2096 Chapter 2096
All this happened, all this really happened.
Although "Shakespeare in Love" topped the list with thirteen nominations in the nomination stage, people had already expected the possibility of such a result, but when all this happened, the incredible sense of illusion still came over . Not Saving Private Ryan, not The Truman Show, not even The Thin Red Line or Life is Beautiful, but Shakespeare in Love.
Among the five awards announced so far, "Shakespeare in Love" was all shortlisted for the final competition, and won three of them. The outstanding performance even overshadowed last year's "Titanic".
Dorothy Chandler Hall was permeated with an indescribably strange atmosphere, everyone was deeply aware of the fact that they were creating history with their own hands, but no one could be sure whether this history would last forever or remain infamous , What is this inexplicable uneasiness?
At this moment, more than 49 million viewers across the United States are watching the annual Oscars ceremony. Last year's "Titanic" won a big victory, as well as the outstanding recognition of "LA Confidential" and "As Good As It Gets" The audience was very excited; the attention of the top five contestants this year was beyond imagination. Leaving aside "The Thin Red Line" and "Life is Beautiful", "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Truman Show" were respectively Among the top two in the North American box office rankings in 1998, "The Truman Show" set off a frenzy of discussion throughout the North American continent. Everyone is looking forward to tonight's battle.
But only a third of the award ceremony had passed, and the audience was confused, "What the hell happened?"
Compared with the Hollywood industry insiders, the audience has no idea about the first year of the awards season and the academic public relations. They only know that "Shakespeare in Love" is just a work that no one cares about-before the Oscars, this The box office of this work is only 50 million US dollars. But now, "Shakespeare in Love" has actually become the frontrunner of the awards ceremony, winning three statuettes in one go, what the hell is this!
The mentality of the audience is very simple. What they care about is whether those works with high attention can win awards. As for works with outstanding artistry, that is a game for professionals. Looking at the ratings of the entire Oscar awards ceremony in the long history, it can be seen: the two ceremonies with the highest ratings are the two summits of "Titanic" and "Lord of the Rings 3".
Therefore, when "Shakespeare in Love" defeated "The Truman Show" and "Saving Private Ryan" to become the protagonist of the awards ceremony, the audience almost lost their patience. The real-time ratings plummeted. From approaching the threshold of 50 million, it fell directly to the edge of 40 million. It was even on the verge of 40 million, as if it would fall below the 40 million level at any time.
The staff of ABC TV station looked at the real-time ratings fluctuation curve, each of them trembled with fear, and the uneasy feeling that was difficult to express made them all feel like they were sitting on pins and needles. Even if they were convincing themselves that it had nothing to do with the trends of the awards—"Shakespeare in Love" was already the biggest winner in the nomination stage, and it is now leading the Oscar night. Chandler Hall slowly spread.
Hugo, who knows the historical curve like the back of his hand, and the Weinstein brothers, who have confidence in the academy's public relations, are not surprised by this situation. But both Hugo and the Weinstein brothers have overlooked one thing, a very important thing: the appearance of Hugo, the little butterfly, has deviated the track of history——
'The Truman Show' is one of the biggest hits with 10 nominations; DreamWorks has a PR strategy for 'Saving Private Ryan' and Steven isn't sitting still; Hugo's power in Hollywood now stands alone In the world, no one can beat...
In many cases, history is a series of accidents connected in series to form inevitability. And when a certain accidental change occurs, the chain effect will lead to multiple accidental changes, so that the necessity becomes "another" necessity.
The Best Visual Effects Award was presented immediately, which has nothing to do with the five focus works. In the final competition, unexpectedly, "Peerless Catastrophe" failed to continue the strength of disaster films in this department. In the end, "Dreams Come True" starring Robin Williams won the statuette.
After a brief respite, the best photography award in the technical department, second only to the best editing award, appeared. This award is also considered to be one of the most important awards in the technical department, because the photographer's scheduling of the scene, the image The control and creation of the atmosphere are all necessary magic weapons for the success of a film. The photography award and editing award are generally considered to be an important part of the best film, second only to the director's control. Therefore, many senior photographers later changed jobs and became directors, and the director of "Speed" Jane De Bont is one of the representative figures.
