Chapter 431 Fair, Open and Just

As Oscar’s 80th birthday, the award ceremony is naturally indispensable for commemoration and review. Before almost every important award is awarded, montage clips of past winners will be played. In addition, there are many clips of famous winners, especially those Oscars. couple. [fights break the sky

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For example, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones chatted in front of the big screen on the stage. The organizer gave them more than a minute, as if they were erecting a model Hollywood couple.

Among those present, only Murphy knew that the conflict between the couple would intensify within a few years, especially Michael Douglas' remarks, which almost pushed the couple to the point of divorce.

Murphy still vaguely remembers the biggest gossip in Hollywood around 2010 in his previous life. Michael Douglas, who recovered from throat cancer, revealed in an interview that the main cause of his cancer was a woman infected with HPV virus. , making the outside world suspect that his movie star wife Catherine Zeta-Jones may be infected with the HPV virus, which indirectly caused him to develop cancer...

And Michael Douglas' eldest son, who seems to be a drug addict too?

Looking at the couple on the Oscar stage, Murphy suddenly felt moved. Maybe this is their chance?

It seems like the best way to start with the drug and then return to the drug?

Murphy frowned slightly, this kind of thing can't be rushed, just like what he followed, he had to be calm and calm.

Afterwards, Frank Pearson, the rotating chairman of the Academy, took to the stage and gave a brief explanation of the Oscar selection process with the help of the big screen. In recent years, the voices about the Oscar becoming a game of money and public relations have become louder and louder. The academy seems to want to make a name for itself in this way.

It also interspersed with the words of many judges such as George Clooney, John Travolta and Michael Bay. If you understand them according to the words of these people, the Oscar is definitely a fair, open and just award. [Fights Break the Sphere]

It's a pity that people in the industry know that under Oscar's glamorous appearance, there are various transactions such as sex, money, and contacts. Excellent works and roles are just the most basic entry conditions.

As one of the interviewees in the video, Brad Bird also deliberately showed a funny scene. He covered his eyes, and then threw his pen to the list full of nominations...

He exemplifies the well-known way of voting with your feet.

"A secretary printed out the final statistical results, sealed the envelope, and then pulled her out and shot her. We took the envelope, and the results were absolutely confidential."

Amidst the laughter, this link came to an end, and the awards ceremony got back on track.

The awards were moved out one after another. Although "Man of Steel" is limited to sci-fi and superhero genres, it is bound to be underestimated by the academy, but the word-of-mouth and box office results of the film are here, and it is impossible for them not to pay attention at all. This is Hollywood after all. .

Not surprisingly, in terms of technical awards, "Man of Steel" has successively won two statuettes for best visual effects and best sound effects, which can be called a big winner in technical awards.

As for heavyweight awards such as performance awards, no actor in "Man of Steel" died, so naturally they missed it.

It is too difficult to expect a purely commercial film to win an Oscar for performance. Although the Academy continues to absorb new members, it is an indisputable fact that the old men at the core are getting old day by day. In the future, they will only be more conservative , The results of previous awards also proved this point.

They will be influenced by PR and various transactions, but the premise must be in line with their aesthetics, at least close to their aesthetics.

Oscar's position is weird. It wants ratings and keeps a distance from business. It thinks about art but dare not go too far. It can only be vague. [Fights Break Sphere] They are called academic school, but what is academic school? Maybe the devil knows, or maybe they can't explain it clearly.

Murphy only knew they were equally kitsch,

It's just more conservative.

For example, the industry has been calling for the addition of the best stunt coordinator award. After all, this position has become almost a must in Hollywood movies, but the old men on the academy executive committee have always disagreed.

The old men at the core of the academy, although they always say that they appreciate the contribution of the stunt coordinators to the film, are unwilling to make any changes, even if the stunt coordinators will make concessions and are willing to participate in the non-television Oscars. They accepted the award before the ceremony, but they still insisted that this award will not be established.

Stunt coordinators play a very important role in the film and have their own unique contribution to film production.

In the crew of a director like Murphy, the stuntman will always be a very key presence.

They are responsible for designing a variety of complex and dangerous action scenes in film and television works, including car chases, fighting, blasting, underwater operations, high-altitude diving, etc., and then hand them over to stuntmen or professionals to complete.

