Hollywood Secret Garden

Every year between the announcement of the Oscar nomination list and the time before the award ceremony, Hollywood is very lively. Various film companies use endless means to solicit votes, such as full-page advertisements in well-known newspapers and magazines, or the All the places where posters can be pasted are pasted with the shortlisted films of their own company and so on.

And there are countless contacts in private. Of course, everyone is very careful. After all, the Oscar is the most authoritative film award in the United States, and many eyes are watching.So even contact is done in a side-by-side manner. If you accidentally cross the line, if the situation is not serious and the public opinion atmosphere is relatively loose, then it’s okay, just be careful next time.But if the atmosphere of public opinion is very harsh, then I'm sorry, you deserve it.

In fact, every year, the jury criticizes some film companies more or less, but most of them are raised in private, and they will only report to the media after they feel that it is necessary to publicly kill chickens and monkeys.And the more intense the competition, the more it looks like this. Regardless of whether it is a posturing or taking care of one's own face, at least the jury has shown due fairness and justice, and many media are happy to take this opportunity to attract readers.

However, this year, a very strange situation occurred. Originally, because the voting period between the announcement of the nomination list and the official award was much shorter than in previous years, the major film companies tried their best to canvass votes, and the intensity was also higher than that of the previous years. Much bigger than previous years.But what is surprising is that Angela, who was the most popular and most concerned about the 81st session, disappeared from the announcement of the list and never appeared again, as if she had disappeared out of thin air.

Well, it might not be right to say that, after all, Angela is still staying at home, and will update her blog from time to time - although the writing is basically nonsense.To be precise, Angela no longer appeared in public places with great fanfare like a few months ago, but played hide-and-seek with the reporters again.

During this period of time, the reporters who have been used to finding some valuable news about her—especially those scandals, which many people like to read—feel very uncomfortable, so they do everything possible to catch her whereabouts and take some interesting photos. worth the photo.It turned out that unless Angela wanted them to film it, it was very difficult for them to catch her.

This is very strange. You must know that although Angela is notoriously lazy in publicity, she will still appear on the show when canvassing votes for the movie.It's unbelievable that she didn't do anything this time and let the Pixar gang do it. What exactly does she want to do?

It is precisely because of this that few reporters have noticed that the few women who have been walking around with Angela in the past few months have disappeared like Angela.I have to say that no matter how carefully things are arranged, there will always be loopholes, and when they can't be filled, it depends on luck. Fortunately, Angela's luck has always been good.

This situation continued until the opening of the award ceremony on February 2. The reporters stood on both sides of the red carpet outside the Kodak Theater early.Even if you can hide from others, you must attend the awards ceremony!Even so, after seeing Angela in person on the red carpet, the reporter who was full of questions still didn't dare to make too much of a fuss.

"What do you think about your unprecedented seven nominations?"

"You have broken your own record for a single Oscar nomination several times, do you think you will break it in the future?"

"May I ask Miss Angela, how many statuettes do you think you might win? Will there be the best director?"

Today, Angela is wearing a black tube top evening dress, which is very simple, unlike other actresses who have all kinds of decorations, and also puts her beautiful blond hair behind her head simply, generously. Fang's delicate collarbone, white neck and back were exposed to the outside.Even so, there is still nobility and elegance in the simplicity, and this contrast makes her more beautiful and moving, so she murdered many reporters' films.This is so rare. You must know that Angela wore women's suits to attend the previous sessions. Although she could not conceal her beauty and sexiness, it was still not as glamorous as the evening dress.

"Although I have said it many times, I don't mind repeating it for you. Some things will only be known at the end. If it is mine, I will get it. If it is not mine, I will not be entangled because of it." Angela He dealt with the reporters with a smile, and left after answering a few more questions with their disappointed expressions.

After greeting familiar male and female stars, directors, and producers, Angela quickly came to the entrance of the theater, and then saw a familiar figure talking and laughing with others.

"Hi, Manny, I'm so glad to meet you." Although they have lived together for so long, they still have to greet each other in such a situation, even if there is an insider standing in front of them.

"You talk, I'll go in first." Jim Ford said with interest, and then ran into the theater without looking back—well, the word "run" is inappropriate and it is more appropriate to use "slip", anyway, he dare not be in Angela Stay with her lover more, although he only witnessed Angela and Natalie making out, but with examples, he will naturally see other things.Apart from praising "awesome" in her heart, she never dared to be too lively in front of Angela. God knows that Miss Angel will put him in cement and throw him to Long Beach one day because of her displeasure.

"This guy..." Looking at his back, Angela shook her head with a smile, and turned her gaze to Scarlett: "Well...you are so beautiful, Manny, I can't help but want to kiss you. "

The last sentence was said in a low voice, but in return Scarlett rolled her eyes: "Will you pay attention to the occasion?"

