Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 1479 This is a big surprise...

"I hope my children can have a teacher like this and classmates like this." Tom Hanks became more and more excited as he spoke. The movie "Philadelphia" allowed him to have a spiritual connection with those people with minority orientations and those who are unfortunate.

“The streets of Heaven were filled with these angels who could finally rest in the warm embrace of their Creator, cooling their fevered bodies, clearing their skins, and opening their eyes to a simple but self-evident truth.

All men are created equal. This truth was written on a piece of paper by our fathers in Philadelphia more than two hundred years ago. God bless us all, and God bless America! "

It seems that Tom Hanks really empathized with the misfortunes while filming "Philadelphia". This acceptance speech was more like a politician's speech announcing his candidacy.

However, Ronald, who was below, saw that Hanks seemed to be unable to hold back his tears, and his voice was trembling and unstable, and he was obviously very excited.

"It seems like you really mean it?" Ronald applauded along with everyone else. However, he was the only one who remembered the names of the two people Hanks had just mentioned. This was not just a passage in a speech that revealed his true feelings, but the privacy of two people was leaked to the public without reason.

I hope not many people remember the names of the two unlucky teachers and classmates he revealed, otherwise such a sudden misfortune would be too terrible.

After receiving the award, Tom Hanks went backstage and Ronald did not have a chance to communicate with him because another major award, Best Actress, was about to be presented.

Al Pacino, the last year's best actor, was the presenter of this year's best actress award. He changed his elegant look from "The Last Tycoon" when he accepted the award last year, with fluffy hair and a sloppy beard, for his next movie "Two Bits"
)" to prepare...

In addition to Angela Bassett, a black actress who played the biopic of America's beloved Tina Turner, another nominee was Debra Winger, who has not made a sound in Hollywood for a long time. This is her second nomination for Best Actress in ten years.

"The Oscar goes to Holly Hunter..."

With Al Pacino's announcement, the pain of those nominees who were runners-up finally ended. Holly Hunter won all the awards from Cannes, to the major film critics association awards, to the Golden Globe Awards. The other winners knew that their chances were slim, but they had to accompany her to various award ceremonies again and again...

After the Oscars, the year-round awards season is basically over, and I can finally stop having to endure watching Holly Hunter go on stage to receive awards and the applause from the audience.

Holly Hunter also had a premonition, and her smile was "I deserve it" instead of "God bless." Today she wore a see-through sleeveless dress, hugged Anna Anna Paquin, who was sitting next to her and played her daughter, then stood up and looked around before going on stage.

Ronald looked at the camera pointed at her and felt that it was a bit unreliable. From a photography perspective, such a low camera position would easily make Holly Hunter, who was wearing a sleeveless dress, look a bit hunky.

I don’t know if it’s because the photographer’s skills are a bit poor, or the director doesn’t like Holly Hunter, but in any case, such shots will definitely be criticized by the parties involved afterwards.

As Holly Hunter walked past Spielberg's position in front, the camera followed him. Ronald looked at the screen next to the stage, and Ralph Fiennes, who played the villain concentration camp officer Amon in "Schindler's List", appeared on it.

"Well, the director's level is too poor," Ronald concluded. At this time, if they want to shoot, they should shoot the director of photography of Schindler's List, Janusz Kaminski, who won the Best Cinematography Award at this year's Oscars.

He and Holly Hunter are in a relationship, so why did your director shoot close-ups of Ralph Fiennes? I don't know who Holly Hunter's boyfriend is, I just vaguely know that he is on the set of Schindler's List, and then you shoot close-ups of Ralph Fiennes who is obviously alone on the scene...

Liam Neeson next to Ralph Fiennes, and next to a lady who obviously doesn’t look like Holly Hunter’s boyfriend… No one expected that Holly Hunter’s date wasn’t a star, but a camera-playing Kaminsky.

However, come to think of it, the three of them do look a bit alike. Could it be that the photographer made a mistake?

"When I was six, I pretended to play the piano on the windowsill of my room. My parents saw that I didn't seem to be able to stop, so they gave me a cardboard piano key to see how long I could keep interested without getting bored...

I didn't get bored, so they gave me a real piano, and I took piano lessons for the next ten years of my life.

So, today I have to thank Aaron Parrish, my first piano teacher, and my parents for making it possible for me to take piano lessons..."

