Chapter 497 The war begins
After the Oscar nominations are announced every year, the most fascinating topic is who will be the final winner. The media, forecasting agencies, and many fans all have their own hearts, and look forward to the time when the envelope will be opened sooner.
If the audience is interested enough, they can even participate in online predictions and sweepstakes on the official Oscars website. If luck is as good as the winner of the golden statuette, the grand prize waiting for them will be a 37-inch wall-mounted plasma TV provided by Sony. .
So how can we predict it accurately? Of course, you have to listen to the opinions of the experts first. Various predictions have appeared in the major media on the day of the Oscars, but the predictions for the winner of the main awards are surprisingly similar - the best picture and director should be The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King and the film's director Duke Rosenberg; Best Actor and Actor will still be Sean Penn and Charles Theron, who have already won awards during the awards season; Best Supporting Actor Will be awarded to Tim Robbins and Renee Zellweger.
Even, some media claim that this is the least suspenseful Oscars ceremony, and the competition where the suspense disappears will make people feel more or less boring.
But some people don't think so, like Roger Albert.
According to the live broadcast practice of abc TV, Roger? Albert will always appear on the live show Oscar Night: Guest Entry before the awards ceremony.
This is abc TV, and the high-profile 76th Academy Awards ceremony is about to kick off.
In the studio of abc TV station in Burbank, hosts Rope and Roger Albert are sitting in front of the live camera and are commenting on this year's awards ceremony, I'm Rope, and it's a great honor to accompany you again. Have an unforgettable evening, as it has been in the past. We have the famous film critic Mr. Roger Albert as our guest on the show...
The two chatted a few words at random, and the topic turned to the prediction link that the audience was most concerned about before the awards ceremony.
Roger, the major media in the past few days have given their own predictions. The general results are the same. The media basically think that this is an Oscar ceremony that lacks suspense. What do you think?
I agree with the media when it comes to acting awards. Roger Ebert, as always. In front of the public and the media, he always looks personable, But the best picture and best director, I don't think it will fall on The Return of the King and Duke Rosenberg's head.
Why? Rope asked timely.
It's very simple, it's been almost ten years since a purely commercial film won an Oscar heavyweight award.
Roger Albert's words can be described as high-sounding, And Titanic is also based on real events, there is no precedent in Oscar history for a non-realistic film to win Best Director and Best Picture...
Speaking of which, his teeth seemed to be biting. He tried his best to maintain the calm in his words, No in the past, no now, and not for a long time in the future!
He joined the vast majority of well-known film critics and did a lot of work during the awards season. Although he was a little uneasy in his heart, he still firmly believed that the treatment of Saving Private Ryan at the Oscars would be reproduced!
Even if The Return of the King takes the best picture, they have to prevent Duke Rosenberg from winning the best director!
In the eyes of Roger Albert. This is a war, and the war has begun!
Oscar has nearly six thousand members. The final result of the award is impossible to change with personal will. At this moment, there are only two people who know the result of the award - Grigor Garrison and Rick Rosas, partners of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
They departed from PwC's Los Angeles branch and headed to the Kodak Theater from different directions and roads, each carrying a copy of the final result, lest the list of winners be delayed due to traffic jams and other accidents.
It's just that this year's Oscars is different than it used to be. Around Grigor Garrison and Rick Rosas, the security forces were strengthened.
On the eve of the ceremony, the CIA received an intelligence that the Oscars had been targeted by al Qaeda, for America, which had just experienced 9/11. No matter how much attention is paid to the security of the Oscar scene, it is not too much.
The Oscars are Hollywood's festive occasion. Even in the face of the threat of terrorism, big things are inevitable, and this Hollywood masterpiece has always been made with thick dollars.
As early as a few days ago, the hoisting of the giant golden statue at the entrance of the Kodak Theater was completed. After this extraordinary Mr. Oscar was in place, the construction of the red carpet area was also completed, especially the 600-foot-long red carpet. It is a key occasion for celebrities to show their demeanor.
At the starting point of the red carpet, a giant tent covering an area of about 500 square meters was also set up. After the star guests who attended the award ceremony arrived by car, they would stop in the tent for a while, and then walk on the red carpet one after another. In the Kodak Theater, the filming area reserved for various media on the red carpet is also huge. Since February is the rainy season in Los Angeles, the organizing committee took precautions and designed ceilings for all the auditoriums and filming areas in advance.
