King of Hollywood

Chapter 147 In the end, the cake is divided

When he returned to the hall again, the singing and dancing on the stage had just ended, and Christo began to sell his eloquence again. The previous best soundtrack was awarded to "The English Patient". Gabriel Yard's soundtrack was indeed quite outstanding, while "Saving Private Ryan" focused on sound effects, and naturally it couldn't compete in this regard.

"Where have you been?" Seeing that he had returned to his seat, Blanchett leaned over and asked in a low voice.

"Of course I went to the bathroom." Adrian shrugged.

"So long?" Blanche obviously didn't believe it. Based on her understanding of Adrian, even if she wasn't completely sure, she was still 80% sure. So after speaking, I looked around, trying to find out which v person was also seated.

"After the convenience, I thought about some problems in a quieter environment." Adrian explained in a leisurely manner. From the literal meaning, there is nothing wrong with this sentence.

Blanchett still didn't believe it, but she didn't say anything else, she snorted softly and turned her gaze to the stage. Adrian shrugged again, and also looked up, but he still glanced to the lower right secretly.

I didn't see Kirsten's figure, too, because the little goblin was watching him intently throughout the whole process, so he was so excited that he not only splashed her face but also splashed a lot on her head. Fortunately, Kirsten, who already has a lot of experience, cooperated very well and did not spill on the clothes, otherwise it would be troublesome to clean up.

Even so, if she wanted to tidy up and return to her position, the little goblin would have to spend a lot of time, so she couldn't come out soon. Besides, like Julia and Gwyneth, she is just an ordinary guest without any nominations, so her position is far away from the film crew. Even if she comes back, Adrian may not necessarily show up.

What a person... Thinking back to her innocent and decadent expression. He sighed inwardly. Suddenly, it was like Natalie in New York, it would be great if she could let herself be manipulated like this.

But then again, they are completely two kinds of people. Although Kirsten is very bold and can do whatever she wants, she can also see the strong sense of insecurity hidden deep in her heart. So it is not difficult for Adrian, who is symptomatic, to hold her in the palm of his hand. And although Natalie took the initiative because he left no trace, it can be seen from this behavior that she likes to take the initiative in all things in her own hands, so...

Adrian frowned suddenly, and the feeling that something was wrong came to his mind again, but when he wanted to reach out to grab it, it disappeared without a trace. Illusion? Adrian shook his head, put these aside for the time being, and focused on the ceremony, the last and most important award was about to be awarded.

The so-called most important awards are naturally Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Film. These four are the most important awards in each Oscar. If any movie can win these four awards, it will definitely be very special. glory.

"Francis McDodd, "Fargo"" With the voice of the award presenter Nicolas Cage, the soundtrack of the Coen Brothers' "Fargo" sounded, and McDodd was full of excitement He stood up, holding his face in disbelief. The crew of "The English Patient" sighed after hearing the names, especially Anthony Minghella, who praised the three leading actors in front of Adrian more than once, and now Sophie and Rachel have lost , of course he would regret it.

Rachel seemed to be fine. She nodded her thanks for everyone's comfort. She felt quite flattered, which perfectly matched her bookish demeanor. However, Adrian has been paying attention to her since announcing that the best leading role of V will be awarded, so he managed to capture the flash of disappointment on her face.

That's good, some things pass by, and you want to get more. Adrian smiled and applauded McDoudd's speech while talking in his heart.

"What a touching speech, and I want to thank Mom here too—hey Mom, are you in front of the TV? I really appreciate you very much." Crystal began another coy joke, which seemed to be holding a The statuette's pretentiously exaggerated aria-like speech made the scene burst into laughter again.

"Okay, okay, let's hurry up and present the next award. Everyone must have been waiting for a long time. I don't know if we can break the curse this time." Crystal said and finally became serious.

The audience suddenly laughed again, but this laughter was more flavorful than before, and everyone knew what he was referring to. Although "The English Patient" and "Saving Private Ryan" are the most competitive in this year's awards ceremony, as long as there are nominations at the same time as "Mr. Sweetheart", the award will definitely fall on other movies. and Best Original Screenplay have been confirmed.

Although such two examples can't explain much, it is at least fun to compare, isn't it? With all three films now nominated for Best Actor, it's interesting to speculate whether the spell will continue.

Adrian looked forward, and Cruise seemed a little uneasy whispering to others from time to time, and it seemed that he was somewhat affected by those two examples. Adrian couldn't help chuckling twice. When he complimented Cruise at the screening of "Eyes Wide Shut", he exaggerated his advantages and opponent's disadvantages.

