Exploiting Hollywood 1980.

Chapter 236 The Unexpected Award Presenter

Ronald accompanied Mr. Cultural Counselor back to his seat.Diane took the Counselor's trophy to admire, and sank when he received it.

The little trophy was of bronze and very heavy. The trophy is 13.5 inches tall and weighs a full 8.5 pounds.Wrap this layer of gold foil on the outside to make it shine golden.The nameplate on the base is empty, and the winner has to return it to the academy, and wait a few weeks for it to be engraved before returning it to the winner.

"I didn't expect it to be so heavy, it weighs about the same as a baby." Diane hurriedly returned the statuette to the counselor, "Ronald, have you ever lifted it? Is it possible for you to win the prize later?"

"Hey, I don't know. Agents say it's promising, but Dolly Parton's '[-] to [-]' this year."

Dolly Parton, who was also nominated for best original song, sat in the row in front of her.She's been a country star since the early '70s, wrote her own lyrics, and at least the judges know her, and she's competitive.

Next came the awards for best soundtrack.

The guest of honor was the famous black tap dance comedy star, Brother Nicholas.The two played their own tricks on the top for 3 minutes, completely ignoring the nervousness of the nominees below, and they were almost impatient.

Finally, the Black Brothers Group announced that the winner was the world-renowned Michael Gore. He happily came to the stage to accept the award. When he walked past Ronald, Ronald stood up and congratulated him.

"I need to thank a lot of people for this award. The soundtrack of this film is the result of my collaboration with many other musicians, including my sister Leslie, and Ronald Lee..."

"He's thanking you, Ronald!" Diane patted Ronald's arm desperately, much happier than when Hutton won the award just now, perhaps because there was no pressure to be on camera.

This was followed by Best Editing, which went to the female editor of "Raging Bull."After she took the stage, she mainly thanked Scorsese, and all the editing was done by Scorsese and her.

Sitting next to Ronald, Diane saw that the next award for Best Supporting Actress was awarded to Mary Steenburgen, and started hitting Ronald on the arm again to express her excitement.She likes this actress a lot.

Host Johnny Carson announced the beginning of the interspersed cultural performance.The first is the singing and dancing of Erin Cara, who mixed the two nominees for best original song and sang it.

Producer Da Silva's operation was very successful, Erin sang two songs at the award ceremony at once, and many backup dancers wore famous costumes to assist the performance.

However, Eileen was obviously nervous, the connection between the two songs was not good, and she was a little out of tune.

Compared with Dolly Parton, another guest performer who performed earlier, she is the country queen who lifts weights lightly, and sings a song from nine to five very easily.

"Are you nervous, Ronald." Diane noticed that Ronald seemed to be shaking.

"Me? I'm not nervous."

Ronald was actually more excited, his muscles were trembling with excitement, just like the excitement when he was waiting for a wrestling match in high school, he couldn't wait to compete with his opponent.The next award is for best original song from a film.

The awards music changed, and a burst of classical music sounded. This time, the award-giving male guest did not walk down the stairs, but stood on the stage beforehand.

Of course, he is not suitable for walking stairs. A very fat fat man stood there to welcome the female award presenter.

"Oh, it's actually Pavarotti." Mr. Cultural Counselor exclaimed, of course he knew the world famous opera tenor.

Pavarotti's English isn't very good, so among the best original song nominees, who wrote the lyrics and composed the music alone, he announced, "Nine to five, Dolly Parton."

"Famous, Composed by Michael Gore, Lyrics by Ronald Lee", the female guest took over the nominee for the collaboration between the two.

"The winner is..." The female guest saw Pavarotti open the envelope and let him announce the winner.

A burst of military drums sounded...

Pavarotti looked at the list of winners cheerfully, but there were two winners, so he handed the envelope to the female guest again.

"Oh, Luciano..." The female guest seemed to be blaming Pavarotti for being naughty, and concealed his embarrassment that he couldn't read the English name very well, "The winner is Fame, Michael Gore, Luo Nader Lee."

"Oh!" Diane exclaimed, and started to slap Ronald's arm again, "You have won the award, you have won the award", then she clapped vigorously and laughed hahaha.

On the contrary, Ronald felt a burst of relief, the surrounding colors seemed to have a warm feeling, and the voices of Diane and the Colemans seemed so kind, as if the whole world embraced him tenderly.

Seeing the camera with the red light on sweeping over, Ronald stood up and hugged Roger Coleman and his wife, Mr. Counselor, and Diane Lane in turn.Then walked down the aisle to wait for Gore, ready to take the stage to accept the award.

Michael Gore also came out. This is his second statuette today. His sister Leslie was not upset at all for not winning the award, but applauded happily for her brother.

The two walked to the stage.

Dolly Parton jumped out and stopped the pair from taking the stage.Embarrassed, Michael Gore, who was walking in front, tried to pass by.Several attempts were stopped by Dolly with both hands.

Ronald knew that Dolly Parton was not just a country diva but a movie actress, and it was a show vying for the camera, and went up and gently pulled Gore away.Then he embraced Dolly with open arms.

Dolly laughed and stepped out of the way, and the audience laughed.

Pavarotti handed the trophy to the two with a smile.Michael Gore reaches out to shake his hand.

Ronald knew the temperament of the Italians, and he hugged the singer as soon as he went up.Pavarotti was obviously satisfied, and patted Ronald hard a few times.

