Six Hundred and Forty Three

When the awards ceremony in the Temple Theater began to gradually enter a formal rhythm, after the results of each award came out, the live footage of ABC TV station frequently switched between the theater scene and the studio.

As before, there were several well-known invited film critics sitting in the studio. The most inspirational and famous one among them was undoubtedly Roger Ebert, who came all the way from Chicago. The physical torture and mental torture of cancer have made this Pulitzer Prize winner extremely thin, and his face under the round glasses becomes more and more sharp-mouthed and monkey-like.

"James Cameron's ongoing work has nothing to do with the great art of cinema."

In the live broadcast of the main venue, "Titanic" once again won the statuette for best costume design. Roger Ebert, sitting in the studio, looked into the microphone in front of him like an expert giving guidance. Speak confidently.

"According to my experience in past Oscars, this "Titanic" has already won the Best Visual Effects Award, the Best Sound Editing Award, the Best Sound Effects Award, the Best Original Song Award, and the Best Original Score Award. and Best Costume Design, and seven Oscars to start with, which is not a good sign.”

As we all know, there are geographical divisions among film critics. The Los Angeles film critic Todd McCarthy from the "Hollywood Reporter" who had been sitting next to him heard Roger Ebert's shameless gushing. Frowning slightly, without any consideration, he spoke into the microphone in front of him and interrupted the other party.

"Fourteen Oscar nominations, and half of the results have been obtained. The current winning rate is already a miracle. Isn't this considered a success? Roger, the Oscar ceremony is only halfway through."

"According to the college's past habits, this is certainly not a good thing."

Roger Ebert, who was as tall as a skeleton, turned his head, unhappiness about being interrupted written on his face. He looked at Todd McCarthy, who had no respect for him, and retorted directly: "These awards are getting more and more valuable." If it is more, it means that the subsequent heavyweight awards will be further and further away from "Titanic"."

The Pulitzer Prize winner believed that everything he said was well-founded. He glanced contemptuously at the local Los Angeles film critic and continued:

"An even more important point is that since the first Oscars, there has never been a purely commercial film that won a heavyweight award! There has never been one before, and there will never be one in the future. The Oscars are for those films that contain great artistic recognition. The stage, for pure business..."

Seeing that the film critic from Chicago was getting more and more enthusiastic, Kenneth Turan, a well-known film critic from the Los Angeles Times who had always been quite low-key, interrupted him again with a joking voice.

"Roger, just a year ago, you said the same thing about Wayne Greenberg, but the fact is..."

Just like a bloody scar being uncovered in public, as soon as these ridiculing words were spoken, Roger Ebert's face instantly turned the color of pig liver.

He claims to be the leader of film critics in North America and a director of the film industry. However, during the Oscars the year before last, he was slapped in the face several times on TV. Especially when he thought about being admitted to the hospital after walking out of the studio, a look of embarrassment and anger appeared on his face.

As soon as the TV station director saw the situation in the studio, he immediately switched the TV signal to the Oscars scene at the Temple Theater. At this time, "Titanic" just happened to win the statuette for best art direction.

Most of the guests' attention was not on the stage. Instead, they frequently cast pity on James Cameron, who was very conspicuous where the "Titanic" crew was. Everyone knows that the results of tonight's award ceremony are abnormal. If we go by past experience, after receiving a lot of "off-cut" gold medals, "Titanic" basically has no chance of winning the next heavyweight award. .

"The college won't really share the pork, right?"

As a bystander, Naomi Watts turned to look at the man beside her.

Wayne shook his head. "No, just watch."

As soon as he finished speaking, Denzel Washington, as the award guest, walked onto the stage wearing a tuxedo. The representative of the black Hollywood movie star stood in front of the microphone and said to the audience: "A great movie requires a great photographer to work tirelessly for it, which requires extremely high talent."