This award ceremony has been going on so far, the stage is not too lively, and the audience's reaction is also a bit cold. If there is no camera lens watching, I am afraid that many people will yawn.

As time goes by, the judges who were still young in the 1990s are getting old, which directly leads to the 80-year-old Oscar, who is getting older year by year. Perhaps the Academy has also realized its own problems. For this reason, Jon Stewart, a very appealing host among young people, was specially recruited, but it still failed to save this doomed dull awards ceremony.

"The Oscar awards ceremony has been going downhill year by year. The old judges are not even willing to use their brains to think of a better idea. They probably want to go home and sleep after the awards are handed out."

Hearing Megan Fox's boring complaints, Murphy felt that it was not unreasonable.

If the Academy and Oscar do not actively reform and save themselves in the future, it will not be long before they even slip out of the top five or even top ten North American audience ratings.

How embarrassing would this be for Hollywood?

After years of evolution and rehearsals, Oscar has basically achieved the superficial staggering, rich clothes and fine food. Every star seems to love peace and all mankind, and he keeps thanking the judges and parents.

Under the procedural scene, the rules and unspoken rules have reached a certain degree of unity, and people in the circle have nothing to say-even if a movie with a box office hit fails to win, the winning movie Arthouse films definitely work, too, and vice versa.

But audiences don't want to see this. What they need more is fresh and surprising stimulation, and what they need is that the films and actors they recognize can win awards.

However, the Oscars will not change based on the audience's choice. It is not the 'Teen Choice Awards' or the 'People's Choice Awards' after all.

"Director Stanton."

A staff member came over and reminded Murphy in a low voice, "It's almost time to award the best art director."

"Thank you." Murphy stood up, buttoned up his suit, followed the staff through a special passage, and walked to the backstage.

He is the presenter of the Best Art Direction award tonight.

Entering the backstage, Murphy got an envelope and a set of words from the director. He glanced at it, quickly wrote down the words, and then listened to the director's instructions, followed behind the staff, and came to the front desk of the entrance.

Just like the lines in a movie, what the Hollywood guests say is carefully prepared by the show organizers. It is a big taboo for Oscar to say random words. Basically, all the guests will follow the prepared words in their own way. Make an appropriate interpretation.

Producers of many Oscar awards ceremonies often warn those stars who have just become famous and are eager to show off that if they don't follow the prepared strings of words, then they should not be the award presenters.

Hearing the voice of Jon Stewart in front, Murphy stepped onto the stage at the right time. On the big screen in the background of the stage, the classic scene of "Gone with the Wind" appeared. Murphy waved frequently and walked up to the front of the stage full of energy , turned slightly, looked at the background screen of "Gone with the Wind" and said, ""Gone with the Wind" is the first film to include Best Picture, Best Cinematography, and Best Art Direction. A film wants to be a constant To be a classic, it is necessary to express the story through the visual concept and design situation, and give it life by the art director and photographer..."

He paused for a while, and said in line with the screen lit up on the stage background, "Afterwards, "Ben-Hur", "Lawrence of Arabia", "Schindler's List" and "Titanic" won the three awards. masterpiece……"

These are all strings of words carefully prepared by the organizer, and Murphy hardly changed anything, "This year, four films have been nominated for more than three awards, so let's start."

His expression turns serious, "Robert Stormerberg for 'American Gangster', Stephanie MacMillan for 'Sweeney Todd', Eve for There Will Be Blood, and Nominees for Best Art Direction - Stewart, Jess Gundl in The Golden Compass, Helena Espora in Man of Steel."

After reading the nomination list, Murphy directly opened the envelope, "The winner is Helena Espora from Man of Steel."

"Man of Steel" won another statuette, but unfortunately, Helena Espora set up the venue for the montage studio in Paris and did not attend the awards ceremony, and her agent finally accepted the award on her behalf.

Murphy left the stage and walked backstage. When he returned to his seat, the awards ceremony had come to an end. The Coen brothers became the biggest winners of this year's Oscars. Just as he remembered, the brothers won the Oscar for "No Country for Old Men". There are two statuettes for Best Director and Best Picture.

After the awards ceremony, Murphy did not go home. For the sake of publicity, he came to the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel to attend the Oscar night party hosted by "Vanity Fair" and continued to make a high-profile appearance in front of the media.

At the party, he also met the Michael Douglas couple. (To be continued.)

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