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Chapter 466: Interesting Stories Behind Oscar
By March, the heat of Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson's Super Bowl incident had passed, but the follow-up impact of the incident was still huge.

It's not just the TV stations and the Super Bowl organizers who are at odds with each other, there's also the wrangling between the guests.

Because of this incident, the Super Bowl had to increase the delay to thirty seconds to prevent similar accidents from happening again.

The most anticipated event in March is undoubtedly the Oscars ceremony.

In fact, in terms of traffic, the increasingly conservative Oscars ceremony is far inferior to the Super Bowl.

The Oscars also took great pains to increase the popularity of the event. On a whim, they wanted to have Gilbert Jr. host the Oscars ceremony.

Generally speaking, Hollywood directors don't receive such invitations.

Only comedians, talk show hosts and the like would host the Oscars.

It may be that the Oscar organizers saw that Gilbert Jr. was relatively young and wanted to try something new, so they invited Gilbert Jr. to host the Oscars ceremony.

However, Gilbert Jr. refused, as he felt he did not have the sense of humor or eloquence to host the Oscars ceremony.

Even so, Oscar did not let him go.

Because according to convention, the winner of the previous year's Best Director award should present the award to the winner of this year's Best Director. There was no need for this young Gilbert to refuse, so he agreed.

In conjunction with the Oscar campaign and film promotion, the two Toms appeared on the same stage for the first time to present this year's Oscar for Best Actor.

Charlize Theron, as the winner of the Oscar for Best Actress last year, will also present this year's Oscar for Best Actress.

The Oscars understand traffic, and although they are unwilling to make big compromises for the sake of the market, they at least know who the audience wants to see.

When the award ceremony started, Scarlett sat directly next to little Gilbert.

"You're not going back? Leaving Sophia alone?"

"No," Scarlett said, pulling little Gilbert's arm, "I didn't nominate anyone. I just came to join in the fun."

"Join in the fun. I think you are here to create some fun." Little Gilbert said speechlessly.

As expected, the live TV broadcast focused very much on this side, giving some shots from time to time.

Seeing Scarlett almost melting into little Gilbert's arms, I wonder how many people cursed her in their hearts, and how many people envied her.

The award ceremony was uneventful, almost in line with what the media had predicted. "Pirates of the Caribbean" won the Best Visual Effects Award.

This is the third time that Orange Studios has won this award in four years, which is the best proof that it is a top-notch special effects production studio in Hollywood.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" had no chance of winning the rest of the awards, probably because Gilbert Jr. had won too many times before. Now many anti-Gilbert Jr. media say that the Oscars are trying to curry favor with Gilbert Jr.

In order to avoid suspicion and for the sake of balance, Gilbert Jr.'s films will not receive too many awards this year.

As it happens, as a pure commercial blockbuster, "Pirates of the Caribbean" doesn't actually need an Oscar.

It was just unexpected that Johnny Depp would be nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor, which really made the media excited.

In the Best Original Screenplay category, "Lost in Translation" created a surprise, and Sofia won the award.

Sofia has always longed for an Oscar, and she once told Gilbert Jr. that she wanted to be the first female director to win the Oscar for Best Director.

However, although he didn't win the Oscar for Best Director, he won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, which is a gain no matter how you consider it.

After Sofia finished the interview, she even came down to talk to little Gilbert.

"How about my Best Original Screenplay?"

Gilbert Jr. played the role of the best friend to the fullest: "It's so-so. You know, I already won this award."

"When?"

"Have you forgotten? 'The Sixth Sense'."

"Fuck," Sophia couldn't help but swear, "Really? Forget it, I know you have many awards, so I won't show off in front of you.

Scarlett, come back and sit with me."

Scarlett refused: "I don't want to, I want to sit next to little Gilbert."

"Oh my God, Scarlett, can you be a little more reserved? Little Gilbert has to go present the awards soon!" Sophia pulled Scarlett away without saying a word.

Scarlett looked at little Gilbert with pitiful eyes, and little Gilbert smiled and said, "Go ahead, we'll talk again when we get home tonight."

Scarlett reluctantly returned to her seat.

The awards were presented one by one. The Best Supporting Actor was Tim Robbins from "Mystic River", the same one who starred in "The Shawshank Redemption".

The Best Supporting Actress winner was Renée Zellweger, a relatively full-bodied actress. Naomi Watts snatched Chicago from the trajectory of her life and also won the Best Actress award.

But Renée Zellweger's career is still going well. This year, she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Cold Mountain. In the awarding of Best Actress, Nicole Kidman has a very good chance this year.

Naomi Watts was once again nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for "21 Grams", but she was basically just a runner-up and had little hope.

