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Chapter 421 Awards Night

"Who can say for sure?"

Huang Ze was also a little unsure.

Yes, I did get double nominations for Best Director and Best Picture, so it seems like I deserve to win one of them.

But what if the judges just don’t want to give it to you?

Although this year's Oscars are not as star-studded as the 95 one, with one classic after another, it is not a year without good films either.

“Braveheart, Leaving Las Vegas, The Usual Suspects, these are all excellent works.”

"Especially Braveheart. Although the North American box office of this movie is only over 70 million, not even 100 million, this type of movie is definitely the favorite of Oscar judges, and Mel Gibson is also a veteran who has been in Hollywood for more than ten years."

Before he got drunk and became anti-Semitic and offended the largest group in Hollywood, he definitely had an advantage over himself.

After all, the other party is an American.

Although he was an Irishman, decades ago, his status was slightly higher than that of the Hebrews, and even intermarriage between the Irish and the Hebrews did not violate the laws of some states that prohibited race.

But today is different from the past!

"I hope there will be a good result!" Although "Life is Beautiful" has little hope of winning those two awards, Huang Ze still has hope for "Chicago".

Musicals should be able to help you break through the invisible things in some people's hearts.

……

As the courtesy car was moving, there were already reporters on the red carpet taking pictures of the crew members who walked onto the red carpet first.

There are also many reporters here who have yellow faces.

And many of these people came for Huang Ze.

Some of them are reporters from ATV and Hong Kong Island.

Another part is reporters from the mainland.

Originally, they didn't care much about the Oscars. After all, not many people in the country could succeed in getting an Oscar, and it was a sheer waste of travel expenses.

But this time Huang Ze really seems to have a good chance of winning the big prize.

It’s not a sure thing for “Life is Beautiful” to win the Best Foreign Language Film award, but it’s also likely to do so.

And "Chicago" is even more aggressive.

Although this is a movie that has a very Hollywood flavor, the director is Chinese, so if it can win a big award, it will be something worth reporting.

"Hey, Master, do you think Huang Ze can win both the Best Director and Best Picture awards?" asked a young man next to a middle-aged bald reporter.

"What are you dreaming of?" The bald reporter rolled his eyes at his apprentice. "That's impossible. Don't forget that the United States is not a good country right now. Will it give two such important awards to people from our country?"

"I don't even think it's possible to win Best Director. Only Best Picture has a good chance of winning."

"Why?" the apprentice was puzzled. "Isn't Best Picture the highest award at the Oscars? You're willing to give up the highest award but not the second prize?"

"The second prize is given to the director personally, and the highest award is given to the producer. There can be more than one producer, and the Best Picture award can also be said to be a commendation for the film. What kind of film is Chicago? Just by looking at the name, you can tell that this is an American film that couldn't be more American."

"Director Huang is coming down." The apprentice raised his voice a little when he saw the handsome figure getting off the courtesy car.

Then his master started taking pictures.

Of the film he brought this time, less than one-tenth was used on other stars. The rest was prepared for Huang Ze. If he hadn't considered that it would be inappropriate not to take pictures of other stars during the Oscars, he would have even planned to use all the film on Huang Ze and the "Life is Beautiful" crew.

"Huang, look at this, why aren't you releasing any new songs? When will you release a new song?"

"Huang, the movie is great. I heard that you slept with the heroine. Is that true?" Of course it's true!
After responding in his heart, Huang Ze continued to pose in two ordinary positions without changing his expression. He would not respond verbally.

In this case, if you answer no, he will say that you are rushing to defend yourself.

The more you talk, the easier it is to fall into a trap.

It's better to keep silent and let them guess.

I read the famous newspapers in Los Angeles every day, but I haven't seen any reports on this. I can say that this is either a tabloid or fake news, or the reporter suddenly came up with a whim to deceive me.

Besides, even if it was, what were crew couples to Hollywood?
Is this big news?
Huang Ze walked very fast all the way, and only slowed down a little when he came to the reporter who seemed to be one of his own, and then sped up again.

After walking this section of the red carpet, while others entered the theater, Huang Ze returned to the beginning of the red carpet and walked this section of the red carpet again with the "Life is Beautiful" crew before entering the theater.

Oscar is thoughtful. He knows that he is playing two games at the same time, no, playing two movies at the same time, so he put the seats of the crew of "Life is Beautiful" and "Chicago" together. Huang Ze sat in the middle, with Zhang Manyu on the left and Jennifer Connelly on the right. It was just right.

After everyone is present, the host comes on stage.

A female actor and talk show host, Whoopi Goldberg, starred in Spielberg's "The Color Purple" and also played a medium in "Ghost".

As expected of the host, as soon as he came on stage, he showed off his eloquence and began to warm up the audience, occasionally making jokes about the more famous guests on the scene.

Of course, enough is enough. There is no need to go to the point where the award winners punch each other.

After creating a good atmosphere, the award ceremony officially began.

Two small awards were presented, and the Best Supporting Actress award was given to Catherine Zeta-Jones from her own "Chicago" crew.

When this name was mentioned above, Catherine Zeta-Jones in the audience was still applauding.

She thought someone else got the award.

After all, "Chicago" was her first Hollywood film, and she was happy to be nominated for a supporting actress. She never really thought she could win an Oscar.

It was not until the people around her began to remind her that she put her hand away. After confirming again, she stood up with a happy face.

After hugging the people around him, he even walked up to Huang Ze and hugged him, "Thank you, director, for giving me this opportunity!"

"Because you dance well enough." Huang Ze patted the other person's back and let go of his hand.

Catherine walked onto the stage still couldn't get over her ecstasy.

"Thank you, I want to especially thank my director, Huang."

"It was he who brought me from England to Hollywood and gave me, an unknown actor, a chance. I am extremely grateful..."

After thanking Huang Ze, Catherine wiped her tears and talked about her own mental journey before walking off the stage.

The next Best Supporting Actor award went to Kevin Spacey for his role in House of Cards.

After these two awards, there were a bunch of small awards.

Both Life is Beautiful and Chicago have popped up on nomination lists from time to time.

But "Life is Beautiful" was no exception and all of them failed.

"Chicago" fared quite well, winning Best Effect, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, and Best Costume Design.

Combined with the previous Best Supporting Actress award, it’s considered a pretty good achievement.

Huang Ze nodded secretly, and then he heard the next award to be presented, Best Original Screenplay, and he couldn't help but be excited.

(End of this chapter)