Chapter 254 The Contrast Between Sorrow and Joy

After a song and dance performance, Oscar gradually entered its climax.

At this time, Wu Yuchen, Harvey and Peter Jackson are all focusing on the next award:

"Best Adapted Screenplay..."

The three films "A Beautiful Mind", "Chicago" and "The Lord of the Rings" are all adaptations, and they have all been shortlisted for this award. Peter Jackson is particularly concerned. This should be the most valuable award that "The Lord of the Rings" can compete for tonight. From now on, there will basically be nothing to do with their crew.

Harvey is paying close attention to the award presenters. It’s okay if he didn’t get any of the previous ones, but from here on, each award will be more important than the last, and everyone must compete for it!

The award guest this time was none other than the beautiful Nicole Kidman. After taking out the note, she immediately announced:

"The best adapted screenplay is..."Beautiful Mind", Justin Wu!"

"Fuck!" Harvey looked at Wu Yuchen alone on the screen. He showed an elegant smile and accepted the congratulations of everyone around him. He was really angry.

Peter Jackson also sighed in disappointment, but he immediately applauded. "The Lord of the Rings" is just like this at this time, and the real harvest season will have to wait until the third film.

This is not the first time that Wu Yuchen has won an Oscar, so he acted very calmly. After receiving the trophy from Nicole Kidman, he humorously said into the microphone: "Received the trophy from a beautiful woman, even if I can’t go to heaven, and I’m not far from heaven~”

A burst of laughter immediately came from below, and Nicole Kidman raised her right hand to cover her teeth when she smiled.

Wu Yuchen's face turned serious: "I would like to thank John Nash for receiving this award. Without his legendary experience, there would be no "Beautiful Mind"! Thanks to the original author of the novel, Sylvia Nassar, whose original work is very Great for helping me adapt the script."

Then Wu Yuchen said with a smile: "I was lucky enough to win the Best Original Screenplay once before, and this time I can win the Best Adapted Screenplay again. I think I have won the Oscar Screenplay Grand Slam! Thank you to the Academy for recognizing me. ,Thanks!"

After Wu Yuchen finished speaking, he walked off the stage with the trophy in hand amidst applause. It was an unexpected surprise to win the Best Adapted Screenplay award this time. After all, the competition for this award is indeed fierce.

Later, the best original screenplay went to "Gosford Park", and then the best foreign language film award. There is also a widely circulated movie in the best foreign language film, "Amélie". The movie is quite good, but it is a pity that due to what the United States has done in Afghanistan in the past few months, the Oscars have now begun to express their anti-war. This award was given to the Bosnian anti-war film "No Man's Land" 》. It’s not an upset, as many people expected this result.

After the following commemoration of the deceased filmmaker and the presentation of the Oscar honorary award to Robert Redford, Wu Yuchen saw Russell Crowe take the stage. As last year's Best Actor, he came to present the award to this year's Best Actress.

Wu Yuchen doesn't care about this award, but several related actresses are nervous. Although there are rumors that this year's award may be biased towards black people, this may not be the case. And looking at the nominations, Halle Berry is the only black actor among the best actresses, and there are two best actor nominees, Denzel Washington and Will Smith. There is a high probability that the best actor is a black person, so there is still hope for the best actresses!

Wu Yuchen looked at several movie clips that were played on the big screen. To be honest, among the five shortlists, the "Death Row" movie was the weakest. This weakness does not mean that the movie lineup is weak or anything, but that the quality of the movie itself is not as good as other films, and Halle Berry's acting skills and performance are not as good as Nicole Kidman's in "Moulin Rouge". But unfortunately, I have other forces to assist me this year!

Sure enough, as Wu Yuchen expected: "Best Actress..."Death Row", Halle Berry!"

At this time, all the black people in the audience were excited, and Halle Berry also appeared to be extremely surprised, with a face full of disbelief. When she walked onto the stage, she was already wearing little pearls.

Halle Berry cried and choked with sobs as she kept repeating: "My god!"

