Chapter 1437： Awards trend

The award ceremonies of the three major European film festivals are very simple. There is no such cumbersome as Golden Globes and Oscars. There are no singing and dancing performances and no guests ridiculing. After all the guests are seated, Nikita, the chairman of the jury, stepped onto the stage and made a brief statement. The speech announced the closing of the 46th Berlin Film Festival.

Tim, who was sitting next to Hugo, looked a little nervous. Although he didn't have much expectations for the award, he could still feel it. Deep down in his heart, Tim was eager for the joy of being recognized through "Death Row". Involuntarily, Hugo was also infected by Tim's emotions, adding a hint of tension out of thin air.

Does Hugo want to be affirmed by the award? Undoubtedly, especially after experiencing the ups and downs of the performance exploration process of "Death Row", being able to be recognized by authoritative awards is undoubtedly an important cornerstone of Hugo's exploration of acting skills, so that all efforts will be rewarded. The taste of bitterness and sweetness will make happiness more sweet.

However, it is precisely because of the hardship, bitterness and struggle of the filming process of "Death Row" that Hugo's mentality seems more peaceful than in the past two years, because he clearly knows that even if it is not recognized by any awards, "Death Row" is bound to be an irreplaceable work in his career as an actor. No amount of awards, no amount of praise, no amount of flowers can replace that process. Regardless of the result, Hugo will unswervingly continue on this path.

Seeing Tim, whose muscles were tightening uncontrollably, Hugo leaned over and said in a low voice, "The Golden Globes are watching."

When Tim heard these words, he didn't hold back, and the corners of his mouth began to outline, but because the facial muscles were too rigid, the whole smile looked a little funny, which made Hugo really can't help but laugh, "It seems that you still have a golden globe award Are you dissatisfied?" Tim said in a low voice, "Even if you don't care, I think the result is unsatisfactory. I don't know what they are doing." After speaking, Tim also showed a contemptuous expression and raised it. With the right hand, the thumb gently rubbed the pads of the index finger and **** twice, indicating the action of counting money.

Hugo did not explain anything. In fact, he personally has no opinion on the Golden Globe Awards, because he knows that awards are inherently difficult to say. No one is 100% sure to win an award. This is also the charm of unpopularity. . What's more, the loss to Nicholas Cage of "Far from Casino" was the result he had expected before he took the filming of "Death Row", because the historical trajectory is like this, isn't it?

Hugo put his thumb up and motioned to Tim to speak quietly, and then said with a smile, "The reporters are listening, we still have to save some face for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, right?" Tim immediately listened. Understanding the ridicule and banter in Hugo's words, he laughed lowly.

With this simple conversation, the whole tension was evacuated a lot.

But immediately, when the awards ceremony began, the atmosphere in the entire banquet hall could not help but congealed, and the nervous emotions invaded again, making everyone quiet.

Tonight’s awards started with the Lifetime Achievement Award, which Ilya Kazan and Jack Lemmon received. Looking at the two old men on the stage, Hugo followed all the audience to stand and applaud to express his respect. He did hope to have a few words with Jack. As one of the greatest actors in film history, Jack’s wisdom And humor is beyond the reach of many actors. Hugo has never forgotten the conversation with Catherine Hepburn. If he could talk with Jack, it would definitely be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Obviously, this time it was impossible to make a trip in Berlin. Jack left the scene after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. I heard that he went back to rest first, after all, Jack is already 70 years old this year.

Next, the "Dream Village" from Japan took the lead to win the Outstanding Achievement Award, and then the special jury award was awarded to the "Classroom Love", which caused a commotion at the scene.

As we all know, the three films "Sense and Emotion", "Death Convict Walk" and "Classroom Love" are the biggest winners of the Golden Bear Award before tonight. Not surprisingly, this year's Berlin Film Festival will witness this. One of the three works successfully reached the top.

Now, "Classroom Love" has won the special award from the jury, which actually means second place. This also confirms the media's prediction and evaluation of this work, but at the same time, it also means that the Golden Bear Award is competing. The war reduced a favorable competitor, and the pattern of choosing one of "Sense and Emotion" and "Death Row" gradually became clear.

