America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM.

Chapter 330 328. Major Awards
The 77th Academy Awards ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.

As night fell, the real ceremony began, with a medley of short films linking many classic characters and plots from the past and present.

Finally, host Chris Rock walked onto the stage as Chaplin and Shrek stood side by side.

You may not recognize this name, but the Will Smith beating incident is very famous.

It was even the most widely-publicized Oscar event in recent years, and the person who got slapped was this guy.

He is an actor and talk show performer with his own show, specializing in a variety of biting satires and political jokes.

So even though he is a black man, he is quite popular among young people and now is the peak period of his career.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you everyone. You don't have to stand up and applaud. Please sit down quickly."

It would have been better if he hadn't said this. Once he said it, and a black actor took the lead, the others had to stand up as well.

But not everyone gave this face. The camera wandered across the audience, and when it came to Eric, he just smiled and clapped, still crossing his legs.

It does seem a bit abrupt, but I have the capital to do so.

There are some now, and there will be even more in a few years.

"I like watching movies. I believe everyone likes watching movies, especially the younger ones."

"But if you watch some of the masterpieces from your childhood now, you will scream in anger, for example: Rocky V is such a terrible movie."

The camera immediately turned to Stallone, who shrugged helplessly and shook his head, which immediately caused everyone to laugh.

"I like to attend the Oscars because it is the most authentic award ceremony, and there will be no fraud here."

"What? You mean Harvey Weinstein?"

"Please, I visited him in prison and he said that all the awards Miramax received were won based on merit."

Oh!

Oh!
Hahaha.
No one expected Chris Rock to start off with a big performance.

Although he has always been known for his outspokenness and daring, the fact that the academy allowed him to make such a joke shows that he is really open-minded.

Eric looked up at the big screen, and the reactions on the scene clearly showed the thoughts of different groups of people.

Those who didn't matter naturally laughed and applauded, it was so fun to watch the fun.

But actors like Gwyneth Paltrow and Catherine Zeta-Jones won awards for their Miramax films.

Either smile awkwardly, look straight ahead with a blank expression, or pretend to chat with people around you without facing the camera.

People from Disney were also very unhappy. Michael Aeneas naturally did not attend, but a vice president attended today.

He touched his nose, with a forced smile on his face.

But what can be done?

Times have changed. Now Disney is obviously no match for MGM. But in the past, Miramax was a subsidiary of Disney after all, and you have to look at the owner before you can beat the dog.

The happiest people were naturally Spielberg and other people who had been wronged. They couldn't help but shout in their hearts to work harder and mock me as much as possible.

"There are thousands of people sitting here tonight, but there are only a few real stars, and the rest are just slightly popular actors."

“Clint Eastwood is the star, but Tobey Maguire is just a boy in tights.”

The camera turned to an old man and a young boy, and Mr. Fuyuki smiled slightly.

"Sometimes the crew wants to find a big star to film, and you want to find Tom Cruise, but in the end you only find Jude Law."

"Who is Jude Law? Why is he always jumping up and down in the movies in recent years?"

"He was American one moment, British the next, Russian the next."

"One moment he's straight, the next he's gay."

"You can see him everywhere, even in the credits, serving tea and water."

"I've always wondered if he was going to play Jabba in Star Wars: Episode 3."

Chris Rock continued to mock Jude Law. He has indeed made many movies in recent years, including "Enemy at the Gates", "Cold Mountain", "Road to Perdition", etc.

However, despite constantly changing his acting style and constantly breaking through himself, he was not favored by any major awards.

Being ridiculed so blatantly, it was fortunate that he did not attend today, otherwise, no matter how good his temper was, he would have to show his displeasure.

Chris Rock deserved the slap he received for his foul mouth.

Of course, in addition to actors, political jokes cannot be missed, especially since George W. Bush has just been re-elected. How can Hollywood not make fun of him?

It just so happened that "Fahrenheit 911/" was released this year, so it was naturally used as a joke.

It seems to be a mockery of the movie, but in fact it is a curse on George W. Bush.