This year's best cinematography award can be said to be extremely competitive. The five nominees are "Saving Private Ryan", "The Truman Show", "Shakespeare in Love", "The Thin Red Line" and "Eliza white". Except for "Life is Beautiful", the top five contestants for the best picture are all shortlisted, and the competition situation can almost be called fierce.
This award is also known as the first skirmish for the best picture battle, and everyone in the audience stared with bated breath. In the end, Jennifer Aniston announced the winner of this award, and it was "Janusz. Kaminski, 'Saving Private Ryan'", Steven's queen photographer, following Second time after "Schindler's List" won the award!
In an instant, all the guests in the audience stood up collectively, which was really beyond everyone's expectations.
This is just the best photography award, and Janusz is not a senior who has worked hard but has never been recognized, but all the guests in the audience still gave a collective standing ovation and gave Janusz a warm applause. Compared with the award itself, the first Golden Talent in "Saving Private Ryan" is more meaningful. This not only broke the monopoly of "Shakespeare in Love" tonight, but also declared that "Saving Private Ryan" En" returned to the ranks of competitors, and the sense of "relief" made everyone stand up impatiently.
No one wants to inscribe their name in Oscar history in some inexplicable way.
"Saving Private Ryan" beat out the other three direct contenders for best picture to take home the best cinematography award, and the invincible "Shakespeare in Love" lost its first trophy in head-to-head competition. The suspense comes back a little bit—though only a tiny bit.
Gwyneth looked at Bob beside her in surprise, as if asking "what's going on", Bob stood up with a smile on his face, and gave Janusz a polite applause, but his expression was incomparable Be calm, as if nothing happened. Noticing Gwyneth's eyes, Bob turned his head and smiled at her, motioning to reassure her.
Like "Ben-Hur", twelve nominations including eleven statuettes, such a feat cannot be replicated in the entire history of Oscars. No one can hit the nail on the head. Therefore, losing one or two statuettes is the expected result.
In fact, the Weinstein brothers strategically chose to give up many awards. According to their plan, "Shakespeare in Love" won six to seven statuettes out of thirteen nominations, which is the most perfect Many other nominations can be waived. For example, in the Best Cinematography Award, "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Thin Red Line" have inherent advantages in this award, and several other works have already become spectators during the nomination stage.
Therefore, Bob was not surprised at all by such a result.
Even if "Saving Private Ryan" wins a round, it can't shake the leading position of "Shakespeare in Love". In fact, Bob believes that the next few technical awards may not be directly related to "Shakespeare in Love". It's more of a battle between "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Thin Red Line," and not even "The Truman Show" has any edge in the technical department. The real decisive award still depends on the Best Film Editing Award. It is not without reason that this award is called the "Little Best Film". Therefore, Bob only needs to pay attention to the best film editing award. As for other technical awards, he will enjoy the comfort and leisure of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight.
Looking back at Gwyneth, Bob found that Gwyneth was still extremely nervous, and the turmoil in her eyes revealed her nervousness. This made Bob shake his head slightly in his heart. Sure enough, Gwyneth was still too immature, like the dodder grass in the greenhouse, without any wind and rain.
Bob was looking at Gwyneth, but out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Hugo from the far end was also looking over. The two people's eyes met slightly in the air, and Hugo nodded his chin slightly towards him, with a smile Indifferent but calm. Bob also showed a smile, as a greeting, but he couldn't help sighing slightly in his heart: Hugo is definitely not a easy guy to deal with, he is not as simple as he looks on the surface.
Looking back, Bob found that Gwyneth was also looking at Hugo, but at this time Hugo had already withdrawn his gaze and focused on the stage, which made the elegant look on Gwyneth's face The smile froze completely, and even the muscles in the shoulders stiffened. Bob patted the back of Gwyneth's hand lightly, then gave her a comforting look, telling her to stay calm.
The rest of the award ceremony was just as Bob expected. "Saving Private Ryan" won the best sound and best sound editing trophies without any suspense. Best Film Editing Award, and at this time, "Saving Private Ryan" and "Shakespeare in Love", which each received three statuettes, have become the most popular. One statuette may completely change the trend of tonight's awards ceremony!