Chapter 245 Golden Globe Awards

It has been several years since the last time he attended the Golden Globe Awards. Coming here again, Gu Wei felt a little emotional.

Best Foreign Language Film, presented by veteran actress Sophia Loren.

As the prize became more and more valuable, Gu Wei and others looked seriously at the envelope in the hands of the award presenter. It was a golden envelope.

"The nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film are The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Chanel, and The White Ribbon..."

Sophia Rowlandson read out the list of nominations, and the curtain behind the stage began to show clips of the nominated films as her voice sounded.

A total of 69 countries and regions submitted foreign language films for this year's Golden Globe Awards, and ultimately the German film "The White Ribbon" won the Best Foreign Language Film.

There was applause.

Then, Mel Gibson walked to the podium, raised the golden envelope in his hand, and said with a smile: "Good evening, everyone! I am honored to present the Best Director Award tonight. Here are the nominees for the Best Director Award in the Film Category:
Kathryn Bigelow — The Hurt Locker.

Clint Eastwood - Invictus Gamble.

Christopher Nolan - Inception.

James Cameron - Avatar.

Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds.

The Golden Globe Awards camera also scanned the nominees one by one.

On the TV screen, viewers were watching Mel Gibson announcing the winner of this year's Golden Globe Award for Best Director.

In the magnificent theater hall, as more than 5,000 guests and media waited with bated breath, the award presenter paused for a long time before announcing:

"Christopher Nolan, Inception. Congratulations."

The camera quickly turned to Nolan, and everyone was stunned at first, then they smiled happily.

There was an instant of warm applause in the hall, mixed with cheers.

"Congratulations, my friend."

Gu Wei stood up and hugged Nolan, who was also immersed in excitement at this time.

Then he gently hugged Leonardo, Liu Yifei, Qin Hao and others.

Nolan's speech was very brief, mainly thanking his family, the film's main creative staff, etc.

Finally, Gu Wei was mentioned again, and he was thanked for creating the classic script "Inception".

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but glance at Gu Wei who was sitting in his seat. He was also a famous Hollywood director.

After the Best Director award, it was time to present the Best Actor in a Drama Series award.

The award presenter Neil Patrick Harris slowly walked onto the stage.

Gu Wei clearly felt Leonardo next to him, his breathing suddenly quickened, and he stared at the other person intently.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, the nominees for Best Actor in a Drama Series are:

Jeff Butcheris - Braveheart;
George Clooney - Up in the Air;
Leonardo DiCaprio - Inception;
Morgan Freeman - Invictus Gamble;
Tobey Maguire - "Brothers."

After Neil Patrick Harris finished speaking, the camera turned to several nominated candidates.

"Don't worry, Leon, the competitors this time are pretty average."

Nolan was encouraging Leonardo from the side. Hearing this, Gu Wei raised his eyebrows and said, "I hope so."

Neil Patrick Harris was still chattering away, telling jokes that were not funny.

Below the stage, several of the nominees had anxious and nervous expressions on their faces.

"The winner of the Best Actor in a Drama Series goes to Braveheart. Congratulations to Jeff Butcheris."

Not far from Gu Wei, warm cheers were heard and a middle-aged man stood up and hugged the people around him.

"Ugh."

Leonardo sighed visibly. Even though he was mentally prepared, at this moment, he couldn't help feeling disappointed.

"There will be opportunities in the future."

"Cheer up, Leon."

Liu Yifei said with a smile beside her.

Then when she heard that the Best Actress in a Drama Series award would be presented, the young lady suddenly straightened her back, as if she had become a different person.

At the same time, major domestic media are also keeping a close eye on the upcoming awards, especially Liu Yifei's nomination.

"Come on, Yifei!"

"What do you mean, is there any hope?"

"I'm not a jury, how do I know if there's hope?"

“No matter what the result is, being nominated is a recognition of Yifei.”

In China, the crew of Let the Bullets Fly started work early, but they were not shooting the remaining scenes, and Jiang Wen took the lead, and everyone was watching the live broadcast.

Others around were discussing this matter, and it was quite lively with the chattering.

A similar situation also happened in the crew of "Love Is Not Blind". Su Chang and Zhu Yawen, who were sitting in front of the computer screen, were also reciting to themselves.

Liu Xiaoli, who did not come along, looked at Liu Yifei on the screen with her glasses moistened. Unknowingly, her daughter had reached this point.

Many domestic female stars were paying attention to the situation on the scene, and many of them felt uncomfortable when they saw Liu Yifei in front of the camera.

We are still struggling in China, competing for roles in movies and TV, how come you went to Hollywood? After all, Liu Yifei made Hollywood commercial blockbusters, and everyone was jealous, but now it's her turn to win an award. If she really wins, the gap in status between us will be too big, how can we play together well?

