"What award will be awarded next?" Diane just saw the unusually angry look in Ronald's eyes when Dustin Hoffman thanked Ovitz, and he was a little scared. Quickly interrupt and tell Ronald not to show his face and be reported by the gossip media tomorrow.
"I don't know, and there's no host to tell me what awards will be given next?" Ronald squeezed Diane's hand to express that he had no problem.
The producer of this year's Oscars, Alan Carr, is really nostalgic. He next invited two heavyweight veteran actors, Bob Hope and Lucille Ball.
Bob Hope has hosted more than 20 Oscar awards and is an actor with a great sense of humor. Every joke he made on stage made the audience laugh. Ronald felt that even letting him serve as the host again would be much better than the current situation without a host and just messing around.
"We're going to announce the list without even looking at the results in the envelope..."
Bob Hope finally finished telling the joke under the reminder of Lucille Ball, and invited these old stars to come, one or two is okay, but this time so many were invited, there were some old stars who wanted to reminisce about those years. situation.
At this time, we can see the loyalty of Lucille Ball. This older generation sex idol is very attuned to the audience's mood. She quickly finished explaining the situation, and it turned out that what was to follow was a song and dance performance, with a new generation of young actors performing some old-school Hollywood skills.
Among the twenty young actors, Ronald only knew two. One is the male protagonist in "Love Is Not For Sale" back then, Patrick Dempsey. The other was Richie Lake, a fat girl who had been Ronald's assistant for a while.
These two people were jointly operated by Daydream and Niceta, giving them a chance to appear at the Oscars. Dempsey had star looks and had been signed by Richard. Richie Lake had worked as Ronald's secretary for such a long time. Although Ronald was not optimistic about her development, he still gave her a chance.
Each of these young actors displays a lot of traditional Hollywood talent, but producer Alan Carr is just too outdated. Fencing, tap dancing, ballet... There is no audience now who would be excited to see these in the movie, and it is worth the ticket price.
The decline of traditional musicals is inevitable. Only Dirty Dancing, Breakdancing, and the new genre of feature films with song and dance plots pioneered can possibly make some money.
Next up was the award for Best Editing, presented to Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fassett. This year's Oscars seem to be all about nostalgia, as these two actors became popular ten years ago.
Not to the surprise of most people, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" won this award. It combined animation and live action without flaws, and indeed created a new type of film in Hollywood.
"Will Spielberg's sister receive the award next? Look, the presenter is Amy Irving..."
Diane was a little excited when she saw the lineup presenting the Best Original Screenplay Award. "Grown Up", which she starred in, was written by Spielberg's sister Ann, and now her sister-in-law is allowed to come on stage to accept the award... Many times, the Oscars have hints in the selection of award presenters.
"Winner for Best Original Screenplay, Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow - Rain Man!"
"Ouch..." The audience's exclamations exceeded the applause, and the broadcast director had to add pre-recorded canned applause to prevent the TV audience from seeing the flaw.
Ronald looked over to the "Grown Up" crew and to Steven Spielberg on the other side. An obviously lost her composure. Just now she stood up and prepared to go on stage. Steven, on the other hand, had a serious face and no expression.
Ronald felt embarrassed. This year's Oscar operation was so bad that it broke records. If it wasn't Ann Spielberg who won the award, why did you let Amy Irving come on stage to award it? There will be no misunderstanding if it is changed from the one who won the best adapted screenplay later.
The next guests to present the award for Best Adapted Screenplay were Dennis Quaid and Michelle Pfeiffer. Ronald was unsure now. "Dangerous Liaisons" was also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay this year. What does it mean to let Pfeiffer present the award?
"The Oscar goes to Christopher Hampton - Dangerous Liaisons!" Michelle Pfeiffer, who had avoided scandals for more than half a year and made her comeback in public for the first time, smiled from ear to ear as she announced the award for Best Adapted Screenplay. . This is a movie she was also involved in.
"So, there is still a relationship between the award presenter and the winner. Maybe the Best Original Screenplay was not popular and the organizing committee didn't expect it? Or maybe Amy Irving has some relationship with the Rain Man crew that she doesn't know about?"
Ronald began to think wildly, because the next time was the time for the Best Director Award, which he valued most.
"Now we invite the Oscar nominee, Goldie Hawn..." After the voiceover, Goldie Hawn, the star of the movie series Little Miss Lake, walked onto the stage holding hands with her boyfriend Kurt Russell.
This year's award guests will try to use couples or on-screen couples. The man of this pair is tall and majestic, and the woman is sexy and beautiful, which is very eye-catching.
"Ronnie..." Diane felt Ronald's palms starting to sweat and quickly stroked his hands to express comfort.
