Exploiting Hollywood 1980

The two Vietnam War movies were entangled until the Oscars ceremony on April 9. The comments on TV and newspapers were dominated by "Coming Home" and "The Deer Hunter". "The Wrong Man" which also received 8 nominations seemed to have been forgotten by everyone.

Ronald sat alone on the sofa in the living room and watched the live broadcast of the awards ceremony.

Mara broke up with him. Her yawning appeared frequently on TV for several days, which made Mara embarrassed in front of her friends. Ronald also criticized the director of "The Deer Hunter" Michael Cimino on TV, which made the circle of high school girls who worship Hollywood and Oscars think that he was a fake expert who pretended to know nothing.

The higher the voice of "The Deer Hunter" winning the award, the more Ronald's ignorance of movies was highlighted. It was no wonder that he was spurned by high school girls.

Plus, he failed to recommend Mara to join another film crew...

"The police have arrested 17 protesters. This incident will not have a negative impact on the awards ceremony..."

Before the awards ceremony, the news reported a demonstration of hundreds of people, opposing the Oscars' inclusion of racist films such as "The Deer Hunter" and films that slandered the Vietnamese People's Army in the nominations. The police also arrested the leaders.

Ronald laughed so hard, it's what he deserved! He had no good feelings for this movie or its director.

This year's awards ceremony was held in the Dorothy Chandler Hall of the Los Angeles Concert Hall. The TV camera swept over and saw an oversized Oscar trophy model on the outer wall of the hall, shining brightly.

Securities wearing red coats and black bow ties stood in a row, lining up to welcome the star motorcade and helping the motorcade that was slowly moving forward to open the door and get off passengers. On the other hand, they also separated potential protesters and fanatical fans who got into the outer protective circle.

The host outside the venue began to announce the names and backgrounds of each male and female star who arrived. All the nominees enjoy a higher level of treatment, and the awards and movies they are nominated for will be announced.

The stars Ronald recognized include Reeve, the actor of Superman, and Laurence Olivier, the veteran British actor, and a few familiar blonde beauties, but unfortunately he couldn't remember what movies they played in.

Jane Fonda was also captured by the camera. Today she wore a lavender one-shoulder dress that exposed her collarbone, and it was covered with Blg Blg sequins, shining under the lights.

The opening scene of the Oscars was a medley of movie soundtracks. Three different orchestras played the theme songs of the three movies nominated for the best soundtrack this year.

This year's host invited a newcomer, Johnny Carson, the host of the NBC talk show "The Tonight Show". He made a few jokes right at the beginning with his profound skills.

"This year is the 51st Academy Awards, there are 2 hours of wonderful programs, and a boring party that was stretched to 4 hours."

"350 million people around the world watched the TV broadcast of this awards ceremony. Including South America, so that former presidents and former financial directors of the studios can also watch the live broadcast."

This is a joke about the financial scandals of several major film studios in the past two years. Several senior executives fled to South America after being sued by the IRS.

"I feel very proud to stand in this solemn occasion. I see many new faces, especially those who have been retouched on old faces."

"This year's movies are all excellent, especially for me personally, "The Wrong Heaven, the Wrong Born", which is the first time in history that the leading actor Warren Beatty can't find a body he can "use"."

In short, if you pay attention to current gossip, Johnny Carson's jokes are still very good and he can control them freely.

At the end of the opening speech, because this year was the first time that the TV broadcast was broadcast to the Chinese-speaking region of Hong Kong, Johnny Carson introduced a Chinese-American, Mr. Zhang, to give a speech on stage. Ronald was surprised and a little excited. It was the first time in history that a Chinese-American appeared at the Oscars and gave an opening speech in Chinese.

"At the end, Li Gegang came to laugh. The handsome guy must like the aluminum guy, and the aluminum guy must like the handsome guy..."

Ronald was stunned for a long time, as if Mr. Zhang told a joke in Cantonese.

What! Use Mandarin next time, Bu Dong Wow, do you know it?

The first important award was the Best Supporting Actor. Christopher Walken of "The Deer Hunter" defeated Bruce Dern of "The Return" and took the lead. 0:1

Ronald picked up the teacup and drank a sip of red tea. Don't worry, the best show is still to come. He completely substituted the mentality of the "The Return" crew and shared the same hatred for "The Deer Hunter".

