Chapter 206 The Oscars are coming

At the "Independence Spirit Award" star luncheon held on the 22nd the day before, many stars spoke out for condemning George Bush and the Allies for launching a war against Iraq. Best Documentary Award winner Michael Moore was even more excited to say that Bush was a "false president" and that Bush launched a terrorist attack; Best script winner Mike White said, "This year we should invest more energy to prevent Bush from getting re-election."

Big-name nominees including Nicholas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore all said that they have prepared Oscar speeches and that if they finally win the award and have the chance to appear on stage, they will make an anti-war declaration. Although the organizers of this year's Oscar stipulate that each person's speech time is only 45 seconds, and they are not allowed to talk about politics. Hardlins such as Wang Yang and other ex-disputes are all focused on heart-to-heart talks.

The "Artists League without Fighting" composed of more than 130 celebrities specially designed and manufactured a peace brooch for the stars attending the Oscars. The shape is taken from Picasso's dove of peace and made of gold and diamonds. The league hopes that celebrities will wear it to promote the belief in peace. Meryl Streep, Martin Scorsese, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Wang Yang and others all agreed, and guests such as Jim Carrey, Dustin Hoffman, Kirsten Dunst, Ben Effleck also promised to wear it.

Starting from the morning of the 22nd, two street intersections near the Kodak Theater, where the awards ceremony was held, were blocked; in the afternoon, a large-scale anti-war march broke out in a neighborhood, and the police were forced to blockade several streets. Three helicopters have been patrolling and circling over Hollywood Avenue, and security guards, who have doubled compared to previous years, are on guard against any accidents.

The organizer canceled the traditional red carpet session for the first time in history. Hollywood Avenue was deserted, and only some journalists with different color pass permits around their necks entered the venue. A small red carpet was still paved at the entrance of the Kodak Theater. A huge Oscar statue dozens of meters high stood in front of the door, shining with golden light, surrounded by police, security guards, and etiquette waiters to welcome the celebrities who arrived one after another. More than 3,300 people will attend the movie event tonight.

At the same time, a large number of anti-war people gathered on the corners outside the blockade, holding various anti-war signs, shouting anti-war slogans, "Honor is peace!", "Stop the Oscars!"... Another block in Hollywood also held an anti-war parade, which was one of the voices, requiring the awards to be cancelled and celebrities joined the parade; compared with the other voices of the public, they advocated not to confuse the two, and the Oscars also diluted the sorrow of the war.

There has never been a situation in the history of the Oscars postponed the award ceremony because of the outbreak of war, but three times were rescheduled, respectively, because of heavy rainstorms in 1937, the black leader Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968, and President Reagan was assassinated in 1981.

More than 100 countries around the world will broadcast tonight's ceremony. Because "Hero" is a candidate for the best foreign language film, China's CCTV6 will be recorded at 9:30 pm on the 24th. For this year's Oscar, the most concerned Chinese movie fans are naturally Shenqiyang and Zhang Yimou. Multiple portals on the Internet simultaneously broadcast live pictures and texts. In addition to host Zeng Zihang, Sina Entertainment's guest chat room also invited film critics Cheng Qingsong, Wang Lei, and young director Wu Shixian.

"War is war, movies are movies, and they should not be mixed together. I support awards as usual, which also represents a symbol of peace." As the Oscar continued to do things in an appropriate manner, Cheng Qingsong said so; before he finished speaking, Wu Shixian also said: "Yes, I also think we should separate and don't boycott this and that one all day long. Then you might as well boycott watching movies. It's completely different."...

After talking about the impact of the war on Oscars for a while, and talking about some of the "Heroes"'s campaigns, the four of them turned the topic on Shen Qiyang, which the fans were most concerned about. The chat comment section had already been filled with pages of "Wang Yang! Wang Yang!"

Zeng Zihang said: "The person netizens are very concerned about is Shenqiyang. He competed for the best director today, the two personal awards of the best adapted script, and the best film. The "Ninth District" that everyone knows." Cheng Qingsong said: "The Ninth District is called a great science fiction film. I also felt deeply shocked after watching it, but I personally think that the possibility of winning the award is very small." Wu Shixian said: "It doesn't matter whether he wins the award or not. He just got the best director nomination at the age of 23. Wang Yang won all of them tonight."

"Shixian, some netizens asked you if you know Wang Yang? What kind of person is he in life? Will he make Chinese films?" Zeng Zihang saw the message on the computer screen and turned around to ask Wu Shixian wearing a ball hat.

Wu Shixian was born in Taiwan in 1975. He is an American-Chinese and American mixed-race child. He lived with his parents in China, the United States, Australia and Canada since childhood. He studied in the Department of Film Arts of the University of Washington and transferred to the directorship of the Beijing Film Academy in his junior year. After graduating in 1997, he began to direct TV commercials and MVs in mainland China, and also filmed two short films "Twenty-Two Techniques" and "Car Forty-Four".

