Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 489 Best Actress

This year's Oscars ceremony will still be held at the Kodak Theater at the Hollywood and Highland Center. More than a thousand actors and crew members were invited to participate, including the producers, directors, and leading actors and actresses of the "Mr. Tree" crew.

Since "Mr. Tree" is a movie released by Lionsgate Pictures, the crew members' schedules are also coordinated and arranged by Lionsgate Pictures staff.

Link heard that the producer of "Mr. Tree", Jia Zhangke, was also there, so he took the time to meet him, and also saw the grinning, white-toothed Stan Wang. Stan means "strong" in English, so he was promoting this film. During the movie, Wang Baoqiang was given this English name.

Stan Wang was wearing a Chinese tunic suit, with short hair, and looked very energetic. After seeing him, Stan Wang quickly stepped forward to say hello, and he spoke English very well.

Link also chatted with the other person and asked him if he liked boxing and fighting. If he had the opportunity to make a movie in the future, Lionsgate Pictures could invest in it.

King Stan said yes again and again.

Link had too much to do, so he left after chatting for a few words.

"This is Link, he's so handsome."

Stan Wang looked at Link's back and praised with his big white teeth.

"He is indeed handsome. It is rare that he is also an all-rounder."

Jia Zhangke nodded and said.

"How did this man do it? Olympic champion, world boxing champion, singing king, Berlin actor, billionaire, and by the way, Liu Tianxian is my best friend. It must be very satisfying to live like him."

Director Han Jie praised.

Stan Wang watched Link get into a luxury car, accompanied by two bodyguards, a female assistant, and a beautiful woman, and he couldn't help but feel envious.

The 84th Academy Awards ceremony opened at 5 p.m., and Link entered with the crew of "Midnight in Paris". He was accompanied by director Woody Allen and Marion Cotillard, who recently filmed "Batman: Darkness" here. Post-recording of "The Rise of a Knight".

After finishing filming "Batman", "Rust and Bone" will also start filming. Link needs to spare time to go to France to film in March and April. However, when walking on the red carpet, he and Marion didn't talk much, not nothing. There was nothing to talk about, but Director Allen kept talking beside him.

"Link, some time ago the media said that the Oscar Academy likes to praise British movies. Many old guys have not yet taken off the shackles of being colonized by the British. They worship the British royal family from their souls, and therefore like all movies related to British celebrities. I despise all American movies. Did you, Lionsgate, release this news?”

asked director Woody Allen.

"How is that possible? Lionsgate has never made such comments through any media."

Link said firmly.

This is not a cover-up, but a fact.

The original press release arranged by Lionsgate just stated that the Oscar Academy judges prefer British films, especially celebrity biographies. Every time such a film is released in the United States, the Academy will definitely take notice and give a few small gold awards. People, to encourage.

In comparison, not only the British, French, and Italians look down on American movies, thinking that American movies are not artistic enough and too commercial, but also professionals here in the United States have the same idea.

This has also led to American literary and artistic films failing every time they face British films.

Some examples are also given.

Lionsgate just discussed the matter and did not say that the Academy judges like to praise British people, nor did they say anything else.

Saying this will undoubtedly anger the Academy and may be counterproductive, and Lionsgate will naturally not do this.

As for why these arguments appear in the media, this is a conclusion drawn by netizens after investigation and research.

Although Hollywood blockbusters are invincible in all countries around the world, and there is almost no country whose film industry is not affected by Hollywood blockbusters, when it comes to literary and artistic films, the United States is not doing well enough.

Currently, most of the directors who are good at making art films come from foreign countries, including British directors, French directors, and Italian directors. The only ones in the United States are Clint Eastwood, the Coen brothers, Steven Soderbergh, and Quentin Quentin. Tarantino, David Fincher and others.

This has also led French filmmakers to ridicule American directors for being uneducated, Italian directors to ridicule American directors for not understanding art, and British people to think that American films are overly commercialized.

Most American filmmakers also think this way, so when shooting literary and artistic films, they often draw on European film styles and learn from famous directors such as Hitchcock.

But the fact is that the quality of American domestic literary and artistic films has become higher and higher in recent years, and the overall quality is no worse than similar foreign films.