Then there were a lot of small awards for costumes, short films, and documentaries.

The second important award was Best Editing, which was also won by "The Deer Hunter". 0:2

Ronald ate a waffle. Well, it is possible to lose first and then come back.

Then there were a bunch of unimportant small awards such as Best Original Score and Best Foreign Language Film.

The third important award was Best Supporting Actress. Meryl Streep, a newcomer in "The Deer Hunter", was nominated for this award.

Ronald was a little nervous. If he won again, it would be 0:3, and there would be few chances for the "Return" crew.

According to convention, the Best Supporting Actress award will be presented by a male star who has won the Best Supporting Actor award before. This time, the guest was George Burns, a Hollywood veteran. He is over 80 years old and won the Best Supporting Actor award at the age of 79. He is the oldest actor to win the award so far.

Cooperating with him to present the award was a tall young girl, Brooke Shields, who swept the American film industry last year as the heroine of "The Legend of the Baby".

In the close-up shot, Brooke Shields is tall and sassy, ​​with long hair shawl, and two unplucked eyebrows. She looks very rough and wild, but it perfectly modifies her slightly soft eyes, neutralizing the overall temperament and making her look more and more obvious. Showing the unique beauty of Brooke Shields.

Old Burns gave up the opportunity to announce the winner to Brooke Shields, who could be his granddaughter. Brooke Shields has no stage fright, "The winner is... Maggie Smith, 'California Suite'"

This is an interesting coincidence. Maggie Smith played a British actress in the movie "California Suite", was nominated for an Oscar, came to Los Angeles to attend the award ceremony, but did not win the award, and finally reconciled with her husband.

Maggie Smith herself is also a British actress. In reality, she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for playing a female star who did not win an Oscar.

In addition, in the 1960s, she also won an Academy Award for Best Actress, and her acting career was considered a complete success, winning a grand slam of acting awards in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Ronald relaxed a little. It was a good thing that he was not beaten 0:3 in "The Deer Hunter". As expected, newcomer Streep's acting skills were still a little worse.

Then "The Return" won best original screenplay, beating "The Deer Hunter" head-on.

Ronald poured another cup of black tea from the hot water bottle and tasted it, 1:2.

Best adapted screenplay went to "Midnight Express" screenwriter Oliver Stone. It tells the story of an American young man who was wrongly accused and thrown into prison by Türkiye.

I thought that the leading actors and actresses would be awarded next, but at this moment, Cary Grant, a big star from the golden age of Hollywood, suddenly walked onto the awards podium. Ronald was stunned for a moment. Gary had been out of the public eye for many years and rarely attended public events. Are you here today...?

It turned out that he was here to present the Oscar Lifetime Honorary Award to his good friend, the British Shakespeare master and film actor, Sir Laurence Olivier.

Laurence Olivier is already old and has thinning hair, but his basic skills are still very perfect. He spoke the award speech in Shakespearean accent with great energy, and the audience burst into applause. Lawrence, who was given a standing ovation by everyone, still vaguely had the same coolness as when he and Vivien Leigh stayed and flew together. He also made a movie last year, which is also considered Laoji Fufang.

Next is the most important award for Best Actor and Actor. Two Vietnam War film crews have been nominated. It depends on who wins... No, it should be called Where to Return with Honor.

The award for Best Actress was last year's Best Actor winner Richard Dreyfuss, and his female companion was the great beauty Shirley MacLean. Shirley was an unconventional person. She did not read out the nomination list immediately, but broadcast the missing person notice on the spot.

"Oh, my dear brother, where are you? My dear, gifted, sweet, wise, sexy brother, Warren Beatty, where are you?"

"Oh, Warren, Warren, Warren, just imagine, what kind of prize can you get if you work with your sister?"

Ronald squirted out the black tea in his mouth. He was begging for help and a prize. It turns out that she is the director and star of "Into the Wrong Heaven and the Wrong Birth" and the sister of Warren Beatty. I wonder why the siblings have different last names?

Richard Dreyfus stepped forward and announced this year's Best Actress winner: Jane Fonda.

"Hahaha, 2:2" Ronald became happy again.

Jane Fonda's thank-you speech was quite special. She learned sign language and translated the first paragraph of her thank-you speech in sign language on the spot.

