Before the most important awards were announced, another legendary actress won an honorary Oscar. Elizabeth Taylor was awarded this award for her outstanding contributions to... disease research and charity.
The person who presented the award to her was Angela Lansbury. The two had collaborated since Taylor was twelve years old when they filmed the famous film "Pet" and played the role of Taylor's sister.
Angela Lansbury is a singer and theater stage actress. Her voice is very rich, and when she introduced Elizabeth Taylor, she was very infectious. Afterwards, Elizabeth Taylor appeared in a goose yellow dress to receive the award.
With a huge necklace composed of emeralds and diamonds, a figure that was slimmed down after months of dieting, and the short hair style typical of her youth, Elizabeth Taylor seemed twenty years younger and dominated the Oscars with renewed charm.
on site.
The moment she stood in front of the microphone, all the guests stood up and applauded, paying a long tribute to this most legendary local actress.
Ronald looked around and looked at the expressions and level of participation of the people next to him. The atmosphere was several times more enthusiastic than the one posthumously awarded to Audrey Hepburn in the first half.
The Jane Hersolt Humanitarian Award is not a permanent award, and it is the first time that two winners have been awarded in the same year. The difference in the reaction of the guests present at the two awards this time is probably due to the fact that the two winners
The nationality of the person is different.
"I have stood on this stage many times before and given awards to others. I have also sat in the audience as a loser, and when I was lucky, I came up to receive the award as a winner, but it has never been like this because this is what I can get.
The highest honor my colleagues in Hollywood can give me..."
Elizabeth Taylor's acceptance speech was very peaceful. She said that she did what she had to do and what she wanted to do very much, so she would regard this award as a tribute to thousands of people who are fighting...disease.
Achieved jointly by those who have contributed to scientific research.
Ronald had never heard an award-winning person say that she had achieved so little and spent so much time calling on the public to participate in her cause. Elizabeth Taylor indeed regarded this as her career for the rest of her life.
Man. She really deserved to win the award.
However, this big-name Hollywood star is not without some care. She is grateful to her colleagues in Hollywood. Naturally, she is different from Audrey Hepburn, an outsider who came here to seek gold. She regards herself as a member of everyone, but
Taking the lead in this charity cause on behalf of everyone, this kind of words makes the audience and young stars feel very comfortable, and it will be more logical to ask for money to donate when the time comes.
After everyone sat down, Ronald glanced back specifically. Over there, Miramax's Harvey Weinstein frowned, seeming to be worried about the upcoming awards.
Worrying was indeed necessary. Next, Jodie Foster, the last year’s best actress, took the stage to announce the five nominees for Best Actor.
Robert Downey Jr.-Chaplin,
Clint Eastwood-Unforgiven,
Stephen Ray - The Crying Game,
Al Pacino - Scent of a Woman,
and Denzel Washington-Malcolm
If the size of the audience's applause represents a certain degree of peer bias, then the biggest favorites this year are Al Pacino and Clint Eastwood.
Denzel Washington has already won the statuette, and the calls made by the black community in the past few years have really made people unhappy. Americans don’t quite agree with the story of Stephen Ray’s movie. And Robert Downey Jr.’s appearance was due to drug abuse.
The pale face also makes people feel disgusted.
Clint Eastwood's return to the original Western film (compared to Dances with Wolves) has made many filmmakers feel nostalgic.
As for Al Pacino... he has been nominated for six consecutive times for Best Actor or Supporting Actor, and finally failed and lost the statuette. In addition, the Best Supporting Actor this year was just awarded to Gene...
Hackman, that's seven failures.
Some people may not like his performance, but everyone has to admit that it is very distinctive. There are few male actors who are as unlucky as him, and only a few actresses such as Glenn Gross can compare with him...
"The Oscar goes to Al Pacino..."
Another local actor won. Al Pacino took the stage to take over the statuette from Jodie Foster. He still retained the beard look from the movie "Dawn of the Dead", and he was another
Typical gangster.
His well-known roles, The Godfather, Hot Afternoon, Scarface, etc. are all gangsters. This time, he won the Best Actor Award for playing a retired lieutenant colonel in "Scent of a Woman" and won the Best Actor Award.
He was nominated for a supporting role in "Tycoon Game" and played a salesman.
Maybe his peers don't quite approve of him playing a gangster...
