[American Entertainment] Kise's Hollywood Diary

Chapter 177 Wake up and don't sleep

"A kid from East Texas who grew up in Carlson, South Central Los Angeles, can do this. He believes in his dream and puts his heart and soul into it and touches his dream..." said the award winner on the podium. The newly-minted Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker was delivering his "dream story" with high spirits. About a minute and a half later, the black actor ended his speech and raised his hand high. He held the award and held it tightly for several seconds before walking off the stage with Judi Dench.

The applause from the audience came just right, covering up the loss and regret of some people, and being able to send tonight's winner off the stage in glory.

The camera also subtly paused on the faces of the other four nominees one after another. Vincent kept his expressionless and applauded, while Martin Scorsese behind him also had an expressionless face - in "The Last Dictator" Forest Whitaker's performance was certainly wonderful, but in his heart this was not the result he expected.

What followed was a succession of the last two awards. There was almost no extra breathing time left for the nominees at the table, and the award presenters came on stage along with the music.

In just five minutes before the end of the entire Oscar ceremony, "The Departed" successfully won the other four nominated awards after missing out on Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor. The four awards of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Changed Screenplay and Best Editing are in hand, confirming the victory of "The Departed" tonight.

Martin won the Best Director Award again after three years, following the extremely "consoling" award for "The Secret". This time, his mood was obviously more intense and exciting than before.

In addition, the award guests are Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, all three of whom are old friends of Martin. Martin was in a high mood. After thanking the academy and his old friends, he did not forget to leave Vincent and Leonardo behind. Although the two young people were both nominated for this Oscar but unfortunately lost, this does not mean that their performance was not good. Although the topic and popularity may not be the same as the winner Forest Whitaker, he deserves no less recognition and praise.

Clint Eastwood poured Martin a lot of wine at the subsequent Vanity Fair dinner. Tonight, the old handsome guy and Leonardo were in the same boat. The former watched his old rival and his old friends drinking and chatting. The latter stared at his lover and his partner in the new film he was about to star in with his green eyes, holding a glass of wine and chatting happily.

"I've almost edited the film, but there are two scenes that I want to touch up." Clint took a sip of wine, smacked his mouth, and looked at Leonardo next to him, who had a fixed look in his eyes. Staring at Vincent. "By the way, Vincent and Kate are coming too, and the scene where Sarah bumps into Carls and Evan needs two more scenes."

"Don't be too disappointed, this won't be your last nomination. Of course, you have to be prepared that this won’t be your last nomination.” At this point, Clint couldn’t help but joke, “If you want to win Best Director or Best Actor, Maybe I really want to make a unique film?"

Leonardo shrugged indifferently. Wasn't the one he made last year considered unique? The three perspectives of the protagonist have exceeded imagination. It has a weird and dark style of movie. I don’t know how many people will be willing to enter the cinema by then.

On the other side, Cate Blanchett and Vincent had a very lively chat. The two exchanged opinions on the characters and the way the characters express their emotions in the script. The exchange of information between actors is essential. This is a necessary part of collaborative performance.

Personally speaking, Vincent still likes to talk to Cate Blanchett, because she is a very self-thinking actress. She is not the kind of individualistic person who wants to impose her own ideas. Rather, he is a very serious actor who discusses with Vincent with the purpose of harmonious and comfortable cooperation.