Ronald couldn't help but feel less nervous, as both the actors and himself could relate to each other. Goldie Hawn and Ronald's old friend, PJ Soles, the heroine of "Rock and Roll High School", are old partners, and Kurt Russell has worked with Diane on "The Monster in Chinatown".
"However, there was no announcement when Kurt Russell came on stage because his reputation is not as good as that of his girlfriend Goldie Hawn, and the two of them are not officially engaged, just like themselves." Ronald immediately rejected his idea. This has nothing to do with it. It’s not a special arrangement by the organizing committee, right?
"But if it wasn't me, who could it be?" Ronald was mentally calculating the scores for the other four nominees.
Charles Clayton, the director of "A Fish Named Wanda", was originally an editor. He was active in the film industry in the 1960s, and has been directing TV series since then. He recently returned to Hollywood and made his first movie in years. At that time, Goldie Hawn had just entered the film industry and would not have much interaction with him.
Although Martin Scorsese was nominated for "The Last Temptation of Christ", everyone said that he had no hope of winning, otherwise the Oscar would cause trouble for himself. He never makes comedy films like Goldie Hawn...
Alan Parker, "Mississippi Burning," which is from the British gang, there's no way you're going to get Goldie Hawn or Kurt Russell to make a movie.
Barry Levinson, "Rain Man", his directorial career began in the 1980s. If he wins the award, Richard Dreyfuss, the leading actor in his debut film, should be arranged to present the award, but Richard De Dreyfus has just presented the award with Amy Irving...
"No matter how you look at it, it should be me?" Although Ronald came to the awards show with a calm and upbeat attitude, when the matter came to an end, he had already put aside the self-deceptive idea that it didn't matter whether he won or not. Like the nominees, they started to think wildly.
Unlike last year when I was nominated for the first time and had no hope of winning, this year there is a real hope of winning. So there are a lot of ideas.
"Before announcing the award, I have a message for Dustin Hoffman..." Kurt Russell said into the microphone. "He was very anxious backstage because he was so excited and forgot to thank Tom Cruise. Si and director Barry Levinson, so he asked us to pass on his thanks."
"Hi..." When Ronald heard Barry Levinson's name, he broke out in a sweat. My back feels wet. He couldn't help but feel that these two guests talked too much nonsense. Who are they?
At this time, Goldie Hawn, wearing a golden low-cut long dress, spoke elegantly on the stage, "I just felt backstage that it was very appropriate for the organizing committee to ask us to present the awards. We have acted opposite each other and are partners. , are they friends, or are they boyfriend and girlfriend..."
"There's only one thing we're not..." Kurt Ross seemed to want to interrupt his girlfriend's chatter...
"What?" Goldie Hawn looked a little surprised.
"We are not married..."
"Huh? Haha...are you proposing?" Goldie Hawn had already happily buried her head in her boyfriend's arms.
"Ah ha ha ha..." Diane laughed loudly next to her. If this was a proposal on the spot, it would be a good story. She grabbed Ronald's hand tightly and glanced at him secretly. What would Ronnie say now?
"Huh? My dear, you put me here..." Kurt Russell smiled a little awkwardly, and he continued, "My dear, let's speed up the pace of the award ceremony. We will talk about other things later... cough Well, the importance of the director to the film does not need to be explained in words..."
"Well, hehe, we are going to discuss it tonight..." Goldie Hawn showed the reaction of a grown-up woman, "The nominees are..."
Ronald felt the force coming from his hand, so he had to focus on the stage to prevent Diane from taking advantage of the situation... This is a double embarrassment. What are you two parents-in-law doing? Announce it quickly...
The laughter of the audience became the loudest since the opening. We have been sitting here for a long time. It is quite funny to have such a pair of people teasing everyone, except for the five nominees...
Ronald felt that his whole body was stiff, and his expression must have looked serious. He wanted to adjust his facial expression and show a smile, but the muscles on his face did not listen to his brain at all...
Five cameras gave close-ups to each nominated director. Ronald felt himself getting stiffer and stiffer. If he were on the set, he would definitely have to stop and adjust, but this was a live broadcast, so he could only try his best to hold his breath and wait for the two parents-in-law to announce quickly.
I can't hold it in anymore!
"The Oscar goes to..." Goldie Hawn opened the envelope...
"Barry Levinson - Rain Man"
"Huh..." Ronald took a deep breath and held it for dozens of seconds. Now that he didn't win the prize, it was actually like a relief.
"Oops..." Diane on the side called out. What a pity! Ronnie definitely came in with high hopes this year. When the winner was announced just now, his hands got cold.
The camera swept over and focused on Barry Levinson who came to the stage to receive the award.
