Standing on the side platform, Hugo was ready.

Unlike the bright lights in the standby room, in order to avoid affecting the stage lights, the side platform is dark, and can only rely on the halo projected from the front and rear standby rooms to dispel the darkness. In the spacious space, there is a huge square table with little golden men with no owner's name recorded. Next to it is a staff member who dispatched the scene, a staff member who contacted the stage and the standby room, a makeup artist who deals with the on-site situation, and two staff members stand near the door of the standby room, dealing with emergencies at all times. The entire side platform becomes crowded, as if it is very difficult to turn around.

At this time, David Letterman came over. He needed to go to the backstage to change his clothes and prepare for the next round of appearance. Then he met Hugo head-on, but there was darkness around him, with only a hazy light. The two of them had a slight contact with each other. They hurriedly clicked their chin and even said hello, he quickly left.

The two of them had never had an intersection before, but now it seems that the anxiety in the future will not be much greater.

Hugo has encountered a lot of "Davids" recently, such as David Cronenberg, David Geffen, David Finch, David Letterman... Hugo said he was helpless. It was understandable that he couldn't remember their names so much David!

The air on the side stage reflects the temperature of the stage lights, making the air a little stuffy. The makeup artist standing beside him walked up with a flashlight. After confirming that Hugo's makeup was fine, the staff in charge of the dispatch nodded to Hugo, and then the voice behind the scene could be heard saying "Ladies and gentlemen, Hugo Lancaster!"

Hugo picked up a little golden man from the table next to him and walked onto the stage. Applause suddenly broke out, especially when Hugo appeared, the whistle on the scene began to surge, which caused laughter from all the audience, but the applause continued noisy and waited for Hugo in front of the microphone for about five seconds before the applause gradually dissipated.

Obviously, even on the Oscar stage, Hugo already has the qualification to be respected and admired.

"Huh, it seems that the makeup artist said I was in good condition tonight, that's the truth." Hugo raised the envelope in his hand and pointed to the position where he whistled just now, as if he was saying, "It seems that I am really handsome." The ones sitting there were Quentin Tarantino and Samuel Jackson.

A word made the scene burst into laughter again. Quentin's gangster whistled again without hesitation. This time, surrounded by no applause, the sharp whistle seemed so out of place, but the laughter of the audience was the best affirmation of Quentin.

"I had the honor to talk to Ms. Katherine Hepburn several times, and she left a deep impression on me. One sentence was about an actress. I was not sure if it was suitable for today, but I decided to say it out and share it with everyone." Hugo stood in front of the microphone and spoke calmly.

Hugo's eloquence has always been appreciated, witty and humorous, and the "Before Sunrise" he wrote reflects his profound literary heritage. Therefore, as the award presenter today, Hugo did not choose to follow the convention in a regular manner, which was expected. The audience was attracted by Hugo and began to look forward to the words behind. However, Hugo had just spoken and the scene was stiff.

"She said that this damn land has never recognized the contribution of actresses." Hugo's words suddenly caused the scene to fall into the ice cave. Katherine Hepburn is a well-known feminist. She has made many contributions to the progress of the women's movement in Hollywood. This statement is indeed what Katherine said. She has said it more than once in public. But no one expected that Hugo would choose to say this today.

At this moment, many "high-level officials" have begun to swear. They will not forget the farce that happened here a few weeks ago. Although Grammys whitewashed the peace, how could those real old fried dough sticks be deceived? But they don't care about the life or death of Grammys. They just hope that something will happen to the Oscar tonight, 10 million!

"To be honest, I don't want to agree with this sentence, because you know, my contribution was at least recognized." As soon as Hugo's words came out, someone could not hold it in the scene and burst into laughter, and there were more than one or two. His words were emphasized in another way: Hey, I am a man. It really makes people laugh. "But I still proved my innocence with practical actions, so I starred in 'Pulp novels'."

The scene was stunned and then burst into laughter. The audience burst into laughter in the true sense. Many actresses stood up and motivated their hands vigorously. This scene was really beyond people's expectations: an award presenter received such noble treatment.

Hugo's words are actually satirizing the conservativeness of the American Academy of Film Arts and Sciences. Among the ten actresses who were shortlisted for the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, only the "Pulp Novel" of Uma Thurman was shortlisted for the Best Picture. In other words, among the five works nominated for the Best Picture, four of them are male first, and strictly speaking, all five of them are.