"I have never been in contact with Wang Yang. He rarely participates in those film festivals. He is a recognized workaholic." Wu Shixian said: "I don't know much more than everyone, so it's hard to make comments; as for Chinese films, I don't know either." Cheng Qingsong, who knew some, added: "A reporter asked before, and Wang Yang said that he would shoot when he had the opportunity, and he wanted to try everything."...

On the sofa in the living room, Evelyn, holding a pillow, turned on the TV on time. Although the Iraq War was heavy, how could a war take away all her happiness? There were already many people who were suffering from the war. At this time, amid the intense music, the TV screen showed a large screen with the image of the "75th Oscar" on the stage of the Kodak Theater, and the scrolling instant war message was still rolling below.

"Mom - are you really not watching?" Evelyn shouted, and then heard a voice coming from the upper floor: "No more! I don't want to see those bombing scenes that suddenly interject. Baby, tell me the result! It's not just magical!" Evelyn replied loudly: "Okay, I can!"

Although the ratings of this year's Oscar must have dropped sharply due to the war, even at the lowest level in history, according to Nelson's real-time statistics, more than 30 million people in the United States are still watching the live broadcast. Fans of all celebrity idols, as well as relatives and friends are all among them; those who support Fans of Fantasy Yang are also watching the opening animation of the ceremony at this time, and diamonds flash with clips of classic movies: "Lawrence of Arabia", "The Godfather"... "Hello, my name is Forrest, Forrest Gan..."... "I'm flying! Jack."...

Amid the thunderous applause, the large TV screen on the stage slowly rose, and the narrator's voice sounded: "Kodak Theater live broadcast, welcome everyone to enjoy the 75th Academy Awards!" Amid the rumbling sound, cheerful saxophone suddenly sounded at the venue. Steve Martin, wearing a black suit and white-haired, walked out with a smile: "hello, hello!"

The audience seats with more than 3,300 people sat on the upper and lower floors suddenly felt even warmer applause. Many guests stood up with smiles. Nicole Kidman in the black evening dress in the front row, Jack Nicholson in sunglasses, Nicholas Cage... Wang Yang in a black suit and black tie sat in the second row of the right area, smiling and clapping his palms; Jessica was sitting on his right, and also a black evening dress, which was the mainstream tonight. On the left were Robert Downey Jr. and others, who also welcomed the host with applause.

"Thank you!" The applause gradually stopped and everyone sat down again. Steve Martin on the stage pointed his palm back, looked around, and said the opening speech with a slight look on his face: "I'm so happy to see that this year was simple and unpretentious!" With a chuckle, he continued: "Maybe everyone has found that even the traditional extravagant red carpet is gone." He emphasized and said: "That's a clear message!"

There was a burst of laughter and some cheering calls from the audience. This sentence was a spoof of what George Bush said to the Saddam administration.

"I didn't host last year because...why? No one wants me! But everyone supports me as host this year, except for France and Germany." The audience laughed again. France and Germany are countries that strongly oppose the war. After making a joke about the war, Steve said: "This year, Oscars did a high-resolution TV broadcast for the first time, so say hello to the audience in the TV store first, hey!"

"Screenwriter, director, actor. If you are trapped tonight and you eat all the food again, we will eat them in this order!"

Amid the laughter, the TV screen shot pointed at Martin Scorsese in the audience. He turned his head and made a gesture of winning the award. Everyone around him laughed. Steven Soderbergh, the guest sitting in front of Scorsese, also had a smile on his face. He was joking about the plot background of "The Gangster of New York".

Steve Martin continued to laugh and talk about the guests in the audience. With bursts of applause and laughed, he looked in the direction of the front row and said, "Nicole Kidman is there." The camera immediately glanced at Nicole, and she smiled and raised her head, meaning "Don't joke with me." Martin continued, "There is a secret about Nicole Kidman, no one knows. It turns out that she acted in all the movies with a fake nose! Except "Yester Moment."

The audience burst into laughter. Nicole laughed and looked down at the camera. Steve Martin suddenly noticed something surprising and said, "Halley Berry is here too! Please pay attention!" He said calmly: "I stand about 22 feet (6.7 meters) away from Harley Berry, and I fully abide by the court's orders." Many guests and Harley Berry also laughed, which was joking about her being tracked and harassed by crazy male fans.

"Someone told me that there is e.t in Hollywood, do you still need to say it? I played that e.t back then." After talking for a few words, Steve Martin said seriously again, and a chuckle broke out from the audience. He continued, "No, it's a new alien, just as ugly." With a loud laugh, he suddenly looked at a position below the audience and laughed: "Hey, Wang Yang is there! I thought he was on vacation again, and he avoided me last time."

Everyone chuckled again, and the camera cooperated to sweep towards Wang Yang. The big screen on the stage and the TV screens of thousands of viewers suddenly appeared Wang Yang's smile, and Jessica and Donnie, who were also smiling next to him.

"Next time you go to Las Vegas with Robert Downey Jr., remember to bring me. I love the night there too." Steve Martin put his hands together, and in a loud laugh, he spread his hands and said reluctantly: "I haven't been there for a while, for this host."