At this moment, many people were silently praying in their hearts, "Please don't win the prize."

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After the Best Actor in a Drama Series award, the presenter didn’t keep everyone waiting for long and soon announced the Best Actress in a Drama Series award.

The films nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series are:

Sandra Bullock - "The Blind Side"
Helen Mirren - The Last Station;
CrystalLiu - Inception;
Carey Mulligan - "An Education"
Emmett Blunt - The Young Victoria.

On the stage screen, clips of several people in the film were played in turn.

At this moment, Liu Yifei was listening to Mickey Rourke's words intently. Even though the other party told a few jokes, her expression did not change. Although she was trying her best to control herself, Gu Wei could still see her nervousness.

Fortunately, the presenter did not talk too much. Opening the card in his hand, Mickey Rourke smiled and looked at the audience.

"'The Blind Side', congratulations to Sandra Bullock for winning the Best Actress in a Drama Movie."

As Mickey Rourke read out the name of Best Actress, the award was settled.

Like Leonardo, a lost expression appeared on her face instantly, but Liu Yifei still curled the corners of her mouth and applauded the winner.

Before the award ceremony, Gu Wei reminded the young lady that at times like this the camera would like to scan over the other losers, and as long as any clues were revealed, there would be something to write in tomorrow's report.

"It's okay, there will be opportunities later."

Gu Wei glanced at Liu Yifei and said comfortingly.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Anyway, you promised to take me to win the prize."

Liu Yifei smiled and seemed to have calmed down.

"Okay, if it doesn't work once, try it twice. We still have a long life ahead of us."

With the Best Actress award settled, everyone except Nolan relaxed at this moment, as the remaining awards had nothing to do with them anymore.

"Pity."

"It's enough to be nominated. Yifei is still young, so don't ask for too much."

"That's right. Following Director Gu, you will win a big award sooner or later."

There was also a lot of discussion in China and on the Internet. Although the results were not satisfactory, Yifei’s fans were satisfied.

When it comes to Best Picture, Cameron will be competing against his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow.

Coupled with Nolan's masterpiece, the competition for Best Picture at this year's Golden Globe Awards is particularly fierce.

Juliet Roberts was the presenter of the final award.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the golden envelope of Juliet Roberts.

"Senior, can Director Nolan win the award?" Liu Yifei asked softly.

Among the five nominated films, "Avatar" has the weakest plot, but the most shocking. The other four have very strong plots.

“It’s hard to say. Inception and Avatar have an advantage at the box office. Given the commercial atmosphere of the Golden Globe Awards, it is highly likely that the winner will come from these two movies.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Juliet Roberts announced the final result.

“Congratulations to Avatar!”

This 3dimax movie that created a whole new world is still raking in box office revenue around the world.

The current box office is already ranked third in the film history box office list, and it looks like breaking the record is just around the corner.

At the end of the award ceremony, Martin Scorsese received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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The next day, major media outlets gave extensive coverage to this year's Golden Globe Awards.

The media and movie fans also expressed their opinions on the final results of the Golden Globe Awards.

"Avatar won the Golden Globe Awards this year. The process was very commercial but without any surprises. Most of the winners were expected. Let us look forward to the Oscars in a month. Will it be another unforgettable night that is well-received but without any suspense?"

The Los Angeles Times reports.

"I never thought this would happen. This year's hot favorite, The Hurt Locker, lost both the Best Picture and Best Director awards. I can't help but ask the judges of the Foreign Correspondents Club, have you achieved what you call fairness and justice?"

As one of the popular films for this year's Golden Globe Awards, "The Hurt Locker" was a surprise and did not win any awards. Many netizens expressed their opinions that this was unfair.

"The little golden man must be killed: The Hurt Locker and the Na people are not done yet."

Obviously, during the commercial breaks before the announcement of the key Golden Globe awards, even the Virgin Mary on Pandora's planet could not have imagined that the Foreign Correspondents Association, consisting of more than 90 people, dared to defy the world and award both the Best Picture and Best Director awards to "Avatar".

But, in the words of Oscars host Steve Martin: "What's to stop that bastard from making a movie that everybody loves?"

Indeed, no one is blind to the fact that "Avatar" has been the box office champion for five consecutive weeks and has exceeded 53 billion global box office in 16 days.

If the inexplicably awesome movie "The Hurt Locker" which was seriously delayed won in the early stages due to its reputation among film critics, then now we can finally say that "Avatar", which also earned a lot of reputation, has one more thing than it - that is box office.

This is the case for all major film festivals. There is no such thing as absolute fairness. Maybe a movie that you think is good may not be so popular with others.

There was a lot of discussion online, but it had nothing to do with Gu Wei and Liu Yifei. After the award ceremony, the group returned home.

Next time I come here, it will basically be about starting the filming of "2012" and whether I can get an Oscar nomination.

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(End of this chapter)