hollywood melon man

Chapter 734 Boring Oscar
"Heath Ledger's Joker is so great, why didn't he win an award?"

"Philip Seymour Hoffman is good, but he is not as good as Heath Ledger. The Oscars were unfair."

"Yes, if such an outstanding role is not recognized, it will undermine the actor's confidence. In this respect, the Oscars are far inferior to the Golden Globes."

Even more radical fans said that Heath Ledger deserved a Best Actor award. If you don't know, you might think that the Joker in "The Dark Knight" is the protagonist.

In fact, judging from the scale of the entire award ceremony, the scene design, and even the topics discussed by the host, the impact of the financial crisis on Hollywood is obvious.

The Avenue of Stars before the ceremony was obviously much smaller in size.

As it is difficult to find sponsors, the conference did not hesitate to blatantly advertise for fashion designers and jewelry brands through celebrity interviews. This kind of condescending behavior was rarely seen in the past.

The entire stage and seat design of the Kodak Theater also avoids luxury and extravagance, and the audience seats are only a few steps away from the award ceremony stage.

The audience had the feeling that the people in front of and behind the scenes of the American film industry did not come in their best clothes to watch a luxurious award ceremony show, but rather to have professional and emotional exchanges among colleagues in the industry.

The stage for this year's awards ceremony was designed by New York architect David Rockwell. The overall concept of the stage design was inspired by Michelangelo's Piazza Campido. There were also 92000 Swarovski crystals surrounding the stage.

In addition, the time for the winners' speeches was clearly limited to 45 seconds.

As soon as the speaker opened his mouth, a large display screen began a 45-second countdown. At 10 seconds, the numbers turned yellow, and after 45 seconds the background turned red.

This year's Oscars prizes were provided by manufacturers to the nominees and award presenters, each of whom received a luxury watch worth $8000.

In addition to high-end watches, there are also glass artworks and a full set of top-quality skin care products. Adding all the gifts together, each person can take away a gift package worth at least $2.5.

Hugh Jackman's opening performance combined singing and dancing with the traditional tongue-in-cheek opening remarks, and Gilbert felt the style was a little out of place.

But the lyrics were still funny, and the duet with Beyonce drew applause from the audience.

The awards for Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor were presented, and the way in which five former winners each introduced a candidate was novel and gorgeous.

The short films introducing the film are well-crafted, and each segment is extremely funny yet relevant to the theme.

In order to control the duration of the evening party, the awards were presented very intensively. The method of multiple people presenting one award and one person presenting multiple awards was reformed to ensure the concentration of the essence of the entire award ceremony.

After the awards ceremony, the Governors Ball was held at the Oscar celebration dinner hosted by Vanity Fair magazine.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger personally invited this year's Oscar-winning best actress Kate Winslet to dance together.

In addition, the banquet was full of Asian style. The dishes included Asian-style lobster salad, Thai pumpkin coconut soup, and pork ribs and rice in broth that were slow-cooked for 6 hours.

It's a pity that despite all the work and preparation, Oscar ratings are still declining.

Variety magazine analyzed that this is because the tastes of the Oscars are increasingly diverging from those of the general public.

"In recent years, the taste of the Oscars has become more and more niche, and it seems that in order to show the unique taste of the Academy, the winning films selected are not quite the same as the good films that the public considers."

The Hollywood Reporter also criticized: "The Academy's conservatism is the main reason for the decline in Oscars' attention, even though some innovations were made to the awards ceremony this year.

But as long as the criteria for the awards do not change, this decline is inevitable.”

Gilbert Jr. was a spectator at this year's Oscars, and even the awards didn't have to be presented. At the final Oscar dinner, he chatted with Arnold Schwarzenegger for a long time.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is a blue-leaning person, and the only person who can be the governor of a blue state is a blue-leaning person. However, he does not get along well with the far-left California gang, and he vetoed the California gang's proposals many times during his tenure.

In fact, although the major capital groups are the driving force behind the popularity of DEI in the future, the biggest planner is the California gang. California is also the base camp of DEI in the future, so this position is very important.

"I heard that you had a fierce fight with that gang?" "I didn't want to, but sometimes they went too far and I had no choice."

Little Gilbert pretended to be innocent, and in fact he was innocent. He was kind to others, but someone wanted to make things difficult for him.

Gilbert Jr. then said, "Mr. Schwarzenegger, don't you want to head to Washington? Just like Ronald?"

"Heading towards Washington?" Arnold Schwarzenegger looked at Gilbert Jr. and said, "Do I have the ability to do this? You know, no one in the Blue Group supports me."

"It all depends on people!"

Little Gilbert said: "Don't worry, as long as you are willing, I will find someone to do the rest."

Arnold Schwarzenegger hesitated and said, "Let me think about it!"

Although this matter is tempting, the risk is too great and I dare not make a decision easily.

You know, once you embark on this path, there is no turning back.

On the way back at night, Anne Hathaway asked little Gilbert: "How was it? Did you talk to the governor?"

"We have discussed it, but I don't think there is much hope." Gilbert Jr. said, "We should consider finding someone to replace Mr. Schwarzenegger. We can't let his political legacy be lost."

The Red Group had not yet changed, and Donald was still not interested in the Red Group. In order to keep his fruits, Little Gilbert had to dig a hole in the base camp of the California Gang.

The head of the Blue Group, which is supported by the California Gang, has recently arrived in Washington, and has proposed economic revitalization and medical services.

Especially the last one, which is the most fatal thing for little Gilbert.

You know, the medical centers he and Jobs founded have now opened ten locations and are expanding very quickly.

With good results, it quickly occupied the high-end market of traditional medical complexes. And Gilbert Jr. did not share profits with these medical complexes, which made them very envious.

The business plan launched by the leader of the Blue Team, who has the support of the medical complex, may be aimed at the medical center of Gilbert Jr. and Jobs.

Anne Hathaway held little Gilbert's arm and smiled sweetly.

"Don't worry about us, we support you no matter what you do.

Even if we end up wandering around the world in the future, as long as we are together as a family, we won’t be afraid of anything.”

Little Gilbert was very moved. He touched Anne Hathaway's hair and kissed her forehead.

"Don't worry, things won't get to that point." Little Gilbert said with a smile: "We have built a great foundation here, we can't be completely defenseless."

After the Oscars, time suddenly entered the fast lane, and in the blink of an eye it was already March.

The closer it gets to the summer season, the hotter the movie market becomes.

However, the most eye-catching film in March is "Knives Out".

Due to the scale of the film, Knives Out did not have a large-scale promotion. Gilbert Jr. took Tom Cruise and Jessica Alba to a show, which was considered promotion.

At the same time, other summer blockbusters are also not idle, and various trailers continue to shock the audience's eyes.

(End of this chapter)