Hundreds of reporters gathered in front of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, waiting for first-hand Oscar news.
The Hollywood awards season lasts for several months, and there are so many awards. The climax is undoubtedly the Oscar ceremony.
The nominees luncheon is the final step.
Hundreds of celebrities and celebrities arrived one after another, and Martin seemed to be just an ordinary member among them.
In the banquet hall, he sat at a table with Leonardo, Nicholson, Scorsese and others.
Few people were interested in the exquisite dishes at the luncheon.
Martin poked Nicholson on the left and said with his eyes: "Your favorite."
Nicholson saw Blanchett, the heroine of the "Tower of Babel" crew, and said, "I heard from Meryl, were you present when she had a conflict with this woman last time?"
Martin took the initiative to claim credit: "Without me, Meryl would suffer." Then he asked for the benefits: "You thank me?"
Nicholson picked up the wine bottle, poured a glass of wine, and handed it to Martin: "Thanks."
Martin shook his head: "As expected, you are shameless."
Leonardo on the right responded: "You should thank Meryl's husband in New York."
Martin said seriously: "Yes, let him thank the famous Jack Nicholson..."
Nicholson didn't care: "You think he doesn't know? Tang En Gumo knows more than you think."
Martin asked, "Is that Meryl's husband?"
"A sculptor," Leonardo explained, "and a very famous artist."
"I understand," Martin said.
Those who engage in art are indeed extraordinary, and art is also a very profound knowledge.
To be successful in art, sacrifice is essential...
Nicholson lowered his voice, leaned over and said, "Next weekend, let's go to Venice Beach together."
"You two bastards, aren't you afraid of being shot to death?" Martin calculated the time in his mind.
Leonardo said: "That's why I called you."
Martin shook his head: "I don't have time. A friend is going to have a birthday party, and I agreed to be there."
"Female friends?" Nicholson asked.
Martin said casually: "A girl I rescued at Burbank Middle School, sister of the Olsen sisters."
Leonardo paid attention and asked: "In the Coca-Cola advertisement last year, the one next to you was the Coca-Cola saint?"
Martin nodded: "That's her."
Natalie Portman, who is also under the WMA banner, passed by and took the initiative to say hello to Martin.
While Martin turned to talk to someone, Nicholson gave Leonardo a look.
Bastards have a particularly good rapport with bastards, and Leonardo immediately understood what he meant.
When Martin turned back, he said: "It's your friend's birthday, can you count me in? I'll join in the fun."
Nicholson stretched out his head: "Count me in."
Martin's first reaction: "You don't want to cause trouble, do you?"
Nicholson shook his head: "Martin, you have a problem with your thinking."
Leonardo squeezed Martin: "Every time there is a fun party, I take you with me. Where is your brotherly loyalty?"
Thinking of the two bachelor parties, and Martin wasn't too worried about the two men messing around, he said, "I'll ask the owner first."
Before the luncheon started, he sent Elizabeth Olson a text message.
In less than two weeks, it will be her eighteenth birthday, and the Olsen sisters are going to throw a grand birthday party for her.
Celebrities of the caliber of Leonardo and Nicholson have also been able to spice up the party.
Elizabeth Olsen's text message was quickly sent back. Martin looked at it and said, "Master agreed, remember to prepare birthday gifts for people."
Nicholson responded: "No problem." He pointed at Leonardo: "The task of preparing the gift is left to you."
Leonardo stared: "Why me."
"You know what's going on in a young girl's mind," Nicholson said.
Scorsese glanced at these three bastards and secretly felt lucky that they didn't cause trouble on his set.
That cow... forget it, don't think about the cow anymore, wait until the Oscar ceremony is over, just kill it and make steak, kebabs and beef with potatoes, one cow and three!
Luncheon host Maggie Gyllenhaal and Academy President Sid Ganis appeared on stage.
“It’s about to begin,” Scorsese warned.
Martin, Leonardo and Nicholson stopped talking and pricked up their three pairs of ears to listen to the list of nominations.
After Sid Ganis' speech, Maggie Gyllenhaal first announced the winners of the Science and Technology Award.
Although the college is called the College of Arts and Sciences, the latter is not taken seriously, and several awards related to it are not even included in the official awards ceremony.
Then, the nomination list for various awards is announced.
Nicholson had a relaxed look on his face. He looked at the three idiots at the table with their eyes wide open and their ears raised. The more he looked at them, the more interesting they became.
He whispered: "There are four people sitting around this table. They have won three Oscars in total. Who are the winners?"
Martin and Leonardo simultaneously gave him the middle finger.
Scorsese was so angry that he wanted to hit someone.
But the three of them were helpless because they had three golden men!
