Chapter 640: Winning the Prize
Wang Shu joined hands with Tabu, and Jill Nate joined hands with Elizabeth Gabler on the red carpet.
Suddenly there was the sound of snapping photos all around.
"Life of Pi" is a film that is a strong contender for the grand prize, and Wang Shu and his team are bound to get a lot of attention.
In particular, "Pacific Rim" and "Avatar" were released at the same time in Europe and the United States, which is even more topical.
Wang Shu and Tabu left their names on the signature wall and walked into the interview area.
The reporters at the scene had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Wang Shu and Tabu approaching, they immediately greeted them.
Tabu was nominated for Best Actress and Wang Shu was nominated for Best Director.
At the same time, "Life of Pi" was also nominated for best picture.
The reporter first interviewed Wang Shu, and only one person asked: "Shu, this is your first time coming to the British Academy Film Awards. How do you feel?"
Shu is his English name, which is the same as his Chinese name.
"Very good." Wang Shu said with a smile, "BAFTA (British Film Academy Awards) actively promotes the development and innovation of film art and encourages filmmakers to constantly challenge themselves and explore new forms of expression and storytelling. This kind of dialogue The pursuit of innovation and art makes BAFTA not only an awards ceremony, but also an important platform to promote the advancement of film art. ”
"Today, many well-known filmmakers and industry experts gathered together to witness and award important awards."
"It's great to be nominated to be here."
Everyone loves to hear nice words, especially the reporter who interviewed him is a native British man. When he heard these words, a bright smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Shu, thank you for your recognition and praise of BAFTA."
After finishing speaking, he then added, "Among the nominated directors, James Cameron, Kathryn Bigelow and you are the most vocal in winning the award. Who do you think will win the Best Director Award in the end?"
There are only five nominated directors, including Wang Shu (Life of Pi), James Cameron (Avatar), Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), Basil Shafi (Education), and Quentin Talon Tino "Inglourious Basterds".
In the original timeline, there was no Wang Shu, but Neill Blomkamp's "District 9" was nominated for best director.
Today, not even Wang Shu’s “Pacific Rim” has been shortlisted, let alone Neill Blomkamp’s “District 9.”
Wang Shu smiled and said: "Until the last minute, anyone can win the award, whether it's Basil Shafi, Quentin Tarantino, James Cameron or Kathryn Bigelow. Possibly win a prize.”
"However, if I have to choose one director from among the five nominated directors, then I naturally hope it is me."
This answer was a bit tactful, and the reporter who interviewed him was not satisfied, and then added, "Shu, your "Pacific Rim" and "Avatar" are both science fiction movies. Now James Cameron is nominated for "Avatar", and yours "Pacific Rim" was not shortlisted, and its box office performance was not as good as "Avatar."
"In comparison, will "Avatar" appear to be better?"
Wang Shu replied with a smile: ""Life of Pi" has already been nominated. If "Pacific Rim" is also nominated, wouldn't I have two spots?"
"Do you think this is possible?"
The reporter did not answer this question, but continued to ask: "Which one do you think is better, "Life of Pi" or "Pacific Rim"?"
Wang Shu answered calmly: "Both movies are very good. The difference is that one is an art film and the other is a commercial film."
The reporter returned to the previous question: ""Avatar" is also a commercial film. Not only was it nominated for the best picture, James Cameron was also nominated for the best director."
Wang Shu smiled and said: "As I said just now, if "Pacific Rim" is also nominated, I will be in two of the five films. Do you think it is possible?"
The interviewer was speechless for a moment and smiled coquettishly.
Wang Shu said nothing and left sideways.
The interviewer could only watch Wang Shu leave and then interview Tabu.
"Ms. Tabu..." The interviewer raised the microphone.
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Wang Shu walked into the venue under the guidance of the staff, and soon Tabu, Jill Nate, Elizabeth Gabler and others came in one after another.
Several people were from the cast of "Life of Pi" and sat together.
Tabu, as the nominated actress, sat in the front, and Wang Shu, the director, sat in the third row even though he was also nominated.