Because of this, netizens criticized the Academy for being unwilling to recognize the value of American art films, blindly belittling American domestic literary films, and becoming an obstacle to the development of American films. They suggested that the Academy should reform and recruit more young judges, and not be too nostalgic. .

Because this type of news was relatively popular some time ago, mainstream media also reprinted and reported on it, which also led to the greater impact of this type of news.

Link didn't know if these arguments were spontaneously discussed by netizens, or if someone took the opportunity to cause trouble and used this method to pour dirty water on Lionsgate.

But now even director Allen mistakenly believes that it is a draft issued by Lionsgate Pictures.

Link also has trouble speaking.

"You'd better not do this. Doing this will only anger the Oscar judges. You will never win the Oscar and Lionsgate's movies will also be targeted. This will not be good for you."

Director Woody Allen said.

Link nodded, "I suspect that Harvey did this. He wanted to make the matter bigger to anger the Oscar judges. On the one hand, he would harm me, and on the other hand, he would also help Weinstein Films." The movie won awards.”

"Harvey did it? How can this help his movies win awards?"

Director Allen frowned.

"Simple! He created this kind of public opinion to anger the Oscar judges. The Oscar judges are very stubborn. After being angered, they pursued British movies more to show that they will not be affected by public opinion.

Tactically speaking, this is a bitter trick, that is, self-deprecation to win sympathy. It is foreseeable that this Oscar will be the stage for Harvey alone. Although this person has many problems, he is indeed very good at the Oscars in public relations. . "

Link sighed.

Director Allen rolled his eyes at him, "This is the Oscars, not a battlefield. There are not as many conspiracies as you think. If you want to win the Oscar, just make movies honestly and don't waste your energy on public relations all day long. This is "Leave the basics behind."

"I understand, what do you think of my performance in "Buried Alive"?"

Link laughed.

"Generally, there are still decades before you win an Oscar, so you still need to keep working hard."

Director Allen waved his hand and left.

Link and Marion Cotillard looked at each other and laughed softly.

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Walking into the Kodak Theatre, Link sat in the front row with director Woody Allen, Marion Cotillard and others.

On the left is the crew of "Hugo". Director Allen met Director Martin Scorsese and chatted happily. Link also had a few words with Jude Law, who was on the crew.

On the right is the crew of "The Artist". Harvey is wearing a black suit and sitting in the middle. He is chatting with a large group of actors and directors. He is very popular.

When Harvey saw him coming, he glanced at him and let out a slight snort. Link ignored him and sat down to wait for the awards ceremony to start. However, Emma Stone, Brad Pitt and his wife, Kristen Wiig, Christian Bale and others came up to chat with them midway.

At 5:30 pm, the Oscar Awards Ceremony officially began. The first awards were several technical awards. "Hugo" won five statuettes in this session, including Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Sound Editing. , best sound effects, best visual effects.

"The Help" only won the best costume design, "The Artist" won the best soundtrack, "The Iron Lady" won the best makeup, and the best foreign language film went to the Iranian director "A Separation."

At the key part of the awards ceremony, "Midnight in Paris" won the Best Original Screenplay award first. Woody Allen came on stage to accept the award and talked a lot. Finally, he sarcastically said that Link would never win the actor award. He was advised to become a screenwriter and maybe win an award, which caused a burst of laughter at the scene.

The best supporting actor award goes to veteran actor Christopher Plummer, who is 83 years old this year. He has appeared in movies such as "The Thorn Birds", "The Insider" and "Beginners", and is also one of the gold medal supporting actors in the film industry.

The Best Supporting Actress award went to Octavia Spencer, a black actress in "The Help."

Among the five nominees for Best Supporting Actress, two are from "The Help," one is from "Bridesmaids," and Marion Cotillard from "Midnight in Paris."

This is a free-for-all.

The best director award went to Michel Hazanavicius, director of "The Artist".

Best Actor was won by Jean Dujardin for "The Artist".

Brad Pitt and George Clooney couldn't hide their disappointment when Natalie Portman announced Jean Dujardin's award on stage.

Harvey Weinstein, however, touched the stubble on his chin, smiled and nodded, his face full of relief.

The best actress award went to Jennifer Lawrence, the lead actress in "Silver Linings Playbook."

