Chapter 1437 1437 Awards Trend

The award ceremonies of the three major European film festivals are very simple, without the tediousness of the Golden Globes and Oscars, no song and dance performances, and no guest ridicule. When all the guests were seated, the chairman of the jury, Nikita, took the stage and made a brief speech. , announcing the closing of the 46th Berlin Film Festival.

Tim, who was sitting next to Hugo, looked a little nervous. Although he didn't expect too much from the award, he could still feel the excitement in his heart. Involuntarily, Hugo was also infected by Tim's emotions, and he felt a little nervous out of thin air.

Does Hugo want to be recognized by the award? Undoubtedly, especially after the ups and downs of the performance exploration process of "Death Ramble", being able to be recognized by authoritative awards is undoubtedly an important cornerstone of Hugo's exploration of acting skills, so that all efforts will be rewarded. The taste of bittersweetness makes happiness even sweeter.

However, it is precisely because of the hardship, bitterness and struggle in the shooting process of "Death Ramble" that Hugo's mentality seems to be more peaceful than in the past two years, because he clearly knows that even if he is not recognized by any awards, "Death Convict Walk" is bound to be an irreplaceable work in his actor career. No amount of awards, no amount of praise, no amount of flowers can replace that process. Regardless of the outcome, Hugo will unswervingly continue on this path.

Looking at Tim whose muscles tightened uncontrollably, Hugo leaned over and whispered, "The Golden Globes are watching."

When Tim heard this sentence, he couldn't hold back, and the corners of his mouth drew up, but because the facial muscles were too stiff, the whole smile looked a bit funny, which made Hugo really can't help laughing, "It seems that you are still not interested in the Golden Globe Awards. Are you dissatisfied?" Tim said in a low voice, "Even if you think it doesn't matter, I think the result is unsatisfactory, I don't know what they are doing." After speaking, Tim also showed a contemptuous expression, raised his The right hand came, and the thumb rubbed twice on the pulp of the index finger and middle finger, indicating the action of counting money.

Hugo also didn't explain anything. In fact, he personally has no opinion on the Golden Globe Awards, because he knows that awards are hard to say. No one is 100% sure that they will win awards. This is also the charm of unpopularity. . What's more, losing to Nicolas Cage of "Far from Las Vegas" was the result he expected before taking on "Death Ramble", because that's the way history goes, isn't it?

Hugo raised his thumb, motioned Tim to keep quiet, and then said with a smile, "The reporters are listening, we still have to save face for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, right?" Tim listened immediately. I understood the ridicule and banter in Hugo's words, and laughed lowly.

With this simple conversation, the entire tense atmosphere was evacuated a lot.

But then, when the awards ceremony started, the atmosphere in the entire banquet hall condensed involuntarily, and the nervousness invaded again, making everyone quiet.

Tonight's awards started with the Lifetime Achievement Award, which Ilya Kazan and Jack Lemmon received. Looking at the two old men on the stage, Hugo also followed the audience with a standing ovation to show his respect. He hoped to have a few words with Jack. As one of the greatest actors in film history, Jack's wisdom And humor is beyond the reach of many actors. Hugo still remembers the conversation he had with Katherine Hepburn. If he could have a conversation with Jack, it would definitely be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

However, it was obvious that this time in Berlin was impossible. After Jack received the Lifetime Achievement Award, he left the scene. I heard that I went back to rest first. After all, Jack is 70 years old this year.

Next, the "Dream Village" from Japan took the lead in winning the Outstanding Achievement Award, and then the jury's special award was awarded to "Farewell to the Classroom", which caused a commotion in the scene.

As we all know, the three films, "Sense and Sensibility", "Death Ramble" and "Farewell in the Classroom", are the biggest winners of the Golden Bear Awards before tonight. If nothing else, this year's Berlin Film Festival will witness this. One of the three works successfully reached the top.

Now, "Farewell in the Classroom" has won the special award of the jury, which is actually equivalent to the second place. This also confirms the media's prediction and evaluation of this work, but at the same time, it also means the competition for the Golden Bear Award. The war has reduced one favorable competitor, and the pattern of choosing between "Sense and Sensibility" and "Death Ramble" has gradually become clear.