Today is the second time Al Gore took the stage to give his acceptance speech.He finished all the preparations last time, and now he had no choice but to perform on the spot, "Thanks to MGM, they are the originator of Hollywood musicals, thank them for investing in such a musical today.

Thanks to director Alan Parker, hi Alan.

Thanks to the producer..."

When it was Ronald's turn, the female guest had already quietly signaled him to pay attention to the time.

Ronald knew that time was running out, so he held the statuette with both hands and glanced down.

Roger Corman applauded from his seat.Diane stood up excitedly and waved to herself.The teacher Martin Scorsese is also applauding. His nominated director award has not yet been awarded, and his face is a little nervous.

Next to Scorsese is the location of the world-renowned crew. Irene Cara, several leading actors, screenwriters, and producers were present one by one.

Then there is the director Alan Parker, who is not pleasing to his eyes, and Timothy Hutton, who has a bad face in front of him.Ronald couldn't help but think of what Michael Cimino said when he won the director award:

"I'm so proud to be here, so proud of the movies we've made, so proud to be part of the Hollywood tradition..."

Now it's your turn to be a part of the tradition...

Ronald was very happy.Fatty Cimino, who once joked that he was not suitable for the film major, was ridiculed by the critics for the failure of his new film.

Today happened to be a change from the year before, and he went to the stage to accept the award. Cimino could only watch TV at home.

The background music started to get louder, which seemed to imply urging.

All these thoughts are long to say, but in fact it was only two or three seconds. Ronald no longer hesitated, and spoke his prepared acceptance speech.

"I first thank Michael for his composition, his melodies inspired me.

Thanks to Erin Cara for singing and making this song known to the public.

I thank my family, Karen, Donna, I love you all.

Finally, I would also like to thank the many dancers during the filming of 'Fame'. It is their dedication that made this song shine in the movie.

thank you all. "

"Oh, your acceptance speech is really good...Actors are most afraid of being forgotten." Diane picked up Ronald's trophy again, and looked at it repeatedly. "Karen and Donna must be watching the live broadcast, they must be very proud of you."

"Yeah, I miss them very much. They must have seen you too, won't it be strange that you are sitting with me?"

"Well", Diane was a little lost in thought. The male companion that the agent finally found for him ran away and went to find another female companion. It was originally planned to go to the dance party held in the name of the academy director immediately after the awards ceremony. .

Robert Redford is not only a director, but also a long-term star.

There is also Mary Tyler Moore, the star of the long-running TV series named after herself.

Donald Sutherland is a veteran Canadian star, and Jane Fonda starred in her later "Klut".

The members of these "ordinary people" crews are all the most popular stars in the industry.

Although Diane is only under 16 years old, those people may not have any suitable roles for public relations.But if you can show your face in front of the stars, you may have some opportunities at any time.

At least it is good to listen to the seniors in the industry and talk about acting skills.

Diane turned her head to look at Ronald again. Hutton hated him so much and didn't know why.

Donna never said that Ronald took the initiative to provoke any enemies. This person has been writing scripts, going to school, and hoping to make a breakthrough in the film industry.

Forget it, anyway, there are still many opportunities to socialize in the future.But real friends who really care about themselves like the Donna siblings are rare in Hollywood.

Except for Ronald beside me, only Laura Dern, who made a punk film before, has a similar background to me and can get along very well.

"Afterwards, you and I will go to the director's dance together. My agent is waiting for me there, and arranged for me to meet with Steven and talk about the script for a while. I just need a female partner when I go to the dance." Ronald saw It caught Diane's mind and whispered in her ear.

"Which Steven?"

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The two best screenplays were announced next. Famous did not get the best original screenplay, and was taken away by "Ordinary People".Ronald groaned regretfully.

But this also has a good side, saving Ronald the embarrassment of not being able to go on stage after winning the award.

And then there's the honorary Oscars.

Jane Fonda's father, veteran movie star Henry Fonda, took the stage and received the trophy from Robert Redford.The audience could clearly see Henry's aging state. He had never won an Oscar in his life, and this kind of honorary award was often a consolation prize for such a veteran movie star.

"When I realize that I've been in the film industry for 46 years, I realize I'm a very lucky person... I think this is the cadenza of my career, thank you all."

The next best director was awarded to Robert Redford who just went down.

Best Actor went to "Raging Bull" star Robert De Niro.

Best Actress went to "Coal Miner's Daughter" starring Sissy Spacek.

Interestingly, the original characters played by the duo, former middleweight champion Jake LaMotta, and country diva Lolita Lynn, were both present.Share happiness with the actor and queen who plays himself.

The final grand prize, Best Picture, went to "Ordinary People."

This made them the biggest winners tonight, winning four out of six and taking away the heaviest awards for Best Picture and Best Director.

Ronald stood up, holding the statuette, and Diane Lane slowly walked out of the awards show.

In the outfield of the concert hall, there is also a waiting hall where you can watch the live TV broadcast.Many relatives, friends, and brokers who do not have tickets are waiting here.

Bert was also waiting here, Diane rushed over and told Bert what happened inside.Bert nodded and came over to say hello to Ronald and thank him for taking Diane to the board dinner.

Ronald was discussing the schedule with his agent Richard, and the four of them got into the car together and headed to the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Ronald, who relaxed, hugged the little golden man in his arms and rested on the back seat.

"Hey, what award did 'The Elephant Man' win today?" Ronald suddenly remembered David Lynch's movie, with 8 nominations, tied for the most nominations with Raging Bull.

"Zero eggs. They got nothing," Richard replied.

(End of this chapter)