"Her remarks seem a little different..." Diane quietly leaned over and whispered to Ronald.

"Well, she's very sincere..." Ronald applauded with everyone. Holly Hunter was indeed different. This actress became deaf due to an illness when she was a child, and the director needed to design a special camera position for her so that she could hear the lines with her good ear.

Whether in terms of personality or performance, Holly Hunter does not have too much Hollywood sophistication and still maintains a relatively pure heart. This may be why she was able to convince all her peers in the role of Ida, the very rebellious heroine in "The Piano Lesson", and won awards at both Cannes and the Oscars.

"coming……"

After a short break, it was time for the most anticipated Best Director segment of the night. Will Spielberg be able to get the golden statue that he should have received long ago?

"It's late at night, and we have five anxious nominees here, so I'll just get to the point... er..."

The person who presented the award was last year's Best Director winner, Clint Eastwood. After he finished his introduction, he froze on the stage. The teleprompter only showed the name of the award presenter, Eastwood, while the names of the nominees that should have appeared were motionless.

Fortunately, Eastwood has a cowboy-like straightforwardness, but he also has a sense of humor, and he even made a joke about the malfunctioning teleprompter.

"Now I have the name of the presenter, now I need the nominees... That's why I wish I had a teleprompter... Never mind, I can name five without a teleprompter..."

"Hehehe..." The audience below began to laugh good-naturedly. This year's award ceremony felt like a makeshift one. The quality of the academy's award ceremony operations was declining in all aspects.

"Okay, the nominees for Best Director are..." The teleprompter finally started working.

“Jim Sheridan – In the Name of the Father;
Jane Campion – The Piano Lesson;

James Ivory – Yesterday’s Afterglow;

Steven Spielberg – Schindler’s List;
and Robert Altman – Short Stories”

After talking about the nominees, Clint Eastwood reached for the envelope and continued with his cowboy sense of humor, "I won't keep you waiting too long..."

Ronald was also a little nervous about this old cowboy. Except for Robert Altman, the other four nominated directors had stiff expressions on their faces. Sheridan tilted his head to relieve the pressure on his neck and make himself look less nervous.

Jane Campion sat upright, but her head tilted forward, like a student waiting for the teacher to grade her homework.

James Avery seemed the most relaxed. His sitting posture was the least stressful among the others, but his slightly open mouth and expressionless facial muscles betrayed his inner thoughts.

As for Spielberg, who was the favorite and was widely expected to win the Golden Globe before today, he looked like his soul was out of his body. No one knew what he was thinking or what he should be thinking... His breathing became rapid, and his chest rose and fell, making it difficult for the cameraman who was taking a close-up shot of him. The whole picture seemed to be constantly adjusting...

Time seemed to freeze at this moment. Ronald, sitting in the back, also felt as if his adrenaline was being secreted faster, causing his perception of time to be distorted. In the few seconds when Eastwood said that, his movements of opening the envelope seemed to be in slow motion...

Although the budget was fully utilized, individuals also went to various gatherings to canvass for votes, and the resources of allies such as Ronald were also gathered, this was not an award selected by a small committee after all, but rather voted for by thousands of judges, and there have been unexpected moments in history...

Finally, Eastwood opened the damn envelope. After he got the result, he threw the envelope away, held up the letter in one hand, and without stopping for a second, began to announce the result.

"The Oscar goes to..."

Everyone held their breath, and about half of the audience looked towards where Spielberg was sitting. As for the tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of viewers across the United States and the world, they stared at Eastwood's mouth shape in front of their TVs.

"Oh, this is a big surprise..."

"Oh..."

The audience at the scene immediately gasped. Was there really an accident?

If the audience paid attention to the expressions of Jane Campion and James Ivory, they would see smiles on their mouths and their stiff bodies became a little relaxed.

Suddenly, a woman in the audience, not sure if she was too nervous or just happy that Spielberg once again didn't win, yelled:
"Yes!"

The expression on Spielberg's face was also very interesting. He was originally frightened by Eastwood's words, and his brain was unable to process whether this was a leak or a cowboy joke.

The stiff smile on Spielberg's face quickly disappeared, and his wife Kate Capshaw beside him quickly squeezed his hand.

