hollywood melon man

Chapter 101 First trip to Oscars

Just as the two companies were expanding rapidly, Gilbert Jr. took Naomi Watts to the 66th Academy Awards.

This year's Oscars ceremony was held relatively late, on March 21st at the Los Angeles Music Center, and was broadcast live on ABC.

Little Gilbert himself made up the numbers in the past, and he received a nomination for Best Editing, which is a technical award.

Although the editing work is important enough, in terms of awards, it cannot be compared with the best director at all.

It's a pity that there is no Best New Director award at this Oscar, otherwise little Gilbert might have received a nomination.

However, the Oscars did not leave him idle and asked him to present the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Among the nominees for this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is a film that Gilbert is familiar with, Chen Gege's "Farewell My Concubine."

There is also "The Wedding Banquet" which Little Gilbert has not seen before, but its director is the future famous Ang Lee.

The film "The Wedding Banquet" is one of the earliest Sino-US co-productions, co-produced by MGM and Baodao Production Company.

Unfortunately, the crew of "Farewell My Concubine" did not come to this Oscar ceremony, and little Gilbert did not meet his rumored brother Guorong Zhang.

As for "The Wedding Banquet", Li An came alone, without even a female companion, and seemed lonely.

If a Chinese director wants to integrate into the Hollywood circle, he must make efforts that are unimaginable to ordinary people.

Ang Lee is not the focus of this Oscar. The real focus is "Schindler's List" directed by Spielberg.

With Hollywood under the control of squids, this too-right film seems to be a destined outcome to win the Oscars.

Before the Oscars, various media promotions predicted that this film would have great success at the Oscars.

There is another film this year that impressed little Gilbert, "Once Upon a Time in Philadelphia" starring Tom Hanks.

It was also from this movie that Tom Hanks gradually became a star.

If I remember correctly, Tom Hanks starred in "Once Upon a Time in Philadelphia" and finally won the Oscar, beating Liam Neeson in "Schindler's List".

This gave little Gilbert a glimmer of hope, because among his nominations for Best Editing, the editor of "Schindler's List" was also nominated.

If he could win the Best Actor award for "Once Upon a Time in Philadelphia," then it's okay to give him the Best Editing award, right? After all, he is a squid too!
  The day of the awards ceremony came soon, and little Gilbert, dressed in a formal suit, attended the award ceremony with Naomi Watts.

He was ranked very high in the round, and although he was famous, his status was not enough.

There are still many big guys to appear later, so he is in the front.

But obviously, little Gilbert is really well-known among directors nowadays. As soon as he appeared on the red carpet, there was a burst of cheers.

Many people got to know him through his TV debate with animal protection organizations last year, and then paid attention to his movies.

Similarly, there are many fans who have watched his movies but don't know him as a director. It was only through last year's incident that they got to know this terrifyingly young director again.

Every time you walk on the red carpet, it is a process that makes people enjoy and dream about.

Especially when you are surrounded by a tsunami of screams, shouts, applause, and camera flashes on both sides of the red carpet.

This feeling is like a drug, intoxicating and addictive.

Following little Gilbert, Naomi Watts, who was still a young actress at this time, fully enjoyed the benefits of the Oscar red carpet.

She looked at the fans cheering wildly on both sides of the red carpet, and while posing with little Gilbert, she thought: When I have the opportunity, I will get the statuette of my dreams on this stage.

"Hey! Hello, little Director Gilbert, I didn't expect you to be sitting next to me."

As soon as little Gilbert and Naomi Watts found their seats and sat down, a person next to them who was communicating with others turned around and greeted little Gilbert in a friendly way.

Little Gilbert recognized who this handsome guy was at a glance, the slightly famous Leonardo DiCaprio.

"Hello," Little Gilbert shook hands with DiCaprio and said, "I have seen your outstanding performance in "Different Skies", and you performed very well."

Of course it's good. It was for this movie that DiCaprio was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to sit here.

DiCaprio was very happy to hear this, and he also complimented: "I saw your "Death is Coming" and "Speed ​​of Life and Death", man, how did you do it? How did you come up with those stories?"

Little Gilbert came to Ajan and spread his hands: "That's how I came up with it.

"Oh!" DiCaprio automatically thought: "I know, those of you who create movies sometimes get inspiration from the sky.

By the way, many people are said to be under the influence of drugs and only create when they are in that state. Are you the same? "

"He doesn't take drugs. On the contrary, he hates them." Naomi Watts explained on the side.

Only then did DiCaprio pay attention to Naomi Watts on the side and asked: "Who is this?"

Little Gilbert took the initiative to introduce: "This is my...girlfriend, Naomi Watts, a British actress."

"Hello, Miss Watts, you are so beautiful tonight." Xiao Li took the initiative to extend his hand.

Naomi Watts squeezed it gently and then let go: "You too, Mr. DiCaprio."

"Just call me Leo..."

They were all young people, and the three of them chatted like no one else, until the award ceremony started.

Little Gilbert also saw Verona Ryder, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "The Age of Innocence."

Verona Ryder also saw little Gilbert, ignored Naomi Watts, and raised her fingers at little Gilbert.

