Chapter 254 Controversial Oscar

Twelve years ago, James Cameron stood on the Oscar podium and shouted to everyone: "I am the king of the world."

This slogan is still fresh in people's memory. Cameron's appearance at this Oscars brought the award ceremony to a climax.

In China, CCTV’s movie channel is broadcasting the event live, and major portals are also broadcasting the Oscars in full text and video.

At this time, no matter which website, as soon as the live broadcast of pictures and texts begins, the number of readings and replies will increase rapidly.

"Yifei is so beautiful."

“I wonder how many awards Inception will win. I’m looking forward to it.”

"It's hard to say. With Avatar in front of us, it might be difficult."

"Yes, the global box office is almost 2 billion US dollars."

"Look, it's starting. Yifei and the others are about to walk the red carpet."

Not only netizens, but many other domestic female stars were also watching the live broadcast.

Just like the crew of "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" which had just finished filming, Li Binbin was watching in the room at this time.

As one of the few big stars in China, Li Binbin debuted much earlier. Her acting career started with TV dramas and gradually moved to the big screen.

However, looking at Liu Yifei in the camera, she was still full of envy, but she soon thought of the movie she was filming now, half of which was invested by Hollywood, and she could also walk on the major international red carpets next year.

Anyway, as long as it’s not Zhou Xun, Zhang Ziyi and others who are in the spotlight, she can still accept it if it’s Liu Yifei instead.

...

At this time, in front of the red carpet of the Kodak Theater, Leonardo and Liu Yifei came out of the car one after another. As the male and female protagonists, they needed to walk the red carpet together.

As for Gu Wei, he was with Nolan and others. He came here as a guest.

Leonardo and Liu Yifei walked side by side, with hundreds of media on both sides holding up their cameras frantically. The flash lights on the scene kept flashing and the shutter sounds kept ringing.

Fans and moviegoers were screaming and shouting the two's names.

After the red carpet, the crew of "Inception" entered the venue hall.

Along the way, people kept coming in and out. Everyone who came in would take a look at the award ceremony stage in the front, which is where dreams and ideals are born. It is the wish of every Hollywood film practitioner to take away a little golden man.

Unfortunately, in a hall of thousands of people, only a dozen or so are destined to receive this honor, while the vast majority of people will become spectators, repeating the disappointment year after year.

Gu Wei and others went straight to their own places. Some people were sitting in the hall waiting for the ceremony to begin, while some people gathered together and chatted non-stop.

"Gu, long time no see."

As this year's award presenter, Charlize Theron walked over quickly and greeted Gu Wei after seeing him.

"Long time no see, Theron."

After seeing her, Gu Wei smiled slightly and the two chatted for a while.

About five minutes later, Will Smith also came over.

He was one of this year's award presenters. After receiving the invitation, he put down the movie he was watching and rushed over.

The two of them were chatting and laughing, and Liu Yifei and Charlize Theron next to them were also talking and laughing.

"Crystal, do you want to come over with me and talk?"

Theron sent out invitations, pointed the finger, and several Best Actress nominees gathered together.

"Go."

Gu Wei patted Liu Yifei's hand. This time, being nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress meant she had entered this circle. More exposure would not be a bad thing for her acting career.

Watching Liu Yifei's back as she walked past, Gu Wei was also invited by Cameron to take a tour of the "Avatar" crew.

As for Leonardo, he had already been chatting enthusiastically with several female stars.

...

Around eight o'clock in the evening, as all the guests took their seats and the red carpet outside the venue ended, this year's Academy Awards ceremony officially began under the attention of the public.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to introduce to you actor, writer, musician, Emmy and Grammy Award winner, and one of the greatest artists of all time, Mr. Steve Martin."

"This is Alec Baldwin."

The host came on stage amid applause from the guests, and a brief introduction made everyone laugh. After all, Alec mentioned many titles when introducing Steve, but Steve only said a name when introducing the other party.

Gu Wei in the audience smiled slightly when he heard this, and when he saw the camera turned to him, he clapped his hands lightly.

After the introduction, the two chatted for a few more words on the stage. Just like their performances in countless award ceremonies and comedy films in the past, these two top Hollywood comedians performed naturally and joked with each other like old friends.

The effect was pretty good, at least the place was slowly heating up.

This is also a feature of the Oscars, where people often make fun of everyone, especially award winners, who can hardly escape it.

This time it still starts with the Best Supporting Actor Award.

Slowly, more important awards were announced one by one.

Best Animated Feature Film, Best Original Song…

What’s different from previous years is that this year, for every two awards given out, a Best Picture nominee will be introduced.

"Avatar" then won two awards: Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects.

"Inception" also won Best Sound Editing and Best Art Direction.

At this moment, both the crews of "Avatar" and "Inception" were filled with a sense of uneasiness.

"Gu, we and Cameron won't both lose to The Hurt Locker, will we?"

