Hollywood Drawing

The 69th Academy Awards ceremony finally came to an end amidst the special turmoil. The statuette for Best Foreign Language Film was awarded to the Czech film "Give Me a Dad". Sadly, there was almost no award. People are concerned about the ownership of this statuette. Whether it is the guests at the scene or the media around the world, they are all watching the crew of "The Departed" that won the victory.

Today's Oscar awards ceremony is actually infinitely close to the length of more than ten years ago. If you want to watch the award ceremony that lasts for several hours, even movie fans sitting in front of the TV need a certain amount of physical strength, and even more so. Not to mention the participants of this event.

Faced with the possibility of being broadcast live on television at any time, most of the guests sitting in the front row would always maintain elegant smiles. The entire awards show was no less than a day of high-intensity physical work.

Every time this time comes, participants will miss the Oscars decades ago. The earliest event was only fifteen minutes long. Compared with the previous Oscar awards ceremony, today's Oscars is like a dull old man, but other The charm has never diminished, and countless movie stars and onlookers still yearn for the Oscars, which attract worldwide attention every year.

The 69th Oscars ended with the victory of "The Departed". The film received a total of nine nominations and won a total of six statuettes, including the top prize of Best Picture, and the best award that Wayne always cherished. director.

After the entire cast and crew accepted the honor of Best Picture together, faced with the siege of reporters backstage, during the routine interview ceremony, Robert and Mia, who had received the statuettes, tacitly handed over their statuettes. Put them together in front of Wayne.

Everyone understood what the two meant, and Jennifer Connelly followed closely behind, placing her Best Supporting Actress statuette in front of the man as well.

Both the crew members and the dozens of reporters at the scene knew that the reason why they were recognized by the Oscars was inseparable from the man waiting to be interviewed. In order to express their gratitude to him, no one minded temporarily "loaning out the statuette" ".

A total of six statuettes were laid out in a row on the long table in front of Wayne. The media's camera flashes reflected the golden light on these statuettes. However, it was obvious that the reporters did not look at these statuettes. The tough-looking man sitting behind the desk is the focus of all the media's attention.

Four of Hollywood's most representative top directors were invited by the Academy to present him with the highest honor. There are too many topics that can be hyped. Nine nominations and six awards may not rank among the top of the list of Oscar winners, but the treatment he has received is definitely the most dazzling in the history of the Oscars in recent decades.

The awards ceremony was completely over, but the event had just begun. Except for Wayne, who was surrounded by reporters backstage and kept answering nutritional questions, the celebrities who had already left the venue, as long as they had received invitations, almost all moved to The Hilton Hotel ballroom half a block away.

There, the annual "Vanity Fair" cocktail party that always accompanies the Oscars will begin. This is a very high-level social platform. No one can easily refuse the invitation of "Vanity Fair". In fact, it is possible to receive their invitation. , which means that one's status has reached a certain level.

Twenty minutes later, facing the reluctant reporters, Wayne finally escaped from the backcourt under the escort of Sergey. What surprised him was that it was not just Naomi who was waiting for him in front - Watts, Nina, and a familiar woman.

This woman has short hair. Different from the countless glamorous female celebrities tonight, she is wearing a rather simple professional attire. Even before she gets close, the professionalism and sharp temperament exuding from her whole body are already there. Telling Wayne this woman wasn't easy.

"Director Greenberg, congratulations on becoming the biggest winner tonight."

Without waiting for anyone to introduce her, the woman took the initiative to extend her right hand, and a friendly smile appeared on her face. "We've met before, maybe you don't remember, I'm Tina Brown from Vanity Fair, and I'm here waiting for you."

He shook hands with the other party calmly, and after seeing the assistant lady's slight nod, he said politely: "Hello, Ms. Brown."

He may not recognize this woman when he meets her, but she has a legendary career. As long as he lives and works in this circle, he will have heard of her more or less.

When Tina Brown took over the magazine in 1984, Vanity Fair's circulation had shrunk to 250,000 copies, and advertising revenue was out of the question. It was this powerful professional woman who carried out drastic reforms after taking over the magazine, from the magazine's staff management, editorial policy, to the magazine's content and packaging, from start to finish.

