"The 72nd Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award, let us welcome Mr. Ernst Lehman!"

Although the award was announced long before the award ceremony, when Jane Fonda announced the answer, all the audience stood up collectively and welcomed Ernst's arrival with thunderous applause. Unlike the controversy that Ilia Kazan took the stage last year, generally those who can win the lifetime achievement award are highly respected existences in the industry, and will surely welcome the support of the audience. For example, tonight.

Ernst walked onto the stage with unwavering steps in a black suit and a white shirt, and took over his own trophy from Jane.

Ernst stood there, looking at the little golden man for a long time. Once upon a time, he spent his whole life chasing the trophy tirelessly, but he was always so close and so far. He had given up and gave up completely, just staying in his world and complaining about the world and complaining about the world. This almost became a demon in his heart, making him look like he could not recognize.

But today, the little golden man was in his hand so real and heavy. He originally thought that the weight would be heavier, but he couldn't help but gently stumble, as if he wanted to seriously feel that the weight of this trophy almost carried the weight he pursued throughout his life, but he was disappointed because it was far from enough, far from enough.

Standing in front of the microphone, Ernst looked at the dense crowd standing up under the stage. Most of them were no longer recognized. Hollywood is no longer the same as he was familiar with twenty years ago. Until he saw Hugo and Charlize, who was the familiar figure. His eyes stopped slightly on the two people, and then he took it back.

"I used to think I would never have the chance to stand here and say this in my life, but fate is really an interesting thing, isn't it?" Ernst's smile gently outlined the corner of his mouth, and his rough and impatient voice still did not change at all. "But I didn't expect that two years ago, a young man said that for me, and today I got the opportunity to stand here in person."

The young man two years ago...everyone knows who Ernst is talking about.

"I want to say that scripts are always the basis of a good movie. A good story is in the hands of any director. Even if it is completely destroyed, it can still reach the level. But a good director encounters a very bad script, and no matter how outstanding he is, there is no room for performance." Ernst said seriously. These words have been hidden in his heart for many years, but have never been valued by Hollywood. "But when I really stood here and said these words, I felt that nothing is important anymore, because I am not the only smart person in Hollywood."

Ernst's self-deprecating words made a chuckle sound in the scene. He looked at the surging crowds and bright and dazzling lights again. He had fantasized about standing on this stage countless times, but after he really stood here, he found that what was more important than the little golden man in his hand was the scripts he had written. He loved the scripts, and they were always... not the trophy.

Thinking of this, Ernst felt relieved, and the knot that had entangled his life was finally relieved, "Thank you, thank you for your affirmation of me." After that, Ernst did not stop at all, turned around and left the stage.

When he returned to the side stage, Ernst felt his eyes warm. He had to stand in the shadow, closed his eyes slightly, and quietly felt the sound of his heart beating. The slightly unstable beat was so wonderful and moving.

This year's Lifetime Achievement Award was won by Ernst Lehman, which obviously has special significance. This also marks that after the commercial film led by "Titanic", the Academy has still focused on the drama itself, hoping that more works such as "The World of Truman", "Excellent Beauty", and "Supernatural Sixth Sense" can appear.

After Ernst left the stage, the two important trophys from the screenwriter department are about to be announced, and such arrangements are also meaningful.

Compared with the original script department that has gathered strong players in the past two years, the competition for the best original script this year is still very fierce, but the whole situation is relatively small, and more of it is the genius. The two rookies, Charlie Kaufman of the "puppet life" and Paul Thomas Anderson of the "magnolia" occupy the main sight. Although m-Knight Shamaran of the "supernatural sixth sense" performs well, they are still slightly inferior. As for the two old men, Mike Lee who "sings and plays happily", and Woody Allen who "sweet and humble" should be spectators this year.

The results also proved the previous speculation at the award ceremony. "Puppet Life" and "Magnolia" competed with bayonets. In the end, Paul relied on the "Magnolia" that amazed everyone and won the championship, recreating the style of Quentin Tarantino back then, and further pushing the powerful momentum of independent films to the peak.

The entire "Magnolia" crew was arranged in the corner. Except for Tom Cruise and his wife who were sitting in the first row, everyone else was hiding in the corner. In order to get Paul to come on stage to receive the award, everyone in the crew walked out and stood on the aisle, which allowed Paul to come on stage smoothly, and the chaotic situation was also ridiculous.

