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“Having the highest number of votes doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll win the award. Ultimately it all depends on the college’s preferences,” Wang Shu replied modestly.

This is the truth. Unless it is a hit movie like "The Wolf of Wall Street" that happens to come out, it really depends on whether the old guys in the academy like it.

Over the years of the Oscars, there have been cases where the most popular films have ended up as runners-up.

"That's true." Anne Hathaway smiled back and said, "But no matter what, congratulations in advance on winning the award."

“Although being the most popular candidate doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll win the grand prize, it does give you the highest probability.”

Wang Shu smiled when he heard this and said, "Thank you then."

……

In a blink of an eye, the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles was enveloped by bright lights and a warm atmosphere, and the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony officially began.

The venue was packed with many Hollywood stars dressed in gorgeous costumes, gathered together to witness this annual event in the film industry.

The ceremony kicked off with a brilliant opening by hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway.

These two young and popular hosts instantly ignited the atmosphere with a performance that combined singing, dancing and talk show.

They cleverly reference the best films of the past decade, taking the audience on a journey back to the glory days of those classic movies.

Afterwards, the stage "flashed back" to the era of "Gone with the Wind" through virtual reality technology. The gorgeous scene layout and realistic special effects brought the audience into the splendor of Hollywood's golden age, winning applause and cheers from the audience.

The first award presenter, two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks, walked onto the stage with a smile on his face and a strong aura.

"Good evening, everyone. It's my honor to stand here and present the first awards of the evening to you - the Art Direction Award and the Photography Award." His voice was steady and powerful, and it spread throughout the theater through the microphone.

"The competition for the Art Direction Award is very fierce, and the nominated works have demonstrated extremely high artistic standards and creativity." Tom Hanks opened the envelope in his hand and paused, deliberately creating suspense. "The winners of the Best Art Direction Award at the 83rd Academy Awards are Robert Stromberg and Karen O'Hara from Alice in Wonderland!"

Under the stage, Robert Stromberg and Karen O'Hara stood up excitedly, tears in their eyes. They quickly walked onto the stage, shook hands and hugged Tom Hanks, and received the trophy.

"Thank you to the Academy and everyone involved in the making of this film. This award belongs to our entire team," Robert Stromberg said excitedly.

Small awards will never have human rights. Even when the winners go on stage, a countdown will light up under the stage to urge the winners to finish their acceptance speeches as soon as possible.

Therefore, when the winners of small awards go on stage, they basically thank the academy, etc., give their acceptance speeches in no time, and then leave.

This was followed by the presentation of the Photography Award.

"In the field of photography, these nominated works tell moving stories through the language of the lens and show the infinite charm of movie images." Tom Hanks opened the envelope again, "The winner of the Best Cinematography Award is Wally Pfister from Inception!"

When Wally Pfister heard that he had won the award, he excitedly waved his fist. He walked onto the stage and gave a speech: "This award means a lot to me. I would like to thank the Academy and director Christopher Nolan for giving me the creative space. I would also like to thank my team. It is everyone's hard work that made the images of this movie so stunning."

It was still a brief acceptance speech, but the words "thank you to the academy" were always included.

The following award ceremony was still exciting and full of surprises for the nominees.

Although the presenter for the Best Supporting Actress award has not yet been determined, the atmosphere on the scene is becoming increasingly tense.

After all, the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is also a big prize.

When the host announced that the award presenter was Johnny Depp, who had been nominated for Best Actor many times for films such as "Pirates of the Caribbean 1", "Finding Neverland" and "Sweeney Todd", the audience burst into warm cheers.

Wang Shu was also happy to see Depp.

As the "Pirate", Depp will soon meet his "Sea Queen", and then...

Hey.

Both of them are bad people, and Wang Shu didn't think of going to remind Tep with kindness.

Not to mention that Depp is a damned devil who is hard to persuade. When he was hooking up with the "Aquaman", many of his friends reminded him that the "Aquaman" had big problems.