Of course, she also lowered her voice, and after a pause, she said half-jokingly and half-eagerly: "Besides, shouldn't these words be said to Nat today?"

"Say it to Nat?" Angela showed a puzzled look, but she quickly realized it and waved her hand angrily: "Why do you always think that I will propose to her at the awards ceremony?"

Since Natalie asked Angela if she planned to propose at the awards ceremony that day, other lovers have also started to speculate.They didn't form a tacit understanding of not asking because of some resistance to this matter before. As time went by, the resistance disappeared and Natalie broke the tacit understanding again. They would naturally be curious about what Angela was going to do.

"As I've said many times, a proposal at an awards ceremony is good but not worth it, and I have to take into account the public's reaction. They'll know when the time comes, but the magnitude of the impact is up to me to resolve... ...the key to certain problems." Angela spread her hands as she spoke.

"Okay, okay, I see." Scarlett smiled and raised her hand to stop her from speaking.

"By the way, what about them?" Angela immediately changed the subject, and in order not to let the reporter have any associations, everyone set off in batches at different times.

"Kayla and Jessie went in before I arrived, Liv and Kayla just went in before you came, and that poor little Vivi stayed at home, as for Nat, I didn't see it." Scarlett recalled After slamming, he said, "Liv and the others didn't see her before, maybe she hasn't arrived yet."

"Okay, I'll just wait here for a while." Angela glanced around.

"Then I'll go in first." Scarlett shrugged, turned and walked into the theater, "in case you feel uncomfortable."

Angela was suffocated for a moment, grinding her teeth as she watched her gracefully leaving back, and then unconsciously puffed out her chest, but after a few seconds, she stomped her foot lightly.Hell, why would I do this!

Fortunately, this tangled feeling was quickly transferred. Immediately after Scarlett left, someone else came over to greet her.Many of them are acquaintances, such as David and James, the opponents of this year's best director, and Nicole, who has always maintained a good relationship, and her... best friend Naomi.But there are even more unfamiliar ones. As the most powerful woman in Hollywood, Miss Angel naturally receives a lot of attention, and this kind of occasion has always been the best place for socializing.

But the scene didn't last long, and Natalie soon appeared on the red carpet. She was wearing a sleeveless dark green evening dress with some small embellishments, and Scarlett's royal blue low-cut slanted shoulder evening dress before. Has a different charm.

"I thought you weren't going to come." Angela said half-blaming and half-complaining when they entered the theater with her, "I was the last one to go out and arrive before you."

"I wanted to take a shortcut, but I ran into a traffic jam." Natalie shrugged, "Don't look at me with disbelief, the driver and bodyguard can testify."

"I was just a little skeptical, don't you need to rush to defend?" Angela raised her eyebrows and said, and then changed the subject before Natalie could retort, "Speaking of which, you have never felt excited or excited, and the nominee is the last one. Good heroine."

"Anyone who lives together for such a long time with a guy who can easily get an Oscar nomination and win three Best Supporting Actresses is as calm as me." Natalie said calmly.

"Wow, I should be very proud." Angela deliberately raised her chin, and then was pushed hard by Natalie: "Hurry up and take a seat, don't stand in the aisle like a target."

The hall of the Kodak Theater was already two-thirds full at the moment, and the humming conversation made the place a little noisy. Although everyone lowered their voices, there were so many people after all.As usual, the crew of "The Mist" and the crew of "Our Lives" are arranged together, and then the crew of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is on the left and the crew of "Avatar" is below.

There are so many people sitting together, and they are relatively familiar with each other, so the conversation is very good. For example, Jim is complaining loudly to the editor of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" that if Angela put him in charge of "Our Lives" Get an Oscar nomination for Best Editing or something.

But Angela didn't go to Cameron. First, he sat in the front rows because the distance was relatively far away. Second, because none of the other lovers except Natalie were shortlisted, so they all sat near her—— Of course, they wouldn't sit too close together. Except for Natalie sitting next to each other, there were distances between them, so it seemed a bit strange for eight women to sit together.

As the music played and the lights dimmed, the awards ceremony officially began. The current host "Wolverine" Hugh Jackman immediately appeared on the semi-circular stage that was dotted with stars because of the setting.

"Good evening, everyone. Welcome to this year's Oscars, the biggest festival of the year in the film industry." It is undeniable that this Australian man in a suit is very personable and very temperamental, which is probably one of the reasons why the academy invited him to be the host , although there is not much experience in hosting, at least it has the effect of attracting attention.

In fact, this is also the case. Jackman's hosting seems quite satisfactory, but this does not mean that he has no humor.

“…Robert Downey was nominated for playing an Australian trying to pass himself off as an African-American in Tropic Thunder. And for me, I’m an Australian, playing lost an Australian and is now the host."

