Chapter 313 Same as Nine Years AgoAccompanied by Jimmy Kimmel's various jokes, the Oscars soon officially entered the awards ceremony process.
This year's Oscars are more suspenseful than in previous years.
It is mainly the inclusion of black actors that makes the ownership of the awards confusing.
There are many excellent films this year, including Manchester by the Sea, La La Land, Nightcrawler, and Hacksaw Ridge, all of which are strong contenders for Best Picture.
La La Land, in particular, can be said to be an unexpected dark horse, with both its visual performance and box office performance being surprising.
And shortly after the Oscars began, La La Land won the Best Art Direction award for its outstanding film style.
Tang De clapped his hands and watched the people from La La Land go up on stage to receive the award. The camera swept across his face, as if trying to capture some different emotions.
After that, many awards were presented one by one. Hacksaw Ridge won the Best Editing, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them won the Best Costume Design, and La La Land won the Best Original Score.
Seeing that Night Walker didn't win any awards, the camera began to focus on Tang De's face more frequently.
But Tang De sat very steadily, and every time he saw the camera, he would make some small movements to make the audience outside the screen laugh.
Until the big prizes come.
"Best Original Screenplay, Nightcrawler!"
Tang De stood up, walked onto the stage amidst everyone's applause, and accepted the award.
"Thank you to all the judges..." After a templated thank you, Tang De walked off the stage with the trophy.
The competition for subsequent awards became even more intense, with the Best Supporting Actor going to Manchester by the Sea and the Best Actress going to La La Land.
Next up for Best Supporting Actress were Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Williams, and Octavia Spencer.
When Scarlett saw herself appearing on the big screen, she could not hide her excitement and nervousness.
Tang De smiled and waited for the result.
Three seconds later, the guest announced: "Best Supporting Actress, Nightcrawler, Scarlett!"
"Wow!" Scarlett clenched her palms, covered her chest, stood up, and hugged several actors around her warmly. When she passed by Tang De, she kissed him on the cheek.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Tang De watched her walk onto the stage and slowly sat back in his chair.
"Thank you, thank you to the judges for their love and recognition of me." Scarlett was very stable on the stage. Although she was excited, she maintained her demeanor: "I also want to thank the movie Nightcrawler, thank the director, my favorite Tang De, who invited me to play this role. Before the performance, he told me to work harder and maybe I could sprint for an Oscar. I thought he was crazy, but it turned out that he was not crazy. He is amazing!"
Everyone applauded and looked at Tang De.
Tang De shrugged, stretched out his hand and directed his gaze back to the stage.
Scarlett didn't thank him for long. When she walked off the stage, she hugged Tang De again.
The award ceremony continued, and this time it was the much-anticipated Best Actor award.
The nominees are: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea; Will Smith, Nightcrawler; Ryan Gosling, La La Land; Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic; and Denzel Washington, Fences.
Three white people and two black people.
Everyone was looking at the big screen eagerly, and Will Smith was also extremely nervous. He knew very well that this was the year he had the best chance of winning the award, and without the support of the black movement, it would have been difficult for him to stand in that position.
Fortunately, this time the Oscars did just as Tang De and his team had expected, choosing a more mainstream view on the opinions of blacks and whites.
"Best Actor, Nightcrawler, Will Smith!"
"Oh my!" Will Smith jumped up from his chair, extremely happy. When he passed by Tang De, he hugged him tightly several times, almost making people think he was a gay.
When he stood on the stage and held up the coveted trophy, he was also very excited.
After all the thanks, Tang De's name was mentioned the most, besides his wife and children. Tang De was also happy for him and applauded all the time.
Before the Best Director and Best Picture awards were presented, the Oscars first announced its honorary awards, and four well-known people in the film industry received the awards, including China's Cheng Long.
Looking at the familiar big nose standing on the stage, Tang De felt it was a wonderful feeling, as if he was also witnessing a certain moment.
After the honorary awards were over, the host invited Halle Berry to announce the next award.
"The winner of Best Director is..."
Scarlett pursed her lips and silently repeated Tang De's name in her heart.
Soon, the answer was revealed.
"Dond Norton, Night Walker!"
Scarlett clapped her hands vigorously and was even happier than if she had won the award herself.
Tang De also stood up amid deafening applause and walked to the podium.