When Colin Firth, the last Oscar-winning actor, read out the name "Jennifer Lawrence", there was a burst of exclamation at the scene, and everyone looked at Jennifer Lawrence in the middle wearing a red dress in disbelief.

An Oscar-winning actress who is only 22 years old is 21 years and 121 days old to be precise, which is more than 100 days younger than the original youngest actress Mary Matlin when she won the award. This is a new record.

The audience at the scene and in front of the TV were all incredulous that Jennifer could win the award, especially winning the award over veteran actress Meryl Streep. It was called an "upset", even colder than Link's previous Berlin Best Actor win. .

This time the performance of the Oscar Academy judges was impressive.

"Fuck Fuck!"

When Harvey Weinstein heard that the winner was Jennifer Lawrence, he swore directly. His fat face quickly darkened, his eyes narrowed, and the muscles at the corners of his eyes kept trembling.

Suddenly he turned to look at Link, only to see Jennifer Lawrence throwing herself into Link's arms without any scruples and hugging him tightly.

Harvey gritted his back molars tightly and stared at the two of them with murderous eyes. It was not until the person next to him reminded him that the camera was in front that he reluctantly softened his expression and stared hard at Jennifer Lawrence who was walking up to the podium. .

I don’t know if Jennifer was too excited or if his eyes had an effect. When Jennifer Lawrence walked to the steps, she accidentally fell.

"Falled again!"

Link shook his head helplessly. In the original time and space, Jennifer Lawrence fell when she came on stage to accept the award. This time she was wearing a more high-end short skirt and evening dress. Link had reminded her before to be careful and not to get too excited, but unfortunately she still fell.

Jennifer was also very excited when she gave her acceptance speech on stage. She openly thanked Link for helping her KO all her opponents and let her win the award. Finally, she loudly said to Link, "I love you, forever."

There was an uproar at the scene. Link was a married man, but Jennifer showed his love openly. This was too bold.

Link held his forehead, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Your little girlfriend is very cute."

Marion Cotillard quipped softly.

On the stage, Jennifer probably knew that what she said was going too far, and later specially thanked director David Russell, Bradley Cooper, Catherine, Ms. Mandy, cousin Clausen, and Ivaca, saying Ivaca is the most perfect woman in the world.

"Nonsense, what are you doing?"

Director Woody Allen said with a dark face.

"Jennifer was too excited and a little incoherent. It will be better next time."

"Next time? Huh! I don't know how you got her to be the leading actress, but she, a little girl under 22 years old, defeated Meryl Streep to win the award, and she openly insulted you, you scumbag, on the stage. If a man expresses love, I can guarantee that the media will blast both of you to death tomorrow, and Jennifer will never want to win any awards again.”

Director Woody Allen pouted and said.

Link is not worried about being criticized by the media because he is used to it. As for whether Jennifer will have a chance to win an Oscar in the future, he does not need to care too much.

For actors, one statuette or two makes little difference. In addition, Jennifer Lawrence became popular after starring in "The Hunger Games" and became an idol star. It is not easy to win an Oscar in a short time.

After Jennifer stepped down, the awards ceremony continued.

Tom Cruise announced that "The Artist" won this year's Oscar for Best Picture.

"The Artist" also became the biggest winner at this year's Oscars with Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Score.

But Harvey Weinstein was not happy. After the award ceremony, he walked up to Link with a gloomy face and said coldly: "Don't be proud, this matter is not over yet."

"Oh, what else?"

Link said doubtfully.

"Just wait and see."

Harvey glared at him and led the men away angrily.

Link shook his head. This man really regarded himself as the king of Hollywood. Everything should be done according to his instructions. There is no need to pay any attention to such a self-righteous person.

"Boss, I also want a statuette."

Emma Stone came over and said.

"If you want to win Oscars, practice your acting skills more. There will be at least three in the future."

"Do you need acting skills?"

Emma Stone blinked and smiled: "But I just heard someone said that I only need to sleep with you to get the statuette. Is it true?"

"Don't talk nonsense, be careful I refrigerate you."

Link pointed at her and walked out of the audience.

Emma Stone looked at his back, smiled softly, and chased after him.

(End of chapter)