Chapter 539

"I'm so happy to see you here again. I think most of you didn't expect that I would still be standing here after a year. Obviously, the Oscar judges should give me an award for the longest persistence. You know, it's not easy to stand here for a year. " The host of the award ceremony was still Billy Chrystal. As soon as he appeared on the stage, he pretended to be serious and said so, which immediately attracted laughter from the audience.

Last year, Adriaan, who had seen Chrystal's way of adjusting the atmosphere and his witty gags, immediately applauded with the crowd. But looking at his forehead, it seemed that it was a little more obvious than last year.

"That's it?" Chrystal seemed very dissatisfied. He immediately spread his hands. "Can't it be stronger? Or do you want me to hug everyone in turn? "

Laughter suddenly rang out again. Many eyes drifted to Adriaan, and even the camera on the big screen next to the stage turned to him. Adriaan shook his head with a smile and looked at Chrystal who continued to applaud on the stage.

After a few more people were ridiculed by him, he finally announced the first award to be given out. Unlike last year's, the first award this year was the Best Supporting Actor! Obviously, the organizers intended to catch the audience's eyes from the beginning.

Adriaan didn't know how the audience in front of the TV felt, but the atmosphere was indeed stirred up. Samuel Jackson, who was sitting in the front row, was obviously tense.

As usual, the winner of the last Best Supporting Actress, Mercedes Ruhr, walked to the stage with an envelope. After a speech, she waved the envelope in her hand, and the big screen next to her was also divided into several pieces. The portraits of the candidates appeared on the screen one by one, and the scene became a lot quieter.

Although the five candidates looked calm from the camera, if you were to look at them in person, you would find that Jay Davidson of "The Crying Game" was constantly moving his shoulders up and down slightly, using his breathing to adjust his mood; David Paymer of "Saturday Night" was constantly moving his hands together; needless to say, Samuel Jackson, who was sitting in front of Adriaan, was sitting up straight with his hands clenched into fists on his thighs, trembling slightly; even Al Pacino, who was nominated for "The Gold Diggers" looked calm, but his fingers were unconsciously tapping on the armrest — of course, only Adriaan could see it.

The one who was the most relaxed was Gene Hackman of "Unforgiven". He had already won the Best Actor Award a few years ago, so the Best Supporting Actor Award was not very important. Of course, it was not very important. In the history of the Oscars, there were not many actors who had won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. To be able to win these two awards, even after a long time, was a highlight of an actor's career, so his eyes were fixed on the stage.

This atmosphere made Adriaan excited, especially since his biggest competitor, the crew of "Unforgiven", was sitting nearby — otherwise, how could he see Gene Hackman's situation? This was probably also deliberately arranged by the organizers to attract attention.

According to the original history, Clint Eastwood would have won Best Director for "Unforgiven", the first film to completely smash the traditional myth of the hero in the Western film. But now there was the addition of Adriaan, a variable who was nominated for Best Director for two films at the same time. No one knew who would win the award in the end.

What should be done has been done, just wait and see. Adriaan crossed his hands in front of him and stared at the stage.

At this time, Mercedes Ruhr had already opened the envelope. After looking at the name, she was surprised. Then she glanced at the audience, making everyone lose their appetite for a few seconds, and then she smiled and announced, "Gene Hackman!"

The hall, which had been dull for a long time, suddenly burst into warm applause. Gene Hackman stared at the stage for a long time in disbelief. It was not until someone next to him gave him a slap that he came to his senses. He immediately jumped up from his seat and punched the ceiling excitedly. From the movement of his mouth, it seemed that he was shouting "Yes!" An old man in his sixties actually made such an action in front of so many people. It could be seen how excited he was.

As for the other four people, Samuel Jackson rubbed his cheeks, not hiding his disappointment; Jay Davidson shrugged helplessly; David Paymer applauded in a gentlemanly manner, but the smile on his face was forced; only Al Pacino was sincerely cheering for Gene Hackman.

After the others comforted Jackson, Adriaan also stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't be discouraged, Samuel. There will be more opportunities in the future."

After the others comforted Jackson, Adriaan also stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder. Jackson smiled. Although there was still some unwillingness in his eyes, he had basically adjusted himself.