Another nominee, Keisha Castle-Hughes, is only eleven years old. Even if she was nominated, it would be basically impossible for her to become the youngest person nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress.

Nicole Kidman was nominated for two films this year, one is "Something's Gotta Give" and the other is "American Dreams", both of which were invested by Tom Cruise's production company.

With the guarantee of two nominations, the Oscars would have no intention of not giving the award.

So the final winner was Nicole Kidman, who had entered the Oscars three times and finally realized her dream of winning an Oscar with "American Dream".

When Nicole Kidman heard Charlize Theron say her name, she almost jumped to the moon. She hugged Tom Cruise excitedly and kissed him on the face.

He then accepted congratulations from the people around him and went on stage to receive the Oscar statuette from Charlize Theron.

Speaking of the two movies "American Dreams" and "Something's Gotta Give", there is another story.

The female lead position in "American Adventure" was originally intended for British actress Samantha Morton, but after "Moulin Rouge" and "The Hours" failed at the Oscars, Nicole Kidman was left with little choice.

So with the investment from Tom Cruise's production company, Nicole Kidman chose this movie.

The investors asked for a change of leading actress, and it was the more popular Nicole Kidman, which of course was exactly what Jim Sheridan, the director of "American Adventure," wanted.

The same is true for Something's Gotta Give, except this movie is a little special because Nicole Kidman is acting opposite Jack Nicholson.

In the film she needed to become older and uglier, playing the role of a mother who is a grown woman.

Anyone who knows something about Hollywood should know the dilemma of Hollywood actresses. A-list actresses are very reluctant to play roles such as mothers, and they also have to act old and ugly.

But it is almost impossible to win an Oscar through normal roles and channels. The Oscars discriminate against beautiful women more severely than they discriminate against handsome men.

So Nicole Kidman tried every possible means, violating the principles that actresses should not violate during their prime, just for an Oscar-winning actress.

She believed that after winning the Oscar for Best Actress, all her losses would be made back.

Of course, Nicole Kidman also made some choices in this process. She gave up "21 Grams", the movie for which Naomi Watts was nominated this time.

If Naomi Watts wins the Oscar for Best Actress this time, Nicole Kidman will probably regret it very much.

The two are good friends, and it is unknown whether they still maintain a close relationship as before. But after putting in so much effort, Nicole Kidman must be jealous that her friend snatched her away.

Fortunately, such a thing did not happen. Now there is no divorce incident to win sympathy from the Oscars. Nicole Kidman finally realized her dream of winning the Oscar and won the Best Actress award.

This is also thanks to Tom Cruise, because just as the awards season began, Nicole Kidman was rumored to be pregnant again.

Pregnancy has always been a very useful trick for female stars to win Oscars, provided that they are really pregnant.

As expected, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman are expecting their second child.

Watching Nicole Kidman on the stage constantly thanking her husband Tom Cruise, her daughter, and her unborn child, little Gilbert felt it was a bit magical.

The same goes for Tom Cruise. He originally didn't have a Best Actor award, but because of his role in "Chicago", he won it directly.

This can also be considered as one of the butterfly effects caused by him. The world has undergone considerable changes, but fortunately, the powerful historical trend is still moving forward.

It’s just that it’s impossible to tell where the future lies.

When presenting the Best Actor award, the two Toms appeared together, making this Oscar for Best Actor particularly grand.

In the end, Sean Penn won the award for his outstanding performance in "Mystic River" and became the new Oscar winner.

It is worth mentioning that Sean Penn is the only American actor to have won the Best Actor awards at the Berlin International Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival, and Cannes International Film Festival.

European Film Festivals have never been kind to Hollywood, but Sean Penn was able to win the Best Actor award for the three major European awards, and has won it for several consecutive years, which shows that this person is not an ordinary person.

Another interesting thing is that "21 Grams", starring Naomi Watts, is the film for which Sean Penn won the Best Actor award at the Venice International Film Festival.

The director of this film is Alejandro González Iñárritu, a Mexican director who once approached Cantaloupe Studios for investment with the script.

Later, he appeared at a party hosted by Warner, but at that time he was naked and hadn't taken a shower for several days, trying to be unconventional.

So before he even saw little Gilbert, he was asked to leave by security.

When Nicole Kidman gave up the film, Naomi Watts asked Gilbert Jr. for his opinion.

Gilbert thought it was worth a try, and Naomi Watts took the role, and she was nominated.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't win an Oscar. Getting a nomination is also a reward. Otherwise, Johnny Depp's public relations efforts would be in vain, as he is the runner-up for the Oscar for Best Actor this time.

(End of this chapter)