For example, Hanks has been nominated for Best Actor for the third time in just four years, and he has won it once in a row. The Film Academy will not award him this statuette anyway; as for Fiennes, although he Very famous, but only officially entered Hollywood after "Schindler's List", with slightly less qualifications. Cruise needs qualifications and acting skills, and the movie itself is in line with mainstream values. In addition, the voices that he should get a statuette are no more than those who oppose it, so the chances of getting it are still very high.

These are indeed facts, Cruise does have advantages, but his disadvantages are not small. It is almost his trademark to rely on his face to eat, and the image of the disabled in "Born on July 4th" only lightened this symbol a little bit, and as a representative of the raunchy school of the era, the Film Academy has always He doesn't like to see him very much, and Cruise doesn't behave very well all the time. From the several shouts with Adrian, it can be seen that these may affect the final result.

What's more, the film academy sometimes favors British actors. Although Fiennes is not qualified enough, he is not the only British actor nominated.

"Geoffrey Rush, "The Shining Presence"" As Susan Sarandon read out his name, this somewhat unattractive actor who is good at playing different characters stood up, and owed a gentlemanly voice to the applause He bowed his body before walking to the stage again.

"The English Patient" was naturally full of mourning. I didn't expect to lose the best leading actor after losing the best v leading role. Fiennes was very open about it, and in turn comforted everyone. It's different here in "Mr. Sweetheart". Cruise didn't hide his embarrassing face. Nicole wanted to comfort him. I don't know what Cruise said. He looked very impatient. Nicole's His face also became unsightly.

However, she raised her head when she sensed something, and then met Adrian's half-smiling gaze. She wanted to avoid it immediately, but she hesitated and slowed down, giving him a complicated look before turning around. overdo it.

Shrugging imperceptibly, Adrian immediately looked at Blanchett with a smile: "It's a pity that I didn't get any performance awards."

"Looking at you like this, you seem to be showing off something?" Blanchett was suspicious and curious.

Adrian spread his hands with a smile and said nothing. In fact, if it is necessary to use the resources at hand to tackle key problems, whether it is Cruise or Fiennes, he is sure to be awarded the throne of actor. Laverne may not be able to do it yet, but the Weinstein brothers are added, not only that, Rachel's actress and Sophie or Blanchett's best v supporting role are all possible to get.

But if we really want to do this, we will not only need a lot of resources in 1a, but also use some methods that may cross the line. Therefore, even if we win, it will have some negative effects, and we may be excluded in the next few years. Why does Adrian To make such a fuss over Cruise and Fiennes? As for Rachel and Sophie, as I said before, some things are too easy to get and you won’t cherish them. It’s a very bad feeling to lose them because of some controllable or uncontrollable factors. , and then even more eager to get it in your hands, until then...

Well, finally came the final link, Best Director and Best Film. According to Oscar's consistent approach, either all of them will be taken away by "The English Patient" or all of them will be taken away by "Saving Private Ryan". Of course, there may also be accidents where you share and eat, but the chances of this are very small, and the film academy always likes to show its fairness.

However, Adrian's judgment finally made a mistake.

"Anthony Minghella, The English Patient" This is best director.

"Saving Private Ryan" This is the best movie.

It's a surprising result that Oscar would have such an obvious splitting of the cake, but thinking about it from another angle, it's a last resort. Whether it is "The English Patient" or "Saving Private Ryan", word of mouth is quite good. Although the box office of "The English Patient" is much worse than that of "Saving Private Ryan", it has received more praise from film critics. But "Saving Private Ryan" is very popular with ordinary people. Although the film was rated as extremely violent and bloody by PAA, many veterans who participated in World War II praised Spielberg's 20-minute boarding battle. It captures the horror of the battle.

In this way, it will be very difficult to run the film school. In fact, there are such examples before, such as "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Forrest Gump"-oh, that is the situation in Adrian's memory, and it is now It was replaced by "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Silence of the Lambs", and "Forrest Gump" without its opponent is the well-deserved king of the 67th Oscar.

In short, when encountering this kind of situation, it depends entirely on the strength of public relations and the mood of the judges. Whether it is a one-off or two-and-a-half points, it is entirely possible, so the factor of luck plays a considerable part. But Adrian is still a little strange, why didn't Spielberg take the best director and the best film for "The English Patient"? Soon he knew the answer.

"It's pretty good to get the best movie, I don't expect to win the best director again after only two years." When talking about this at a subsequent party, Adrian half-jokingly said Sorry for him, but Spielberg didn't care too much, and the other two founders of DreamWorks, Katzenberg and Geffen, also agreed.

