Chapter 41 The Ridicule from the Best Director Oscar
The two Vietnam War movies have been entangled until the Academy Awards party on April 9. Related comments on TV and newspapers were dominated by "The Return" and "The Deer Hunter", and "The Wrong Man in Heaven" also received 8 nominations.
"Fetus" seems to have been forgotten by everyone.
Ronald was sitting alone on the sofa in the living room watching the live TV broadcast of the awards show.
Marla broke up with him anyway, and her yawning appearance appeared on TV for several days, making Marla very embarrassed in front of her friends. Ronald also arbitrarily criticized Michael, the director of "The Deer Hunter" on TV.
·Cimino makes the circle of high school girls who worship Hollywood and Oscar think he is a fake expert who doesn’t know how to pretend to understand.
The louder the call for "The Deer Hunter" to win the award, the more it reflects Ronald's ignorance of movies. It is not surprising that he is spurned by high school girls.
In addition, I failed to recommend Mara to join other film crews...
"The police have arrested 17 demonstrators. This incident will not have any adverse impact on the awards night..."
Before the awards ceremony, the news reported that hundreds of people were demonstrating against the Academy's inclusion of racist films like "The Deer Hunter" and films that slandered the Vietnam People's Army. The police also arrested the leader.
Ronald was so happy when he saw it, he was so happy! In his heart, he had no good impression of this movie or its director.
This year's awards ceremony was held at the Dorothy Chandler Hall of the Los Angeles Concert Hall. The TV cameras swept away and an extra-large model of the Oscar trophy was placed on the outer wall of the hall, shining in gold.
Security guards wearing red jackets and black ties stood in a row to welcome the star motorcade and helped the slowly moving motorcade open the door and drop off passengers. On the other hand, they also separated potential demonstrators and got into the outer protective circle.
ardent fans.
The off-site host began to announce the names and backgrounds of each male and female star who arrived. All nominees enjoyed a higher level of treatment and would report the awards and movies for which they were nominated.
The stars Ronald recognized included Reeve, the actor of Superman, and the veteran British actor Laurence Olivier, as well as a few familiar blond beauties, but unfortunately he couldn't remember what movies they had acted in.
Jane Fonda was also captured by the camera. Today she wore a lavender one-shoulder dress that exposed her collarbone and was studded with bling bling sequins, which shone under the light.
The opening scene of the Oscars ceremony was a medley of movie soundtracks. Three different orchestras played the theme songs of the three movies nominated for best soundtrack this year.
This year we hired a new host, Johnny Carson, the host of the NBC talk show "The Tonight Show". He was very capable and made a few jokes.
"This year is the 51st Academy Awards. There are 2 hours of exciting programs and a boring party that has been stretched to 4 hours."
"350 million people around the world watched the telecast of this awards show, including in South America, where former presidents and former financial directors of studios could also watch the live broadcast."
This is a joke about the financial scandals of several major film studios in the past two years. Several senior executives fled to South America after being sued by the IRS.
"I feel very proud to stand on this solemn occasion. I see many new faces, especially those who have built on the old faces."
"The movies this year were all excellent, and for me personally, 'The Wrong Birth' was especially so, as for the first time in history, star Warren Beatty couldn't find a body he could 'use'
body."
In short, if you pay attention to the current gossip, Johnny Carson still throws it out very well and can put it in and out freely.
At the end of the opening speech, because this was the first time this year was broadcast to Xiangjiang in the Chinese-speaking area, Johnny Carson introduced Mr. Zhang, a Chinese-American, to give a speech. Ronald was surprised but also a little excited that a Chinese-American appeared on the Oscar celebration
, it was the first time in history that the opening speech was delivered in Chinese.
"At the end of the day, Li Ge Hong Kong is so funny. The handsome boy wants to fall in love with the aluminum boy, and the aluminum boy wants to fall in love with the handsome boy..."
Ronald was stunned for a long time, as if Mr. Zhang told a joke in Cantonese.
What! Next time, use Mandarin to make up for the winter. Do you recognize it?
The first important award to be awarded was the Best Supporting Actor. Christopher Walken of "The Deer Hunter" defeated Bruce Dern of "The Return" and took the lead. 0:1
Ronald picked up the tea cup and drank some black tea. Don't worry, the fun is yet to come. He completely entered the mentality of the "Gone Back" crew and shared the same hatred for "The Deer Hunter".