"The reason why I use sign language is because the organizers of the party do not allow me to bring my own whiteboard subtitles for hearing-impaired people to watch. This award is for the disabled people across the country, for the disabled Vietnam War veterans, and for the many people in North Vietnam who were disabled due to the war. And what I got…”

The audience burst into applause again.

The award for Best Actor was given to former musical queen Ginger Rogers, who had become fat as a ball. The old lady's line skills were still strong, and she outshone fellow guest, black singer Diana Ross.

The reason why Diana Ross can appear at the Oscars is because last year she starred in a black version of "The Wizard of Oz" with black people such as Michael Jackson, a rising star in the music industry. Of course, needless to say, it failed miserably at the box office and in awards.

"The Best Actor winner is... Jon Voight, 'Homecoming,'" announced the fat old lady Ginger Rogers.

3:2, overtaking.

Ronald was relieved. He hated "Deer Hunter" so much, partly because Mara accused him of not understanding what was good about "Deer Hunter"? It was a three-hour long movie, and I fell asleep during the first third of the wedding shooting. What could be better about it?

The other half is fat boy Michael Cimino mocking him for his lack of artistic talent. If the deer hunter fails this time, it will prove that he is right, and there will be nothing to be angry about.

"The Deer Hunter" failed in both male and female roles. Ronald is no longer so angry. It can get so many nominations. Maybe it's because of Universal's operation, right?

The last two awards awarded, and the two most important awards, are Best Director and Best Film.

The award for best director was given to "The Godfather" director Francis Coppola.

After Coppola came on stage, he was a little upset. He talked about the great significance of directors. They should not only make films, but also guide social thinking. Directors are novelists of the new era, Leo Tolstoy of the new era, and Dostoyevsky...

The newspaper said that his "Apocalypse Now" should have won the title of the first big production that positively reflects the trauma of the Vietnam War. Unfortunately, due to various accidents, the new film has been delayed and has not been released yet, and was preempted by "The Deer Hunter".

Finally, after speaking, Coppola announced the winners:

"The winner of the Best Director Award is my colleague Michael Cimino."

"Wow, hot hot hot..." Ronald accidentally burned his tongue with black tea, "What kind of judges are they? They are really unreliable."

Fat boy Michael Cimino came on stage and kissed the female guest as soon as he went up, staining his mouth with lipstick. The female guest had to wipe it off with her hands. He seemed very excited and was ready to give a speech to accept the award. As soon as he opened his mouth, he revealed his fat double chin:

"It is very difficult to humbly express my pride in an occasion like this. But I am proud to be here, proud of the movies we made, and proud to be part of the Hollywood tradition..."

Ronald was silent for a while, "Hey, the Oscar for Best Director!" What is he? No one remembers who the clown like Sleepy Ronald is anymore.

The last award was the Best Picture, which is usually given to the same movie as the Best Director. In other words, "The Deer Hunter" has already won at the 51st Oscars.

The award presenter was John Wayne, the first tough guy in western movies, who was already seriously ill. However, at this time, he had been tortured by illness and was out of shape. John Wayne was also a tough guy in real life. He refused to be supported or accompanied by anyone and insisted on completing his final public appearance independently.

He endured great pain and slowly read all the nominations. All the audience stood up and applauded, respecting his fearless behavior.

"The winner of the Best Picture is - 'The Deer Hunter'".

As expected.

Ronald stood up, turned off the TV, and walked out of the apartment. The spring breeze was very comfortable on his body. He walked to the small grocery store at the corner of the street and bought a pack of black tea. After thinking for a while, he took a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes and a pack of matches. He never smoked before, but he lit a cigarette for the first time and smoked it slowly.

"I am very proud to be here..." Ronald recalled the acceptance speech of fat man Michael Cimino in his heart.

Yes, being able to come to the Oscars and being able to go on stage to receive the award is indeed an achievement that is enough to be very proud of...

And what about himself? Fatty's sarcasm sounded in his ears again: "If this is the true opinion of this sleepy Ronald, I advise him not to go the way of film. The perception of beauty and art is a talent. With a talent like him, no matter how hard he works, it is difficult for him to stand out in the film industry."

Ronald's ears gradually turned red again.

The most profound ridicule of others for you is actually ignoring...