"Now sitting in the White House, looking at the trillion-dollar deficit, what do you think he is thinking?"

"War! The answer is of course war."

"He will just find a small country to declare war on. As for the reason, if it can be laundry, what else can't it be?"

Hahahaha
I have to say, Eric was also amused by him.

In order to justify sending troops to Iraq in 2003, at the United Nations General Assembly, US representative Powell held up a small bottle of white powder and vowed that it was a weapon of mass destruction found in Iraq.

Then he was ridiculed by Putin, who said that it contained laundry detergent. This scene has become a famous scene that has been popular for decades.

After telling jokes for a while, the atmosphere became heated, so Chris Rock left the stage and the first award presenter, Halle Berry, walked onto the stage.

"77 years ago, the first Oscar trophy was made according to the manuscript of the legendary artist, Derrick Gisborne."

"Tonight, I have the honor of presenting my first award, Best Art Direction."

"They are Anthony Pratt and Celia Bobak from The Phantom of the Opera, and Gemma Jackson and Theresa Edwards from Finding Neverland."

“Rick Heinrichs, A Series of Unfortunate Events with Lemony Snicket; Irene Bonetto, A Very Long Engagement; and Cheryl Karasik, La Vie en Rose.”

Black Pearl opened the envelope: "The winner is Rick Heinrichs' A Series of Unfortunate Events."

Everyone immediately applauded. Each of the five movies has its own merits. You can choose any one of them. It all depends on luck.

Eric was actually somewhat happy. He whispered to Nicole, "Your chances of winning the prize have increased a little."

"hope so."

After giving her acceptance speech, Renée Zellweger took to the stage to present the Best Supporting Actor award.

Her look today was really a disaster, a very old-fashioned hairstyle paired with a bright red dress. I don't know who designed it.

"Tonight there are five outstanding actors competing for Best Supporting Actor. The nominees are Morgan Freeman for Million Dollar Baby and Alan Alda for The Aviator."

“Thomas Haden Church, Sideways, Jamie Foxx, Collateral, Clive Owen, Closer.”

Five short films were playing on the big screen. Morgan Freeman and Alan Alda were the most popular candidates among the media audience, and the other three were almost certain to be runners-up. Renée Zellweger took a look at the results and announced with a smile: "The winner is Morgan Freeman's Million Dollar Baby."

Instantly, the whole audience cheered, and the other four showed expressions of satisfaction.

Mr. Fuyuki and Hilary Swank stood up and hugged him, and when they walked past Eric, they smiled and waved. This award was well deserved.

After adjusting his scarf, Morgan Freeman quickly walked up to take the trophy.

"I want to thank the entire Million Dollar Baby crew for even a small part in the production."

Hahaha.
“A special thanks to Clint Eastwood, it was wonderful to work with him again.”

"Thank you Hilary Swank, she's a great actress and very dedicated."

"And MGM, Mr. Eric Cooper, I heard that he fell in love with the script at first sight and brought a group of us together."

Eric nodded and made a "1" gesture to the camera.

"Finally, I would like to thank the college. Receiving this award means a lot to me. Thank you!"

Amid the applause, Eric said to Nicole again, "Honey, your chances of winning the Best Actress award have increased a little bit."

"I think so too, hehe." Nicole covered her mouth quietly, but was a little worried about being caught by the camera.

After Morgan Freeman left the stage, comedy master Robin Williams walked up in high spirits.

His voice was very loud: "Animation breathes life into dead things. The masters use their skills to make each character come alive, just like taking Viagra."

He openly made dirty jokes, which instantly sprained many people's waists and caused a burst of laughter.

Master Robin pointed at Master Fuyuki again, "Clint also said to reserve a copy for me."

Robin Williams teased several old guys in succession and said: "This year's nominees for Best Animated Feature Film are: Brad Bird for The Incredibles, Bibo Bergland for Shark Tale, Chris Buck for Frozen, and Andrew Adamson for Shrek 2."

When the big screen started playing "Frozen", the cheers became noticeably louder.

This is simply one of the most unsurprising awards tonight. Whether it is from the perspective of plot, connotation, influence and other aspects, "Frozen" will undoubtedly have an overwhelming advantage.