Everyone knows that this award is very important and is related to the trend of the heavyweight award tonight. Under the gaze of countless people, Denzel Washington was not in a hurry at all and spoke his own words in a leisurely manner. "This year there are many extremely talented photographers who use their own lenses to express wonderful stories on the big screen."

After finishing speaking, he winked at the audience, then turned slightly to face the direction of the big screen, and continued: "The nominees for Best Cinematography include Janusz Kaminski's "Broken Tide", Dante Spin Noti's "L.A. Confidential," Eduardo Serra's "The Wings of the Dove," Roger Deakins' "The Dalai Lama," and Russell Carpunk's "Titanic."

As the movie clips flashed by on the big screen, Denzel Washington did not continue to maintain suspense. He directly opened the small envelope in his hand. After looking down, he seemed to have discovered something incredible. His eyes were fixed on the crew of "Titanic" not far from the stage.

"The winner is Russell Carpunk, "Titanic", congratulations."

The moment the award was announced, the audience burst into warm applause, and the crew of "Titanic" fell into carnival again. Tonight, the crew had gotten up and celebrated so many times, but this time it was obviously different from before.

James Cameron's face was captured on the big screen by the main camera, and everyone saw it. There was a look of relief on the truck driver's face.

The two statuettes for Best Cinematography and Best Editing are almost the outpost of Best Picture. In the past decades of Oscar history, this rule has basically been followed. Now "Titanic" has won Best Cinematography. The statuette, at least, can guarantee that half of the most important award, Best Picture, has been won.

The next development was completely in accordance with this trend. After the Best Cinematography Award was awarded, it was the Best Editing Award. Without any surprise, this statuette was still won by "Titanic".

"Creating a great story and successfully moving countless audiences on the big screen has always been the standard for measuring excellent screenwriters."

After two consecutive meaningful statuettes were awarded, Cameron Diaz, with a sweet face and hot figure, walked onto the stage wearing a pure black fishtail dress, stood in front of the microphone and began to introduce the best original script.

"sugar daddy, huh?"

The woman on the stage was still saying the words hard, and Naomi Watts seemed to suddenly remember something. She raised her arm, lightly poked the man next to her, turned her head, and imitated Cameron Dia. Zi's ​​tone of voice was a joke in a low voice.

"Hey, Nami, I thought you two got along well with each other." Wayne curled his lips and said without any embarrassment.

"bi**h!"

The Australian actress rolled her eyes, thinking of something that happened when they were filming together, and silently uttered a word to the coquettish woman on the stage.

"I am very honored to announce that the winners of Best Original Screenplay are Matt Damon and Ben Affleck for "Good Will Hunting." Congratulations!"

This is "Good Will Hunting," the first Oscar winner at this year's Oscars. You can see that Harvey Weinstein's face doesn't look good, but the pair of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Friends, like children who are looking forward to getting candy, get their wish and start hugging everyone crazily.

In particular, Matt Damon's acceptance speech focused on thanking Harvey Weinstein, a big fat man. Perhaps to others, this fat man is a despicable person who does not keep his word, but to Matt Damon With Ben Affleck, he is the noble man who helps them realize their dreams.

Wayne looked at the high-spirited Matt Damon and lamented that in this dirty circle, stars who still care about friendship are so rare.

Just over ten or twenty years later, Harvey Weinstein, a big fat man, was directly beaten by MeToo from the Hollywood boss to a criminal. Only Matt Damon among the celebrities was really trying to help this big man. Fatty, personally called the media one by one to put pressure.

There is no doubt that the reason why Matt Damon supports this big fat man is probably because the other party invested in "Good Will Hunting" and then single-handedly put "Good Will Hunting" on the Oscar stage, allowing this ordinary-looking little boy to win the Oscar. The actor has successfully found his own stage in Hollywood.

"The nominees for Best Supporting Actor are..."

After the Best Original Screenplay was awarded, the song "Miss Misery" from "Good Will Hunting" sounded on the stage. As soon as the performance ended, it was finally time for the heavyweight performance awards at this Oscars. The award guest Mira Sauve Nuo looked at the big screen and made the final introduction.

