Chapter 72 Award Ceremony

"From the list of nominees, Director Wu Yuan is indeed very young.

In the broadcast room, the host was still praising Wu Yuan generously.

At this time, the broadcast screen had entered the backstage. The Kodak Theater, which can accommodate more than 3,000 people, was almost full.

The director on the scene was constantly directing the cameraman, and Hollywood's top stars appeared in front of the camera one after another.

Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Tom Hanks...

One after another, Hollywood's top stars appeared in the picture, constantly causing the audience in front of the TV to scream excitedly!

In this era, the Internet was not so developed. There were only two or three opportunities a year to see so many international superstars at one time. It was very precious!

Wu Yuan, Chris, and Scarlett were also taken care of by the director and given a few frontal shots.

And the three people who were being taken care of by the director were also whispering and chatting.

"Director, is it possible for us to win the award? "Chris responded to the camera with a sunny smile and asked in a low voice.

As insiders, they all know what the Oscars are all about.

What Chris meant by asking this question was actually to know whether "Juno" had done any public relations and how much effort it had put into public relations.

However, Wu Yuan's answer disappointed him.

"Being able to squeeze into the nomination list for Best Picture and Best Director is already the limit of what Fox Searchlight can do.

After all, Fox Searchlight is only an independent production company that has been established for less than 10 years. It is also because the company has been established for a short time that it has a rare opportunity to compete for the Oscars, so Fox Searchlight has made all-out efforts.

Can the movie "Juno" really meet the standards of the best picture?

When Wu Yuan said this, he himself didn't believe it.

It's just a light comedy movie about a girl's early love. Even if a line of "growth and responsibility" is added, it is not qualified to compete for the best picture.

Not only the best picture, but also the best director.

The comedy movie is really not good enough. It can sell box office but can't win awards.

"There's no hope for the Best Actress." Wu Yuan tilted his head to look at Scarlett who was expecting something. "Scarlett's acting was great, but your opponent is Halle Berry."

"You know, she just won the Best Actress Award at the Berlin International Film Festival."

"You're too immature compared to her."

Scarlett Johansson nodded in understanding: "I know, it's a great honor for me to be nominated."

From a fourth- or fifth-tier actress with only a little fame, to becoming a candidate for the Best Actress Oscar, Scarlett Johansson has taken a big step, and she is extremely satisfied with her current achievements.

"Fox Searchlight has communicated with me in advance that they will do their best to promote the Best Original Screenplay Award. After all, Juno is their first Oscar-nominated film, so they still have to work hard."

"But even Fox Searchlight itself doesn't know whether it will be successful in the end." John, who was listening quietly, added.

In American culture, although public relations are put on the table and producers are allowed to publicize judges, no one knows whether the public relations are successful until the moment the awards are really announced.

It's just like electing a president. No matter how much money is spent on public relations with voters, there will still be a thrilling vote counting and voting in the end.

The few people in the "Juno" crew didn't talk much. After a brief exchange, they all shut up and looked at the stage. After all, the award ceremony is about to begin.

"Ladies and gentlemen!"

"Welcome to the 74th Academy Awards! ”

A well-known North American talk show host walked onto the stage and announced the official start of this year's Oscars.

He used humorous language to make an opening introduction, and took the initiative to interact with the celebrities on the scene. Of course, he said some American jokes, which made the audience laugh.

The style of the Oscars is different from the European Film Festivals that Wu Yuan has participated in, which made him feel particularly novel.

Of course, "Juno", which received four nominations, did not escape the host's ridicule.

"Look, who is sitting over there!"

"A combination of three handsome men and beautiful women, from the crew of the movie "Juno"!"

"But, is there anyone who can tell me who the handsome Asian man sitting next to Juno is, and why I didn't see him in the movie?"

The host smiled funny, made a gesture of listening to the director's introduction, and nodded frequently before suddenly realizing: "Oh! So he is the director of this movie?"

"What? ! He hasn't even turned 20 this year? ! !"

"What? ! He just won the Best Director Award in Berlin last month? "

"I think I must have heard it wrong, this must be fake news!"

The audience and guests all laughed, including superstars like Tom Cruise.

If nothing else, Wu Yuan's age will be used as a joke in Hollywood for at least ten years, because he is really too young.

Wu Yuan nodded to the camera with a bit of a smile, and made a "fake news" mouth shape, which made the audience in front of the TV laugh.

“But seriously.” The host on the stage put away his teasing smile and gave Wu Yuan a thumbs up: “You reminded me of an equally handsome Chinese actor, John Lone!”

“You are as handsome as him, but he is an actor and you are a director.”

“Hollywood has no shortage of young and handsome actors, but you are the only young and handsome director!”

The host finally praised Wu Yuan, which caused whistles and cheers from the audience, most of which were good-natured cheers, because Wu Yuan is indeed excellent enough.

For such a young director who was nominated for an Oscar, no one wanted to be hostile to him, but only wanted to show him goodwill.

Several actresses even blew kisses to Wu Yuan from a distance, which was captured by the on-site camera and faithfully reflected on the big screen, causing even more laughter.

"Okay, the guests have been introduced, so the Oscars ceremony is officially starting!"

"Let's welcome Benicio Del Toro to present us with the first award of the night!"

"Best Supporting Actress!"

The humorous opening was finally over, and the ceremony officially entered the main topic.

Wu Yuan was completely enjoying this Oscar ceremony with a mentality of watching the fun and seeing the world. He didn't have much expectation for winning the award, so his mentality was very relaxed.

Chris and Scarlett were similar. They were both newcomers. It was a blessing for them to be able to attend the Oscars. They didn't dare to expect more.

So the entire "Juno" crew enjoyed the Oscars tonight. Every time the camera captured their pictures, they could see several people chatting or cheering with bright smiles, and the atmosphere was full!

Until the Best Original Screenplay Award was presented.

It seemed that there was really a goddess of fate playing with fate, and "Juno" still won her Best Original Screenplay Award!

Amid the congratulations and applause from the award presenter Gwyneth Paltrow, yes, the Pepper Potts who later played the role of Iron Man, Wu Yuan strode up to the podium and received his first Oscar!

“Thank you, thank you Academy for giving me this award. This is the greatest recognition of the movie Juno.”

Holding the Oscar in both hands, Wu Yuan looked directly at the camera in front of him and smiled brightly.

“I would also like to take this opportunity to emphasize that some Hollywood tabloids should stop making rumors. There is really no second part of Juno!”