Then there are a lot of small awards for service, short films, and documentaries.
The second important award is Best Editing, also won by "The Deer Hunter". 0:2
Ronald ate a waffle. Well, it is possible to lose first and then come back.
Then there are a bunch of irrelevant minor awards such as Best Score and Best Foreign Language Film.
The third important award is Best Supporting Actress. Meryl Streep, a newcomer to "The Deer Hunter", is nominated for this award.
Ronald was a little nervous. If he won again, it would be 0:3, and there would not be many opportunities left for the "Return with Honor" crew.
As usual, the award for Best Supporting Actress will be given by an actor who has won Best Supporting Actor before. This time, Hollywood veteran George Burns was invited. He is over 80 years old and won the award at the age of 79.
Best Supporting Actor, he is the oldest actor to win the award so far.
Joining him in presenting the award was a tall young girl, Brooke Shields, who swept the American film industry last year with her role as the heroine of "The Legend of the Baby".
In the close-up shot, Brooke Shields is tall and sassy, with long hair shawl, and two unplucked eyebrows. She looks very rough and wild, but it perfectly modifies her slightly soft eyes, neutralizing the overall temperament and making her look more and more obvious.
Showing Brooke Shields' unique beauty.
Burns Sr. gave the opportunity to announce the winner to Brooke Shields, who can be his granddaughter. Brooke Shields is not afraid of the stage, "The winner is... Maggie Smith, 'California Suite'"
This is an interesting coincidence. Maggie Smith played a British actress in the movie "California Suite", was nominated for an Oscar, came to Los Angeles to attend the award ceremony, but did not win the award, and finally reconciled with her husband.
Maggie Smith herself is also a British actress. In reality, she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for playing a female star who did not win an Oscar.
In addition, in the 1960s, she also won an Academy Award for Best Actress, and her acting career was considered a complete one, as she won a grand slam of acting awards in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Ronald relaxed a little. It's a good thing he wasn't beaten 0:3 in "The Deer Hunter". As expected, newcomer Streep's acting skills are still a bit worse.
Then "The Return" won Best Original Screenplay, beating "The Deer Hunter" head-on.
Ronald poured another cup of black tea from the hot water bottle and tasted it, 1:2.
The best adapted screenplay went to Oliver Stone, the screenwriter of "Midnight Express". It tells the story of an American young man who was wrongly accused and thrown into prison by Turkey.
I thought that the leading actors and actresses would be awarded next, but at this moment, Cary Grant, a big star from the golden age of Hollywood, suddenly walked onto the awards podium. Ronald was a little stunned for a moment. Gary has been out of the public eye for many years and rarely attends public events.
It’s active. Are you here today...?
It turned out that he was here to present the Oscar Lifetime Honorary Award to his good friend, the British Shakespeare master and film actor, Sir Laurence Olivier.
Laurence Olivier is already old and has thinning hair, but his basic skills are still very perfect. He spoke the award speech in Shakespearean accent with great energy, and the audience burst into applause. Lawrence, who was praised by everyone standing and applauding, still vaguely felt like he had been before.
He and Vivien Leigh stayed together and flew together in a cool way. He also made a movie last year, which is considered an old man.
Next is the most important award for Best Actor and Actor. Two Vietnam War film crews have both been nominated. It depends on who wins... No, it should be called Where to Return with Honor.
The award for Best Actress was last year's Best Actor winner Richard Dreyfuss, and his female companion was the great beauty Shirley MacLean. Shirley was an unconventional person and did not immediately
Instead of reading out the nomination list, a missing person notice was broadcast on the spot.
"Oh, my dear brother, where are you? My dear, gifted, sweet, wise, sexy brother, Warren Beatty, where are you?"
"Oh, Warren, Warren, Warren, just imagine, what kind of prize can you get if you cooperate with your sister?"
Ronald squirted out the black tea in his mouth. This was a request for help and an award. It turned out that she was the director and star of "Into the Wrong Heaven and the Wrong Birth" and the sister of Warren Beatty. I don't know why.
Do the siblings have different last names?
Richard Dreyfus stepped forward and announced this year's Best Actress winner: Jane Fonda.
"Hahaha, 2:2" Ronald became happy again.