Al Pacino stood in front of the microphone, still touching the statuette with one hand, as if he wanted to use the touch to confirm that he was not dreaming. The live cameras swept across the audience, and the guests stood up one by one and gave them a standing ovation.
.
Ronald was also forced to stand up, and faced the camera with Diane, smiling like "I'm so happy he won the award, he deserves it." He didn't sit down until Pacino moved the microphone.
"Why are you so enthusiastic about the winners from your own country?" Ronald smoothed his dress and was still thinking after sitting down. The main contradiction in this year's awards has really become between domestic and foreign actors, especially actors from Britain.
competition among them.
When Emma Thompson won the award before, many people's applause was perfunctory. It can't be compared with this. Although Al Pacino has a gimmick that has been nominated for many times but has not won...
"You broke my (losing streak) record..."
Pacino made a joke of his own when he came up.
"Hahaha..." Ronald also laughed. Local actors in Hollywood are good at laughing at themselves. Victory and failure are commonplace. Unlike actors in Britain, they take Oscars very seriously. Although they may not necessarily admit it,
They also think that BAFTA is their highest award.
"Forehead……"
Just after he praised Al Pacino in his heart, Ronald realized that his performance was revealed later.
Al Pacino took out a piece of paper with his acceptance speech and put it on the table. He then touched several pockets before finding his glasses. Then he fumbled around in his pockets again, only to find that the paper with his acceptance speech had been placed on the table.
It's on the table.
He was also extremely nervous and excited.
Listening to him turning over and over again and stuttering through his speech, Ronald only had one thought in his mind. This was the same as the long shot for which he won the award. In "Scent of a Woman", he finally denounced the students who snitched and tried to bribe them.
The scene where the student's principal gave a hearty speech was so different.
"Tonight, the theme of the Oscars is honoring women in Hollywood..."
The Best Director Award was announced next. The award presenter was once again the rookie director and veteran actor Barbra Streisand, who was holding her breath and was not nominated for Best Director.
"This is very good, but I look forward to the day when such tributes are no longer necessary. Because then, women can have the same opportunities as men in all fields. They are not awarded because of their gender, but simply because of their performance.
Men are good…”
"Hua Hua Hua..."
There was still some applause at the scene for this speech. If Ronald hadn't known that Barbra Streisand had made a fuss about boycotting the Oscars because she was not nominated. She directed a mediocre work and would have said that for herself.
If she was not nominated because of gender discrimination, she would almost have to believe that these noble words were her sincerity.
Barbra Streisand really has no shame to say that her lack of nomination is racial discrimination. She is Jewish. Without this identity, she cannot expect her debut film to be nominated for Best Director. Sexism may be true for others, but in her case
Jewish female celebrities are not very convincing either.
"This award is not awarded to female directors or male directors, but to the best directors. It is my honor to present this award..."
There are five nominated directors this year, and not a single one is a woman. To be honest, Barbra Streisand’s words are a bit hard to stick to the theme of paying tribute to female filmmakers.
That's not what Ronald cares about. Neil Jordan, the director of "The Crying Game", is of Irish descent. Although James Ivory, the director of "The Crying Game" is American, he has been living with Indians living in Britain all year round.
Filmmaker collaboration.
Clint Eastwood of "Unforgiven", Robert Altman, director of "The Players", and Martin Brest of "Scent of a Woman" are all native Americans who can no longer be native to America.
director.
"Oscar to, Clint Eastwood... Unforgivable"
The emotion on Barbra Streisand's face was so televised that it seemed to overflow from thousands of television sets.
Both are well-known players in Hollywood. After Eastwood separated from his long-term girlfriend, he dated Barbra Streisand for a period of time.
Unlike other award presenters, Streisand stayed on the stage, hugged Eastwood hard and kissed him before letting him go. Then she did not go down with the staff, but stayed on the stage to watch the handsome man deliver his speech.
"Al Pacino said his throat was so dry that he couldn't speak. I was even dryer than him..."
Clint Eastwood also continued the tradition of local stars being good at self-deprecation. He later thanked many female members of the Unforgiven crew. The content of this film is actually about respecting women, which is completely different from old westerns.
Movie.
A group of prostitutes were in a hotel, and one of them was disfigured by a lunatic who slashed his face with a knife. They raised money to invite a killer to kill the bad guy.
In the end, the former mass murderer played by Clint Eastwood was inspired by his dead wife to give up his sins and settle down to become a farmer. Because of the swine fever, he needed money and had to fight with an old friend (played by Morgan Freeman).