Among them, "Shawshank Redemption" is even more peak. There is no female character on the list of regular actors. The most frequent female "characters" in the movie are those posters of the golden age of Hollywood.

After the Oscar nomination list came out, the Los Angeles Times had carefully discussed this matter, believing that this is a regression in Hollywood. Although society has always emphasized the rise of women and the equality of men and women, in Hollywood, this is still a society where patriarchal power is supreme, which is very unfair to actresses.

In this regard, the American Actors Union and women's rights groups have also come forward to express their opinions. Especially after the huge breakthrough of "Piano Love" last year, the regression of this year's Oscars has become increasingly unacceptable.

Therefore, before the Oscars, there were two public gatherings of women's rights groups expressing their opinions. Although the scale was not large, it was not out of line, and its influence was limited, it was a problem that cannot be ignored for the powerful Hollywood executives.

Unexpectedly, Hugo actually said it directly on the stage of the awards ceremony, and used such a direct but interesting way. Hugo's self-mockery and self-deprecating weakened the sharpness of this issue and expressed his opinion in a more relaxed way, which is a very clever approach. Even the senior executives of film companies who firmly believe in the supremacy of patriarchy cannot be angry with Hugo.

Just look at the reaction on the scene. The audience who were just facing a great enemy just now all clapped and laughed. The actresses even stood up and applauded, and even laughed in the backstage.

Hugo finally waited for the laughter to calm down a little, and then continued, "A great movie requires men and women, just as if the protagonist and supporting role are needed. It is a pity to lack any part. Of course, I must declare that I personally admire the movie "Twelve Angry Man".

After Hugo's last sentence was finished, and he opened his mouth and was about to continue, the scene burst into laughter again. "Twelve Angry Man" is a movie without any female characters. All characters are men. Such works are available in film history, but they are absolutely rare. Of course, "Twelve Angry Man" is definitely a classic film history, so Hugo's words are really effective.

Many people have discovered that compared to David Letterman, who performed poorly at the opening, Hugo, the guest guest, saved the atmosphere in the audience with only a few words. This is really interesting.

"So, I stood here today and specially commended these supporting actresses who have made great contributions to the film, so that we can remember the outstanding contributions of these characters to the film." Hugo concludes that as a guest of awards, his time to speak in the audience was limited, after all, he was not the protagonist, "Let's take a look at the nomination list."

As Hugo finished speaking, a short video of the nominee appeared on the big screen, and Hugo introduced it one by one.

The five candidates who were shortlisted for the Best Supporting Actress this year are powerful people who lack a final say. Whether it is the role's work or the actor's performance, they are relatively inferior, which is also one of the characteristics of this year. That's why Hugo's remarks just now.

"The Bullets Over Broadway" contributed two competitors, Dianne Wiest and Jennifer Tilly were nominated together; Rosemary Harris, from "Tom and Viv", was a surprise shortlist, which was her only shortlist in major awards ceremony; "Crazy King George" chose Helen Mirren. Although it was also an unpopular, Helen, who had solid acting skills, was very powerful, which was reasonable.

Finally, there is Uma Thurman of "Pulp Novel". The reason why Uma was shortlisted is more due to the strong popularity and overall strength of "Pulp Novel". Of course, her personal performance is also a breakthrough.

The average strength of these five competitors is not strong. Only Uma and Diana are the five nominees at the Golden Globe Awards, and the other three were replaced at the Oscars. Objectively speaking, this is indeed an award that "it is not surprising for anyone to win", not because there are many strong people, but because the strength is generally too weak, and it is also difficult to get taller among the short ones.

After the short film ended, Hugo spoke again, "Thank you all the actresses for their wonderful performances, and thanks to Woody Allen for their contributions."

Hugo's seemingly plain words once again attracted laughter. Mr. Woody's grasp of female characters has always been commendable, and this time is no exception. The "Bullets Over Broadway" directed by him brought two nominations in one breath.

However, Hugo did not stop, lowered his head and opened the envelope, and took a look. In an instant, the audience frozen. Who is the winner? Will gossip appear? Is there any bloody scene?

"The winner of the 67th Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is..." Hugo readily revealed the answer without any pause, "Diana West, 'The Bullets Over Broadway'."
Chapter completed!