"So, the winner of the Best Director award is …" Oliver Stone opened the envelope in his hand, paused, and then read out the name. "Clint Eastwood! 'Unforgiven'! "
“Yes！” The sheriff immediately raised his fists and shouted. The crew of "Unforgiven" was also jubilant. One of them even grabbed Eastwood's shoulder from behind and shook it a few times fiercely. Their excitement was evident.
Although Adriaan's heart sank when he heard the name, and a strong sense of loss welled up in his heart, it only took him a few seconds to recover. After experiencing so many setbacks in his previous life, he was already a calm man. After his rebirth, his calmness was engraved in his bones. Hence, he could still smile and applaud his opponent at this moment.
Besides, the main goal of tonight's Best Actor and Actress awards were already in his hands. As for the Best Director award, the tone was set from the beginning. "If I can win it, I'll win it. If I can't, it doesn't matter." If he could win it, it would be tantamount to bringing a halo to himself in advance and expanding his influence tonight to the maximum. If he couldn't win it, it didn't matter. Firstly, he could control the limelight and not stand out too much. Secondly, the award would be his sooner or later. So, after Laffern and Roger gave him an apologetic look, Adriaan immediately waved his hand to appease them.
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, I already have an Oscar tonight. I can't expect to win all the important awards in my second Oscar, can I?" He said this to the people who comforted him with a smile, not caring at all, appearing very magnanimous.
At this time, Eastwood had finished his speech on the stage. Like many other winners, he held up the Oscar and shouted "Thank you." Then, he walked down the stage amidst thunderous applause. It was just that when he shouted, he was more imposing than the others. Come to think of it, he had been nominated for Best Actor several times, but he had never won a single one. On the other hand, he was nominated for Best Director for the first time. How could he not be excited? Besides, Eastwood had a fiery temper to begin with.
'Experience is really a good thing.' Adriaan snorted softly in his heart. Otherwise, with his two nominations for Best Director, he should have won it anyway. But it didn't matter. Experience could be accumulated. Although it was important, it was not omnipotent. Some things were more important than experience, such as capital!
Just wait and see. Adriaan completely calmed down. According to the situation of the Best Director, the Best Movie would probably go to "Unforgiven." It was rare for the Best Director and Best Movie to be awarded to different movies. Moreover, "Scented Woman" and "Howard Manor" were a remake of an Italian film and a Victorian style film. How could they compare to "Unforgiven," which embodied a local story and broke the western legend for the first time?
Adrian's guess was right. With the announcement of the final presenter, the crew of "Unforgiven" was once again in an uproar. The producer of the film happily went up to the stage to receive the Best Movie trophy. The crew of "Acquainting Women by Scent" and "Howard Manor" fell into complete silence. Lafferne's disappointment was even more obvious on his face. He had wanted the film produced by his company to win the Best Film Award, but he did not expect to fail in the end.
In any case, as the last award was handed out, this year's Oscars came to an end. "Unforgiven" was the biggest winner. However, tonight's party was not over yet. At the Melita Hotel not far from the Music Center, Vanity Fair held a grand party in the name of "Oscar Night" and invited all the stars who participated in the award ceremony to attend.
"To be honest, the award ceremony tonight was terrible. Whether it was' Scenting Women ',' Howard Manor ', or' Pulp Fiction ', they were all good films, but they only gave you one award. It's really unfair." Tina Brown, who was sitting on the sofa in the middle of the hall, said to Adriaan.
"It's okay, it's normal. They have their own considerations, and their views may not be suitable for everyone. If tonight's situation was reversed, there would be many articles complaining about Unforgiven tomorrow. What's done is done. It's impossible for the judges to overturn their decision, so there's no need to be too calculative. " Adriaan, who was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, shrugged and shook the glass in his hand, looking very cool.
"You're really open-minded, Eide." The middle-aged man sitting opposite him laughed. His face was slightly plump, but he did not have the simplicity of a fat person. Instead, he gave off a shrewd vibe, especially his eyes, which were a little small but very sharp.
"Sometimes I have to consider a lot of things, and I don't have time to be calculative. Although there are a lot of things to consider when making a movie, it doesn't mean that the more you think, the better. You have to consider the whole and throw away the things that should be thrown away," Adriaan continued.
"I agree, throw away the things that should be thrown away. If you were the CEO of a company, you'd definitely do a good job, Eide," the old man sitting near Tina Brown said.