"What a surprise! I thought I would just be an audience member, but I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to go on stage..." Tang De joked, and then began to thank the judges and actors as before.
After receiving the award, I watched the performances.
When Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway walked out, everyone's eyes were on them because everyone knew what award they were going to announce.
"The nominees for Best Picture are..."
“Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge, Hidden Figures, Lion, Nightcrawler, Fences, La La Land, Hell or High Water, Manchester by the Sea.”
There are so many nominations for this year's Oscars, as if all kinds of movies are nominated.
Listening to this long list, even the producers on the screen could hardly keep up.
After talking about all the films, Faye Dunaway said, "The winner of the Best Picture is..."
Warren Beatty put his mouth close to the microphone: "Nightcrawler!"
"Wow!" The applause has never been as thunderous as it was at this moment. The producer of Night Walker and Tang De stood up to greet everyone's cheers, then hugged the crew one by one, and finally walked up to the podium.
The producer took the trophy, but when he was speaking, he took a step back and extended his hand to let Tang De speak.
Tang De lowered his head and moved closer to the microphone: "It's unexpected. This reminds me of 9 years ago."
Everyone knows that he was talking about No Country for Old Men. The same two awards, the same people receiving the awards, Tang De still looks young, as if time has left no trace on him.
"But the difference is that this time I went from adaptation to original creation." Tang De sighed: "It was a long nine years, like a stumbling journey, but fortunately I made it through."
Tang De didn't say much. He simply thanked everyone and handed the microphone to the producer.
After the award ceremony, Tang De did not attend the scheduled cocktail party, but unexpectedly returned home.
His home was very lively at this time.
Anne Hathaway, Taylor Swift, Avril, Scarlett, Jessica and the little angel Elena were all there.
There is also his mother Carmela with his two brothers Luis and Regias.
Although there were some grudges among the ladies, they could not look at each other coldly in the face of Tang De's great victory, so they sat in pairs.
Scarlett sat with Avril, Taylor Swift sat with Elena, and Jessica and Anne Hathaway were busy in the kitchen.
Seeing this scene, Jimmy, who was also a guest, said to Tang De enviously: "I really doubt whether your waist can do it."
Tang De rubbed his waist and curled the corners of his mouth.
(End of this chapter)
This year's Oscars are more suspenseful than in previous years.
It is mainly the inclusion of black actors that makes the ownership of the awards confusing.
There are many excellent films this year, including Manchester by the Sea, La La Land, Nightcrawler, and Hacksaw Ridge, all of which are strong contenders for Best Picture.
La La Land, in particular, can be said to be an unexpected dark horse, with both its visual performance and box office performance being surprising.
And shortly after the Oscars began, La La Land won the Best Art Direction award for its outstanding film style.
Tang De clapped his hands and watched the people from La La Land go up on stage to receive the award. The camera swept across his face, as if trying to capture some different emotions.
After that, many awards were presented one by one. Hacksaw Ridge won the Best Editing, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them won the Best Costume Design, and La La Land won the Best Original Score.
Seeing that Night Walker didn't win any awards, the camera began to focus on Tang De's face more frequently.
But Tang De sat very steadily, and every time he saw the camera, he would make some small movements to make the audience outside the screen laugh.
Until the big prizes come.
"Best Original Screenplay, Nightcrawler!"
Tang De stood up, walked onto the stage amidst everyone's applause, and accepted the award.
"Thank you to all the judges..." After a templated thank you, Tang De walked off the stage with the trophy.
The competition for subsequent awards became even more intense, with the Best Supporting Actor going to Manchester by the Sea and the Best Actress going to La La Land.
Next up for Best Supporting Actress were Scarlett Johansson, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Williams, and Octavia Spencer.
When Scarlett saw herself appearing on the big screen, she could not hide her excitement and nervousness.
Tang De smiled and waited for the result.
Three seconds later, the guest announced: "Best Supporting Actress, Nightcrawler, Scarlett!"
"Wow!" Scarlett clenched her palms, covered her chest, stood up, and hugged several actors around her warmly. When she passed by Tang De, she kissed him on the cheek.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Tang De watched her walk onto the stage and slowly sat back in his chair.