Ronald smiled bitterly and immediately began to applaud. He also regained control of his facial muscles and showed a smile that said, "I am happier that he won the award than I did."
Ronald turned his head and saw a pair of eyes full of disappointment like his, that was Martin Scorsese. The two nodded in greeting and turned back to look at the stage.
"Ah... thank you", Barry Levinson took the trophy and said into the microphone, "This is all the performance of Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman. Without their accurate expression, I would be It’s impossible to stand here.”
Levinson understands that the key to the success of this movie lies in the successful performance of the two male protagonists.
"I would also like to thank Michael Ovitz, who kept the film going during a difficult time. I would also like to thank my wife, Diana, who was seven months pregnant when I took over the film. …”
"Thanks to Ovitz again...and he didn't mention my name..." Ronald didn't know what Ovitz had done for the movie "Rain Man", so that two consecutive winners named him. Thank him.
And when I visited the crew, I helped Dustin Hoffman solve the problem of not being able to perform. Vincent did not mention his name.
Of course, it is not difficult to understand. Facing Ronald, who is much younger than himself, and a competitor. In this case, only an open-minded person can be honest about who he is indebted to.
Although Ronald understood, he still couldn't live with it. You have won and got the trophy. Even mentioning it to me will not damage your reputation in the slightest. Can I still take credit from you?
…
After the awards, Dustin Hoffman returned from backstage. This time he took the stage with Tom Cruise to present the award for Best Actress.
"I was so excited just now that I forgot to mention Tom in my thank you speech. Thank you, Tom, I love you..."
Dustin Hoffman came up and apologized for his gaffe. received a round of applause. Such a humble winner will give people a lot of favor, and the loser will not feel too uncomfortable.
Tom Cruise was also a little moved, and his resentment about not getting the nomination was reduced a lot. At least not to Dustin Hoffman.
Who will win the prize this time? Ronald feels that Melanie Griffiths has a relatively good chance. Several other nominees for the leading actress category include Mel Streep, Sigourney Weaver, Jodie Foster, and Glenn Gross. None of her films have been nominated for as many major awards as hers.
If a movie has no other awards but only one leading role award, it is very abrupt. If no one else is good, only one heroine's performance is top-notch. This kind of thing does not happen often.
The only movie with more nominations was Glenn Gross in "Dangerous Liaisons", who won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively, along with supporting actress Michelle Pfeiffer. But the film was not nominated for Best Director. Melanie Griffiths has also received a lot of media attention recently, and she may still win more awards than Gross.
"The winner for Best Actress is..." Tom Cruise opened the envelope and let Hoffman reveal the answer.
"Jodie Foster... robbed Pear Blossom!"
"Today's night doesn't belong to me..." Ronald lamented, how could this happen?
The last time there was only one nomination for a whole movie, the winner was Sophia Loren in 1960. But that year half of the male stars in Hollywood fell under her skirt.
Jodie Foster was wearing a light blue low-cut dress. She was obviously very nervous. She kept adjusting her skirt with her hands to prevent it from being exposed.
"Hahaha……"
Jodie Foster couldn't help but laugh as she accepted the trophy from Tom Cruise.
The audience all responded with smiles. It was actually very difficult for the actress. In the accident of assassinating the former commander-in-chief, he was innocently involved. After lying dormant for many years, he finally made a breakthrough.
"I would like to thank Kelly McGillis, and...all the crew, including the director, writers..."
Jodie Foster looked in Ronald's direction and almost said thank you to Ronald. However, she was a top student at Yale after all, and she braked in time and did not reveal that she and McGillis had exchanged this opportunity with Ronald.
"Don't worry, there's another Best Picture..." Diane felt Ronald's palms starting to sweat again and hurried over to comfort him.
"Tonight is not for working girls," lamented Ronald, who had given up any hope of winning Best Picture.
The awarding guest was a single female star, Cher, the last year's Best Actress.
Traditionally she should be the one to present the Best Actor statuette, but this year's award ceremony was so bad that Ronald is used to it.
Cher seemed to have gotten a hint from the organizing committee that time was running out, so she stopped telling some jokes and quickly announced that the winning movie was "Rain Man."
Mark Johnson, the producer of "Rain Man," went up and gave his acceptance speech.
"I've been taught over the past six weeks that producers who win awards have a lot of people to thank. I thank Peter Guber, who did everything an executive producer should do. I thank the director and the writer, and I thank Tom and Dustin. My biggest thanks go to Michael Ovitz, without whom this movie wouldn't be possible..."
Thanks again Ovitz!
Ronald felt very abnormal. Why did all the winners of "Rain Man" today, starting with Dustin Hoffman, break the rules and thank Ovitz?
