Chapter 755: 755

Compared to before the awards ceremony, people were looking forward to the exciting showdown between "Schindler's List" and "Farewell to the Love of God", the whole party was quite "boring", not to say that Whoopi Goldberg did not host well. Well, it's not that the ceremony is not exciting enough, but the competition for awards lacks suspense.

The biggest suspense is actually the trend of the best supporting actor, but it was announced early at the beginning of the ceremony, and the awards after that lacked some sparks.

At this time, people realized that the so-called peak matchup was just a media hype. The real situation is that "Schindler's List" has been outstanding from the moment it was screened. After that, no other work can match the momentum of this movie, because "Schindler's List" no matter what. Whether it is the quality of completion or the height of thought, it stands out from the crowd, and has an absolute advantage in the works launched in 1993.

The real showdown is just a way for the media to hype the news and attract attention, and it can even be considered as the Oscar's way of attracting viewership.

But it is undeniable that the overall quality of "Schindler's List" is indeed superior, and even sweeping the Oscars can be regarded as unsuspenseful and well-received. So, it should come as no surprise that "Schindler's List", along with "The Piano" and "Philadelphia Story," dominated the first three-quarters of the awards show.

Although there are still two golden statuettes left for Best Picture and Best Director to be awarded, the failure of "Farewell to the Lovely Heaven" is doomed. There is no other suspense and no other expectations. The comeback of "Farewell to the Love of Love" may have been completely extinguished, because no work has ever been annihilated in other awards, and only won the best film and best film. It is impossible for the director to go down in history.

In the history of the Oscars, the works that can win the best picture and the best director can at least win one or two trophies in other departments, which is also a side proof of the success of this work. Therefore, at this time, "farewell to the sentient beings" still returns empty-handed, then the result is already doomed.

The same is true.

Steven Spielberg took the lead in topping the Best Director Award. In his fourth Best Director Oscar nomination, he finally got his coveted Oscar statuette and won the second place tonight. The honor of a collective standing ovation.

Strictly speaking, this is the least suspenseful award tonight. None of Steven's other four contenders can compete with him. Jane Campion's first Oscar nomination as a female director is already a breakthrough. The supremacy of Hollywood, like going a step further is tantamount to the difficulty of ascending to the sky; although Robert Altman is highly respected, this time the quality of the "intersection of life" is not the best, but at the last moment he squeezed on the last train of nominations, and his character is almost nominated stage is lost.

Jim Sheridan made his debut four years ago with "My Left Foot" and shot to fame, earning nominations not only for Best Director, Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, but also for Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Furth. Rick (Brenda. Fricke) won the competition for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, which is a remarkable achievement. "In the Name of the Father" is only his third work, which once again continued his strength, and also has great advantages in themes, themes, ideas, etc. Not long ago, winning the Berlin Golden Bear Award is a further contribution. It's a pity The fact that this work won the Golden Bear is proof: the theme is hard to win at the Oscars, and the tastes in Berlin and Oscar can be said to be very different.

In the end, there was only James Ivory left, the James Ivory who was constantly hyped but had nowhere to go. Objectively speaking, the overall quality of "Farewell to Sentient Heaven" is inferior to that of "Howard Manor"; subjectively speaking, "Schindler's List" is indeed extremely strong.

So, when presenter Clint Eastwood presented the award, he said, "It shouldn't be a surprise," and then announced that the winner was Steven Spielberg, and the audience didn't see anything at all. The unexpected collective standing ovation is not only for Steven's award, not only for the success of "Schindler's List", but also for the "commercial director" who has finally proved himself in the film industry for 20 years.

Hugo gave Steven a big hug with a big smile on his face, and then stood next to Liam, Ben, and the others, clapping with laughter. In fact, the crew members of "Schindler's List" are very aware of the significance of this work to Steven, and Hugo experienced this personally. Steven was on the verge of collapse several times during the shooting process, not for what Oscar The little golden man is not for the sake of being famous in history, not for the commercial box office, he is just to tell the story well, he is worried that he will ruin the movie and become a sinner, he is worried that he will not be able to show the cruelty of that period of history, he is worried I have lived up to the expectations of countless Jewish compatriots... The burden on Steven's shoulders is far heavier than people think.

