Millennium director

"Let me see what stars are coming to the Kodak Theater.

"Wow, Tom Hanks, you're still so handsome!"

Tom Hanks, who has starred in movies such as "Forrest Gump", "Cat and Mouse" and "The Terminal", sat in the audience and waved politely to the camera.

He is here today to present the Best Director Award, but he is not participating in this Oscar competition.

"Wow, I also saw a lot of new faces." The host, Jon Szeto, pointed to the table of the "Pride and Prejudice" crew mischievously. He knew very well what the audience in front of the TV wanted to see.

The live shots were given to Keira Knightley. Keira's beauty in "Pride and Prejudice" is indeed impressive.

She was also nominated for Best Actress for this film.

Keira stood up gracefully while holding her skirt and curtsied to the camera.

The British Rose is at the peak of her beauty. At 21 years old, she has indeed grown up in the eyes of most Westerners.

This face alone can make countless fans drool in front of the TV.

James Situ couldn't help but admired: "What a great beauty!"

"At this time, I have to thank Daniel Wu for bringing this British rose to the attention of the global audience."

"Let us give applause to Daniel Wu. Without him and the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean", we would not have the chance to know this beautiful British rose."

The live cameras immediately found Wu Yuan sitting in the middle of the "Love" crew.

Wu Yuan, who was suddenly touched, was a little confused. Could this also be related to me?

However, he adjusted his expression in an instant and nodded towards the camera with a slight smile.

It seems that the casting of "Pirates of the Caribbean" had nothing to do with him. At that time, it was entirely up to Jerry, the producer.

On the stage, Jon Situ continued to use gags to introduce the guests to the audience in front of the TV.

In fact, many superstars do not need his introduction at all. As long as their figures are omitted from the live shots, countless fans will scream at the scene and in front of the TV.

But his gags are hilarious.

“The theme of tonight’s awards show is ‘Back to Glamor,’ which thankfully Hollywood has lost for a long time.”

"Let's face it, this hasn't been the best year for Hollywood. There's been some box office decline and piracy is still going on."

"So I would say, if there's anyone out there involved in illegal movie piracy, please stop it!"

"Take a good look at these people here."

James Situ pointed at all the guests sitting in the audience, "You stole from these people, look at them!"

“Some beautiful ladies can only afford dresses that barely cover their breasts!”

Laughter immediately broke out, and Wu Yuan couldn't help but shake his head.

Jon Szeto is indeed known as the most outspoken Oscar host. He really dares to talk about any topic. Before that, he also made fun of the US election voting.

Just like that, after Jon Situ made jokes for more than ten minutes on the awards stage, the first award of the night began to be awarded.

The beautiful Nicole Kidman walked onto the center stage holding the envelope and began to introduce the nominees.

The first award to be awarded is the Best Supporting Actor Award, which is neither a minor nor a major award.

The award ultimately went to George Clooney for his political thriller film "Cyrena."

But what impressed Wu Yuan more deeply about George Clooney was that he was the leading actor in "Gravity".

Unfortunately, he may not have anything to do with the movie "Gravity" this time.

Compared with the three major European awards, the Oscars undoubtedly focus on humor and lightness. Both the presenters and the winners will deliberately create a lot of laughs to liven up the atmosphere, and there will also be live bands to cheer up the atmosphere.

Having participated in so many award ceremonies, Wu Yuan has to admit that the Oscars are indeed the most interesting ones.

At least he won't feel bored at the Oscars, and he won't just think about getting his own award as soon as possible. Instead, he will watch the other winners making jokes with relish.

Of course, the presentation of some awards also made Wu Yuan laugh.

For example, this year's Best Animated Feature Film Award was actually awarded to another movie called "Wallace and Gromit" when "Howl's Moving Castle" was also nominated.

Come on, "Howl's Moving Castle" has higher global box office performance and reputation than Palm Dog, right?

Even "Howl's Moving Castle" as a cartoon was shortlisted for the 2004 Golden Lion Award.