Did Ovitz force them to do this? He wants to change his career to become a producer and take over a big production company? Is this a statement to everyone in Hollywood?
…
After the awards night, all the award-winners went to the lobby, with life-size Oscar models on their backs and trophies in their hands, and were interviewed and photographed by the media.
"Hi, congratulations, Mark."
While lining up for photos, Michael Ovitz went up to congratulate "Rain Man" producer Mark Johnson.
He was still a little envious when he looked at the statuette. Although he received most of the profits from "Rain Man", as an agent, he was not qualified to win the award, even though he was the producer who did most of the work. People work people.
"However, you shouldn't thank me. The tradition of agent work is that we are behind the scenes..."
"Don't say that, Michael. This movie couldn't have been made successfully without you. And Dustin and Barry thanked you... We should take a group photo with you holding the Oscar trophy together" Mark Johnson Pulled Ovitz to take a photo.
"Well, one piece is enough..."
Ovitz, who never takes photos, made an exception and took one. He also figured it out. Anyway, the whole Hollywood would know tomorrow that he had broken the rules, so there was no point in covering it up. Anyway, Sony's acquisition of Columbia is almost done. When the time comes that I will serve as the CEO of the new Columbia company, I will be a frequent person thanked at the Oscars in the future.
"Alan, Gene..."
After taking the group photo, Ovitz turned to the two nominees for "Mississippi Burning" and wanted to say hello and explain to them.
"snort……"
Gene Hackman sneered, turned his back, and walked directly to the hall next to him—the venue for the dinner after the Oscar ceremony.
"I will remember tonight..." Alan Parker was more aggressive. He came over and gave him a harsh word, then ignored him.
Ovitz felt aggrieved. It was impossible for him to conjure up two Oscar-winning director statues and two Oscar-winning actor statuettes.
Who can blame this? Good things are always scarce. If you want to blame, just blame you for not being one of our own.
Ovitz also walked to the dinner hall, where only nominees and their friends could enter. He glanced left and right and saw the back of the tall Ronald. In front of him was Tom Cruise, and the two were chatting.
"This guy can still try to get some understanding. Who knows if he will wake up and find a Jewish girl to marry?" Ovitz walked up...
"Today was really embarrassing. Dustin apologized directly to me on stage, and I didn't even know how to answer it..." Tom Cruise joked with Ronald in a low voice.
"Forget it, my heroine last year even thanked the hairstylist, but he didn't thank me." Ronald also said about Cher last year, "I must be very nervous when I win the award, and forgetting my words is inevitable. "
"Ha, me too, I am Cher's main agent, and she didn't thank me like everyone thanked Michael today."
The speaker was a handsome, tanned middle-aged man wearing a California casual shirt. His sweater was wrapped around his waist. It was completely different from Ovitz's usual suit-and-tie appearance.
He is the other owner of CAA, Ron Meyer.
Unlike Ovitz's nickname of "The Boxer," many people in the industry call him "The Velvet Glove." The different styles of the two, and the division of labor between good cops and bad cops, are evident from their nicknames.
"Yeah, Ronald." Ovitz jumped into the conversation.
"I didn't actually manipulate any votes, I could only exert influence. These were the results of the judges' votes..." Ovitz was eager to explain the reason for Ronald's defeat. Ronald can still bring him a lot of business before he becomes CEO of the new company.
"Tsk..." Ronald sneered, this man is really thick-skinned. It’s already like this and you’re still talking about this. The three winners all thanked you in their speeches... Is it necessary to deny it?
"This may sound hard to believe, but there's no way I could have manipulated all the votes...Ronald, if you were to say total manipulation, I only manipulated one vote. My own vote was for Rain Man. You know, I had more clients on that movie, and your movie didn't have as many CAA clients on it. It's a professional ethic..."
"Hahaha, stop talking nonsense, Michael..." Ronald laughed out loud, "The audience tonight and the audience in front of the TV have all seen and heard it. Be a man ( Be a man!)...Be brave enough to admit your abilities..."
"Hahaha..." Not only Ronald, but also Cruise and Ron Meyer next to him laughed out loud. At this point, there is no need to explain any more in front of knowledgeable people.
"Okay, you win, Ronald." Ovitz raised his hands in surrender, "I know it's hard for you to believe what I say, let's move forward, I know your desire for an Oscar, so, let's Let’s talk about next year’s promising seed players.”
"Let's make an appointment again..." Ronald secretly thought that this man was really shameless and shook hands with him.
Everyone dispersed again to chat and socialize with their acquaintances.
"Next year's seeded players...", leaving only Ron Meyer with white-framed eyes in a California casual style. Will Ovitz still win all the major awards next year?