After joking about several movies with Tom Cruise, Roman Polansky and others who were not present, Steve said: "The guests tonight have many familiar faces. The conference praised your talents. You are very popular among people from all over the world. I can't help but think of a question, what are movie stars?" The venue sounded leisurely and soft music. Steve took a few steps and said: "Movie stars are shining, some are tall, some are short, some are even smaller, or a piece of wood."

"Hahaha!" The laughter of many guests in the audience immediately destroyed the serious atmosphere created before. Steve Martin kept a light face and said, "Some are Democratic members..." He opened his mouth wide, and looked suddenly speechless, which made him burst into laughter. There were very few movie stars as Republicans, let alone non-white people's skin color. Steve, who was demented, suddenly said, "Or it's a piece of wood."

The laughter that couldn't help but sounded again throughout the venue. Steve clasped his hands and continued, "There is a young man." The big screen behind him showed a black and white photo of the little boy, which was the winner of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award, 70-year-old Peter Otto; Steve said, "A middle-aged woman." A close-up photo of Natalie Portman was released on the big screen, which was the stills in "Juno".

"Ah hahaha--" Kodak Theater, which had been quiet for a while, suddenly burst into laughter. Wang Yang also smiled in a daze, looked at Jessica next to him, and said with a smile: "It's really old. She was a young man when she was Martida." Jessica nodded with a smile: "Well, she is."

After another big round of jokes, the long opening speech ended, followed by the first award, presented by Cameron Diaz in the best animated feature film.

Amidst the thunderous applause, Cameron Diaz dragged the microphone in the center of the stage and showed a charming smile and said, "This is my first time awarding an Oscar, and I feel very honored. A long time ago, parents took their children to watch animations; now the animation technology is extraordinary, and it has become a child who takes their parents to watch animations. The following is a shortlist of the best animated feature films that both men, women, and young and old like."

"Ice Age, Chris Wedge." As she said, a long-haired elephant appeared on the screen, and it said to the sloth: "Hey, your tail is on fire!" There was not much applause from the audience. Wang Yang clapped his hands hard, and Jessica, Downey, and other good friends in the field naturally applauded and cheered. Wang Yang turned his head and looked at Chris Wedge sitting in the distance behind, laughed silently, and Wedge also raised his fist with a smile.

They all knew that there was basically no hope for winning the award this time, and they did not have any expectations because the film won the award. However, the report card of "Ice Age" is full of A. Whether there is an Oscar, it is an important part of the history of cartoons.

"Star Baby", Chris Sanders, "Pony Elf", Kelly Asbori, "Spirited Away", Miyazaki." The applause from the audience suddenly became loud. "Spirited Away" can be said to be a big hit with no suspense this year. Cameron Diaz read out the last nomination: "Spirited Silver Island, Ron Clemonds." She opened the envelope and said with a smile: "The winning work is, "Spirited Away", Miyazaki."

"Huh woo!" The venue immediately exclaimed applause. Diaz pulled his hair and smiled: "Congratulations to Miyazaki for the conference and receive the trophy on his behalf. Thank you!"

Next, the Best Animated Short Film ("The chubbchubbs!"), Best Visual Effect ("The Lord of the Rings 2"), Best Supporting Actor ("Chris Cooper, "Adapted Screenplay"), Best Art Director ("Chicago")... The award order is not fixed every year, but is arranged according to the attention, ratings, etc. However, the second most popular actor award is usually first, and then technical awards are interspersed, and finally the four most important awards are the four awards.

The Best Costume Design Award fell on "Chicago", and the Best Makeup Award was awarded to "Frida". The next Best Supporting Actress was won by "Chicago"'s Katherine Zeta Jones, and 13 nominations in "Chicago" have won three Little Golden Man.

"Songs and dance films will be fully revived!" If anyone said this 5 years ago, he would definitely be ridiculed, but now, who would be ridiculed? And someone said that 5 years ago. Thinking of the voice at that time, Rachel, who was sitting on the sofa, couldn't help but smile. Looking at Catherine with a big belly on the TV screen, she was talking excitedly, but those memories came like a tide.

At the same time, many young movie fans in front of the TV, and young people who have experienced that singing and dancing craze, many people vaguely remembered that one person shouted "It's time to jump up!" More people had a moment to feel and miss that beautiful youthful time and jumped up in the cinema... Evelyn muttered softly: "What team? Wildcats."

Looking at Catherine walking off the stage from the screen, she took a deep breath and shouted: "Mom! The best supporting actress was awarded to Catherine Zeta Jones, yes, it's "Chicago" again!" A mature female voice suddenly came from the upstairs: "Baby, don't shout so loudly! I knew Jones would take it. Oscars like others to destroy their image. She can get it when she gains weight."

"Why did "Singing and Dance" have only one best song nomination back then!" Evelyn shouted at the top of her voice with some dissatisfaction, and the female voice upstairs laughed and said, "Didn't "The Ninth District" have six items tonight?" Evelyn shouted, "But I lost two items! There are four more items! I hope Fantasy Young won the best director!"
Chapter completed!