As a result, Depp insisted on going his own way and got married with the "Queen of the Sea".

There is no way. When some men meet a woman who is very good at flirting, the small head often decides the big head.

At this time, Johnny Depp had already walked onto the stage and joked: "This award is not easy to give out because every nominee is so outstanding."

Then he opened the envelope, "The winner of the Best Supporting Actress Award is Melissa Leo from The Fighter!"

Melissa Leo was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes. She walked onto the stage and said excitedly: "I can't believe it. This is my lifelong dream. Thank you to everyone who supports me..."

Seeing this, Wang Shu thought that she was worthy of being the best supporting actress, as the tears came so easily.

The awards ceremony continued, with Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin presenting the Best Original/Adapted Screenplay award together.

Javier Bardón said humorously: "The competition for this award is so fierce that I feel like I am so nervous that I can't speak."

Josh Brolin smiled and took over the conversation: "Yeah, but this also proves the high quality of movie scripts this year."

The first award was for Best Original Screenplay, with a total of five scripts nominated.

They are Mike Leigh's "Another Year", Keith Dorrington, Eric Johnson, Scott Sliver, Paul Tamasi's "The Fighter", Christopher Nolan's "Inception", Wang Shu's "La La Land", and David Seidler's "The King's Speech".

Under the stage, Fan Binbin was sitting at the back, and she glanced at Wang Shu.

This award is related to Wang Shu, and she has expectations in her heart.

After all, Wang Shu had helped her on the red carpet before, so she also hoped from the bottom of her heart that Wang Shu would win the award.

Javier Barr announced: "The winner of the Best Original Screenplay Award is..."

"La La Land, Wang Shu!"

When Fan Binbin heard that Wang Shu won the award, he suddenly became excited.

On this Western stage, an Eastern director won an award, and as a Chinese actress, she was proud of it. Compared to Fan Binbin's excitement, Wang Shu was much calmer.

After all, he has won many awards, and a Best Screenplay Award is not enough for him to make a fuss.

Wang Shu walked onto the stage, held the little golden man and gave a speech while accepting the award: "Thank you, Academy..."

That’s right, you can forget anything, but you can’t forget to thank the college.

If I didn't thank the college, the old guys would hold a grudge against me, and it would be more difficult for me to win awards in the future.

As the award ceremony progressed, the atmosphere became increasingly heated.

Russell Brand, husband of singer Katy Perry, and Helen Mirren, who won the Best Foreign Language Film Award for her performance in "The Queen," presented the award together.

Russell Brand started to act funny as soon as he came on stage, making everyone laugh. Helen Mirren said elegantly: "The Best Foreign Language Film allows us to see the unique charm of movies from all over the world."

In the end, Denmark's "A Better World" won the honor.

After a series of awards were presented, Academy Chairman Tom Sherek took the stage and introduced the Academy's contributions to the industry over the past year and expressed his expectations for the future development of the film industry.

Afterwards, Matthew McConaughey and Scarlett Johansson presented the Sound Effects/Editing Awards, which once again brought the atmosphere to a climax.

The award ceremony entered a white-hot stage. Hilary Swank, who won the Best Director Award twice for "Boys Don't Cry" and "Million Dollar Baby", and Joel Coen, one of the Oscar-winning best director Coen brothers, jointly presented the Best Director Award.

Hilary Swank said affectionately: "The director is the soul of a movie. They use their talent and passion to present us with wonderful works one after another."

Joel Coen went on to say, "This year's nominees are all extremely talented directors, and whoever wins is extremely deserving."

The two looked at each other, and Hilary Swank opened the envelope and said loudly: "The winner of this year's Academy Award for Best Director is..."

"La La Land, Wang Shu!"

As Wang Shu's name resounded throughout the Kodak Theater, the audience burst into warm applause.

Everyone knows that from this moment on, Wang Shu will be the first director in the world to win three consecutive Academy Awards for Best Director!
Especially, this director is not from Europe or America!
Incredible, indeed.

