Chapter 406 The curtain is about to open
As the favorite to win the award, the crew of "Return of the King" appeared relatively late, and little Gilbert appeared at the back.
Regardless of age, seniority and respect, he should be the last one to play.
But at this time, we still have to respect some old men in Hollywood and give them the finale position.
It goes without saying that the red carpet is a show for actresses.
When Scarlett and little Gilbert walked onto the red carpet, they posed several poses in the center of the red carpet for the media to take photos.
Little Gilbert interacted with the fans in the fan area for a while, then returned to the center of the red carpet, joined Scarlett, and then walked into the interview area.
The host of the red carpet was already waiting here and asked a few questions, and little Gilbert answered a few casually.
Regarding the question of whether he can win the award, Gilbert Jr. expressed modesty: "I have confidence in "The Return of the King," but there are many great movies this year. In the end, it still depends on the result."
Scarlett said: "Little Gilbert will definitely win an award this year, and "The Return of the King" will win at least seven or eight awards."
There is nothing wrong with Sijia saying this. She is modest, but Sijia has no need to be so modest.
After the red carpet interview, Little Gilbert took Scarlett into the award ceremony hall of the Kodak Theater and found a seating area belonging to the crew of "The Return of the King" and sat down.
At this time, Elijah Wood, Anne Hathaway, Orlando Bloom, Howard Shaw and other major creators have already sat down here.
"How's your filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean" going in Mexico?" Anne Hathaway seemed to be very concerned about the movie.
Orlando Bloom said he didn't know: "You have to ask the director about this. I'm just an actor."
Gilbert Jr. said: "The post-production is almost complete now. I have also completed the first cut of the film, which is expected to be ready for the summer release."
Anne Hathaway said that she was looking forward to this work very much: "Okay, I must be asked to attend the premiere when the time comes."
She then touched little Gilbert's head and marveled: "Sometimes I'm curious, how did your head grow? Why do you have so much inspiration?
It seems that it will never run out, it's so amazing. "
Scarlett chuckled and said, "He is a son of God, sister. He only has talents given by God."
Elijah Wood on the side also joined the ridicule team: "Damn it, this God is too partial, why didn't he give me such a talent?"
Although little Gilbert is very serious at work, little Gilbert is still relatively easy-going in life.
He also knew that this was a joke to relax the atmosphere before the award ceremony started, so he was not angry, but cheerful.
After the celebrity guests and big shots came in one after another, the award ceremony officially began.
Perhaps taking into account the dismal ratings of the Oscars in the previous two years, this year's Oscar stage was decorated very gorgeously and carefully. High-end and atmospheric band performance, coupled with gorgeous dance performances.
For those who didn’t know, I thought I was watching a show at the Royal Theater.
At this time, Steve Martin, who served as the host, appeared. He used his outstanding eloquence and performance to tease all the celebrity guests present.
The focus is on little Gilbert, whom Steve Martin said he was very jealous of.
"Little Gilbert, if you don't mind, would you like me to kidnap you, transport you to DePauw, and open your head to study it?"
The celebrity guests in the audience laughed. As we all know, although DePauw considers itself a confidential organization, DePauw's secrets have long been spread all over the world.
Various conspiracy theories emerge in an endless stream, and some people believe that the bodies of aliens are hidden there to study viruses that do not exist on earth.
Therefore, DePauw became the object of choreography and ridicule in various comedy shows.
Steve Martin continued to tease: "Wow, look at little Scarlett next to her, she is not happy. Well, if the research yields results, I am willing to give you half of little Gilbert's head."
This unique American humor also made Scarlett laugh, and she finally couldn't hold back and clapped.
Amid the ridicule, the first Oscar award of this year was handed out.
Generally, in order to attract attention, the first award awarded is the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. However, "The Return of the King" is an ensemble show, and the performance awards have nothing to do with "The Return of the King".
The person who served as the presenter was Jennifer Connelly. With her relationship with Little Gilbert, Jennifer Connelly's career has developed very smoothly in the past two years. Last year, she even won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
As usual, actors who won awards in the previous year will serve as award guests this year. Actresses present awards to male actors, and male actors present awards to female actors.
Watching Jennifer Connelly reading the nomination list on the stage, little Gilbert suddenly thought of something.
If history does not change and there will be multiple genders in the future, won’t the Oscars have to change accordingly?
For example, there were more than a hundred acting awards in an instant, such as the Best Plastic Bag Actor Award or the Best Armed Helicopter Actor Award.
This scene feels weird just thinking about it.
Of course, Oscar doesn’t have to change.
I'm sorry, Oscar is incorrect, just wait to be punished!
The winner of this year's Oscar for Best Supporting Actor is Chris Cooper, from the crew of "Adapted Screenplay". An acting award can make the crew of "Adapted Screenplay" laugh.
Enough, after all, there is a behemoth this year.
After the Best Supporting Actor was awarded, there were several technical awards, including Best Makeup, Best Costume Design, and Best Original Song, all of which were won by "The Return of the King."
Sijia was still counting in the audience: "We have already won three awards, and there are still ten awards left. I think we hope to win them all today."