"Steven Spielberg, Schindler's List" was indeed a joke. Clint Eastwood did not "tease" the nominees on the scene any more, and quickly called out the name of the winner after his own joke.

"Oh my God, I was shocked..."

Ronald told Diane that he didn't want an old bastard like Eastwood to announce the result the next time he was nominated.

Kate Capshaw must have had similar thoughts as Ronald, and she immediately hugged Spielberg and kissed him.

Spielberg's hands and feet were still a little cold because the blood that had just been drained from his limbs had not yet returned. Fortunately, his wife's kiss brought him back to his senses. He stood up, stretched his hands and feet, hugged his mother, and then ran forward with a relaxed mood.

After hugging Eastwood, Spielberg caught the little golden statue with both hands. He just stood there for several seconds facing the audience, holding the coveted Best Director Award.

Then the whole audience fell silent, waiting for Spielberg to give his acceptance speech.

"Oh……"

Spielberg held the little golden man with both hands, then covered his mouth with one hand, calmed down, and tried to find his brain back...

Then he raised his hand and scratched his hair, showing the true nature of a generation of otaku, "Oh... My friend has won this trophy, but I swear, I have never held it in my hands. Just like they said, this thing is very heavy..."

"Hahaha……"

After a burst of laughter, Spielberg returned to normal and began to thank everyone, from the original author of the novel "Schindler's List" to the senior executives of Universal and the actors who played important roles in the movie, without leaving out a single one.

"Finally, I want to thank the one billion people watching on television tonight and the six million people who will never see this again."

"Wow, wow, wow..." Ronald clapped with everyone. The camera turned to Spielberg's mother, who covered her face with her hands and cried with joy due to being too excited.

Soon, the final Best Picture award was to be announced. Harrison Ford did not offer any "surprises" and directly announced that Schindler's List won the Best Picture.

Spielberg came out from backstage and went on stage to receive the award.

"Huh... Today is the first time I've had a sip of sweet water since I started working, after being thirsty for so long... Let me be brief and let Jerry and Bronco (the other two winners) say a few words. There are still 350,000 survivors of the Holocaust today. I hope that all educators watching the live broadcast will not let this become a footnote in history books..."

Spielberg's excitement at finally winning the Oscar had not yet worn off, and after speaking for a while he passed the microphone to the other two producers.

Whoopi Goldberg came out quickly and gave a final summary.

This year's broadcast was strictly limited by ABC TV, which meant that host Whoopi did not have many opportunities to tell jokes, and the winners' speeches were also restricted and rigid. At the end of the award ceremony, the entire time was surprisingly controllable and did not drag on for too long, ending earlier than in previous years.

Ronald and Diane stood up together, and walked down the stairs with Tom Cruise and his wife, chatting and laughing. After today's party, there are many parties to be held as usual, such as the Variety magazine's regular party, which has become a regular event for many award winners and non-award winners to attend, and there is a chance to be exposed in the special issue of Variety magazine tomorrow, which always attracts a lot of people.

However, Ronald and Tom Cruise are going to another party tonight. Because of the themes of the two movies, Philadelphia and Schindler's List, Ronald has joined forces with Elton John and Elizabeth Taylor's foundation to hold a special party tonight, aiming to be a charity fundraising gala for the survivors of the Holocaust and the unfortunate people like Philadelphia.

Tom Hanks, David Geffen and others will also come at that time.

Ronald walked slowly to the press area. As soon as he entered, he saw Spielberg holding two Oscar statuettes, one horizontally and one vertically, and smiling happily as he let reporters take pictures.

"It's not fair. There's something fishy about the Oscars. I won awards at Cannes and the Golden Globe like Holly Hunter, but the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film went to a white man."

As soon as he approached, Ronald heard someone speaking in Chinese, complaining as if no one around could understand him and so he was not afraid of being heard.

"Mr. Chen, maybe after you won the Palme d'Or, you shouldn't participate in so many second-rate film festivals, like Holly did, who only participated in the American Society of Film Critics Awards..."

Ronald smiled and said something jokingly to the director of Farewell My Concubine who had returned with a failure.

"Ah? ...Ah, but Harvey told me..."

"It doesn't matter what Harvey says... See you later, Mr. Chen, I have to go first..." Ronald left a sentence and walked towards the exit with Diane.

"Harvey...it's not important..." The director with thick eyebrows and big eyes was left there frowning.