The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 943: Shocking Surprise
Roar, roar, roar, roar!
Anson was cheering and celebrating, and after waiting for Gus to step down from the stage, he took the initiative to step forward again and gave the director a warm hug.

Maybe someone will say, is it that serious?
Since the "Elephant" crew has been recalled, it means they have a 100% chance of winning the award. Now they are just winning the award step by step. Is it so exaggerated?

Moreover, this is a director award, not an actor award. Why should you act proud of it? There is no need, really no need.

Faced with such remarks, Anson simply disdained to respond. He knew immediately that the man was an outsider.

Indeed, the three major European film festivals also have Best Actor and Best Actress awards. Together with the Oscars, it is known as the Grand Slam for actors. It is the highest honor for any actor to collect these four trophies. Currently, in the nearly 100-year history of film, there are only a handful of actors who can accomplish such a feat.

There is no doubt about this.

However, that’s not all.

The biggest uniqueness of the three major European film festivals lies in their attitude towards directors and the entire work, which is completely different from the award setting of the Oscars. The highest awards of the three major European film festivals have a supreme status.

Golden Bear. Palme d'Or. Golden Lion.

These three trophies are awards for directors, actors, scripts and entire film projects, and will go down in history along with the film festival.

The work is the only thing that matters.

Many years later, people may not remember who was the youngest Best Actress winner at the Berlin Film Festival, but they will never forget that "A Farewell" won the title.

Years from now, people may not remember that Adele-Exarchopoulos and Lea-Seydoux both won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival, but they will definitely not forget that "Blue Is the Warmest Color" won the Palme d'Or.

Everything is so simple——

Actors should of course be proud of their work, at least at the three major European film festivals.

A simple question: how should you choose between your work winning the Palme d'Or and yourself winning the Best Actor/Actress at Cannes?

Without hesitation, the Palme d'Or.

So, when "Elephant" won the Best Director award, Anson was really happy for Gus. Although it was not the Palme d'Or, it was a real reward for the film and affirmed Gus's exploration with practical actions.

Not only Anson, but Alex and Eric were also excited.

When they returned to Cannes, they knew that the film had won a prize 100% of the time; but knowing it was one thing, but actually seeing Gus bring home a trophy with their own eyes was another, and joy and happiness burst out.

Roar, roar, roar! Aaaaah!
A group of young people cheered and shouted to their heart's content, enjoying the moment without reservation.

The guests in the Lumiere Hall also smiled.

Even the shy and reserved Guts twisted cautiously twice, just twice, and then Gut covered his face and waved his hands to express his refusal.

Haha.

There was laughter all around and the atmosphere was extremely cheerful.

After a lot of hustle and bustle, Anson and his friends finally sat down. He did not forget:

Next comes the climax of tonight’s award ceremony, with two heavyweight trophies waiting to be presented.

"Anson..."

From the right, there was a call, and Anson turned slightly.

Alex was a little reserved, "Anson."

He called out again, and this time Anson turned his head and saw Alex's cheeks slightly flushed with excitement, and his eyes were shining brightly.

Noticing Anson's gaze, Alex turned his head to look at the stage in front of him, "I want to be an actor."

This is how dreams often take root and sprout.

When he performed in "Elephant", he was nonchalant and seemed to have no special interest; but now, a ray of light has appeared in his confused youth, illuminating the direction of his future.

Of course, Anson is well aware of the difficulties. Every day, there are at least 8,000 young people who flock to Los Angeles with the dream of becoming an actor; but only less than one in 10,000 can actually realize their dream.

But, what does that matter?
Youth is meant for adventure; what’s more, you still have to have dreams, what if they come true?

At least, Alex is one step ahead of other young people:
He starred in “Elephant” and walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival.

"Welcome to Hollywood." Anson smiled at Alex. Alex nodded vigorously and looked at the stage again, with stars in his eyes and an uncontrollable surge of emotion. The whole audience was paying attention -

The Grand Jury Prize will be announced soon.

Everyone, hold your breath.

If - just a hypothesis, after retreating again and again, if "The Cortrights" won the Jury Prize, although it would be equally hard to accept, at least it would not be the Palme d'Or, right?

and!

This also means that the Palme d'Or winner should be a work other than the Jury Grand Prix "The Cortrights" and the Jury Prize "Five in the Afternoon". Even if it is "The Invasion" which has already won the Best Screenplay and Best Actress awards, the result seems much more reasonable, or at least normal.

After all, the Palme d'Or, the Grand Prix and the Jury Prize represent the top three places respectively, so naturally they should be won by three different works.

After a brief celebration, the atmosphere became tense again.

Heartbeat like a drum——

Bang bang bang bang bang.

Even though it was only a second or two, it seemed like a century had passed. Just before they all died, the answer was transmitted through the speakers.

"The Grand Jury Prize...'Far Away'..."

hum...

A buzzing sound can be felt above the eardrum, which continues to lengthen, like an electrocardiogram after the heart stops beating, with only a straight line left.

"Far away", it's actually "far away"!
Shocking upset!

The work that was most likely to win the Palme d'Or among the crew that was recalled tonight came to an abrupt end, and in the end it unfortunately only came in second place, winning only the Jury Prize?

Objectively speaking, "Far Away" is only the third directorial work of director Nuri Bilge Ceylan. His first two works were shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival, one for the Youth Forum and one for the main competition. This time, he was shortlisted for the main competition of the Cannes Film Festival and won the Jury Prize and the Best Actor Award in one fell swoop.

The latter is a double yolk.

Such an achievement is worthy of praise and applause.

However, at this moment the entire press conference hall was in a state of mourning. Everyone was stunned and was dragged into hell.

despair.

The answers have now all been revealed.

Grand Jury Prize, "Far Away"

Jury Prize, "Five P.M."

Best Director: "Elephant".

Best Actor, "Far Away"

Best Actress, "Savage Invasion".

Best Screenplay, "Savage Invasion."

Among the five recalled crews, "The Invasion" and "Far Away" won two trophies respectively, becoming the biggest winners, and Ceylan became a prominent figure among the new generation of directors; "Elephant" finally won the Best Director award, becoming another milestone in Gus Van Sant's career.

then……

Then, "The Cortletts" won the Palme d'Or. Everyone's most terrible and worst nightmare is gradually becoming a reality. After all, among the crews recalled tonight, "The Cortletts" is the only one without an award.

People speculated that Patrice Chéreau, as the chairman of the jury, was going to secure an award for his French fellow countryman Bertrand Brillet to take home. After all, Bertrand's career is coming to an end, and if he doesn't win any more awards, he may have no hope of winning the Lifetime Achievement Award.

But I never expected that it would be the Palme d’Or?

Compared to the Lifetime Achievement Award, is this gift too heavy?

(End of this chapter)