Chapter 2098 Chapter 2098

The first half of the Oscars ceremony came to an end, and the audience was filled with a sense of restlessness and irritability. Everyone could feel that something big had happened, but no one could tell why, Wayne Not Brother Stan, not Steven, not Hugo.

When the second half kicked off, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was the first to present this year's Lifetime Achievement Award, and when Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro presented the award to Elia Kazan, more than half of the crowd was present. Booing, and a third of the people applauding enthusiastically, the chaotic scene pushed the restlessness of the awards ceremony to its peak.

Although there is no direct connection between art and morality, Ilya's behavior of selling friends and seeking glory cannot define his contribution to the film industry; but Hugo still refused to applaud him. The last time the two met at the Berlin Film Festival, Hugo said There's no getting too close to the master of cinema. The same is true tonight.

Tom Cruise, who was clapping, glanced at Hugo, as if asking "Are you applauding or booing", but Hugo shrugged, showing a nonchalant expression. This made Tom shake his head with a smile, but after applauding for a while, he lowered his hand and said to Hugo in a low voice, "The manager's request." It seemed to be explaining his behavior just now.

After a brief turmoil, the Oscars get into the main action, and that's where the evening's final awards will go: Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay, followed by Best Director and Best Actor And the suspense of the best actress, and finally the best picture.

The best adapted screenplay award with less suspense is the first to appear, and five works including "The Thin Red Line", "Gods and Beasts", "Three Points of Windfall", "Strategic Master" and "Rising Wind and Clouds" were shortlisted for the final competition.

These five nominees are all works that performed well at the awards ceremony tonight. In addition to the best adapted screenplay, they have all been shortlisted for at least one other award, and the average quality is still very outstanding. However, before the start of the awards ceremony, almost everyone believed that the "thin red line" would be the best, and there would be no competitors at all.

In fact, at the previous American Screenwriters Guild Awards, "Shakespeare in Love" and "Strategic Master" won the Best Original Screenplay Award and the Best Adapted Screenplay Award respectively, which made the two works generally favored. "Shakespeare in Love" also successfully won the Best Screenplay Award at the Golden Globe Awards, but "Strategic Master" was not even shortlisted for the Golden Globe Awards, which is really intriguing.

After entering the Oscars, "The Thin Red Line" suddenly emerged and became one of the main contenders for the best picture with an absolutely strong performance. Under such a background, the other four works in the best adapted screenplay department are difficult to launch an impact on the "thin red line", and it is estimated that the result should be without suspense.

Under the eyes of everyone, Hugo and Curtis Hansen walked onto the stage hand in hand. They were the winners of the Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay last year respectively, so they were invited to be the award presenters of this year's screenwriting department. guest.

"Not long ago, I chatted with a screenwriter friend about the importance of scripts. We all lamented that the status of screenwriters has been emphasized again. There have been many wonderful adapted scripts for two consecutive years, and there are even more outstanding original scripts. The script." Curtis took the initiative to change the topic, and said with a smile, "So... what do you think?"

Hugo was originally listening with his hands behind his back, and then he was taken aback, "Oh, you are asking for my opinion?" Curtis nodded, and Hugo showed a disappointed expression, "I still I thought you were going to say that I contributed an important impetus that cannot be ignored in this process, and I was about to be humble."

Hugo's words made the audience burst into laughter. It is worth mentioning that the number of viewers who had fallen below the threshold of 40 million was slowly recovering. After Hugo took the stage, the number of viewers quickly jumped to 40 million. Thirteen million, and it was still rising slowly, which made the program broadcasting team start to get excited.

"Of course, the work of screenwriting will always be an important part of the filmmaking industry - no, Ernst, I can't say the word 'most', it betrays my work as an actor, sorry, this is my limit It is." Hugo suddenly raised his hands, shook his head and said, which made everyone stunned, but before everyone could react, Hugo continued, "It is precisely because of the countless wonderful ideas of the screenwriters. , which keeps me from being unemployed, so I think I should solemnly thank them for their hard work."

Only then did people react, and the applause and laughter of the audience became one piece.

Hugo paused for a moment, and when the laughter at the scene subsided, he turned to look at Curtis, "So, have you read the works on the nomination list? How do you feel?"