Leonardo turned to look at Gu Wei and said softly.

Hearing this, Gu Wei shook his head. It was hard to say. You know, the Academy Awards have always liked to do these things.

There are countless movies and actors who have been fooled by the jury.

Liu Yifei, who was standing next to them, also heard the conversation between the two and unconsciously tightened her grip on Gu Wei's hand.

"Senior."

"Don't be nervous, no one can be sure until the results come out." Next was the Best Original Screenplay award.

Robert Downey Jr. and Tina Fei jointly presented the award.

Everyone in the crew was looking at the big screen. Even though it wasn't a particularly big award, it was still a good thing.

“Will Inception win the Best Original Screenplay award?”

"It's hard to say. It's a good thing if I don't win it. There are several big prizes waiting for me later."

The domestic audience watching the live broadcast were also watching this scene nervously.

The main reason is that the two award presenters deliberately delayed the time, constantly whetting everyone's appetite.

"The winner of the Best Original Screenplay Award is Inception. Congratulations to Director Nolan."

Finally, Robert Downey Jr.'s voice resounded throughout the Kodak Theater.

"Clap clap clap."

There was applause.

At this moment, Nolan and Gu Wei looked at each other, and they both understood that there might not be as many things happening in the sequel as in "Inception".

Nolan straightened his clothes, stood up and walked towards the podium.

Cameron looked at this scene and gave warm applause. He was full of confidence that "Avatar" could win the Oscars. You know, the global box office of this movie has exceeded 2 billion US dollars.

This is a miracle!

Nolan went on stage to give a brief speech, then walked off the stage holding the golden statue amid applause from the audience.

In the middle of the performance, James Taylor sang on the stage.

“In My Life.”

After the performance, the Best Foreign Language Film Award was presented.

"Mysterious Eyes, congratulations."

Quentin Tarantino opened the envelope and announced loudly.

...

This year's Academy Awards came up with a lot of new ideas to restore viewership.

When it was the turn of the Best Actor, the actresses nominated for Best Actress came on stage and their names were read out one by one.

vice versa!

On the stage, Jeff Bridges, George Clooney, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, Dicaprio and Leonardo Dicaprio appeared one after another.

Sandra Bullock – The Blind Side;
Helen Mirren – The Last Station;
Carey Mulligan – An Education;
Gabourey Sidibe – "True Love";
Liu Yifei – Inception;
Several nominees for Best Actor read out the nominations for Best Actress one after another.

Finally, the five people announced in unison:
“Sandra Bullock — The Blind Side.”

As soon as the words fell, Liu Yifei's hand holding Gu Wei suddenly relaxed and a sigh was uttered.

“It’s okay, there will be opportunities in the future. Just think about Leon and you will feel better.”

Gu Wei comforted him, saying that this nomination should be considered as a way to make himself familiar to the public. Leonardo has been nominated so many times, but he has never won a prize.

"Pfft."

Liu Yifei laughed, rolled her beautiful eyes and said:
"How can I say that to someone? But after thinking about it, it doesn't hurt that much."

When it was the turn of the Best Actor, Liu Yifei also stood up and went on stage.

"Oh, what a pity."

"Yifei is still young, there will be opportunities in the future."

After seeing her marriage, other domestic actresses also breathed a sigh of relief. She had already starred in many Hollywood blockbusters, and if she won another Best Actress award, others would be inferior to Liu Yifei.

After entering the stage, Liu Yifei and others announced one after another:
Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart;
George Clooney – Up in the Air;
Leonardo DiCaprio - Inception;
Morgan Freeman – Invictus Gaming;
Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker;
"Jeff Bridges Crazy Heart, congratulations."

Well, now Gu Wei doesn’t have to comfort Leonardo, since the other party is used to it anyway.

"Gu, I..."

"Keep trying, Leon, I'm used to it."

Looking at Leonardo next to him, Gu Wei said.

"Forehead."

Hearing this, Leonardo didn't know what to say. He probably was used to it.

The following Best Director and Best Picture awards were exactly as Gu Wei had guessed; the jury had played tricks again.

"Avatar" and "Inception" were ultimately no match for "The Hurt Locker."

"Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker. Congratulations."

""The Hurt Locker"."

As Barbra Streisand announced to everyone present, this year's Oscars is about to come to an end.

"This is the best moment of my life. This award is for those on the front line. I hope you can return home safely."

Bigelow was holding the trophy and still giving his thank-you speech.

Kathryn Bigelow also became the first female director to win the Academy Award for Best Director.

"Both Avatar and Inception lost out to Rectification, after all, it was a film set during the Iraq War."

"Bigelow became the biggest winner, winning the two most valuable awards."

"It's a pity for District 9, the subject matter of the movie is still very novel."

No matter what, this year's Oscars have come to an end, and the big win of "The Hurt Locker" will surely lead to a lot of controversy.

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(End of this chapter)