Uncle Robin opened the envelope, took a look and said with a smile: "The winner is the 2004 annual box office champion, Frozen!"

Bang bang bang.
As the song "Let It Go" was sung, the audience burst into applause.

A lot of big things happened in Hollywood this past year, but even so, the title of annual box office champion is enough to be remembered.

With a global box office of $11.87 billion, Queen Elsa became the second-largest box office winner in world film history.

Director Chris Buck took the trophy and excitedly thanked this and that.

Finally, he raised the trophy in the direction where Eric was sitting: "Finally, I must also thank Mr. Eric Cooper. Although he did not oversee the production of the film all the time, he formulated all the frameworks."

“He’s the screenwriter, the art director, the visual effects supervisor, and the songwriter.”

"Elsa, Anna, Olaf, every important character was designed by him personally."

"Strictly speaking, this award should be given to him. I just did some basic work."

At this time, the camera turned to Eric, who clapped happily.

After Chris Buck left the stage, the two hugged again in front of the camera.

Later, the Best Original Song award was once again won by "Frozen", still without any controversy.

The Best Animated Short Film award went to the Canadian film "Saving Ryan".

The Best Live-Action Short Film award went to Wasp.

The best documentary feature film was awarded to "Born into Brothels," which tells the story of a group of children living in the red-light district of Kolkata and learning graphic photography from an American reporter.

how to say?

The form of the film is full of American thinking, as if they are the only savior.

But if you say it is meaningless, it does have a positive impact on the lives of these children. After all, there is no hope if they rely on the Indian government.

The Best Documentary Short Film was awarded to "The Big Moment: Children's Parade".

What is controversial is that "Fahrenheit 911/" did not receive a single nomination. As a political documentary, its influence is greater than all the nominations combined.

It was a pity that he didn't get nominated, but George W. Bush won the Golden Raspberry Award for Best Actor for this film.

The Best Foreign Language Film was won by the Spanish film "The Big Sleep", and this year China's selection was Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers".

This movie can't be called rubbish, but it doesn't deserve good reviews either.

The story is so confusing that it is impossible to find the core of it. Eric's evaluation of it is that it is confusing.

Such a movie naturally cannot win the Best Foreign Language Film award.

The film submitted for review in Hong Kong this year is Johnnie To's "Big Man, Big Wisdom". It cannot be said to be excellent, but at least it is much better than "House of Flying Daggers".

It’s just that the core of the story is too difficult to understand, especially for foreigners, so it was not shortlisted.

According to Eric's idea, "Kung Fu" should be submitted for review, as it is released during the Christmas season and its box office is second only to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

With a complete storyline and content that is not difficult to understand, it should at least have no problem getting a nomination.

But Chinese-language films were not completely wiped out, as "House of Flying Daggers" received a nomination for Best Cinematography.

It will be broadcast again on CCTV Film Channel this year, it depends on whether it can win an award.

After the halftime show, Scarlett Johansson took center stage in a beautiful evening gown.

She was dressed very beautifully today, with her golden hair tied up, her big eyes highlighted by her side bangs, and her excellent figure making her looks even more extraordinary.

A beautiful beauty, full of charm.

"A good movie cannot be without a good screenwriter. Screenwriters write excellent stories, and then directors and actors can present the stories on the big screen."

"Next up is the Best Original Screenplay Award, with nominees Eric Cooper for Inception, and Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."

“Terry George, Kyle Pearson, Hotel Rwanda, John Logan, The Aviator, and once again, Eric Cooper, Frozen.”

The big screen was divided into five sections, and Eric occupied two of them, at the first and last position. It looked like the other three were surrounded by him and the prize was already secured.

But according to media predictions, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is also a hit.

Especially since Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet’s superb acting skills add a lot to the script, so the result is difficult to judge.

Scarlett Johansson opened the envelope while smiling, but her hand slipped and it dropped to the ground, which immediately caused a burst of laughter.

"Sorry, I'm more nervous than the nominee."

"Who won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay?"

(End of this chapter)