It could be seen that she was very excited at this moment. After all, she was the first black Oscar winner in history. After a while, she managed to speak again: "I'm sorry, I really can't restrain myself..."

The black people below kept applauding to encourage and support her, and she continued: "This moment does not just belong to me, this moment belongs to Lena Horne, Diane Carroll..."

Black Pearl kept revealing the names of several black actresses, then clenched her fists and said: "Black women have been waiting for 74 years!"

In an instant, all the black people below stood up and applauded. This was their historic moment.

This was not over yet, she continued to point to the audience and said: "And all the unknown women of color, tonight, the door of opportunity has been opened!"

At this time, even Wu Yuchen had to stand up and applaud. There was no way, he was a person of color, and he must be supported at this time. At the same time, he looked at Black Pearl's emotional performance on the stage, thinking that the lines must have been designed and rehearsed. This girl's acting skills are much better now than in the movie. This is what she showed with the statuette on the spot. Acting skills at the level of a movie queen!

The next Best Actor award, without any surprise, was won by black actor Denzel Washington. He is the second black Oscar winner.

A group of black people were absolutely crazy about the double happiness of the Best Actor and Best Actress. Standing on the stage, Denzel Washington pointed at Halle Berry and then at Sidney Poitier, who was the first black man to win the Best Actor Award 40 years ago. At the same time, he also came to the scene today. He received a lifetime honorary award from the Oscars.

Well, it was such a coincidence that the best actor, best actress, and lifetime honorary award were all gathered together, and the camera also recorded the scene of the three of them standing up to toast at the same time. Not to mention the insiders present, even the discerning people in the audience could vaguely sense that there was a PY transaction behind this Oscar.

Wu Yuchen thought that this Oscar gave black people enough face and allowed them to stand up at the Oscars. Of course, this year's military recruitment will have to be done by black brothers.

Wu Yuchen glanced at Nicole Kidman. This big girl should understand what's going on. No matter how good your acting is this year, you have no chance. How can an actor compete with someone who plays politics?

After Denzel Washington stepped off the stage, this wave of black performances was over. The entire audience focused on the next award, because it was the important Best Director Award!

The guest of honor was Mel Gibson, who made a joke when he came up:

"Who are directors? They are the most influential forces in the world, driven by vision and passion to create, and driven every day by truck drivers~"

The whole audience laughed, and the atmosphere relaxed, and then Mel Gibson immediately said: "The nominees for Best Director this time are..."

Then a movie and the candidates appeared on the big screen:

"Black Hawk Down," Ridley Scott;

"Mulholland Drive," David Lynch;

"Beautiful Mind", Wu Yuchen;

"Chicago," Rob Marshall;

"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," Peter Jackson;

Harvey couldn't help but cross his hands and his heart was lifted. Now only the best director and best picture are left. These two awards were the ones he concentrated his efforts on during the Oscars, and were the ones he invested the most resources in. Disney and he spent so much money this time, and he didn’t believe that the judges really took advantage of him and didn’t do anything. !

Wu Yuchen was also looking at the screen. To be honest, Harvey's entry with "Chicago" made the next two awards more confusing. Although he doesn't like Harvey, this damn fat guy is really good at public relations. Even judging from the attitude that "Chicago" had failed to win all 11 awards before, the Academy intends to give Harvey a try, but it can't guarantee that it will really give him a big one.

Among these five nominations, Wu Yuchen first excluded "Lord of the Rings" and Peter Jackson. This year is not his stage. Then David Lynch was deleted. "Mulholland Drive" was artistic enough, but this movie is almost a nomination, and its taste will not win the award. The three really popular ones are "Chicago", "A Beautiful Mind" and "Black Hawk Down".

Among them, Ridley Scott of "Black Hawk Down" has a high compensation score. As a famous Hollywood director, Ridley Scott was nominated once for "Thelma and Louise" in 1992, and was nominated again for "Gladiator" last year, but unfortunately he lost to double nominee Soderbergh. .

Facing veterans like Ridley Scott, who won three Best Director awards, and Harvey, the king of public relations, Wu Yuchen really didn't dare to say what his chances of winning were, and he was nervously waiting for the results to be announced.