In the front, there are mainly five nominated actresses, nominated supporting actresses, and best newcomers, etc. Sitting in the second row are nominated male protagonists, nominated supporting actors, etc.
Actors are a front-stage profession. As long as they are nominees at award ceremonies, they often sit in the front.
Kristine was sitting in the first row. When she came to the scene, she looked in the direction of Wang Shu and waved to Wang Shu.
This action made many people at the scene realize that the two knew each other, and they couldn't help but look at Christine.
Christine is young and a new actor.
With "Twilight", she became a popular actress in Europe and the United States. She is expected to win the Best New Star Award this time.
This award is just the beginning.
Whether we can go further in the future depends on our future destiny.
Now, people at the venue saw that Kristen knew Wang Shu, which indicated that Kristen had a further destiny in the future.
Because if Christine stars in an art film directed by Wang Shu, she is likely to be nominated for an Oscar.
You might even win a prize.
Some new actors couldn't help but feel envious when they saw Christine greeting a great director like Wang Shu.
They also wanted to get to know this young, promising and talented director, but they didn't have the chance.
Some people are not surprised that Kristen knows Wang Shu because the two have collaborated on the movie "The Tuner".
As time passed, the host took to the stage and the awards ceremony officially began.
Small awards were awarded one after another. "Life of Pi" failed to win any, but "The Hurt Locker" successively won small awards such as Best Sound Effects, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.
"Avatar" also won awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Design.
Wang Shu was sitting in the audience, and saw the award presenter standing on the stage and announcing: "The winner of this year's BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is "Life of Pi"!"
As the name of the award-winning film script was announced, Elizabeth Gabler stood up in surprise.
Everyone at the scene, including Wang Shu, applauded warmly.
Elizabeth Gabler walked onto the stage to accept the award on behalf of 20th Century Fox as the director of production and delivered an acceptance speech.
""Life of Pi" has always been hailed as a work that cannot be filmed, but the world is so wonderful and nothing is impossible."
"So, in addition to thanking the crew, I also want to give special thanks to Wang Shu."
"It was him who not only made the script into a movie, but also made it extremely successful."
"Hopefully, there will be opportunities to cooperate in the future."
The duration of the acceptance speech for the minor award was limited, and Elizabeth Gabler did not say much. After saying a few words briefly, she walked off the stage.
However, although the acceptance speech was short, it revealed a message that 20th Century Fox still wants to continue to cooperate with Wang Shu.
There are even ideas of collaboration between Nolan and Warner, or Spielberg and Disney.
For a moment, many eyes looked towards where Wang Shu was.
Wang Shu didn't think that much, he just sighed in his heart that with so many small awards, it was not easy to finally get one for "Life of Pi".
Then the Best Original Screenplay Award was awarded, and it was won by "The Hurt Locker". In the past, the sun never set on the empire, and the United States was even a colony of the United Kingdom. Now the roles have been reversed, and the United Kingdom is quite submissive to the United States.
It is understandable that "The Hurt Locker" won awards in the United States, and it still swept the British Academy Film Awards.
All I can say is, enough to lick.
Wang Shu took a breath, and the actor award was about to be presented next.
As the acting awards were announced one after another, Tabu became more and more nervous.
Because, next is the time to award the best actress.
Tabu was also nominated at the Golden Globe Awards.
It ends up being just nominations.
Although she won the Best Actress Award at some American association awards.
But the gold content of the award is not as high as the Golden Globe Award.
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Not even a Golden Globe, let alone an Oscar.
Therefore, she very much hopes to win a relatively valuable acting award.
For example, the Best Actress Award from the British Academy Film Awards is what she hopes to win.
BAFTA is known as the British Oscars. At the annual awards ceremony, many well-known filmmakers and industry experts gather together. Its professionalism and authority make BAFTA highly recognized in the film and television industry.
Although it is not as good as the American Academy Awards, it still has something to say.
Ranking of world film awards: 1st Oscar, 2nd Cannes, 3rd Berlin, 4th Venice, 5th Golden Globe, 6th British Academy Film Awards, 7th French César Awards, 8th European Film Awards, Indian International Film Festival ninth.