"Lowe Williams' "Good Will Hunting," Robert Forster's "Dangerous Liaisons," Anthony Hopkins' "Block Out," Greg Kinnear's "As Good As It Gets," and Nicolas Cage's "Batman." The Dark Knight."

Without leaving any time for suspense, Mira Sorvino opened the small envelope without hesitation and read into the microphone: "The winner is you Nicolas Cage, "The Dark Knight"! Congratulations."

"F**k, really hit."

The moment the award presenter was announced, Wayne swore softly, but no one heard his scream. Everyone hugged and congratulated Nicolas Cage one by one amid warm applause.

This result can be said to have surprised many people. Although everyone at the Temple Theater stood up and applauded, the eyes looking at the crew of "The Dark Knight" were full of disbelief. Nicolas Cage hugged Wayne for the last time and slapped his back several times with both hands excitedly.

"You made history, Nikolai." Wayne smiled, shook his head, and said loudly in the other person's ear: "Go and get that damn statuette, you guy who made history."

"Wayne, no, no, no. I should thank you. Without your original choice, there would be no such great role."

After speaking, Nicolas Cage turned around and walked towards the stage, high-fiving every star he knew along the way. After receiving the statuette for Best Supporting Actor, he did not forget to hug Mira Sorvino, which shows how excited he is now.

"Thank you to the academy for recognizing my performance."

Standing in front of the microphone, Nicolas Cage raised the statuette and began to deliver his acceptance speech. "Behind this statuette is a character called "The Clown." I became associated with this character, and I have to count forward to the end of 1992. So, the first person I want to thank is Wayne, the great Wayne -Director Greenberg.”

As he spoke, his eyes were firmly fixed on the crew of "Batman: The Dark Knight", on the man who had an ice face on the crew but was now smiling at him. "Thank you, Wayne, for giving me the opportunity to star in the great movie "Joker". Thank you for choosing to believe in me and inviting me to star in "The Dark Knight" again after a few years. 》.

Working with you has taught me what it means to be a successful person. At one time, the sentence I hated hearing the most was, "Nicola, your performance in "Joker" was perfect. Wayne trained your acting skills so well!" However, as time goes by, I have to admit to everyone that every actor who works with you is a lucky person blessed by God! "

A round of applause burst out from the scene. The applause was given to Nicolas Cage on the stage and to Wayne sitting in the audience. One thing everyone has to admit is that the star-making ability of this young Hollywood director's works has always been second to none in Hollywood, and no actor would not want to work with him.

"Wayne, you told me I made history, no, no, no. I stand here and tell you, it was all of us who made history together, thank you."

After saying that, without any nostalgia for the stage, he turned around and strode backstage, where dozens of media reporters were waiting to interview him, the unexpected Best Supporting Actor.

As for the so-called making history, most people in the theater understand what is going on. This year is the 70th Oscar. Before this year, there had never been a non-realistic film that could win a significant acting award. In At this point, it’s not wrong to say that “The Dark Knight” made history.

But tonight, this stage is destined not to belong to "The Dark Knight", nor to anyone else. There is only one protagonist, and that is the crew of "Titanic".

The award ceremony has gradually come to an end. This year's Best Actor was once again won by the old Jack Nicholson. With his superb performance in "As Good As It Gets", the old and disrespectful Jack Nicholson was once again crowned. won the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Also from the film "As Good As It Gets", this year's Best Actress statuette belongs to Helen Hunt. She also became the Best Actress at the 70th Oscar for her performance in "As Good As It Gets".

"Do you still remember what I said to you on this stage the year before last?"

When Helen Hunt held up the statuette representing the best actress and began to give an excited acceptance speech, all the women in the audience showed emotions such as yearning, jealousy, and longing. The same is true for Naomi Watts. Looking at the high-spirited new Oscar-winning actress on the stage, the longing in her eyes is not concealed at all.

