Capítulo 107: Best Actor
After the best original screenplay started, The Lives of Others did not come home empty-handed at the Oscars this time. Levi, who returned to the venue again, felt much more relaxed when he accepted the congratulations from everyone around him.
It's just that Levi also noticed that on the other side of the seat, the crew's expressions on the side of Good Will Hunting are not particularly good. When Levi came back, apart from Matt Damon, who was able to maintain a very gentle smile and congratulated Levi, whether it was Weinstein, the producer of this movie, or another screenwriter of this movie Ben Affleck looked very unsightly.
Levi pretended not to see their expressions. Perhaps, not winning an award is not a bad thing for them: In memory, Matt Damon's fame significantly increased after this award, but his acting skills have declined a lot, and he can no longer find the feeling in Good Will Hunting. Affleck has been playing for many years, relying on his reputation as an Oscar winner, winning five golden raspberries in three years, and destroying many big investment movies by himself. Maybe it's a good thing that the two of them didn't become famous. It might be a good thing for them if Matt Damon had worked harder and Ben Affleck had turned behind the scenes earlier.
Moreover, their movie is not without any gains - Robin Williams still won the award for Best Supporting Actor; this award also makes Levi quite envious: being able to hold an Oscar-level actor is a big deal for them. The road ahead is also very beneficial.
The awards ceremony is almost over, and the best foreign language film, best documentary, best animated short film, and other awards have also been announced. These things have little to do with The Lives of Others. In the continuous awards, Levi is also looking at it with gusto.
After the best cinematography award was awarded, Levi's thoughts were all on the issue of the best actor.
"Best Cinematography Award, Russell Carpenter for Titanic!"
Sure enough, the best cinematography was given to the Titanic, which has made great technological progress. With a series of awards today, it is not surprising that this award is given.
Sitting next to Levi when he saw the award being presented, Wally Pfister didn't feel any loss. On the contrary, he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately applauded.
"To be honest, I didn't even prepare the speech. If I really got on stage, I might say something wrong." Hearing Carpenter speak on the stage, Wally also whispered, "It's been two weeks since the nomination. Yes, it has always been extremely tormenting. I always feel that no matter how small the hope is, there may be a 1% chance of being lucky, and now I finally know that it is not mine, I am relieved." Wally's words were half true, and he was probably slightly relieved as the award was announced for Titanic. And to say that he is very happy now is perhaps not true, and it is still difficult for him to feel relieved to miss the award.
But Levi knew that there was no way around it: the award for Best Cinematography would hardly fall into the hands of other films. In Oscar's many years of history, there have been only five times in which Best Picture has not won Best Cinematography. And the Best Picture has not been nominated for Best Cinematography, not even once - the way a film is shot is very important. Cinematography technology determines the success or failure of a movie in a sense, and this award cannot be left alone.
The best cinematography was awarded to Titanic, which is equivalent to having only one award left related to The Lives of Others.
However, if Kevin Spacey can get the best actor, then this is also a very good thing. For a first-time director shooting a movie, it is also an outstanding achievement to win the best actor - although this best actor is mainly due to his 30 years of accumulation. It doesn't have much to do with him as a director; however, with such a good reputation, Levi is also somewhat interested. There is basically no hope for other awards, and now the only thing left is the best actor. The awards are constantly being presented, and the time has come to the end of the ceremony. "Best Actress, Helen Hunt for As Good as It Gets!"
It's finally time for the last few awards, and the Best Actress has unsurprisingly fallen to the perfect actress, Helen Hunt. Among the nominees for the leading actress, four are British, and Helen Hunt is the only one who is American. In this competition for honor, she is naturally far ahead. Moreover, Jack Nicholson himself is also a very good actor. When he plays with her, he can always set off the other party's acting skills, which also makes Helen Hunt's performance much more bright.
Female stars are no better than male stars. Few people ask female stars to carry the box office alone, so few people ask female stars to have excellent acting skills. Even though her performance was slightly worse, Helen Hunt still won the Oscar.