When Steven stepped onto the stage and took over the statue from Clint, the audience applauded for a long time, and even many people kept whistling, which pushed the atmosphere of the entire awards ceremony to a climax. Steven Two attempts to calm everyone down were unsuccessful, which made Steven's eyes a little red. This unanimous applause from the audience is the best affirmation for Steven and "Schindler's List".

The scene finally became quiet. Steven held up the golden statuette, glanced down, and said, "I have a friend who has won this award." This sentence immediately made the scene laugh. For the great directors of the same period like Teven, including Clint, who presented him with the award today, this golden statue came too late, "But I swear, I have never held this trophy before, this is my first time. Get it once."

Speaking of this, the applause sounded again. The loud applause and whistles even interrupted Steven's speech. His voice couldn't help but choked a little. He had to lower his head and cough lightly, take a few deep breaths in a row, and adjust himself. "Let me put it this way, if Oskar Schindler hadn't rescued Podeck Pfeifferberg from the Nazis, none of this would have happened today. I I have to thank Podek for being willing to tell this story to Thomas Keneally, then for all of us to get to know Oskar Schindler, and for giving me the privilege of bringing this story to the big screen. Thanks Podek for telling me Trust me and hand over the right of adaptation to me, thank you."

"Uh... the preparatory process for this movie is very difficult. Thank you Steven Zaillian for withstood my torture and completed the script." Steven looked at the location of the crew, and said emotionally. , "The filming process of this film was even more difficult, thank you to all the actors who went through the tormented days together, Liam, thank you; Ben, thank you; Hugo, thank you... By the way, thank you Hugo for letting me I am deeply aware of the significance of this film, and thank you for your wonderful performance, by the way, congratulations on your award just now."

Steven's remarks suddenly made the scene mess up again, whistles and screams were surging, and Hugo, who was sitting in his seat, immediately became the target of "attack" by Liam, Ben and others. A palm and fist hit Hugo, which made Hugo very helpless. Looking at Steven standing on the stage and feeling a lot, and recalling the days of filming, Hugo also sighed a little: It turned out that it was not so easy to create a classic.

"I have to thank my wife for saving my soul during that terrible winter in Poland," Steven continued, "and my mother, who is my lucky charm, thank you so much for bringing Lucky for me, I really, really love her."

All the audience at the scene also gave warm applause to Steven's mother. After the applause fell, Steven took a deep breath again, and said in a low voice with a slightly choked voice, "Also, to the six hundred people. My sincerest condolences to those who are far away from us and unable to enjoy tonight's happiness. Thank you."

After speaking, Steven's eyes quickly became wet. He couldn't bear it any longer. Ignoring the thunderous applause from the scene again, he turned around and left, but the camera behind him captured him wiping the tears from the corners of his eyes. This scene also became the most beautiful footnote to the applause.

The award ceremony is here, it means that there is no suspense, and no one can stop the footsteps of "Schindler's List".

Finally, "Schindler's List" was highly anticipated and topped the Best Picture Award. Steven Spielberg, who had just stepped down, reappeared, along with Katherine Kennedy and Blanco Rusty. Greg (Branko. Lustig) took to the stage as the winner to receive the last statuette of the night.

The audience stood up again. No one was surprised by such a result. It can even be said that it was a result that everyone loved. "Schindler's List" relies on its superior completion, deep-rooted thought excavation, wonderful The superb graphics and soundtrack have pushed the value of the art form of film to its peak, proving that Steven can not only win the hearts of audiences as a commercial director, but also as a creator to turn filmmaking into a film. artwork.

The whole award ceremony came to an end, and "Schindler's List" dominated the 66th Oscars with a sweeping attitude. The form has been perfectly continued, and it has shown absolute strength in various departments, not only thriving in the best film, best director and other departments, but also in the fiercely competitive departments such as best supporting actor and best art director. He made a bloody road and won a total of eight golden statues, ending the exhaustion and noise of the night. Show the so-called popular identity with a proud posture.

The victory of "Schindler's List" at the Oscars is not just the result of an awards ceremony, but time has proved the importance of this work in the long history of film, becoming a dazzling star, forever made his mark.