Then he made a round shape with his left hand, put it next to his mouth, opened his mouth wide, and made several moving movements. They were all LSP, and little Gilbert knew what Verona Ryder meant at a glance.

However, Naomi Watts was nearby. Although he did not notice Verona Ryder's movements, he was too embarrassed to respond and just smiled.

Verona Ryder was acting somewhat boldly, and it wouldn't be nice if someone found out.

But maybe she was stimulated by Johnny Depp, or maybe it was due to family reasons. This girl has always been mentally unstable, otherwise she wouldn't be able to do things like stealing things from a supermarket like a famous star.

Gilbert Jr. also tried to return Verona Ryder to normal, but ultimately failed.

Interfering with other people's freedom is a taboo in North America.

Seeing that Verona Ryder was becoming more and more abnormal, little Gilbert gradually stopped communicating with her.

As for Xiao Lizi, Xiao Li, who appears to be a good boy, actually has a bit of a rebellious gene in his heart.

Faced with the stylized Oscars, he commented sharply: "This Oscar ceremony looks stinky, just like those old guys in the Academy."

This is the Oscars ceremony. It would not be good for someone who cares to hear what DiCaprio said.

So little Gilbert stopped Little Li Zi from speaking nonsense in time: "Leo, on such an occasion, you can't talk nonsense. It's not good for others to listen to you."

"Sorry, I'm a little excited." Little Plum touched her head and asked Little Gilbert: "You won't tell anyone, right?"

"No, I'm just like you, I hate such a dull place like Oscar."

Little Gilbert's speech was recognized by Little Plum, who immediately made Little Gilbert a confidant.

After putting away his complaints about the Oscars, DiCaprio continued to chatterbox mode, continued to output, and commented critically on each nominated film.

But when it was his turn for the Best Supporting Actor award, DiCaprio was silent.

It is inevitable for young people to be nervous when they are nominated for the first time, and chattering can also be seen as a sign of wanting to relieve the tension.

But it's a pity that to give a nomination is already a sign of mercy from the old man of the academy.

If the old men in the academy knew that Xiao Li was criticizing them, they probably wouldn't even give him a nomination.

The Best Supporting Actor award went to Tommy Lee Jones of "The Fugitive" and Ralph Fiennes of "Schindler's List" did not win this award.

Verona Ryder lost to Anna Paquin. It was obvious that Verona Ryder did not win the award and her face was not very good-looking.

The big screen showed her a lot of smiles.

After the awards for Best Supporting Actress were completed, it soon came to Little Gilbert's turn to be nominated for the Best Editing Award.

An old man who little Gilbert didn't know came up, read a script, and then announced the winner: "The winner for Best Editing is, "Speed", Gilbert Landrini Jr., Mehdi Tom Sen."

"Honey, you got the statuette." Naomi Watts clapped excitedly, then hugged his neck and took a sweet sip on his cheek.

On the big screen, a picture of little Gilbert appeared, just in time to capture this scene.

But no one blamed him, and instead he laughed kindly.

If little Gilbert was an old man in his forties or fifties, it would definitely not have this effect, and he would be secretly scolded for eating young grass.

But he is a young man, and it is normal for a young man to be a little excited when he wins an Oscar for the first time.

DiCaprio also sent his blessing: "Wow, man, I didn't expect that you actually won the best editing."

Although it is only for Best Editing, don’t take this award as an Oscar. It is also a statuette, and the importance of Best Editing is still there.

On the other side, Mehdi Thomson was in tears. He was nearly 40 years old and this was his first Oscar nomination.

Winning the award after being nominated for the first time made him almost cry.

Of course, he also knew who the biggest contributor was, so he waited for little Gilbert to come on stage to receive the award.

Let's give Little Li Zi a hug. Little Gilbert is directing the stars in front of the audience. The audience in front of thousands of TVs walks towards the stage with a leisurely pace.

Although it was just a statuette for Best Editing, and it was shared with others, it felt like I was going to receive the Best Director Award.

Many people around him congratulated him, shook hands, or hugged him.

When passing by Verona Ryder, this bold girl also gave a sweet kiss, and the kiss was still on little Gilbert's lips.

But everyone didn’t think too much about it. Many women will always like young, talented and handsome men. This is normal.

And this is the Oscars. Although it is time to be more serious when selecting awards, its entertainment attributes cannot be ignored.

Earlier, Tommy Lee Jones won Best Supporting Actor and even kissed Julianne Moore.

Little Gilbert was startled by Verona Ryder's bold moves. Fortunately, the girl did not make any bold moves or excessive behavior.

Finally, he and Mehdi Thomson walked to the stage, and the two teamed up to win the statuette. Little Gilbert signaled for Mehdi to speak first.

Mehdi was very excited and thanked his family and friends, those who have always supported his work, and finally thanked little Gilbert.

He said that if it hadn't been for little Gilbert, he might not have been able to win an Oscar in his lifetime.

Although they were jointly nominated, Mehdi Thomson obviously knew who was the one who deserved the most credit.

(End of this chapter)