"Thank you, thank you to the judges for their love and recognition of me." Scarlett was very stable on the stage. Although she was excited, she maintained her demeanor: "I also want to thank the movie Nightcrawler, thank the director, my favorite Tang De, who invited me to play this role. Before the performance, he told me to work harder and maybe I could sprint for an Oscar. I thought he was crazy, but it turned out that he was not crazy. He is amazing!"
Everyone applauded and looked at Tang De.
Tang De shrugged, stretched out his hand and directed his gaze back to the stage.
Scarlett didn't thank him for long. When she walked off the stage, she hugged Tang De again.
The award ceremony continued, and this time it was the much-anticipated Best Actor award.
The nominees are: Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea; Will Smith, Nightcrawler; Ryan Gosling, La La Land; Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic; and Denzel Washington, Fences.
Three white people and two black people.
Everyone was looking at the big screen eagerly, and Will Smith was also extremely nervous. He knew very well that this was the year he had the best chance of winning the award, and without the support of the black movement, it would have been difficult for him to stand in that position.
Fortunately, this time the Oscars did just as Tang De and his team had expected, choosing a more mainstream view on the opinions of blacks and whites.
"Best Actor, Nightcrawler, Will Smith!"
"Oh my!" Will Smith jumped up from his chair, extremely happy. When he passed by Tang De, he hugged him tightly several times, almost making people think he was a gay.
When he stood on the stage and held up the coveted trophy, he was also very excited.
After all the thanks, Tang De's name was mentioned the most, besides his wife and children. Tang De was also happy for him and applauded all the time.
Before the Best Director and Best Picture awards were presented, the Oscars first announced its honorary awards, and four well-known people in the film industry received the awards, including China's Cheng Long.
Looking at the familiar big nose standing on the stage, Tang De felt it was a wonderful feeling, as if he was also witnessing a certain moment.
After the honorary awards were over, the host invited Halle Berry to announce the next award.
"The winner of Best Director is..."
Scarlett pursed her lips and silently repeated Tang De's name in her heart.
Soon, the answer was revealed.
"Dond Norton, Night Walker!"
Scarlett clapped her hands vigorously and was even happier than if she had won the award herself.
Tang De also stood up amid deafening applause and walked to the podium.
"What a surprise! I thought I would just be an audience member, but I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to go on stage..." Tang De joked, and then began to thank the judges and actors as before.
After receiving the award, I watched the performances.
When Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway walked out, everyone's eyes were on them because everyone knew what award they were going to announce.
"The nominees for Best Picture are..."
“Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge, Hidden Figures, Lion, Nightcrawler, Fences, La La Land, Hell or High Water, Manchester by the Sea.”
There are so many nominations for this year's Oscars, as if all kinds of movies are nominated.
Listening to this long list, even the producers on the screen could hardly keep up.
After talking about all the films, Faye Dunaway said, "The winner of the Best Picture is..."
Warren Beatty put his mouth close to the microphone: "Nightcrawler!"
"Wow!" The applause has never been as thunderous as it was at this moment. The producer of Night Walker and Tang De stood up to greet everyone's cheers, then hugged the crew one by one, and finally walked up to the podium.
The producer took the trophy, but when he was speaking, he took a step back and extended his hand to let Tang De speak.
Tang De lowered his head and moved closer to the microphone: "It's unexpected. This reminds me of 9 years ago."
Everyone knows that he was talking about No Country for Old Men. The same two awards, the same people receiving the awards, Tang De still looks young, as if time has left no trace on him.
"But the difference is that this time I went from adaptation to original creation." Tang De sighed: "It was a long nine years, like a stumbling journey, but fortunately I made it through."
Tang De didn't say much. He simply thanked everyone and handed the microphone to the producer.
After the award ceremony, Tang De did not attend the scheduled cocktail party, but unexpectedly returned home.
His home was very lively at this time.
Anne Hathaway, Taylor Swift, Avril, Scarlett, Jessica and the little angel Elena were all there.
There is also his mother Carmela with his two brothers Luis and Regias.
Although there were some grudges among the ladies, they could not look at each other coldly in the face of Tang De's great victory, so they sat in pairs.
Scarlett sat with Avril, Taylor Swift sat with Elena, and Jessica and Anne Hathaway were busy in the kitchen.
Seeing this scene, Jimmy, who was also a guest, said to Tang De enviously: "I really doubt whether your waist can do it."
Tang De rubbed his waist and curled the corners of his mouth.
(End of this chapter)