Jane Fonda's thank-you speech was quite special. She learned sign language and translated the first paragraph of her thank-you speech in sign language on the spot.
"The reason why I use sign language is because the party organizers did not allow me to bring my own whiteboard subtitles for the hearing-impaired to watch. This award is for the disabled across the country, for the disabled Vietnam War veterans, and for the many people in North Vietnam who were disabled due to the war.
And what I got…”
The audience burst into applause again.
The award for Best Actor was given to former musical queen Ginger Rogers, who had become fat as a ball. The old lady's line skills were still strong, and she outshone fellow guest, black singer Diana Ross.
The reason why Diana Ross can appear at the Oscars is because last year she starred in a black version of "The Wizard of Oz" together with the rising music star Michael Jackson and other black people. Needless to say, all the box office and awards
Miserable failure.
"The winner for Best Actor is... Jon Voight, 'Homecoming,'" the fat old lady Ginger Rogers announced.
3:2, overtaken.
Ronald was relieved. He hated "The Deer Hunter" so much, partly because Marla accused him of not understanding what was good about "The Deer Hunter". The first third of the three-hour long movie was shot at the wedding.
, I fell asleep watching it, what can be better?
The other half is fat boy Michael Cimino who mocks him for his lack of artistic talent. If the deer hunter fails this time, he will be proven right and there will be nothing to be angry about.
"The Deer Hunter" failed in both male and female roles. Ronald is no longer so angry. It can get so many nominations. Maybe it's because of Universal's operation, right?
The last two awards awarded, which are also the two most important awards, are Best Director and Best Film.
The award for best director was given to "The Godfather" director Francis Coppola.
After Coppola came on stage, he was a little angry and talked about the great significance of a lot of directors. He should not only make films, but also lead social thinking. The director is a novelist of the new era, the Leo Toles of the new era.
Tai, it’s Dostoyevsky…
The newspaper said that his "Apocalypse Now" should have grabbed the title of the first major production to reflect the trauma of the Vietnam War. Unfortunately, due to various accidents, the new film has been delayed and has not been released yet, and was overtaken by "The Deer Hunter"
.
Finally finished, Coppola announced the winner:
"The Best Director award goes to my colleague Michael Cimino."
"Oh, hot, hot, hot..." Ronald accidentally burned his tongue with the black tea, "What kind of judges, they are so unreliable."
Fat boy Michael Cimino came on stage, kissed the female guest, and stained his lipstick. The female guest had to wipe it off with his hands. He seemed very excited and was about to give an acceptance speech. As soon as he spoke, he revealed
A fat double chin:
"It is very difficult to humbly express your pride on such an occasion. But I am very proud to be here, very proud of the film we have made, and very proud to be part of the Hollywood tradition..."
Ronald was silent for a while, "Hey, Oscar for Best Director!" Who do I think he is? For a clown like Sleepy Luo, no one remembers who he is anymore.
The final award is for Best Picture, which is usually awarded to the same movie as Best Director. In other words, "The Deer Hunter" has already won the 51st Oscar.
The guest of honor was John Wayne, the first tough guy in Western movies who was seriously ill. But at this time he was tortured by the illness and was out of shape. John Wayne was also a tough guy in reality and refused anyone's support or companionship.
Insist on completing the final public appearance independently.
He endured great pain and slowly read all the nomination lists. All the audience stood up and applauded to show respect for his fearless act.
"The winner for Best Picture is - 'The Deer Hunter'".
As expected.
Ronald got up and turned off the TV and walked out of the apartment. The spring breeze was very pleasant on his body. He walked to the small grocery store at the corner of the street and bought a pack of black tea. After thinking about it, he picked up a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes.
and a pack of matches. Having never smoked, he lit one for the first time and started smoking slowly.
"I'm so proud to be here..." Ronald thought back to Fat Boy Michael Cimino's acceptance speech.
Yes, being able to come to the Oscars and accept the award is indeed an achievement that I am very proud of...
And what about me? Fatty’s sarcasm rang in his ears again: “If this is the true point of view of this Sleepy Luo, I advise him not to take the path of movies. The perception of beauty and art is a talent. With such talent as his, hard work
No matter how much you try, it will be difficult to get ahead in the film industry."
Ronald's ears gradually turned red again.
The most profound ridicule others make at you is actually ignorance...