But this can be regarded as the hottest Oscar actress in recent years... Levi muttered in his heart. If anyone wanted to surpass her in controversy, only next year's Gwyneth Paltrow would be the only one.
Of course, Levi would not show these thoughts. On the contrary, he also applauded at this time. He also gave Kevin Spacey a look while applauding.
Sometimes Oscar likes to strike a balance. If the best actress is perfect, then it will be difficult to say the best actor.
Kevin Spacey shook his head lightly: He still clearly remembered that the last time Jack Nicholson won an Oscar, it was a film with both leading actors and actresses winning awards. It is impossible to underestimate Nicholson; this actor is definitely the top actor in Hollywood.
"Next, we are going to award the best actor... This year's best actor competition is really fierce, Jack, Kevin, Peter, and Dustin... Does Matt Damon have a kind of feeling that he entered the competition for the senior group by mistake?"
The host's ridicule made Matt Damon laugh quite helplessly. He also knew that he basically had no hope of competing with this group of people.
But this is not a bad thing - losing to these people is not shameful at all, and people can even complain for him, saying that his acting skills are very good, and he only lost when he encountered competition at the monster level. Maybe after a few years, if the publicity is good enough, it will become: Oscar owes him a statuette. With such a result, Matt Damon is considered satisfied.
"Let's have an award presenter... Jack Lemmon!"
Jack Lemmon?
Levi has heard of this actor; he is the only one who has won the best actor of the three major film festivals and is recognized as a good actor. There is a story widely circulated in Hollywood. It is said that after becoming famous, he visited his teacher and was told by his teacher that he was just lucky. The protagonist of the story is him.
Of course, Levi is well aware that he's not just lucky. This actor's acting skills are indeed very good. Not only his acting skills are excellent, but he is also the most recognized person in Hollywood who likes to help and support the younger generation.
At least Levi knows that Kevin Spacey has received a lot of advice from him, and he has a very good personal relationship with him.
Seeing him come up to present the award, Levi basically guessed who would win the award: every five years when the Oscar awards, the people invited are very important.
On the big screen, the movies starring the five nominees flashed one by one, and the camera stopped on the faces of the five people. Jack Nicholson was already wearing his big sunglasses, but the usual smile disappeared from the corner of his mouth. Dustin Hoffman and Matt Damon both looked extremely relaxed, while Kevin Spacey and Peter Fonda both looked more nervous.
Levi understands this feeling: No matter how minuscule the hope is, at this moment, people still have a glimmer of hope in their hearts.
"Best Actor Winner - Kevin Spacey!"
Jack Lemmon said with a smile, and Kevin Spacey also stood up amidst applause. He hugged his mother and then shook hands with the crew members one by one before walking onto the podium.
"Thank you, everyone. Jack Lemmon has always taken care of me like a father. He has helped me a lot. I am really happy to receive this award from Jack Lemmon." Kevin Spacey stood on the stage without any expression; he controlled his emotions very well, "This is the most glorious moment in my life, of course, it is also my hope that my future doesn't go downhill from here... Thanks to my manager Juan and, of course, most of all, I want to thank my mother - thank you for being here, thank you for coming to see me receiving the award. I don't care what everyone says, I love you, and I will still bring you to this kind of international occasion."
Kevin Spacey has a close relationship with his mother, which everyone knows, and his gratitude to his mother also makes people applaud again. After finishing these words, Kevin Spacey also continued to speak.
"At the same time, I would also like to thank Director Levi. He gave me this opportunity to act in this movie, and he gave me this opportunity to make me a better actor. Thanks to him for helping me. He pointed out that my shortcomings make me better and better. Just like Wiesler in the movie, the process of a person becoming better is always inspiring. This movie gave me strength and made me better. Wiesler has become better, and so have I. I believe that people who have watched this movie will also be happy with the changes in the characters in the movie. As an actor, I am very proud that my work has been recognized. Thank you, thank you again, thank you!"
Amidst the applause, Levi was also reminiscing about Kevin Spacey's words. Yes, what is more important than people constantly getting better?
Make more movies, make them better, and continue to make better movies. For him, this is the most important thing!
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