Seeing the emotion in her eyes, Wayne stretched out his hand, held the woman's slender white fingers, and continued with the confused look in her eyes: "Listen, I swear, you will get that thing too."

"ok."

The Australian actress blinked and didn't take this sentence too seriously, just treating it as a man's sweet words.

Her family knew about her family affairs, and she still remembered what the other party said to her a few years ago, and she was unswervingly moving forward according to that plan. The film "Charlie's Angels" that has been completed is a commercial film that cannot be more pure. As far as she knows, there is another science fiction film waiting for her.

The advantages and disadvantages of taking this route are obvious. In every big-selling commercial film, whether you are starring in a vase or other types of heroines, your status in the industry will definitely rise rapidly, and your salary will also rise significantly. But this also means that there is basically no chance of professional awards.

"It's almost time, I have to get ready."

Wayne patted the woman's hand, stood up and hunched over, while everyone's attention was attracted by the new actress on the stage, he walked backstage in a low-key manner.

An interspersed nostalgic performance ended, and ten minutes later, the same scene as the previous year's Oscars appeared again on this year's Oscar stage.

When Wayne walked out of the backstage tall and tall in a well-fitting black suit, the entire Temple Theater was filled with applause. Countless people slowly stood up from their seats, clapping fiercely and frequently His eyes wandered between Wayne and the crew of "Titanic".

"Hey, hey, hey. If I were you, I wouldn't be so excited so early."

Standing in front of the microphone, Wayne spoke with a teasing tone, once again eliciting cheers and whistles from the audience.

"Well, I found that some people can't wait." When the scene calmed down a little, he shrugged, looked down at the small card in his hand, and started talking about the formula. “Behind every great film, there must be a great director. Let’s take a look at the nominees for the Best Director Award at the 70th Academy Awards~

James Cameron's "Titanic", Peter Cattaneo's "Six Pigs", Atom Yingoyan "Unexpected Spring", Curtis Hanson's "L.A. Confidential", Gus Fan - Sant "Good Will Hunting". "

When Wayne started to open the small envelope, he specifically observed the truck driver, but he was a little disappointed. The truck driver had obviously expected it the moment he saw him, and he was looking at him with a smile on his face.

"Okay, the winner of the Best Director Award at the 70th Academy Awards is James Cameron for "Titanic". Congratulations, James."

"boom!"

The whole theater was instantly in a commotion. Not counting the final award for Best Picture, "Titanic" has already won 10 Oscars, making it the biggest winner of the year.

After receiving the statuette from the staff, Wayne stood on the stage and smiled as he watched the truck driver and the crew hug each other one by one. It was not until more than ten minutes later that the truck driver came to the stage.

"Congratulations, James."

He solemnly handed the statuette to James Cameron, and when the two opened their arms and hugged each other, he sent his blessing again.

"Thank you, thank you, Wayne, your promise came true."

Patting Wayne on the back with a hand, James Cameron whispered in response.

People in the industry basically know that the truck driver is not only hot-tempered on the set, but also has a bad temper in his life outside of work, so this guy basically has no friends in the industry. However, from the interaction during this period, there was a good personal friendship between the two.

"I'm the king of the world!"

When James Cameron stood on the stage, waved the statuette for Best Director, and arrogantly said this acceptance speech, the audience once again applauded warmly. Especially the way the truck driver turned around and walked away without any nonsense, which caused a lot of whistles.

There is no suspense about the next Best Picture, and it was once again given to "Titanic". It was nominated for 14 Oscars. "Titanic" won 11 of them, which is undoubtedly a new record.

The 70th Academy Awards ceremony also came to an end after the best picture was awarded. However, the award ceremony is just an appetizer for 90% of the participants, and the Vanity Fair party that follows is the main purpose of tonight for more people.

There are tons of potential opportunities out there, with plenty of hot girls, hunky models, hard liquor, and everything you need to attract the biggest names in the Temple Theater scene.