Millennium director

What's the big surprise at the opening of the Oscars this year?

The surprise is that there is still no host this year.

In the past few decades, the Oscars have always been hosted by a host, and usually a talk show host or a humorous celebrity is invited to create a relaxed atmosphere.

But last year, the Oscars made a new attempt, that is, no host was arranged during the awards ceremony, and an awards ceremony without a host was held.

Originally, this attempt was actually "forced" because the invited host had an accident and could not attend, and there was no time to replace him, so he simply made a bold attempt.

But what was unexpected was that the ratings of the Oscars without a host last year actually increased, and it was completed within the specified time.

So this year, the Oscars Organizing Committee continued to play tricks and still did not invite a host to host.

Wu Yuan also knew that this attempt would be the last one this year. The Oscars will be postponed next year, and when it is held the year after, the host will be invited to host normally again.

So for him, being able to participate in this Oscar is also a special experience, and it may be difficult to encounter such an Oscar without a host in the future.

Not to mention, Wu Yuan still felt a little uncomfortable without Jimmy Fallon making jokes, teasing guests, and singing "Mimi Song" at the awards ceremony.

But the awards were handed out smoothly one by one.

The opening award of this year's awards ceremony was the Best Editing Award.

Unfortunately, "Bruce Lee" was not nominated for this award, and the opening award was finally won by a movie called "Ford v Ferrari", which Wu Yuan had no impression of.

Then, the Best Sound Editing Award was also awarded to the crew of "Ford v Ferrari", and the Best Original Score Award was awarded to the crew of "Joker".

One after another, technical awards were awarded first, which is also a common practice of the Oscars, giving out the least important technical awards first.

The crews of "Rocketman", "Little Women", "Breaking News", "1917", "Ford v Ferrari" and other films have successively divided up these technical awards.

Among them, the Best Cinematography Award nominated by the Bruce Lee crew was also won by the 1917 crew, losing one award first.

This is actually a good thing for the Bruce Lee crew.

Haven't you seen that the crews of the popular films such as Joker, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Parasite did not win these technical awards?

The Bruce Lee crew also received such treatment, which shows that there are big awards waiting for them in the future.

This also made Wu Yuan more excited.

After all, no matter how exaggerated Disney's words are, he can't let go of his heart unless he sees it with his own eyes.

Now that he sees that the situation is indeed developing as expected, Wu Yuan is naturally satisfied and happy.

When the creative awards such as short films and animated films were presented next, the smile on his face never faded, and he was captured many times by the on-site camera, which triggered various speculations from fans outside the screen.

Unfortunately, Song Siqi, who also came to the awards ceremony, still failed to win the Best Animated Short Film Award. She could only regrettably end her Oscar journey as a nominee.

When the awards ceremony entered the middle, the first slightly more important award was finally awarded.

The Best International Film, which was previously the Best Foreign Language Film Award, was won by "Parasite" without any waves.

This is definitely a well-deserved result. If "Parasite" wins the Best Film Award, it may still cause some controversy among North American fans, but winning the Best International Film Award is what everyone expected.

Among all the non-English films this year, "Parasite" is indeed the best one, including Spain's "Pain and Glory".

Bong Joon-ho, an Asian director, also stood on the Oscar podium.

His performance was not like a Korean at all. When accepting the award, he not only paid tribute to Martin Scorsese, saying "I studied Director Martin's works when I was in school", but also thanked Quentin and boldly shouted to Quentin on the spot: "Quentin, I love you".

Well, Quentin also likes violent aesthetics, and he is indeed a director that Bong Joon-ho would admire.

Wu Yuan felt a little sour in his heart. They are all Asian directors, but Bong Joon-ho didn't even mention him. It's really a bit lacking in appearance.

After the Best International Film was awarded, it also announced that the heavyweight awards began to be awarded.

Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Actor, and Best Actress are waiting in the wings.

Wu Yuan also became serious.

Emma Stone was nominated for Best Supporting Actress and has a good chance of winning.

Chen Guokun was also nominated for Best Actor. Although he is likely to be a soy sauce winner, there is still such a slim hope.

Unfortunately, the reality is still relatively skeletal.

The Best Supporting Actress was finally awarded to Laura Dern, an American veteran who is nearly 60 years old this year. Emma Stone, the Oscar-winning actress, did not have the last laugh.

The Best Supporting Actor was awarded to Brad Pitt of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".

This is Brad Pitt's fourth Oscar, and his first acting Oscar. He had only won three Oscars as a producer before, but not as an actor.

So when he went on stage to receive the award, he not only hugged Leonardo, but also specifically cueed Leo: "I finally understand how he felt when he went through so much trouble to win the award."

It's really not easy to win an award.

Finally, the Best Actor award was given to Joaquin Phoenix, who gave a brilliant performance in Joker, and won one of the biggest awards of the night.

It can only be said that this result is what everyone expected, and Wu Yuan also stood up generously and gave congratulatory applause.

Joaquin Phoenix also became the second actor to win an Oscar for playing the notorious villain in DC Comics.

Interestingly, the first Heath Ledger also won an Oscar for playing the Joker in Batman: The Dark Knight in 2008.

The role of the Joker is indeed extraordinary. As long as you can play it well and perform the essence, the trophy is within your reach.

This is the first time Joaquin Phoenix has won an Oscar after being nominated for four Oscars for roles such as Gladiator and Walk the Line.

An emotional Joaquin Phoenix walked onto the stage, thinking that he did not deserve the award given to other nominees, and then gave a lengthy speech about the human condition.

"I've been thinking about some of the painful issues we face together," Joaquin Phoenix began.

"I think whether we're talking about gender inequality, racism, queer rights, indigenous rights or animal rights, we're talking about the fight against injustice."

Joaquin Phoenix continued: "I think we've become disconnected from the natural world, and many of us, the mistake we make is a self-centered worldview, believing that we are the center of the universe."

Wu Yuan was not very impressed by his remarks. He could only say that being an actor is just being an actor, and there is really no need to rise to a higher level.

However, Joaquin Phoenix's final choked speech still moved Wu Yuan quite a bit.

"I've been a rogue all my life. I'm selfish, sometimes cruel, and hard to work with, and I'm grateful to everyone here for giving me a second chance."

"I think that's when we're at our best. When we support each other, when we help each other grow, when we guide each other toward redemption, that's the best of human nature."

These were the last two sentences Joaquin Phoenix left on the stage, and the audience applauded. (End of this chapter)