As a result, it was defeated by "Wallace and Gromit" on the Oscar stage.

It's just that "Howl's Moving Castle" did not do any public relations in Hollywood, while "Walkers", a British film produced by DreamWorks and distributed by DreamWorks, did a lot of public relations in Hollywood.

The Japanese still don’t understand Hollywood as well as the British, or maybe Hayao Miyazaki doesn’t care about the Best Animated Feature Film award.

In other words, it seems that Japan does not value the Oscars very much, but also values ​​the three major European awards more.

Every year, many Japanese filmmakers go to the three major European film festivals, but few pay attention to the Oscars.

Japan's film industry is relatively independent and self-contained.

Awards were handed out one after another.

Best Costume Design went to "Memoirs of a Geisha".

Best Supporting Actress was awarded to Rachel Weisz.

Best visual effects went to "King Kong."

Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography were also won by "Memoirs of a Geisha".

Although there is a lot of funny baggage interspersed between each award presentation, there are also singing performances by star singers, and there are also links to remember the outstanding filmmakers and movies of the past.

However, the atmosphere at the scene became increasingly tense and solemn.

Because as the awarding process enters the second half, the further the awarding goes, the more important awards are about to be drawn.

After playing another short video in memory of an outstanding Hollywood actor (who has passed away), Will Smith took the envelope and walked onto the stage.

"hello."

He stared at the main camera and said eloquently: "What I am here to award is the Best Foreign Language Film Award."

"I thought this might be a good time to say hello to everyone watching around the world."

"So, I started."

The guests in the audience were a little confused. What was he going to start?

Only Wu Yuan raised the corner of his mouth, looking like he was watching the fun.

"こんにちは."

"Bonjour, je suis Will Smith."

It turns out that Will Smith has learned a lot of greetings and self-introduction languages ​​from various countries, and he is showing his multi-lingual skills.

Naturally, Will, who had worked with Wu Yuan, also learned Chinese from him.

After introducing himself in Japanese, French, German and Italian, he finally spoke in broken Chinese.

"Muhu, I look like Will Smith."

【

】

The unique rap accent of the black homie gives his Chinese a full sense of joy.

The main creators on the "Love" crew burst into laughter, and Wu Yuan took the lead in applauding vigorously while nodding his head.

In the domestic broadcast room, Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang also laughed happily.

Even in 2020, having a foreigner speak Mandarin would be a novelty for many people, let alone now?

"Will Smith probably learned Chinese from Director Wu, right?" Chen Kaige explained to the audience in front of the TV: "Will Smith and Director Wu collaborated on "Rush Hour 3."

"It's the series that Cheng Long starred in in Hollywood."

The filming of "Rush Hour 3" has been reported several times in Hollywood, and the studio has also been photographed by entertainment reporters.

However, this news is not widely known in China, and only Cheng Long's fans will pay attention.

"I heard that filming of "Rush Hour 3" has been completed. It is the final film of this series and should be able to meet the global audience next year."

"At that time, domestic audiences can also go to the cinema to watch the adventure story of Will Smith and Cheng Long."

Tian Zhuangzhuang also chimed in and introduced to the audience, "This movie was shot by Director Wu. I believe that the Hollywood movies he made are more in line with the aesthetics of our Asian audiences."

Turn your attention back to the Oscars ceremony.

After Will Smith introduced himself in various languages, he finally got to the point.

"So, now it's time to award the award for Best Foreign Language Film."

"The nominees are——"

“Don’t Tell” from Italy”

“Merry Christmas from France”

“Heaven Now” from ****”

"Hope and Resistance from Germany"

"And "Love" from China"

Will Smith was very attentive. He memorized the title of each movie in his native language. When introducing the title, he first read the English title once, and then read the title in the native language of the movie.

When he read "love", he read the Chinese word "ai" loudly.

"So, who is the final Oscar winner?"

Without any intention of showing off, Will Smith opened the envelope directly.

"Wow, congratulations on Love!"

"The recipient of the award is my good friend, Director Wu Yuan!"

