The entertainment empire began with Liu Yifei's premarital pregnancy.

The awards ceremony began with the presentation of awards for the Horizons category.

Some of the smaller awards were presented very quickly, taking less than ten minutes to complete.

The Golden Bear for Best Short Film was won by a Romanian short film, "The Days of Swimming".

Next up was the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear, which was won by Mexican director Fernando Embuc for his film Lake Tahoe.

This award, primarily an innovation award, was established in honor of the first director of the Berlin International Film Festival's selection committee, but was later abolished in 20.

Actually, this award, despite its name suggesting a Silver Bear, is actually a minor award on the periphery of the main competition.

"Next, we will present the Silver Bear Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution (Music)..." The host on stage looked at the many stars and producers below.

This kind of music award remains a marginal award at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Congratulations on "There Will Be Blood"...

Ultimately, the award went to Johnny Greenwood, the music producer for "There Will Be Blood".

"Next up is the Best Actress award..."

The host on stage looked at the female celebrities below, while the expressions of the female celebrities on the big screen were constantly changing.

Lin Bufan could sense Gui Lunmei's nervousness beside him.

Even though Gwei Lun-mei knew her chances of winning the award were slim, she still held onto a sliver of hope.

If she could win the Best Actress award at one of the three major European film festivals, her acting career would skyrocket.

"Congratulations to Sally Hawkins of 'Carefree'..."

When the awards were announced, Gwei Lun-mei's disappointment was clearly visible, but she still cheered and applauded.

With the Best Actress award presented, only five major awards remain: Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Jury Grand Prize, and Best Picture.

"Next up is the award for Best Actor..."

After Sally Hawkins finished her acceptance speech, the host made a few jokes and then began presenting the next award.

As the host finished speaking, the performances of the nominated male actors in their respective films were displayed one by one on the big screen.

"call……"

Liang Jiahui took a deep breath, appearing relaxed on the surface, but actually very nervous inside.

The last time he attended the Venice International Film Festival, he came closest to winning the Best Actor award at one of the three major European film festivals. It remains to be seen whether he will be able to achieve that this time.

Even Lin Bufan couldn't guarantee that Liang Jiahui would win Best Actor at this moment.

After all, "Black Coal, Thin Ice" was not shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival at that time.

"Congratulations to Jia Hui Liang for 'Black Coal, Thin Ice'..."

When Liang Jiahui heard his name, he was shocked and excitedly stood up to give Lin Bufan a tight hug.

He knew that the person he needed to thank most for winning this award was Lin Bufan.

"Go up and claim your prize!"

Lin Bufan patted Liang Jiahui on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Leung Ka-fai, the pinnacle of acting in Hong Kong's film industry, perhaps due to luck, never won the Best Actor award at the three major European film festivals until his rebirth.

On the contrary, Leung Chiu-wai, who is not as good as him, won the Best Actor award at the three major European film festivals.

Liang Jiahui nodded, walked onto the stage, and accepted the trophy with a somewhat excited expression.

Riza Naki, the male lead of "The Song of the Sparrow" in the audience, looked at Liang Jiahui on stage with disappointment, as if something that originally belonged to him had been taken away.

"Next, we will present the Best Screenplay Award..."

After Liang Jiahui stepped off the stage, the host on stage continued to present the next award.

When Gui Lunmei saw the trophy in Liang Jiahui's hand, it would be impossible for her not to feel envious.

She had a feeling that this might be the closest she had ever come to winning the Berlin Film Festival Best Actress award in her life.

"Congratulations to Majid Majidi for 'The Sparrow Song'..."

What happened?

When the host announced that the Best Screenplay Award had gone to the film "The Song of Sparrows," Lin Bufan remembered very clearly that this time it wasn't Wang Xiaoshuai's "Left Right" that won the Best Screenplay Award.

Thinking of this, Lin Bufan couldn't help but glance at Wang Xiaoshuai in the distance.

Next, only the Best Director, Jury Prize, and Best Picture awards remain. Could it be that "In Love We Trust" has won one of these three awards?

Soon after, the Silver Bear for Best Director was announced, and it was won by Paul Thomas Anderson, the director of "There Will Be Blood".

The Jury Silver Bear Award was won by Elite Troopers.

Finally, only the Golden Bear for Best Picture remained to be awarded.

Lin Bufan took a deep breath. He wasn't sure if "Black Coal, Thin Ice" could win the Golden Bear Award, because this year's awards were very different from what he remembered.

The original best script was changed from "Left Right" to "The Song of Sparrows".

The Jury Prize, originally awarded to the documentary "Standard Procedure," has now been changed to the original Best Film, "Elite Force."

Therefore, Lin Bufan also felt that it was somewhat unpredictable who would win the Golden Bear for Best Film.

Although the organizing committee will call the winning teams before the awards ceremony.

However, unless there is an emergency, no member of the creative team will leave if they don't receive a call.

All 26 shortlisted creative teams gathered in this cinema palace. Who knows who received a phone call and who didn't?

"Congratulations on 'Black Coal, Thin Ice'..."

Lin Bufan finally breathed a sigh of relief after the host announced that "Black Coal, Thin Ice" had won Best Picture.

Lin Bufan stood up and glanced around, especially at the location of the "Left Right" film crew.

He now understands that Wang Xiaoshuai was originally going to win the Best Screenplay Award with "Left Right", but this time, the appearance of "Black Coal, Thin Ice" stole the spotlight that originally belonged to Wang Xiaoshuai.

The Berlin International Film Festival only has eight major awards. It would be unfair to give three awards to China. Therefore, the organizing committee chose to award the Best Screenplay and Best Actor awards to Liang Jiahui.

……

After the awards ceremony, there was a regular dinner.

"Director Lin!"

Lin Bufan had just finished dealing with a film distributor from Europe when he saw Wang Xiaoshuai walking over.

Congratulations to Director Lin on winning the Golden Bear Award.

Wang Xiaoshuai looked at Lin Bufan and offered his heartfelt congratulations.

It's impossible not to envy a movie that can win both the Golden Bear for Best Picture and the Best Actor award.

"I wonder if Director Lin has time tonight. Jia Yi and She Nan just arrived today, and we'd like to invite Director Lin to dinner."