Martin retracted his middle finger, but his mood relaxed. It was not difficult to be nominated, but there was no chance of winning.
Compared with Leonardo next to him, he felt that his luck should not be bad.
Maggie Gyllenhaal read out the list of nominations one by one, which was then displayed on the big screen behind her.
Soon came the nominations for Best Supporting Actor.
"Alan Arkin, Eddie Murphy." Then, Martin heard his name from Maggie's mouth: "Martin Davis!"
Martin clenched his fists. This period of work was not in vain!
Leonardo and Nicholson bumped fists with him to express congratulations.
When the list was finished, Scorsese applauded and nodded to Martin.
Martin smiled, feeling a little excited. After all, it was a rare achievement.
Just like Scorsese and Spielberg, and Leonardo next to them, when they enter this industry, in addition to fame and fortune, they naturally also have the pursuit of gaining recognition from their peers.
What's more, Oscar itself is a way to gain fame and fortune.
Leonardo's name will be among the list of Best Actor Oscars announced next.
He scored a nomination for "Blood Diamond."
Leonardo was just smiling, looking calm and relaxed, and he did not forget to laugh at Martin: "Look at you, how excited you are for just a nomination."
"I'm not as good as you." Martin's knife was specially stabbed into the bloody place: "You have many years of rich experience in running around, but I don't."
Leonardo was about to glare, but the camera turned this way, and he could only keep smiling.
When he came to his senses, the banquet hall burst into warm applause again.
But it was Scorsese and "The Departed" who were nominated for Best Director and Best Picture respectively.
The biggest winners in this nomination list are "The Departed" and "Tower of Babel".
The former received 5 nominations, and the latter received 7 nominations.
Subsequently, the host of this year's Oscars ceremony-Ellen DeGeneres was announced.
Martin didn't like her very much.
Nicholson was semi-retired and had nothing to do all day long. He was very gossipy and asked Martin: "I remember you were on her talk show and it was not very pleasant?"
Martin said directly: "She couldn't afford it. She tried to mess with me, but she didn't succeed. She said I wouldn't cooperate. I was just a little actor at the time."
Leonardo reminded: "How about the three of us go on her show together and fuck her?"
Martin shook his head: "That would only help her gain ratings, so it's not worth it. She's gay, so it's not easy to deal with."
Leonardo said: "Since Brokeback Mountain won the Best Director Award last year, the trend towards homosexuality in the industry has changed."
Nicholson responded: "As long as we old white-skinned guys are still alive, the core of Hollywood will not change."
Martin saw Academy Chairman Sid Ganis coming on stage again to prepare for a tirade, and said, "Old bastard, you are just idle, don't you want to compete for Academy President?"
"You don't think it's easy to compete for the election of the college president, do you?" Nicholson didn't need Martin to answer: "In recent years, the real power of the college president has increased, and the competition within the college has never been open and transparent. To tell you the truth, the competition for the college president It’s much more intense than Oscar PR.”
Martin saw Scorsese nodding and knew what Nicholson said was true.
Nicholson added: "Even if actors compete, they rarely succeed. First of all, actors often have limited time. Most of them are bastards like you and Leo. They spend all their spare time eating, drinking and having fun."
He simply used two bastard boys as an example: "You are running for college president. How many people are willing to elect you? There are 6,000 college members. Can you safely hand over this position to you two bastards?"
Martin is self-aware: "I'm not qualified enough."
Leonardo said: "Isn't it fun for young female models? Go and do the academy thing."
Nicholson further said: "How can an actor outperform those who work as a producer in canvassing votes, public relations and interpersonal relationships in the internal election of the academy? Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, a pair of bad guys, have competed for several times. Times."
He pointed at Sid Gannis on the stage: "What's the result? This old guy has been re-elected as president of the academy for the third time."
"There are so few actors like Reagan and Schwarzenegger," Martin said.
Leonardo joked: "You bastard don't want to run for president, do you?"
Martin still vaguely remembered his drunken words that day when he drank too much, and said: "No, I will lead an army of beauties to march into Washington, capture the White House, and dissolve the Union."
Scorsese suddenly responded: "If you can really do it, I guess you can win the Nobel Peace Prize."
The main meals of the luncheon were served one after another at this time. The college has never been short of money, and it will not save on the Oscars, a store event. The dishes are quite sumptuous.
The four Martins were in a good mood and chatted while eating.
It's just that Scorsese has a headache, and the three idiots at the same table are planning to bombard each studio's dating mecca.
This made him determined that no matter what project he directed in the future, he would never have three idiots gather in his crew.
It can really cause a stir.
After having their fill of wine and dinner, everyone went to the lobby, which was decorated as an Oscar backdrop. Hundreds of people took photos of this year’s luncheon together.
(End of chapter)