In fact, in terms of overall quality, "Sense and Emotion" is more sought after, and "Death Row" relied entirely on topical effects to come from behind in the past three days and won the support of many viewers. But objectively speaking, the real competitiveness of "Death Row" should be in personal awards, and the overall degree of completion is lagging behind "Sense and Emotion" and "Classroom Love". In other words, Tim is the strongest contender for the Silver Bear Award for Best Director.

This situation is very similar to last year. "Before sunrise" almost won a lot of praise. From the actors to the script to the whole, they are very competitive, but after all, they are still a little short of chemical reaction, so in the end they were not able to Winning the Golden Bear Award did not win the special jury award, but was affirmed by the Silver Bear Award for Best Director. This is not only a personal recognition of the director, but also a positive evaluation of the overall completion of the work.

The same is true for the current "Death Row".

Therefore, when the famous Israeli actor Gila Almago (.) stepped onto the stage to announce the winner of the best director, the scene began to commotion. Looking back and forth between the directors who hope to win the award, Tim also gets the most attention.

If Tim wins the Silver Bear Award for Best Director, it will basically announce that "Death Row" will withdraw from the competition for the Golden Bear Award. The already-voiced "Sense and Emotion" can be said to have won the Golden Bear Award. This also made the atmosphere of the scene faintly surging.

Tim didn't notice it. At this time, he was holding the armrest of the chair back with both hands tightly, and his body was completely taut. Even if Susan was holding his left hand, trying to relax him, it was unsuccessful. And Hugo, who was sitting on his right hand, hung his whole heart high. At this moment, he was even more nervous than Tim himself.

Plops, plops... the slow but fierce heartbeat made all the surrounding noise settle down, and the low whistling sound echoed in the ears, causing the blood to gradually heat up and boil, and the line of sight was tightly locked on the spotlight. Below the slightly old but charming figure.

At this moment, not only Berlin, Germany, but also Los Angeles on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, there are also some people who are paying close attention to the development of awards here.

Marjana-Breekang was sitting in her office, listening to the voice of the radio station, hoping to know the result from the live broadcast of the official radio station, but she seemed restless at this time, constantly Biting his fingernails, like a trapped beast, trying to find a way out, but there is no way to calm down.

Michael Roselle was sitting in a club box. At this time, there were nine people gathered in the box. They each had their own glasses in their hands. The voice of the radio broadcast reverberated in the box, but their attention was lost. They seemed a little unfocused, and they were talking in low voices. Because they are not sure whether they want "Death Row" to win the Berlin Film Festival.

If the "Death Row" is successful, they can take the opportunity to let Magana step down, but the Golden Globes will also inevitably face reputation loss and media blows; if the "Death Row" fails, even though it can be let to Marga in a short time. Na gets a respite, but they can win the support of more members of the association and make them firm in cooperation with the TV station.

This dilemma makes their attitude a bit ambiguous, and they seem absent-minded when listening to the broadcast.

"For the 46th Berlin Film Festival, the winner of the Silver Bear Award for Best Director is..." Gila, who is fifty-six years old this year, has a slightly hoarse voice. It spreads through the microphone and becomes more and more magnetic. , Dropped everyone's hearts high, "From Hong Kong. Yan from Hong Kong. Hao,'The sun has ears'..."

Gila’s voice just fell Magana slumped on the sofa and let out a long sigh of relief. In the box, everyone looked at Michael, "Then what are we going to do? ?"

At the Berlin site, countless applause rang out in an instant, which was accompanied by some low exclamations. Although it was not obvious, it was still possible to see everyone's surprise. Hugo only felt that his high-floating heart suddenly fell down. The weightlessness of falling made him panic, but in the panic, he could still clearly feel that Tim's whole body seemed to be taken away in one breath. Normally, the muscles all over his body suddenly collapsed, and a look of disappointment emerged from his eyes in an instant, but Susan was the first to give Tim a hug, and then gently pressed a kiss on Tim's forehead.

After all, I missed it. Although it is said that I missed the best director, it means that "Death Row" still has the qualifications to compete with "Sense and Emotion" for the Golden Bear Award, but everyone knows that the hope is not that big...from Tim You can see that even he himself thinks that the best director, Silver Bear, is the most promising compared to the Golden Bear Award.

"And..." Just as the audience was applauding, Gila who was standing on the stage went on to say, "There is another winner," which directly calmed the applause of the audience, and Tim The calm mood was suddenly lifted to the highest level again, and everyone’s scorching eyes gathered on Gila, "The winner is from the United States..."