In fact, in terms of overall quality, "Sense and Sensibility" is more sought after, and "Death Ramble" completely relied on the topic effect to catch up in the past three days, winning the support of many audiences. But objectively speaking, the real competitiveness of "Death Ramble" should be in individual awards, and the overall completion rate is behind "reason and emotion" and "classroom love". In other words, Tim is the strongest contender for the Silver Bear for Best Director.

This situation is very similar to last year. "Before Sunrise" almost won praise. From the actors to the script to the whole, they are very competitive, but after all, there is still a little chemical reaction, so in the end it was not able to When he won the Golden Bear Award, he was not able to win the Special Jury Award, but was affirmed by the Silver Bear Award for Best Director. This is not only a personal recognition of the director, but also a positive evaluation of the overall completion of the work.

The same is true of "Death Ramble" now.

So, when the famous Israeli actor Gila Almagor took to the stage to announce the winner of the best director, the scene began to riot, and the eyes of the guests and reporters were quickly on several people. The most promising director glanced back and forth, and Tim also received the most attention.

If Tim wins the Silver Bear Award for Best Director, it will basically announce that "Death Ramble" will withdraw from the competition for the Golden Bear Award. This also makes the atmosphere of the scene begin to vaguely surging up.

Tim didn't even notice it. He was holding the armrest of the chair with both hands tightly at this time, and his body was completely tense. Even Susan held his left hand and tried to relax him without success. And Hugo, who was sitting on his right, had his whole heart hanging high. At this moment, he was even more nervous than Tim himself.

Plop, plop... The slow but intense heartbeat made all the surrounding noise settle down, and a low chirping echoed in the ears, causing the blood to gradually heat up and boiling, and the eyes were locked tightly on the spotlight. Below that is a slightly old but still charming figure.

At this moment, not only in Berlin, Germany, but also in Los Angeles on the other side of the Atlantic, there are also people who are paying close attention to the award trends here.

Marjana-Brerickon was sitting in her office, listening to the sound of the radio station on the radio, hoping to know the result as soon as possible from the live broadcast of the official radio station, but at this time she seemed restless and kept on. Biting his fingernails, he was like a trapped beast, trying to find a way out, but he couldn't calm down at all.

Michael Roselle was sitting in a club box. At this time, there were nine people gathered in the box, each holding their own wine glasses. The sound of the live radio echoed softly in the box, but their attention was not. It seemed a little distracted, and they were talking to each other in a low voice. Because they are also not sure whether they want "Death Ramble" to win an award at the Berlin Film Festival.

If the "Death Ramble" is successful, they can take the opportunity to let Marjana step down, but the Golden Globes will inevitably face reputation damage and media blow; Na gets a respite, but they can win the support of more members within the association and make them firmly cooperate with NBC.

This dilemma made their attitudes somewhat ambiguous, and they seemed absent-minded listening to the announcement on the radio.

"The 46th Berlin Film Festival, the winner of the Silver Bear Award for Best Director is..." Gila, who is fifty-six years old this year, her voice is slightly hoarse, and when it is transmitted through the microphone, it becomes more and more magnetic , made everyone's hearts drop high, "Yan Hao from Hong Kong. Hong Kong, 'the sun has ears'..."

Jira's voice fell, and Marjana slumped on the sofa, letting out a long sigh of relief; while in the box, everyone looked at Michael, "Then what are we going to do?"

The scene in Berlin instantly burst into countless applause, accompanied by some low exclamations. Although it was not obvious, it was still possible to see everyone's surprise. Hugo only felt that his heart, which was hanging high in the air, suddenly fell down. The weightless feeling of falling made him panic, but in the panic, he could still clearly feel that Tim felt as if he had been emptied in one breath. Normally, all muscles slumped, and a look of disappointment emerged from his eyes in an instant, but Susan was the first to give Tim a hug, and then gently pressed a kiss on Tim's forehead.

Still missed it. Although it said that he missed the best director, which means that "Death Row Walk" is still qualified to compete with "Sense and Sensibility" for the Golden Bear Award, but everyone knows that the hope is not so great... From Tim You can tell by his reaction, even he himself thinks that the best director Silver Bear is the most promising compared to the Golden Bear Award.

"And..." Just as the audience thundered with applause, Gila, who was standing on the stage, went on to say, "There is another winner," which directly silenced the applause of the audience, and Tim The calm mood was suddenly lifted to the top again, and everyone's fiery eyes were focused on Gila, "The winner is from the United States..."