"Oh, excellent, very excellent. But, I look forward to your work even more. I recently heard that you are writing a brand new script." As soon as Curtis finished speaking, many people at the scene began to boo. It has long been no secret that Hugo is writing a new script, but the details about the script have not been known yet.

Hugo raised his eyebrows and nodded his chin lightly, "If I were you, I wouldn't look forward to it so much. Because I'm not sure whether I will be able to stand here next year, so you'd better take advantage of it while you still remember, Hurry up and go to the cinema to watch it." After speaking, Hugo pointed down with his fingers, pointing to the place where his feet were standing.

At the beginning, everyone didn't understand what it meant, but seeing Hugo's vivid expression, and his eyes kept drifting towards the little golden man in Curtis's hand, they understood in a blink of an eye: Hugo is implying that he hopes His script is also expected to be nominated next year, and even won an award; at the same time, it is also ironic that if it is not shortlisted for an Oscar, many people will not go to the cinema to watch it.

Now, the scene completely became a sea of ​​laughter, which couldn't stop at all.

After finally calming down the noise, Hugo coughed twice, lowered his head and said, "Curtis, I hope Whoopi won't be angry because you stole her hosting job." Curtis threw it on him, seeing the mistakes on Curtis's face, before the audience had time to laugh, Hugo said quickly, "Let's watch the nomination list for the best adapted screenplay tonight, please see the big Screen."

As a result, everyone could only keep their laughter locked in their throats, holding back their laughter so hard that no one even noticed the movement on the big screen. Unknowingly, the number of viewers of the awards ceremony has returned to more than 45 million, and the strong pulling force of the "Hugo effect" finally made ABC TV station breathe a sigh of relief.

After viewing the short films of the five nominated films, the job was once again back to Hugo and Curtis. Hugo was holding the red envelope in his hand, and he didn't try to whet his appetite. He opened the envelope directly, took out the card inside, took a sneak peek, then raised his eyebrows, and the smile on his mouth was really funny, "The seventieth One Oscar, the winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay is..."

Then Hugo handed the envelope to Curtis, and Curtis leaned over to look at the envelope, then looked at Hugo, and then said into the microphone, "'Gods and Beasts', Bill Condon ( Bill. Condon)."

... Silence, or silence. Almost everyone did not expect such an ending, not "The Thin Red Line", not even "Strategist", but "Gods and Beasts". The Thin Red Line was out of the Best Picture race — and since it lost in the winning division, "The Thin Red Line" was barely a match for the rest of the category.

First, "Life is Beautiful" won the Best Foreign Language Film Award and was eliminated from the final competition; then "The Thin Red Line" was upset by "Gods and Beasts", and then it was eliminated from the final competition. Such a pattern is really incomprehensible. Or to be more precise, the whole direction of the Oscars tonight is incomprehensible.

At present, "Saving Private Ryan" and "Shakespeare in Love" are leading the way, and "The Truman Show" only won a statuette with the best soundtrack, which is not painful. There may be countless changes in each of the following awards, which will have an unpredictable impact on the final Best Picture Award.

The award for best original screenplay that followed was crucial.

This is different from other previous awards, the importance has directly climbed several levels, and even Harvey, who has always been calm and calm, became nervous. The success or failure of "Shakespeare in Love" tonight is based on the two awards of Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress. They have operated the entire awards season just for this one - the one where all the weight is concentrated in the hands of Hugo Inside the red envelope, the air began to become tense, and the unspeakable heat made the sound of sweat dripping so clearly.

"Shakespeare in Love", "Saving Private Ryan", "The Truman Show", "Life is Beautiful" and "The Bragging Customer", five works will compete for the best original screenplay award, except for "The Bragging Customer" In addition to being weak, the competition for the other four works at the award ceremony is definitely a thin ice. Unlike the shocking upset of the best adapted screenplay, in the original department, no one can guarantee that it will win, and no one can confirm which one The winner of the work is considered a dark horse.

Following last year's fierce competition for the best original screenplay department, this year once again presents an unprecedented boom in original screenplays. However, compared to last year's hard power duel, this year is more of a duel of momentum - "The World of Truman", whose script strength has an absolute advantage, is not the favorite to win awards, but "Shakespeare in Love" has the upper hand in the degree of discussion. " and "Saving Private Ryan" are leading the way, but at the same time, the unpredictability of the whole trend has also made the award competition more intense.

When meeting on a narrow road, the brave wins, but what about the meeting of the brave?