Of course, in the future, as literature and art around the world gradually decline, the ranking will change.
And, this is just the international influence ranking.
When it comes to artistry, the Oscars are only local awards in the United States, not as good as the three major European awards that are open to the world.
In any case, although the British Academy Film Awards are not as good as the Golden Globe Awards, they are still a valuable film award.
Being able to win this award also gives you bragging rights.
Tabu looked at the stage and saw the award presenter shouting: "The winner of this year's British Academy Film Awards for Best Actress is...Carey Mulligan!"
As the name fell, the scene suddenly erupted into enthusiastic applause. Although Tabu felt disappointed, he still smiled and applauded.
They are all actors, and each has the ability to manage expressions.
Wang Shu sat in the audience and looked at Carey Mulligan who walked onto the stage to give his acceptance speech.
She is under 25 years old, only 24, very young and beautiful.
She debuted in 2004, and "Education" was her third movie starring in. She won the British Academy Film Award for Best Actress in one fell swoop.
It is worth mentioning that she is British.
What's more worth mentioning is that "Education" has participated in many film awards. For the more well-known film awards, Carey Mulligan was nominated for Best Actress at most, and was not even nominated.
Instead, it was the British Academy Film Award for Best Actress.
Wang Shu's eyes fell on the back of Tabu sitting in front. As an Indian national treasure actress, she must regret coming to London at this time, right?
Not only her, Meryl Streep should be there too, right?
This is an Oscar-winning actress, but today she has become a foil.
As the awards were announced, it was finally time to award the Best Director Award.
Wang Shu looked up at the stage and heard the award presenter shout loudly: "The winner of this year's British Academy Film Awards for Best Director is...Wang Shu!"
The scene suddenly burst into enthusiastic applause.
Cameron, along with his ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow, and the two other nominated directors applauded.
"Life of Pi" has always been hailed as a work that is impossible to film and television. Wang Shu not only made it possible, but also shot it extremely well.
Nominated directors such as Cameron and Catherine felt a little disappointed after hearing that Wang Shu had won the award, but they were not unable to accept it.
Because several people knew in their hearts that with the artistry of "Life of Pi", Wang Shu was indeed qualified to win the award.
Compared to Carey Mulligan winning the Best Actress Award, Wang Shu couldn't find fault with winning the Best Director Award.
In Cameron's opinion, he is qualified to win the Best Director Award.
Catherine is also eligible.
Wang Shu is also qualified to take it.
The Best Director Award is among the three of them.
Now that Wang Shu has won it, he truly deserves it.
After all, it was Wang Shu who also won the Best Director Award at the Golden Globe Awards.
This also shows that Wang Shu is qualified and capable to win the award.
At this moment, Wang Shu had already walked onto the stage, holding the trophy and began to deliver his acceptance speech.
"Thank you, thank you everyone, thank you BAFTA."
"Thank you to the many colleagues who worked with me on the show for sharing this award with you, thank you for believing in this story, and thank you for sharing this journey with me."
"Thank you to Mr. Yang Martel for the unparalleled original novel, thank you to Fox Film, thank you to the producer Gil Nate, thank you to Elizabeth..."
"Thank you to all the cast and crew for your incredible performances."
"I can't thank you all in the limited time, but thank you anyway."
"Because of everyone's joint efforts, this movie was successful, and we were able to stand on the stage today and give an acceptance speech."
"Anyway, thank you."
"Also, I want to thank my parents..."
This last paragraph is a routine operation.
Some people thank their wives, some thank their children, and some thank their parents.
Wang Shu has no wife or children, so he is naturally grateful to his parents.
After delivering his acceptance speech, Wang Shu raised his hand and raised the trophy, and the audience suddenly burst into warm applause again.
Kristen was sitting in the front row, looking at Wang Shu walking from the stage to the audience with gleaming eyes.
Previously, the Best New Star Award had been awarded and she won this award.
This reminded her of Wang Shu's unequivocal statement last night that the Best New Star Award would be hers.
I originally thought that Wang Shu was just trying to trick people, but after receiving the award today, I couldn’t help but feel that Wang Shu might really think so.
(End of chapter)