Birth of an actor

3 minutes ago.

Judi Dench, who won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama with "Mrs. Brown" last year, has just appeared on the stage. She caressed the microphone with her right hand and said with a smile: "I appeared at the last moment of the dinner to give We introduce five talented gentlemen who are also the five candidates for the best actor in a drama film. They are Ian McKellen, "Gods and Beasts", Nick Nolte, "Misery", Stephen Fry , Wilde's Man, Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan, William Bradley, The Truman Show—"

Every time Judi Dench reads a name, there will be a pause, and the guests attending the dinner will also give warm applause to each nominee in response to the occasion.

Five cameras have already aimed their shots at the candidates, and the big screen behind the stage is also projecting close-ups of the upper bodies of the five actors. William is sitting with Peter Weir, the director of The Truman Show, and his agent is sitting on the other. Man, Amon Goffman was babbling on to William about what happened at the IAA agency, and when the camera panned, he jabbed William on the arm: "Smile, smile Will."

In front of the camera, William could only swallow the groan that was about to come out of his throat. With a handsome smile on his face, he turned his head towards his agent under the camera's follow, and only half of his face was captured by the camera. : "Can't you just poke it lightly, huh? Amy?" His belly was smooth, and the voice was almost coming from the chest cavity.

"You don't lose if you lose the prize. I just want to remind you of this, ahem." Amon Goffman also imitated William and lowered his voice as much as possible, but the imitation skills were too clumsy, and it sounded like intermittent airflow.

As Judi Dench announced that Ian McKellen had won, the camera panned to Amon Goffman angrily saying, "I knew it, I knew it! I changed my mind, Will. We have to do something, even if you don't want to canvass for yourself, you can't let others take away your votes, you have to make trouble for them!"

William had two Best Actor nominations at this year's Golden Globe Awards, "The Truman Show" and "Shakespeare in Love". En won, and then it is now the best actor in a drama film presented as the grand finale of the awards ceremony.

Although all the best actor awards can also be called the best actor, but generally speaking, the gold content of the best drama is higher than the best music/comedy.

Now that the results of both trophies have been announced, and William won nothing, it is impossible to say that he is not disappointed at all-it is extremely rare to be nominated for two best actor at the same time, even in the history of the Golden Globe Awards, Reminiscent of William's age, it may not be called unprecedented, but at least it is unlikely that a similar situation will happen in the past 30 or [-] years. William himself can't guarantee that even if his acting skills will improve by leaps and bounds in the future Within a year, two good movies with excellent scripts, excellent production, growth in acting skills, and the appetite of the judges at the awards ceremony were released. This kind of luck is rare.

"I have hired Barbara, and she will be the head of Willot's publicity and distribution department in the future. Of course, because Willot is not yet capable of independently distributing films, most of her work will be the same as before, But I promised her that within a few years she would be equal to Stacey Snyder, one of the most powerful women in Hollywood."

"I just like your strategizing appearance, Will, you always have a plan in mind, and I suspect that you will always have a Plan B even for things you don't like or like." Amon Goffman was so excited that he used the back of his hand continuously He patted William on the chest two or three times: "Where did we just talk? By the way, my partner Ali Emanuel, you know his brother, Rahm Emanuel, chief of staff of the White House, Ali Said that George Bush II recently received a large political donation, and that money seems to have something to do with you? Is this true, Will, I don't believe you are a Republican-"

At this moment, the suddenly turbulent atmosphere around them first attracted the two of them, and before they could react to what happened, they heard Judi Dench shouting a very familiar phrase in front of the microphone. Name: "William Bradley, The Truman Show!"

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Hearing his name pronounced very loudly by Judi Dench, William's first reaction was dazed.

Although almost every actor who has been nominated for an important award ceremony such as the Golden Globe and Oscar must have repeatedly rehearsed his expressions and lines in front of the mirror before the party. Disappointed and frustrated expressions, how to smile appropriately if you win an award, and what kind of award acceptance speech, but first, this is not the first time for William to participate in the award ceremony. He really didn’t prepare in advance this time. Two, he hadn't even figured out what was going on there yet.

"Crack, clap, clap!" The applause turned from small to loud, and thunderously resounded throughout the venue. The surrounding tables, no, all the guests looked towards the area where the crew seats of "The Truman Show" were. .