) came together to take over the business, killed the local police chief (Gene Hackman) who unreasonably killed his old friend, and completed the task for the customers.
This plot is different from that of old western movies. Women are still given a far more important position. However, the protagonist of the movie is still the rivalry between three old men.
Clint Eastwood not only gained box office and awards, he also dated and lived with Frances Fisher, who played the leading prostitute in the movie. She was sitting underneath in the scene, wearing loose clothes, and she was obviously pregnant.
This time, the two directors with British backgrounds failed again. Everyone was cheering for the winner. Only Ronald quietly looked back and glanced at Harvey Weinstein, who was sitting in an inconspicuous place at the back.
His brows were tightened, and his huge head and thick neck looked very sad.
"Haha..." Ronald turned around. Many people at the scene were still immersed in Barbra Streisand's award speech just now. It seemed that Unforgiven really won the best director because of a little bit of female plot, and
For Best Supporting Actor, there wasn’t even a single woman among them!
"Jack..."
Host Billy Crystal only said one word, no need to explain, the person who awarded the Best Picture Award was Hollywood's unique Jack, Jack Nicholson.
"It's been a long night, so I won't waste everyone's time. The nominees for Best Picture are..."
"The Crying Game" and "The Big Deal" are both nominated for best picture, and the remaining three are films from local producers, including "Scent of a Woman" and "Unforgiven," as well as
"A Few Good Men," co-produced by Nader and Bob Reiner...
When the camera panned over to Ronald, he smiled and waved to the camera. He was not nervous at all. In addition to having the experience of winning twice, Ronald also heard from the applause, "Unforgivable", this year is really good.
It is a complex that has been pinned on many people, including Eastwood, western films, traditional Hollywood... When the nominations were announced, the applause for this film was much louder than mine.
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The two old "Hollywood players" met on the stage. It was obvious that Eastwood's smile was much more natural than when he took another statuette from Barbra Streisand just now.
He and Jack Nicholson also made a golfing move at the same time and simultaneously took the Best Picture Oscar trophy from each other with one hand.
Obviously, this kind of friendship between men makes Eastwood feel more comfortable than the scenes of old lovers on stage and new girlfriends off stage.
Direct, frank, and ending speech like a man, not like a mother-in-law. The handover between the two top Hollywood male stars made the awarding of the last statuette seem to be outside the theme of this year's tribute to the power of women in Hollywood.
However, the guests who had been sitting for nearly four hours all felt that this male power came at the right time.
After the award ceremony, Ronald put his arms around the slightly tired Diane, and the two of them walked out. People kept coming over to say hello to them, smiling all the way to the parking area at the gate.
Those who have won the trophy will go to the official Oscar party and have their names engraved on the nameplate under the statuette. Those who have not won the award will be eligible to attend various post-game parties based on your popularity.
Of course, if you join in by yourself, no one will usually refuse to let you in. Last year, a tabloid reporter who did not attend the awards show also wore a tuxedo and sneaked into the party. He also interviewed some drunk celebrities and posted some
news.
This year's party is more strict. People who are not celebrities need to check the invitation card for the awards show before they can enter.
Ronald was waiting for the car at the door of the awards hall and asked Diane if she wanted to go to the party. At this moment, Harvey Weinstein, who had fifteen nominations and only won Best Actress and Best Screenplay, encountered Waterloo.
Come over.
"Ronald, you are still awesome. I spent so much energy this year, but I only won one award. You have had it easy in the past two years, winning all the awards and winning the Best Picture."
Ronald didn't like Harvey's big head and thick neck that squeezed in between Diane and him. He turned around, blocked Diane who rolled her eyes behind him, and smiled softly, "Now, who is your dad?" Nominations don't count.
, winning awards is real skill.
"Hahaha, you are the boss..." Harvey readily admitted defeat, then came up to him and shamelessly asked Ronald the secret of winning the award.
"Hehe..." Ronald thought to himself, you learned the videotape tactics quickly, and you even invented the nursing home tactic yourself. What can I say, but he changed his mind and said a few words.
"Winning awards not only depends on personal struggle, but also depends on luck. The year before last was the craze for Native Americans, and last year was the resurgence of thrillers. This year, didn't you see the theme of female power? This year's two honorary awards
Who is the winner? Why did you win for Best Actress?"