In the end, this humble magazine, with this woman’s celebrity effect, fascinating reports, and the extreme sensitivity of insider news, successfully made Vanity Fair become a celebrity in the insider industry in more than ten years. The best-selling magazine in all of North America.

More importantly, this magazine not only has a strong ability to attract advertising money, but also followed the footsteps of the Oscars and started this Vanity Fair cocktail party a few years ago. Its influence is no longer limited to the media field.

"Ha, everyone knows you don't like socializing."

Tina Brown shrugged with a sincere smile and said: "So I am waiting here specially, hoping to invite you, the biggest winner tonight, to attend the cocktail party held by Vanity Fair. Hmm, even if you are tied up, , I will also tie you, the protagonist of tonight, there."

Wayne smiled and nodded. To a certain extent, this woman's reputation is indeed big enough. Moreover, although Vanity Fair mainly reports celebrity gossip and entertainment news, it has a very good relationship with Warner Brothers. He has no The reason is not to give the other party this face. No matter how fierce the competition for Oscars is, after this event is over, the party organized by Vanity Fair becomes the prelude to everyone's carnival.

The Oscars have come to an end here, but the TV broadcast has not. Several well-known film critics are making various summaries and analyzes as in previous years. Compared with the eloquent speech during the awards ceremony, Roger Ebert's face was livid at this time, and he listened in silence to several colleagues singing praises to Wayne.

In fact, his initial judgment and basis were correct. The entire North American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a total of more than 6,000 members. It is impossible for everyone to have the same idea. Even in the face of the strongest public relations, only a few can be affected. Just a small group of big shots with status.

Judging from the rules of the Oscars over the years, the final award results are not controlled by the participants at all. Before the entire party is held, there are only two people who can know the award results in advance. Puhua Waterhouse Coopers, the accounting partner responsible for counting the votes, and Academy President Frank Pearson.

Combined with the special opening of the party and the fact that four major directors were invited to present the awards on the same stage, if you think about it carefully, there is no doubt that the Academy and the four top directors in the industry revealed certain award results in advance. This is actually not in line with the Oscars. regular.

However, even Roger Ebert, who was already suffering from cancer, was not stupid enough to raise questions in front of everyone. Film critics, to put it bluntly, rely on the entire Hollywood film industry for their livelihood, and no one is willing to destroy their own jobs. , and for well-known film critics like them, what they destroyed might be a golden job.

Sitting in front of the camera, the Pulitzer Prize winner finally made it to the end of the show, without saying hello to anyone, and hurriedly left the studio alone.

"There's something wrong with his face."

With undisguised schadenfreude in his tone, Kenneth Turan raised his elbow and lightly touched David Denbigh next to him.

"Who knows."

David Denbigh shook his head in confusion and continued to pack his belongings, preparing to return to the hotel early. He also had to write a special film review for "The New Yorker" before dawn tomorrow morning, and he had no intention of doing so. Pay attention to others.

"Oh my God!"

Just as everyone was bowing their heads to pack up and prepare to leave the studio, a backstage staff member hurriedly ran in and ran straight to the producer's seat. At the same time, his exclamations also attracted everyone. attention.

"Ted, damn, Roger fell in the dressing room and has been rushed to the hospital by his agent. Should we do something?..."

"Shit... why didn't he wait until he left the TV station before he fell! F**K!" The TV station column producer frowned and swore. The guy fell backstage. If something really happened problem, they undoubtedly need to bear part of the responsibility.

Almost everyone heard the news, but their movements only paused for a moment, and then they accelerated their pace of leaving as if they had not heard anything.

"Tell me, why does Roger hate Wayne?"

After leaving the TV broadcast room, Todd McCarthy, also a native of Los Angeles, walked towards the parking lot while expressing doubts to Kenneth Turan beside him.

"Not sure."

He shook his head, he was also confused about this matter. "I remember that a few years ago, Roger accepted the public relations from Warner Bros. He praised Wayne's new film and called on his fans to go to the cinema to buy tickets to watch it. I think there should be some relationship between him and Warner Bros. question."

The two looked at each other and did not continue to bring up the topic. Before the car caught fire, Kenneth Turan lowered the window and asked. "Will you go to the cocktail party held by Vanity Fair? It's just in time to go."

"Let's go, together."