It's a pity that it's so difficult for a black man to pronounce "yuan". Will Smith really put his heart into it.

Wu Yuan stood up with a smile, hugged everyone on the crew, and walked onto the podium under Liu Yifei's adoring eyes.

"Hey, director, congratulations." Will also hugged Wu Yuan vigorously to express his congratulations.

"This is the second time a Chinese film has won this award!"

"This is also the fifth time a Chinese film has been nominated."

“The last time the film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film was ‘Heroes.’”

The host behind the scenes introduced the movie "Love" in a pure broadcasting tone.

In China, all the movie fans who got up early to watch the Academy Awards broadcast cheered excitedly!

Mainland China finally got its first Academy Award!

Ever since Zhang Yimou's "Hero", the Oscar has been hyped and promoted, and now finally a mainland director has actually won it!

"Congratulations to Director Wu, you deserve the award." Chen Kaige said with emotion: "Among all the nominated films, "Love" is the best one and deserves the award."

Compared with the year when "Hero" was nominated, this year's "Love" is indeed much more valuable.

Even if "Hero" really went to public relations to win the award, it would not be considered worthy of the award. After all, the film's own domestic film critics were not satisfied with it. They felt that apart from the big scenes and color aesthetics, it was a complete experimental failure.

In comparison, "Love" is indeed full of gold content.

Chen Kaige is so envious. How come "Farewell My Concubine" was not nominated for an Academy Award?

At that time, no domestic director really cared about this award at all. Everyone's attention was focused on the three major European companies. As long as they can go to the three European majors, it would be complete.

If he had known that the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film would be so popular now, "Farewell My Concubine" would have applied for the Oscar a long time ago.

Judging from the level of global movies that year, "Farewell My Concubine" couldn't kill God if it blocked God, or kill Buddha if Buddha blocked it?

It's a pity, if you miss it, you miss it.

At the scene, after Wu Yuan hugged Will, he took an Oscar statuette from the hands of the hostess.

"Wow, this trophy is much heavier than I thought." Facing the camera and Li Mai, Wu Yuan first made a little joke.

"I had an acceptance speech in my pocket, but unfortunately, the organizing committee told me that I could only speak for 38 seconds."

Wu Yuan shrugged: "So this acceptance speech became a piece of waste paper."

"Long story short, thank you to the Oscar jury for awarding me this award."

"This Best Foreign Language Film means more than just an ordinary trophy to me. It also represents Hollywood's recognition of Chinese-language films and Chinese filmmakers."

"As a large country with a population of 1.2 billion, China should and must make its own voice in the world film industry."

"Movie fans around the world should learn to listen to the voices from China."

"It's an honor. We have done a good job. My predecessors brought Chinese-language films to Europe and showed Chinese film style in front of European movie fans."

"And now, I have brought Chinese-language films to North America across the ocean, and to Hollywood."

"Of course, I can't do it alone."

"For "Love" to win the award, I have to thank my excellent actors, two outstanding veteran actors, You Benchang and Wu Yanshu, and Gong Li for his outstanding performance."

"Thanks also to Liu Yifei for her lovely cameo, which brought a touch of levity to a film with a heavy tone."

"Okay, the staff is urging me."

"Finally, I would like to thank every crew member who worked hard on the filming of "Love". You are the best in my heart!"

Holding the trophy and raising it high, Wu Yuan waved his hands vigorously.

In fact, he originally wanted to say Caesar's famous words on the podium, "VENI VIDI VICI"

I come, I see, I conquer!

But he held back.

This feeling is infinite, comparable to the acceptance speech of "I am the king of the world", and should be put on a more important occasion.

For example, when receiving an Oscar for Best Director or Best Picture.

This Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film will definitely not be the end of Wu Yuan’s Oscar journey, it is just the beginning!

His journey to becoming a god has just begun.

I've been posting in the group for a long time today, and it's too late for the other two updates, so I'll post them after 12 o'clock.

To make it up to you all, this chapter is four thousand words.