Under the spotlight, Mel Gibson opened the envelope and said: "The best director is... Ridley Scott!"

In an instant, the audience applauded Ridley Scott, a famous director of the same generation as Spielberg, who finally won the Best Director today.

Wu Yuchen let out a breath, a hint of disappointment flashed across his face, but he quickly calmed down. Jennifer Connelly and Glazer beside him whispered comfort, and Wu Yuchen gently shook his head to express that he was fine.

With his experiences in the previous two years, he was mentally prepared. But in his heart, he was also thinking about the reason.

In a previous life, "A Beautiful Mind" won Best Picture and Best Director at the same time. Is it because I am not young enough, and the veteran Ridley Scott is more qualified in comparison? Or did the voting situation change because of the intrusion of the fat guy Harvey Weinstein?

Thinking of this, Wu Yuchen clapped softly and looked at Harvey. This damn fat man was also flapping his fat hands, and it seemed that he was clapping very hard and loudly, as if he was venting his anger.

Harvey was of course extremely uncomfortable at this time. A few hours ago, he was full of confidence. There are 13 nominations, and his goal is to win half of the awards. But now, among the 12 nominations that have been awarded, not one has been selected!

What does this mean, do you want him to go through the same old path as "The Shawshank Redemption"?

Damn, he’s Harvey Weinstein! If "The Shawshank Redemption" had fallen into his hands, he would not have won a single award!

but now……

Harvey shook his head, and then looked at the stage with a ferocious expression. There was still one last grand prize, as long as the best picture could win!

After Ridley Scott stepped down, Big Tom - Tom Hanks - came on stage. He was the guest of honor for tonight's final award for Best Picture.

"Wow, I'm honored to be the award presenter. These five films are all great films. Each one made me want to be a part of it after watching it!"

A group of people in the audience all smiled when they heard this, because in Hollywood, no crew can refuse Tom Hanks. He is the double guarantee of the movie's box office and reputation. His words are also a compliment to the movie.

"Let's take a look at this year's Best Picture nominees..."

The Best Picture nominations are different from the Best Director nominations just now:

"A Beautiful Mind; Chicago; The Lord of the Rings; Moulin Rouge; Amour."

At this time, Wu Yuchen and Harvey looked at each other in unison. They both knew clearly at this moment that there would be no other opponent this time, but each other!

Then both of them looked at Big Tom on the stage. The whole audience was holding their breath, waiting for the result. I saw him opening the envelope unhurriedly, but he quickly read:

"This year's Oscar for Best Picture is..."

Big Tom raised his head and shouted: ""Beautiful Mind", Brian Grazer, Justin Wu!"

Harvey couldn't hold it any longer at this time, and he kicked the seat in front of him without even clapping. His remaining sanity told him not to mess around in front of the camera. He lowered his head, with a gloomy face and kept spitting out fragrance: "Fuck! A bunch of bitches, sons of bitches!"

Not only Harvey, but the entire cast of "Chicago" was disappointed. Catherine, Richard Gere and others were even more disappointed. They originally spent a lot of energy on "Chicago" this time, just because of Harvey, hoping to win an Oscar. As a result, none of the 13 nominations were received, which is considered a record!

On the other side, Wu Yuchen has already embraced Glazer. If he can win the best picture, he will be the big winner of this Oscar!

Next to them, Jennifer Connelly and Russell Crowe kept hugging and congratulating the two. They were very happy. This time "A Beautiful Mind" won the best picture. Although the two of them did not win the Best Actor and Best Actress, as the leading actors and actresses, Naturally, it can get a lot of light!

Wu Yuchen and Glazer stepped onto the stage with happy faces. For the Oscar for Best Picture, the producer went on stage to accept the award. Wu Yuchen was not only a director, but also a producer. Naturally, they went on stage together to enjoy the glory of the moment.

Wu Yuchen took the trophy from Big Tom, who took the initiative to hug him: "Director Wu, I hope to cooperate with you if I have the opportunity in the future!"

Wu Yuchen showed a bright smile: "I wish you all!"