also slightly faster than in previous years. Even the performance time has been greatly shortened, but the awards are awarded one by one, so fast that it is almost impossible to remember who is winning.

Regrettably, most of the awards ceremony has gone on, but "Gangs of New York" has not won a prize so far.

Best Supporting Actress was the first award "Gangs of New York" lost, followed by Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, and Best Original Song. No prizes.The crew members stared at the stage with serious faces, but they already had a conclusion in their hearts. This year's Oscars, "Gangs of New York" might be a big failure.

Sure enough, in the final award for actor, Daniel Day Lewis lost to Adrien Brody of "The Pianist". According to the predictions before the ceremony, Adrian's probability of winning was almost the smallest, after all Compared with the recognized acting master Daniel Day Lewis and the 12th Oscar nominee Jack Nicholson, Adrian is still a pure newcomer.

However, it is not uncommon for previous Oscars to be upset. The awards have already been awarded, and there is no reason to take them back.

Gangs of New York, on the other hand, is a complete nightmare.The best director was awarded to French-Polish director Roman Polanski, and the best picture was awarded to the hit "Chicago". , which made the biggest upset of this awards ceremony.

Noye, or none of the Gangs of New York crew, attended Vanity Fair's Oscar night.Even a good-tempered Martin Scorsese is a little depressed at the moment. For this director who has worked hard in the film industry for half his life, Oscar's choice is like a sharp knife carved in his heart.

It's all dishonorable, and Martin Scorsese's hands tremble a little.If it was the reason of the movie itself, Martin Scorsese would never be so angry, but what caused all this ending is the self-righteousness of the producer to please the Oscar judges...

The Weinsteins could hold on to their Hollywood power with tonight's sweeping wins of "Chicago" and "The Hours," but the failure of "Gangs of New York" has stung every Oscar entrant soul.

Noy fell asleep after returning home. She didn't watch TV or read newspapers, so she didn't know the outside world's evaluation of this year's Oscars.

According to statistics, this year's Oscars attracted a total of 3305 million viewers, which is the lowest rating in Oscar history.Even when the Oscars were broadcast, the ratings of "American Idol" broadcast at the same time were higher than those of the Oscars, which has to be said to be a great irony.

The "New York Times" specially wrote an article to evaluate this phenomenon, pointing out that "this is an Oscar that completely deviates from the wishes of the audience and is piled up by the will of capitalists. But unwilling to abandon the appearance of prosperity."

As for "Gangs of New York", which did not win an Oscar this year, dozens of media in the United States reported the news with the word "regret".Whether Daniel Day Lewis lost the best actor or Martin Scorsese lost the best director, it can be regarded as an upset in the eyes of the media.Especially the "New York Times", which has a good influence in the New York area, directly pointed out that Hollywood's West Coast background makes it always ignore the outstanding artists of the East Coast, and the bloody background of "Gangs of New York" goes against the goal of this year's Oscars. The theme of peace, its defeat is actually the result of the pursuit of balance within the academy.But this so-called balance is the biggest unfairness to an excellent movie.

Faced with the audience's indifferent attitude and the media's bitter satire, the proud Oscar couldn't help but feel overwhelmed.

In fact, this has nothing to do with Noy.Occasionally being pulled out by the media to fill in the number of words, the name Noy is rarely associated with Oscar.After the awards ceremony, she returned to the crew of "Cold Mountain". The filming of the film has been going on for a while, and Ruby's role has not yet fully started. Noy ​​came here to familiarize herself with the role in advance.

"Noy, I'm so glad to see you again!" New Oscar winner Nicole Kidman smiled pleasantly upon seeing Noy, "Anthony and I are still guessing when you will come!"

"Nicole, I can't wait to come and meet our new actress!" She smiled and hugged Nicole Kidman back. "You deserve that trophy."

"Thank you Noy, you're such a sweetheart!"

After arriving at the crew, Noy got a little familiar with the crew members and sat aside to watch the filming. "Cold Mountain" first tells the story of Inman and Ida's acquaintance and love. After Inman sets foot on the battlefield, the shooting of the film will be divided into two lines, one tells the plot of Inman on the battlefield and when he fled, The other is the plot of Ida waiting for Inman.

Noy studied the script unhurriedly. She has always been very serious about reading scripts. She brought three pens in her bag for drawing lines. She also brought a book about the history of the American Civil War and "Cold Mountain". "The original novel.Director Anthony Minghella came over to take a few glances, and wrote down the title of Noy's historical material the next day.

In the day after day of reading, the character of Ruby was also analyzed extremely thoroughly by Noy.In addition to reading, Noy was also trained to do some farm work, which is necessary for a good role. At the beginning of April, Inman set foot on the battlefield, and Ada lived a life of panic and fear. At this moment, the girl Ruby appeared.

In order to play the role of Ruby well, Noy gained 10 pounds on purpose. Her face in front of the camera was red and round, revealing the simplicity of a country girl, but her eyes were extremely strong. You can feel the strong heart of this girl.

"Noy, start shooting!"

Noy nodded, his eyes gradually became tough: "No problem, Mr. Director."