Compared to the excitement and excitement of the entire "Magnolia" crew, Paul himself seems much calmer, but this genius director has always been arrogant and unruly, and it is not surprising to the normal heart of Xiao Jinren.

The failure of "Supernatural Sixth Sense" in the Best Original Script Department reminds people of last year's work "Thin Red Line". At that time, it was also a unique best adapted script and lost to "Gods and Beasts", and finally returned empty-handed in the entire award ceremony. This time, "Supernatural Sixth Sense" is the only work in the original department that has entered the battle for the best film. If this award cannot be won, it can basically be declared out of the early stage.

This is the result. However, for a horror movie, the defeat of "Supernatural Sixth Sense" did not cause much surprise. People seem to have been mentally prepared for this result. At least, "Supernatural Sixth Sense" is better than "Thin Red Line" and won the Best Supporting Actress Award. However, it is unknown whether the trend of the award ceremony will be as expected.

Immediately afterwards, Kevin Spacey presented the Best Adapted Screenplay Award. Unlike the Best Original Screenplay Department, this award can almost be said to be the key to the trend of the entire award ceremony. Because if "Beautiful Mind" wins the award, then the subsequent suspense will basically disappear from the two awards from the protagonist department, and the best film nominees are not the most powerful competitors, which means that the "Beautiful Mind" with three little gold men in hand will be far ahead.

But if it is not a "beautiful soul", if any other work wins the award, even if it is a "genius Ripley" win, it means that everyone in the next protagonist department and director department still has a chance. As long as one work can win two Little Golden Man, the trend of the best film is still unknown.

More importantly, in the competition for the best adapted script, Hugo became the strongest competitor with his "beautiful soul". The excellent quality of his works was unanimously recognized, and even made Hugo get a double nomination for the best actor and the best adapted script at the same time.

However, double nominations will further push the vote-segment crisis to the peak, especially the influence of the "Hollywood Cancer" cannot be underestimated. Previously, "Puppet Life" and "Campus Evolution" won respectively in the American Screenwriters Union Award. From this, it can be seen that the Screenwriters Union's affirmation of the "beautiful soul" has not reached a sufficient level, further weakening Hugo's chance of winning.

But now "Puppet Life" has lost to "Magnolia" at the Oscar, and "Campus Storm" has not won the nomination, and the award results of the American Screenwriters Union cannot be considered. On the Golden Globe Awards, the one who laughs at the end is "Puppet Life", but it does not belong to the adaptation department at all, which makes the results of the Golden Globe Awards have no reference value.

So, when Kevin Spacey walked onto the stage, he could clearly feel that the audience's eyes were focused on him, as if he was a heavy burden, which made him feel a little breathless. "I didn't expect that the award presenter would be so nervous, which was something I didn't expect." Kevin used a teasing method to make the atmosphere on the scene a little relaxed.

But this was only a moment of relief. The tense atmosphere soon gathered again, "The Law of the Cider House", "Beautiful Heart", "Green Miracle", "Shocking the Insider", and the battle between the five works "Genius Ripley" will soon be revealed, which is likely to become the key key to the victory tonight.

At this time, Hugo was not so nervous, not only because he had gained experience in recent years, but his mentality gradually stabilized; but because Hugo knew that he was not a popular winner, no matter how serious the "Hollywood cancer" trend was, it is certain that he had already won all the awards he deserved, and his mood was naturally relatively calm.

Charlize, who was sitting next to Hugo, seemed even more nervous. He clenched his fists tightly and looked at the envelope in Kevin's hand intently. His heartbeat had almost slowed down to a static point, but he just stared at the result with his breath. Even if Hugo held her cold left hand, she didn't notice it. Because Charlize knew clearly how much Hugo had paid in writing the script "Beautiful Mind", and this work embodies Hugo's efforts. She hoped that Hugo could win his affirmation, even if she herself joked that Hugo had won the award and was weak, she still stood firmly beside Hugo.

Kevin looked at the crowded crowd in the stands, took a deep breath, opened the envelope, and the red envelope seemed to be able to burn at any time. The blazing flames were beating in Kevin's palm, "The winner of the 72nd Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is..."
Chapter completed!