The mixing of these Australians immediately drew a burst of laughter and warm applause.

"A gentleman is really extraordinary when he makes a joke." Angela was also applauding.

Next, Jackman joked about many things, the financial crisis, his own movies, other people's movies, and his preparations for hosting, and finally compiled the names of several movies into the song and sang and danced. small laugh.

The most interesting thing is the group of short films that added the image of Jackman in the best movie. He sometimes cheers for Sean Penn in "Milk" and sometimes discusses with Sam Worthington on Pandora's laboratory In the case of Avatar, sometimes teaching the two young protagonists in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", sometimes listening to Natalie and Will's quarrel in "The Mist" bored, and sometimes in the living room in "Our Lives" Chime in here and there.

The one that got the most laughs was undoubtedly "Life of Us," as one of the actors with whom Angela is on good terms, and who also plays a role in the star-studded flick as a drug-addicted, promiscuous rock-and-roll hippie.But in the spoof short, he becomes his character's twin.

"Sorry, please don't look at me, he's over there."

There are several times in the movie when the old people look over to him while discussing his role, and then the camera cuts.But here, always switch to Jackman with an innocent face first, and then switch to his character after he has said the above sentence helplessly.Every time he switches, Jackman is eating apples or playing with small things from time to time. With an innocent expression and a helpless tone, it is definitely impossible not to laugh.

In the end, Jackman teased Angela with a sigh: "Angela, why don't you set up a protagonist in "Our Lives"? Then maybe I can sit down and watch other people host today."

Nothing but laughter.

Funny is funny, what to do next has to be done, to everyone's surprise, the first award was Best Supporting Actress.Although most of the time the Best Supporting Actress is awarded at the opening, most people think that this year, considering Angela's re-listing and her extremely low possibility of winning, the awarding time should be a little later. It's so strange that Fang is still set up as usual.

"It's very simple, for the ratings." Angela explained the organizer's intentions.

In recent years, although the Oscar Awards Ceremony has maintained an advantage over programs such as the Super Bowl in terms of ratings, it is an indisputable fact that it has gradually declined compared to the history of the Oscars.What's more, the current economic downturn has reduced the scale of this year, not to mention the ratings, so it is essential to create gimmicks to attract people's attention.

Angela even maliciously speculated whether the judging committee gave her 7 nominations because of this consideration.

"That's not bad. It's an honor to have you as my company. The one who won the Best Supporting Actress should be honored." Natalie beside her said in a low voice.

Being able to comfort her like this made Angela feel very comfortable.

The way of awarding Best Supporting Actress this year is also very special. The organizer invited five female guests, and they are all previous Best Supporting Actress winners—if Angela wasn’t shortlisted, maybe she was also invited .

"The five ladies standing in front of you now, representing all the best supporting actresses in the Oscars, welcome a new member or an old friend to stand on this stage again tonight." Tilda Sven, one of the invited guests Ton said so.

After the applause, the small screen immediately played the appearance and works of the candidates. For each one broadcast, a guest would stand up and say a word of praise.

"If there are no accidents, it should be born between Amy Adams and Viola Davis. "Suspicion of Child Abuse" won two nominations, which is a great advantage." Angela said confidently, she was too lazy to To recall the Best Supporting Actress Oscar this year, many things have been disrupted because of her.

Then, unexpectedly or shockingly, the name was announced: "God, I have to say it's a miracle, Best Supporting Actress winner: The Mist, Angela Mason! The surprise in Tilda's tone was definitely not feigned.

The scene was quiet for about two seconds, followed by a clatter, which was really shocking.Counting from the earliest session to now, in almost 15 years, a woman has won the Best Supporting Actress four times, which is unprecedented in the history of Oscars!Well, Angela's acting skills are indeed good, and her short ten-minute appearance in "The Mist" is also very impressive, but even Meryl Streep took decades to be Such an achievement now, and Angela's last three Best Supporting Actresses were all won after entering the 21st century, it's unavoidable...

Angela was also so shocked that her mind went blank when she heard her name, she sat blankly in her seat and didn't know what to do.Fortunately, after a few seconds of uproar at the scene, there was still warm applause, and Natalie beside her pushed her. Angela finally recovered, took a deep breath, stood up with a calm smile and walked on the road. up the stage.

"Congratulations." Tilda handed the statuette into her hand.

"Thank you." Angela nodded and glanced at the others. Tilda was alright and maintained her proper demeanor. The other former best supporting actresses showed more or less jealous expressions.

Angela ignored it, suppressed her emotions and turned to face everyone, the applause stopped at this moment.Facing countless gazes, Angela said softly, "Thank you!"

Then he waved the statuette in his hand and quickly walked off the stage.