The fact is simple. For DreamWorks, the best director that increases Spielberg's personal honor is far less practical than the best film that increases the company's reputation, so most of their energy is on the best film. While Miramax was in charge of the production of "The English Patient", it also undertook the work of public relations. Although Adrian did not ask the Weinstein brothers to go all out, they also put a lot of effort into this, so Minghella It also won the best director.

Anyway, it's over, the '69 Oscars are officially over, and Vanity Fair's Oscar night party is well underway, so just celebrate.

But Adrian was not very happy. He would definitely attend the "Vanity Fair" party, but Sophie slipped away before the end of the awards ceremony. Rachel came to visit and ran away quickly. Kerr The same is true for Sten, her mother will not allow her to stay here for too long, let alone Scarlett. Even Julia didn't stay for long, and left after a few face-to-face meetings with Adrian.

"Anyway, you will always have someone to accompany you, won't you?" Julia, who was dressed in a simple and refreshing look, said, "I'll go back and look after Emma."

After she finished speaking, she turned and left, looking very chic, but what she wanted to say was already hidden in the words. To be honest, Adrian would definitely chase her out at other times and take her for a ride while it was still early at night, but the problem is that it is not easy to make such a decision in the current environment, and Julia actually understands , It’s just that if you say something, it’s possible, if you don’t say it, there’s no possibility at all.

The party was very lively. In addition to big and small stars, many tycoon-level figures who did not attend the awards ceremony would also come here to hang out. The reporters who were allowed were also not stingy with their cameras, but such opportunities were rare. "Vanity Fair" itself is an entertainment magazine, and of course it must satisfy its own people to the greatest extent.

No matter how lively and noisy the party is, there will be an end, and people will gradually leave here, and Adrian is no exception, but he left with hugs left and right.

"It's a pity that you didn't win the award. At least in my opinion, it's not much worse than that French V." Standing by the bar, Gwyneth used a plastic fork to pick up a small cake and sent it to the end. She had already changed her clothes. , the gray è one-piece narrow tube skirt perfectly showed her curves, the thick brows covered her forehead, and the long ponytail tied behind her made her look pure and elegant.

"I have to remind you that the winner of the best supporting actor in V, who is also out of stock, is Barron Bacall." Blanchett, who was leaning on the other side of the bar with a half glass of red wine, reminded, She also changed her clothes, a long-sleeved T-shirt, tight-fitting long ù, and her favorite boots, which also highlighted her graceful figure, and her loose mid-length shorts hung down, looking equally noble and charming.

The two V people have some similarities in temperament and appearance, and they often appear together in public places, and those who have good things call them twins 1a. I have to admit that this title is quite appropriate, but now this Twin 1a is only owned by one person.

"Still worried about the previous awards ceremony?" Adrian walked over at this moment, and put his arms around the waists of the two V people.

Blanchett struggled lightly as usual, and Gwyneth also leaned into Adrian's arms as usual, and the two V people looked at each other intently. In the room, only the orange light at the bar was on, and it was soft, making the already ambiguous atmosphere a bit more emotional.

"I'm the one who is brooding. Kate has a Best Supporting Actor nomination, but I don't have any." Gwyneth poked his chest with her finger and said in a coquettish tone.

"Don't worry, James' super-production has been completed, and it won't be long before it will be released. By this time next year, you will have to worry about not getting the best leading role in v-you should talk to Kate about this. Learn, Gwyneth." Adrian said with a chuckle.

"Wow, even though I know you've always had confidence in that tyrant, I still can't help but want to be surprised." Gwyneth looked at Blanchett with an exaggerated look, but there was smugness in her eyes.

"Are you so sure that Gwyneth can't get it?" Blanchett raised her eyebrows with a smile.

"Of course, we all know that Hollywood is a place that pays attention to qualifications. If Gwynnie has been nominated several times before, or has acted in movies for more than ten years, then the film academy will definitely consider it, but now, I can only say Sorry." Adrian shrugged.

"It's such a pity. It seems that we can only be nominated for the best leading role in V." Gwyneth sighed regretfully. Even so, she still felt sorry for Blanchett. She obviously didn't wear clothes. , the highlights are quite star-studded.

"Oh, Gwyneth, I'm already very envious, at least that's a nomination for Best Leading Role." Although Blanchett was talking to Gwyneth, her eyes glanced at Adrian from time to time.

"Don't worry, Kate," Adrian laughed. "You will get it in the next year, and with this year's nomination, the chances of getting it are very high."

Following him, he looked at Gwyneth who was about to speak: "You too."

The two v people looked at him incomprehensibly, wanting to hear his explanation, but Adrian laughed: "I have an idea, you might as well take this opportunity to compete." F

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