While the audience was applauding, many people were also shocked.

They really didn't expect that the Academy would allow a Chinese film director to become the first director in the world to win the Academy Award for Best Director three times in a row!
According to their guess, no matter who gets the award, it will not be given to Wang Shu.

In the end, Wang Shu won the award!
hiss~
Many people gasped at this!
Wang Shu stood up and walked towards the stage again under everyone's gaze.

Under the stage, many acquaintances looked at him with burning eyes.

To be honest, although most people think that "La La Land" is indeed worthy of an award, the thought that if Wang Shu wins the Best Director Award at the Academy Awards again, he will become the first director in the world to win three consecutive Best Director Oscars...

If you think about it, it seems impossible.

But this time, Wang Shu still broke the inherent cognition, which is amazing.

Many people recalled the previous two Academy Awards ceremonies and how similar the scenes were.

Everyone thought that Wang Shu had no chance of winning the grand prize, but Wang Shu ended up winning the grand prize!
Wang Shu stood on the stage and accepted the third Academy Award for Best Director in his life.

Even though I have already won this little golden man, I can't help but feel excited at this moment.

He calmed himself down and began to deliver the acceptance speech he had prepared in advance.

"Hello everyone! Today, I am standing here with great excitement, accepting this important award on behalf of our team."

“Here, I would like to thank the college for its trust and support, thank the judges for their fair judgment, and thank all the relatives and friends who care, help and encourage us.”

"First of all, I want to thank my team. It is because of their hard work that we can shine on this stage. We are a passionate, united and collaborative team, and every member has devoted their heart and soul to this cause. It is because of them that I can go further and further on the road of being a director."

"In this rapidly changing era, the development of film art is changing with each passing day. As a director, I am fully aware that I shoulder the responsibility of inheriting and promoting film culture. Looking back on my directorial career, I have always adhered to my love for film art and created each work with a sincere and dedicated attitude."

"Today, we were able to receive this award thanks to the following points."

"First, we insist on originality. We always believe that film is art and culture. Therefore, in the creative process, we focus on exploring themes with contemporary characteristics..."

"The second is to focus on reality. As an art form, movies should reflect reality and reveal social issues. In the creative process, we pay attention to people's livelihood and social hot spots, and use real and touching stories to impress the audience and resonate with them."

"The third is to pay attention to details. Details determine success or failure, and details create classics. During the filming process, we pay attention to every shot, every picture, and every actor's performance, striving to achieve excellence."

"The fourth is innovative expression. In the field of film art, innovation is an eternal theme. We are constantly trying new expressions and new narrative structures to bring a refreshing viewing experience to the audience."

"Here, I would like to thank all those who have given us help and support. I would like to thank the prosperous development of the Hollywood film industry, which has provided us with a broad stage; I would like to thank the audiences for their enthusiastic attention, which has injected us with strong motivation; I would like to thank my family and friends for their understanding and support, which has resolved our worries."

"Looking to the future, we will continue to work hard and contribute to the development of the film industry with greater enthusiasm and firmer conviction."

"Finally, I would like to thank the Academy and all the audiences who support me again. This award is not only a recognition of me personally, but also a recognition of me in the industry. I will continue to stick to my dreams and beliefs, constantly break through myself in my future acting career, and bring more high-quality works to the audience. Thank you!"

After all, the Best Director Award is a big prize, so the speech time is relatively long.

Not to mention, Wang Shu is also the first director in the world to win three consecutive Academy Awards for Best Director.

Moreover, this time, he specially prepared such a long speech in order to show his "sincerity".

After all, the winner of this little golden man will be the first person in the world to win the Oscar for Best Director three times in a row. If he were to finish his acceptance speech on stage with just a few words, the image he presents would be a bit arrogant.

Especially since he is a Chinese-language film director, some people would exaggerate this.

By then, a rhythm will inevitably emerge.

Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to many things, and doing so can avoid many unnecessary troubles. (End of this chapter)