Anne Hathaway expressed her support: "Definitely Scarlett, we will win big tonight." The other crew members have become numb, and they understand that apart from acting awards, they have little hope this year. The awards for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Documentary have nothing to do with them.
After the awarding of the best original song, it was time for performance, and the track "Return of the King", which won the best original song, was played by the band.
Anne Lennix sang "Into the Wes" from "The Return of the King" and received critical acclaim.
After the performance, the award ceremony continued.
Not far from the Kodak Theater, David Ellison and Michael Ovitz were both watching the awards ceremony. Tonight was destined to be Little Gilbert's peak moment.
Sky Movies Studios has no big projects this year, and the focus is on "Van Helsing."
In addition, David is very interested in aerial combat movies and is discussing with Michael Ovitz to shoot an aerial combat-themed movie.
"Didn't you say that little Gilbert is about to decline? Why am I watching him become even more brilliant tonight?"
David looked at the live broadcast, and was a little unhappy as "The Return of the King" kept winning awards.
He originally thought that little Gilbert, who had become famous in Hollywood since he was young, was from the same group as him, but he did not expect that little Gilbert and the poor guys in Hollywood were all the same and had no foresight.
Michael Ovitz secretly cursed, but on the surface he still followed David Ellison's words.
"David, don't be anxious. Don't look at how brilliant little Gilbert is tonight, but this is the last time. Once you reach a peak, you will always start to decline."
"Humph!" David Ellison was still unhappy: "I hope it is exactly what you said!"
Will it decline? Michael Ovitz is not sure either, although little Gilbert is almost thirty-three years old and considered middle-aged.
But for the director industry, thirty-three is a young age.
Many Hollywood directors in their thirties have not yet had the opportunity to direct independently, while little Gilbert has been famous for more than ten years. This is the gap.
The theory of falling off after reaching the peak applies to others, but does it apply to little Gilbert? Michael Ovitz is skeptical.
While talking, "The Return of the King" successively won three awards for Best Sound Effects, Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Original Score.
Howard Shaw was very happy. He had already won an Oscar for Best Original Score for "The Fellowship of the Ring" the year before last.
This is the second time he has won this award in three years, and of course he is very happy.
Howard Xiao hugged little Gilbert enthusiastically and said thank you: "Thank you, little Gilbert, thank you for asking me to cooperate. This honor belongs to you."
Little Gilbert waved his hand and said: "Success is inseparable from everyone, go up and receive your glory!"
"Thank you," Howard Shaw expressed his thanks again: "We will definitely get what we want tonight."
After Best Original Score, the award for Best Supporting Actress was presented. Award-winner Meryl Streep won this award for "Adapted Screenplay."
As a result, "Adapted Screenplay" actually won two awards and became the biggest winner under "The Return of the King", which is a bit unexpected.
"Gangs of New York", "The Hours" and many other movies failed to gain anything, and the crew members of "Adapted Screenplay" laughed so hard that the wrinkles on their faces came out.
Several awards were then handed out, and the Best Animated Feature Film was taken away by "Spirited Away" by Hayao Miyazaki, an animation master from the island country.
Little Gilbert can only say that Hayao Miyazaki deserves this award.
Next is the best foreign language film. It is worth mentioning that the crew of "Hero" from mainland China also came to the Oscars. "Hero" was shortlisted for the best foreign language film this year.
However, national teacher Zhang was disappointed. This time he did not win the award as he wished. The best foreign language film went to the German film "Nowhere at Home".
Although "Guo Shi Zhang" did not win the best foreign language film, this film at least gave Guo Shi Zhang a certain degree of popularity in North America.
When Gilbert Jr. was interviewed before, he also recommended Guo Shi Zhang. He said: "I think the Chinese director Guo Shi Zhang is a very outstanding director."
It's not easy to get little Gilbert to evaluate him. He is still a foreign director, and Zhang, a national director, has suddenly attracted the attention of some Hollywood production companies.
After this Oscar is over, national teacher Zhang may get an opportunity from Hollywood.
After the Best Foreign Language Film was awarded, it was the first award related to Little Gilbert, the Best Editing Award.
As we all know, Gilbert Jr.'s own film editing work is usually completed in cooperation with the editor. So when nominating, little Gilbert's name will also be on the back.
Not surprisingly, the best editing award also went to "The Return of the King."
However, little Gilbert did not go up to accept the award, but gave the opportunity to accept the award to editor Mehdi Thomson, who has worked with him for many years.
Mehdi Thomson has long been a senior editor in Hollywood. He has already won two Oscars for Best Editing. This is the third time this year.
However, Mehdi Thomson gave all the credit for this award to Gilbert Jr.: "I am just a worker, and the editing ideas came from Director Gilbert Jr.
It can be said that without his ideas, there would be no editing of mine, so this award belongs to him. "
When the other shortlisted editors heard this, they all secretly cursed Mehdi Thomson as a sycophant. If possible, they would also like to work with Gilbert Jr.
It's a pity that I don't have that chance!
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(End of this chapter)