Just after noon, helicopters hovered over Hollywood, cordons were drawn up on the streets, and the Kodak Theater, where the Oscars was held, was doing its best in terms of technology and manpower.
To keep things in order, there are surveillance cameras, metal detectors, and a police officer at every corner, and even moviegoers who sit in the bleachers watching the stars on the Walk of Fame enter the venue will be closely watched.
This year's Oscars live broadcast also caused some controversy, because of the scene that Justin Ding Blake and Jennifer Jackson did during the halftime performance of Super Bowl XXXVIII, abc TV had to take five seconds for the live broadcast. to ensure that no vulgar content is broadcast live.
After three o'clock in the afternoon, Duke and Ivanka drove to the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Boulevard. Under the guidance of a staff member, they walked into the big tent. Hundreds of stars and celebrities have arrived here, waiting for The red carpet ceremony officially started.
Hi, Duke. Hi. Evie.
Duke had just chosen a quiet place when someone came over to say hello. Charlize Theron, wearing a silver-white fishtail suspender evening dress, waved warmly to the two of them.
Hello. Sally. Duke nodded to her.
Ivanka gently shook the outstretched hand, said politely with a polite smile. Congratulations, Sally.
The results haven't come out yet...
Charlize said the same politely, turned his eyes to Duke, and said, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Thank you for your pointer, Duke.
As she said that, she didn't care that Ivanka was beside her, and leaned into Duke's ear, seemingly lowering her voice. But in what Ivanka could hear, he said mysteriously, How can I thank you?
Duke could feel Ivanka's hand tightening slightly on his arm, leaning back slightly, pulling the distance from Charlize, and then said, Have I done anything? It's your own choice, Sarah. Li.
Duke was right...
at this time. Another blond woman came over, and she took the initiative to speak. This year is a lucky year for Charlize.
After Naomi Watts finished speaking, she pulled over her male companion and introduced, Duke, Evie, Charlize. This is Heath Ledger, like me, an actor from Australia.
Hello, Director Rosenberg.
This little actor, who is not even a second-tier actor now, took the initiative to extend his hand. Duke nodded at him and gave him a light squeeze.
Three women in a show, three blonde women get together, and there is a faint tit for tat in their words, Duke doesn't care, Naomi Watts and Charlize Theron have long since become a thing of the past .
But what Duke did not expect is that there are too many women here who have had an affair with him, such as Cameron Diaz, Cate Blanchett, Shania Dunn, Catherine Zeta Jones, Alessandra Ambrosio and more...
The most important thing is that these people also came over to greet him quite affectionately, Duke could see the eyes of Ivanka next to him, somewhat unhappy.
Ivanka is really not very happy. Hearing about these women is completely different from seeing them with her own eyes. From their attitude towards Duke, she can be sure that the scandal in the tabloids must be true.
Especially when these people greeted her with provocations that only a woman can understand, she couldn't help but make some associations that she shouldn't have.
But Duke will not feel guilty. He really can't be called a good man. Since his official relationship with Ivanka, he has not done anything excessive, and he has also cut off his previous chaotic private life.
Duke chatted with Heath Ledger a few words, the two sides are likely to cooperate in the future, in his heart, the other party is indeed the best candidate to play the clown.
Of course, he wouldn't be stupid enough to remind him like a stick. In the Hollywood circle, the road is always chosen by himself.
The red carpet opened soon, and people stepped onto the red carpet leading to the Kodak Theater one after another. As the winners of the award, Duke and a few people appeared relatively late, so there is no need to worry.
And the red carpet is also a moment for actresses, even the thirteen-year-old heroine Keisha of Whale Rider made the cheers of fans sitting in the stands even higher.
From her, you can also see the political nature of the Oscar. This young actor does perform well, but is he more worthy of the Oscar nomination for Best Actress than other stars? And now the United States needs the full support of the English-speaking friends in Iraq and Afghanistan!
As in the past, after Duke took Ivanka to the red carpet, he just waved to the fan area, then walked through the red carpet at a normal walking speed, entered the interview area and said a few words, then walked into the Kodak Theater. , After meeting with Tina Fei's mother, he quickly found a seat and sat down to wait for the awards ceremony to begin.
This is the seating area belonging to The Return of the King. Except for Duke and some members of the production team, none of the actors have walked in. They need more exposure than the director. (To be continued..)
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