Chapter 756: American-style endgame

The 79th Academy Awards ceremony is extraordinarily long, and this is not only because most of the important awards lack sufficient competition, there is no suspense beforehand, and there are no surprises in the event, if there is no first time hosting the Oscar Awards ceremony. Ellen DeGeneres gags diligently, and I don't know how many people will fall asleep before the curtain falls.

A long wait will also slow down the pace of time. The more eager the desire for the result is, the more unbearable the waiting process will be. For many people, all the golden content of the 79th Academy Awards is all about it. In the last 10 minutes.

Ostensibly, what they care about is, is the best director Martin Scorsese or Clint Eastwood? Best Picture: The Departed or Babel? That's pretty much the only suspense that this year's Oscars can offer.

What they really wanted to know, however, was whether the Oscar snubbed Martin Scorsese would continue to be his uncrowned king or become a legend this night.

For the answer to this mystery, they willingly waited 4 hours.

For the answer, Martin Scorsese waited 27 years.

Ryan knew it when he walked backstage with Nicole in a bright red one-shoulder evening gown and saw George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Francis Coppola preparing to appear as presenters There is no suspense about the attribution of best director.

Perhaps the film academy also realized that a single presenter was not enough for Martin Scorsese, so they brought in Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola. bit.

Back in the day, Martin Scorsese and these three were collectively known as the Four Young Directors, and then tied for the top four directors in the 1980s. If this time they met on the stage of the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles...

In order to increase the attractiveness of the Academy Awards ceremony and get rid of the dilemma of declining ratings year by year, the Academy has really put a lot of effort into it.

Ryan and Nicole didn't say much, and greeted the three with a smile. Waiting at the entrance on the edge of the stage.

When the sound of the curtain sounded in the theater, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Francis Coppola strode onto the stage, and the Kodak Theater burst into thunderous applause, as long as it was not a fool, then You can definitely guess where the best director belongs.

It's more like a lifetime achievement award. Nicole leaned closer and whispered, The two of us are also part of the presenters.

Don't forget what Martin said in Europe some time ago. Ryan held Nicole,

He reminded, For its own people, the academy must express its importance in the most solemn way.

Although the envelope in Nicole's hand was not opened, Ryan could guess it. The best picture they're going to award must be Martin Sr.'s The Departed.

The academy invited him and Nicole to award the best picture, not just as the presenters.

When Martin Scorsese was promoting The Departed in Europe last year, the European media headed by the French Le Figaro once openly questioned Martin Scorsese at a press conference - is that the Has the director of Cruel Street, Taxi Driver, and Raging Bull really sold himself to Hollywood?

And old Martin replied in a decisive tone - I am an American director, I am a Hollywood director!

Even when the European media questioned Oscar on the spot, he said - I have watched every Oscar ceremony on TV since I was a child, and he grew up with me. This thing really has an indescribable magic power for me!

in his words. Filled with the maintenance of Hollywood, the Oscars, and American movies, with his status in the film industry today, the academy will naturally give him a grand award ceremony.

Today the three of us stood on the stage. On the stage, Francis Coppola took the lead. Because we all know the excitement of winning best director.

It was the most magnificent moment of my life, Spielberg said.

Wait... George Lucas looked at the two of them separately, I've never won this award.

There was a burst of laughter in the theater, and Spielberg said in laughter, Then what are you doing here?

I don't know. George Lucas gradually brought the topic to the awards. But I don't think it's better to receive than to give.

No wonder! Spielberg and Francis Coppola said at the same time.

Here are the best director nominees. The three ended the little talk show, Agado Gonzalez Inarido's Babel, Martin Scorsese's The Departed Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima, Stephen Friars, The Queen, Paul Greengrass, Flight 93.”

The winner is... Spielberg opened the envelope, the answer was no suspense, Martin Scorsese!

At this moment, old Martin's feelings were only understood by himself. The audience and guests who stood up gave warm applause, and Ryan and Nicole were also applauding.

On stage, Martin Scorsese hugged George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Francis Coppola in turn, then stood in front of the microphone.

Thank you, thank you, thank you...

A long list of thanks jumped out of his mouth. The director who always passed by the Oscar for best director finally realized his Oscar dream with a gangster film that was highly rated in North America. .

Can you guys check the envelope again? Did I really win? I mean, I can't help myself with this award from the Academy, and this honor from my old friends! We've been in a relationship for 37 years. I'm so touched, so touched.

First of all, thanks to Ryan Jenkins and Disney for transferring the rights to this script to me, and also to the cast and crew who worked with me...

After the long thank you list, Martin Scorsese seemed to be summarizing the years, I also want to say thank you to the people who have blessed me all these years. There are a lot of strangers in here. You know, in the past I Just walking down the street and people talking about me. Walking into a doctor's office or whatever, that's what happens.

They said, 'You deserve an Oscar.' I went to get an x-ray, and the doctor said to me, 'You deserve an Oscar.' I said 'thank you' to them. Friends, and many of the friends who came here tonight, wished me this award, as did my family, and I thank you. This moment is for you.

The music sounded, Ryan and Nicole walked towards the stage hand in hand, nodded lightly with the four directors who came across, and stood in front of the microphone amid the applause.

It's unbelievable to be able to stand in this place where the Queen of England has just stood.

As soon as Nicole's voice fell, Ryan continued, It will be an unforgettable memory to stand here and witness Martin Scorsese win the Oscar for Best Director.

Ryan, can you repeat the Best Picture nominees for us?

Okay, right now.

Ryan stood across from the microphone after Nicole stepped aside, Babel's Jon Zilick and Steve Goering, The Departed' Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Letters from Iwo Jima Clint Eastwood and Steven Spielberg, Little Miss Sunshine David Frendley and Peter Saraf, The Queen Andy Harris and Kerry Stein Langan.

Then the winner is... Ryan returned the seat to Nicole. Nicole opened the envelope and glanced down. There was no surprise in the answer she said, The Departed Graham King and Martin? Scorsese.

The Kodak Theater once again burst into applause, with Martin Scorsese and The Departed as the biggest winners of the night.

One of the two producers came up from the stage and the other came up from the backstage. Ryan and Nicole delivered the two golden statues to them, ending the only task of this Oscar.

This night, Martin Scorsese is the biggest legend. The Oscar gave The Departed 4 golden statues, best picture, best director, best adapted screenplay, and best editing.

Before the awards ceremony, many media were saying that this session of the Oscars was the most international and most diverse, but the final result proved that the Oscars will only be an American and Hollywood awards ceremony in the end.

Although, two Mexican directors' works Babel and Pan's Labyrinth received 13 nominations; although, like The Queen, The Last Tyrant are popular films at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival.

However, this is North America, this is Hollywood, the world's largest exporter of culture and values.

The final victory of a purely American film like The Departed, plus the retrospective of the history of African American pop music in Dreamgirls, the American family warmth of Little Miss Sunshine and The Inconvenient Truth criticizing the US government's environmental policies , the nature of the Oscars remains the embodiment of American cinema and American values.

Just like a director's Golden Armor by a director on the other side of the Pacific lost the nomination again, if a foreign film wants to be recognized by the Oscars, it is a must to meet Hollywood's aesthetic standards and reflect American values. Such a film It may not be recognized by North American audiences, but it can make a difference in some awards.

For example, the German film Eavesdropping Storm, although the North American box office was very mediocre, took away the golden man of the best foreign language film from this awards ceremony.

In conclusion, the 79th Academy Awards began with an open and globally diverse nomination, but ended in a very American fashion. (To be continued..) ()