However, although he was praising him, there was no expression on his face, so the middle-aged man on the other side could not help but tease him, "No matter how I look at it, you don't look like you're complimenting me, Mr. Shiyi."
The person sitting on the sofa suddenly laughed. Although the old man called Shiyi snorted, he was not angry. He still had a cold face, as if he was born this way.
Last year, Adriaan had suggested Tina Brown to hold a grand party in the name of Vanity Fair to gather all the Oscar celebrities at the celebration party for The Silence of the Lambs. This year, they really put it into action, and Adriaan became a lifetime honorary member of the party.
The Vanity Fair party was gorgeous and luxurious. The spacious hall was divided into several areas for the celebrities to choose. They could sit down and chat while tasting the food, stroll around in different circles with a glass of wine, or sit on the sofa near the bar and chat with people they knew.
The most eye-catching person in the whole party, or rather, the one who attracted the most attention, was not Clint Eastwood, who had just won the Best Director, even though Unforgiven had won the most important awards at this award ceremony; nor was it Al Pacino, who had won the Best Actor, even though he had finally realized his dream after being nominated eight times. The one who attracted the most attention was Adriaan, who had suffered a terrible defeat at the Oscars!
Putting aside the fact that he was surrounded by many actors, directors, and producers after he arrived at the hotel, just the people sitting with him right now were all top-notch figures. For example, the chubby middle-aged man was Don Simpson, one of the top producers in Hollywood. He was the producer of Top Guns, which made Tom Cruise popular. As for the old man who always had a cold expression on his face, he was the owner of Vanity Fair, the head of the Newhouse Media family, Shiyi Newhouse. The one who teased Shi Yi was Gerald Levin, a senior executive of Time Warner. It was said that it would not be long before he became the chairman of the board of directors.
In addition, there were many people accompanying him, such as Oliver Stone, who had previously served as the guest of honor for the Best Director award, Robert Redford, who was an outstanding director and actor, and Tom Cruise and his wife.
If the title of Miracle Director was still a little exaggerated before tonight, then after tonight, Adriaan had completely solidified this title. There had been directors who had won the Best Actor and Actress Awards at the same time, such as Jonathan Demi last year. But there had never been a director who had won the Best Actor and Actress Awards at the same time!
In addition, John Taravalta was nominated for Best Actor, Samuel Jackson was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, two for Best Film, two for Best Director, two for adapted screenplays, and two for Best Original Screenplays. There were also a lot of technical nominations.
More importantly, these were three different types of movies: the cult style of Pulp Fiction, the American theme style of Know a Woman by Scent, and the British classical style of Howard Manor. This meant that he could direct any kind of movie, and it was possible for him to win the Best Actor and Actress Awards. It was also possible for his movie to win the Best Film Award. Everyone knew that Adriaan's failure today was definitely not because of the quality of the movie.
How attractive would such a director and producer be to actors, the media, and the film company? In the entertainment industry, fame always came first, whether it was an individual actor or a film company. Therefore, the competition for the Oscars every year was very fierce.
But now, a director, no matter what kind of movie he produced, could reach the quality of the Oscars. Moreover, he was so young, had his own company, and dazzling achievements. It would be strange if he was not popular, so it was not surprising that this situation happened. Moreover, Adriaan had worked so hard for so long, just for this situation.
"In fact, I'm not good at management. I know some principles are the same, but it's another matter to do it." Adriaan shrugged. "So I asked my friend to take care of it for me."
Then he turned his head and looked around, but he did not see Claude. He had also received an invitation from Vanity Fair, but he had agreed under Adriaan's persuasion. However, he had disappeared a few minutes after arriving at the party.
"Krau is an excellent manager. The young man is full of energy, and he is more adventurous than us," Shiyi Newhouse said. Shiyi Newhouse said. The Newhouse family had some connections with the Crowell family and the Royce family, though not very deep.
Adriaan, who heard this, smiled and did not reply. Instead, he brought the topic back to the movie.
"That's surprising. I heard that you rarely rest for months without a new project, Eide." When Adriaan said that he was still resting, Cruise suddenly interrupted.
Compared to his indifference at the Cannes Film Festival, although he had his trademark sunny smile from beginning to end tonight, Adriaan felt that Cruise was a little strange, as if he was hostile to him.
"I've been busy for so long, it's not too much to rest for a long time." Temporarily putting aside those strange thoughts, Adriaan smiled and shrugged, then deliberately looked at Cruise with a serious expression. "But …"