Adriaan nodded, then looked at Pacino, who was sitting in the back row. Pacino, who noticed his gaze, immediately waved his hand to show that he was fine. Come to think of it, he had a more important nomination tonight, and in a sense, losing the Best Supporting Actor award might actually increase the possibility of him winning the Best Actor award.

Therefore, Adriaan did not say anything else. He leaned back in his chair and continued to watch the award ceremony. After Hackman's excited speech, there was another round of warm applause for a few minutes, and Crystal once again appeared on the stage.

"Oh, I'm so envious of Jean. He found a good partner to work with and fully showed his charm on the screen. Oh, God, why can't they find me to work with? "Crystal suddenly became sad towards the end of his speech, and the audience suddenly burst into laughter.

After a few jokes, the Best Supporting Actress award began. Needless to say, the guest presenter was Jack Palance, who won the Best Supporting Actress award for "City Slickers" last year.

Looking at Palance, who was making the opening remarks on the stage, Adriaan could not help but sigh softly. Originally, he could have tried to get another Best Supporting Actress nomination for "Howard Manor", but unfortunately … he actually refused to attend the award ceremony today. He was so naive that he did not know what to say. How many actresses wanted to walk on the red carpet of the Oscars, even if they did not get a nomination?

Suddenly, Adriaan's heart skipped a beat. He could not help but turn his head, and Monica looked at him without blinking.

"Nothing, it's just a pity that I did not get you a Best Supporting Actress nomination." Adriaan smiled slightly. He was already very familiar with this kind of switching technique.

"It's okay, it will happen sooner or later, won't it?" Monica curled the corner of her mouth and brushed her hair behind her ear, and said in a somewhat seductive voice.

"Yes, it will happen." Adriaan laughed, and secretly patted her thigh.

In the end, the Best Supporting Actress award went to Marisa Tomei from "My Cousin Vinny." After that, there was a song and dance performance. The gorgeously dressed men and women danced to a fast rhythm, which was very pleasing to the eye. It would have been even better if Crystal had not gone up to stir things up in the end. However, stirring things up had its benefits. At least when they watched him dance clumsily to the rhythm, many people were amused and laughed. However, in the last section, Crystal suddenly changed. Not only did he keep up with the rhythm of the dancers, but he also danced quite well. The laughter from before turned into exclamations, and at the same time, there was warm applause.

"Wow, although it was only a short section, I am already half dead from exhaustion. I have to admire them for being able to dance so well. " Crystal began to act up again. "Of course, I am not bad either. If I lose my job in the future, I can still go to a bar to dance."

The audience burst into laughter, and of course, the applause did not stop. Based on his last few movements, it was obvious that Crystal had put in a lot of effort. However, this was what he should do. After all, he was the host of the Oscars.

Naturally, the technical awards were presented next. Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, and so on. Because of Adriaan, "Jurassic Park" was released at the end of 1992, so it was nominated for several special effects awards. With the amazing effects of "Jurassic Park," it was almost effortless to win these awards.

Interestingly, "Howard Manor" was also nominated for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. Its biggest competitor in these categories was Coppola's "400 Years of Terror." In the end, "400 Years of Terror" won Best Art Direction, and "Howard Manor" won Best Costume Design.

"Maybe, when we have time, we can watch the movie '400 Years of Terror,' Monica." After applauding the costume designer of "Howard Manor" for winning the award, Adriaan suddenly thought of something and whispered to the woman next to him.

Although she did not understand why Adriaan had such an interest, Monica did not refuse — there was no need to.

"I'll be happy to keep you company." She raised her eyebrows and smiled, looking particularly charming.

Adriaan wanted to continue, but Crystal, who appeared on the stage, attracted his attention.

"Do you know what I discovered when I watched 'Howard Manor'? This kind of literary film is really a good tool for hypnosis, although the clothes in it are really beautiful. " Crystal teased without hesitation. He always had a way to make people laugh, and he believed that at this moment, those in front of the TV who thought the movie was terrible would agree with him.

However, Crystal immediately changed the topic. "But, this is really a good movie, especially after I patiently read the original novel, I realized how much effort Adriaan put into the screenplay. Of course, I really don't want to go through this experience again."

"This guy." Even with Adriaan's self-restraint, he could not help but roll his eyes amidst the laughter.

"Okay, let's look at the next award. I believe some people are already looking forward to it," Crystal said as he slipped off the stage. The next award was self-evident.