director of the millennium

Chapter 72 Award Presentation Scene
"Judging from the shortlist, Director Wu Yuan is indeed extremely young."

In the broadcast room, the host was still praising Wu Yuan generously.

At this time, the broadcast screen has entered the infield, and the Kodak Theater, which can accommodate more than 3000 people, is almost full.

The live broadcaster was constantly directing the cameraman, and Hollywood's top stars appeared in front of the camera one after another.

Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Tom Hanks…

A top Hollywood superstar appeared on the screen, constantly causing the audience in front of the TV to scream excitedly!
In this era, the Internet is not so developed. It is true that there are only two or three opportunities a year to see so many international superstars at once, which is very precious!
Wu Yuan, Chris, and Scarlett were also taken care of by the director and gave him a few positive shots.

The three people being watched by the director were also chatting in whispers.

"Director, is it possible for us to win an award?" Chris asked in a low voice while smiling brightly in response to the camera.

As insiders, they are very clear about what is going on with the Academy Awards.

Chris actually asked this because he wanted to know whether "Juno" has done public relations and how much effort it has spent on public relations.

However, Wu Yuan's answer disappointed him.

"Being able to squeeze into the nomination list for best picture and best director is already the limit of what Fox Searchlight can do."

After all, Fox Searchlight is only an independent production company that has only been established for less than 10 years. It is also because the company has been established for a short time that it has a rare opportunity to compete in the Olympics, and Fox Searchlight has worked hard.

Can the movie "Juno" really qualify for Best Picture?

When he said this, Wu Yuan himself didn't believe it.

It's just a light comedy movie about a young girl's puppy love. Even if a line of "growth and responsibility" is added, it is not eligible to compete for the best picture.

Not just Best Picture, but Best Director too.

Comedy movies are really not very realistic, they can sell at the box office but they can't win awards.

"There is no hope for Best Actress." Wu Yuan turned his head and glanced at Scarlett, who was looking forward to it. "Scarlett did a great job, but your opponent is Halle Berry."

"You know, she just won the Best Actress Award at the Berlin International Film Festival."

"It's too immature with her than you."

Scarlett Johansson nodded understandingly: "I know, I am very lucky to be shortlisted."

From being a moderately famous fourth- and fifth-tier actress to becoming an Oscar candidate for Best Actress, Scarlett Johansson has taken a big step, and she is extremely satisfied with her current achievements.

"Fox Searchlight communicated with me in advance, and will do its best to publicize the Best Original Screenplay Award. After all, "Juno" is their first film nominated for an Oscar, and they still have to work hard."

"However, whether it will succeed in the end, even Fox Searchlight itself doesn't know." John, who was listening silently, added.

In American culture, although public relations are put on the table and the producers are allowed to publicize the judges, no one knows whether the public relations will be successful until the moment when the awards are actually revealed.

This is just like electing the president. No matter how much money is spent on public relations, voters will still have to have a thrilling vote counting and singing in the end.

The crew of "Juno" didn't chat much. After a brief exchange, they all silently shut up and looked towards the stage. After all, the awards ceremony will begin soon.

"Ladies and gentlemen!"

"Welcome to the site of the 74th Annual Academy Awards!"

A relatively well-known North American talk show actor stepped onto the stage, announcing the official start of this year's Oscars.

He used humorous language and made the opening introduction in a jovial manner. He also took the initiative to interact with the celebrities present. Of course, he said some American-style ridicule, which made the audience laugh.

The style of the Oscars was different from the European film festivals Wu Yuan had attended, which made him feel particularly novel.

Of course, "Juno", which won four nominations, did not escape the ridicule of the host.

"Look, who's sitting over there!"

"A combination of three handsome men and beautiful women, from the film "Juno" crew!"

"But, can someone tell me who this handsome Asian guy sitting next to Juno is and why I didn't see him in the movie?"

The host gave a funny smile, made an action of listening to the director's introduction, nodded frequently and suddenly realized: "Oh! So he is the director of this movie?"

"What?! He hasn't celebrated his 20th birthday yet this year?!"

"What?! He just won the best director in Berlin last month?"

"I think I must have heard wrong. This must be fake news!"

All the audience and guests laughed together, including Tom Cruise and other superstars.

Apart from anything else, Wu Yuan's age will be used as a joke in Hollywood for at least ten years and he will never get tired of it, because he is really too young.

Wu Yuan also nodded to the camera with a bit of laughter and made a "fake news" mouth gesture, making the audience in front of the TV laugh.

"But to be honest." The host put away his teasing smile and gave Wu Yuan a thumbs up: "You remind me of an equally handsome Chinese actor, John Lone!"

"You're as handsome as he is, but he's an actor and you're a director."

"There is no shortage of young and handsome actors in Hollywood, but you are really the only young and handsome director!"

The host gave Wu Yuan a big compliment at the end, causing whistles and cheers, most of which were well-meaning booing, because Wu Yuan is really good enough.

For a director who has been shortlisted for an Oscar at such a young age, no one wants to be at odds with him, they just want to show him kindness.

Several actresses even blew kisses to Wu Yuan from a distance, which was captured by the live cameras and faithfully reflected on the big screen, causing even greater laughter.

"Okay, the introductions of the guests are almost done, so this year's Oscar Awards Ceremony will officially begin!"

"Let's applaud Benicio del Toro for our first award of the night!"

"Best Supporting Actress Award!"

The humorous opening was finally over, and the award ceremony officially entered the topic.

Wu Yuan enjoyed this Academy Awards ceremony purely to watch the excitement and see the world. He didn’t have much expectations for winning the award itself, so he was very relaxed.

The same goes for Chris and Scarlett. They are both newcomers. They are lucky enough to be able to participate in the Oscars, and they dare not expect more.

So the entire "Juno" crew is enjoying tonight's Oscars. Every time the camera captures their scenes, you can see several people chatting or applauding with bright smiles. The atmosphere is full!

Until, the award for best original screenplay.

It seems that there is really a goddess of fate who is fiddling with fate. "Juno" still won her best original screenplay award!

Amid the congratulations and applause of award-winning guest Gwyneth Paltrow, yes, Pepper Potts from "Iron Man", Wu Yuan strode onto the award podium and won the first gold medal in his life. people!

"Thank you, thank you Academy for awarding me this award, which is the greatest recognition for the film "Juno"."

Holding the statuette in both hands, Wu Yuan looked directly at the camera in front of him and smiled brightly.

"Also taking this stage and opportunity, I want to emphasize that some Hollywood tabloids should stop spreading rumors. There is really no second part of "Juno"!"

(End of this chapter)