'They're looking at me. ' William subconsciously thought: 'Why are they looking at me? ’ The next second he realized: ‘Judi Dench just said my name! '

In just a second or two of standing up from his seat and fastening the first button of his suit jacket, William had forcibly pulled his sanity back from the wandering state. He smiled and nodded to the surroundings, and the applause was like a tide Generally more enthusiastic, the photographer with the camera rushed over to take a close-up of him, and the most recognizable background music in "The Truman Show" was already playing in the hall.

Hugging Andrew Nickell, shaking hands with Peter Weir, slapping his manager on the back twice to get revenge, William walked briskly to the stage, fast enough to follow the cameraman Almost missed.

Receiving the trophy from Judi Dench, William did not immediately stand in the middle of the stage, but held it in his right hand, looked at Judi Dench and asked: "This is mine, right? Not a serial prank? "

Although William stood not very close to the microphone, the good reception of the microphone made his question loudly spread to every corner of the hall. Everyone laughed together, and many people applauded. Judi Dench couldn't help but stepped forward, first gave William a hug, and then said into the microphone: "There is no doubt that your name is written on the envelope, Will, although I am a bit presbyopic, I have good literacy skills." Not bad, otherwise I wouldn't have been tricked by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association just now."

"Now that you've said that." William took the trophy with both hands, and he took a step forward to stand in front of the microphone: "Well, if the Hollywood Foreign Press Association sends ten muscular and strong men to the stage to ask If I return the trophy, I will definitely not give it back."

The scene was full of laughter again, and the atmosphere has undoubtedly reached the best since the beginning.

The photographer in the audience also took a shot of Ian McKellen, who had been implicated by the prank before, and saw that Ian McKellen, who had accepted the "Lord of the Rings" film contract, was growing a beard for the corner of "Gandalf the Wizard" Ser Jazz laughed, every light-colored whisker quivering on his chin.

"Okay. First of all, I would like to thank my agent, Amon Goffman." Having said that, William paused deliberately, and looked towards the audience.

Habitually, everyone followed William's gaze, and also looked at the Hollywood golden agent Amon Goffman who was sitting upright in the audience, and the camera even took pictures of this increasingly well-known Hollywood behind-the-scenes power figure. Stop, and the Jewish agent got so much attention all of a sudden, and he heard that he was thanked by William in the first speech, and he was proud of himself, but he always felt weird, until he heard what William said next.

"He's been telling me for half a month that he has absolutely no chance of winning. The last time it happened was nine o'clock this morning. At that time, I was about to think about my acceptance speech. After hearing what he said, I concentrated on practicing how to make myself smile in front of the mirror. It doesn't look like you're crying."

There was a burst of laughter, and many clients of the Jewish broker laughed and applauded. Amon Goffman showed a "sure enough" expression and couldn't help laughing along with the others.He knew that William would not honestly move him once.

"Thank you Andrew Nickell, the script you wrote is so good that I can't refuse, thank you Peter Weir, how the actors perform is closely related to the director, thank you Paramount, thank you every crew member who worked hard."

""The Truman Show" tells how an ordinary person is deprived of freedom, privacy and dignity, and is made into a world-famous TV star involuntarily. The exaggerated story reflects that when the entertainment industry develops to What kind of threat will it pose to people's freedom and privacy after being deformed? I hope that such a story will never happen in reality. Whether it is a star or an ordinary person, I hope that each of us can maintain the freedom and peace of our private life. "

William paused for another second, and waited for the applause to subside a little before raising the trophy high with his right hand, and said the last speech: "Yesterday, right here, many people definitely said that I won't get the best actor, Now, I am standing here again, with one more trophy in my hand. This is not the first, nor will it be the last. Thank you." His eyes seemed to be looking at everyone, the guests off the stage, the camera After the audience, it seemed that no one watched it, and the words were meant for a specific group of people.

The camera swept over the faces of the guests in the audience, Peter Weir, John Madden, Harvey Weinstein, Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise, Cate Blanchett... Some people were clapping and smiling, some were expressionless, and some were thoughtful. William's award speech, no matter which sentence it was, touched most of them.

After the speech, William took the trophy and walked down the steps with Judi Dench, "Did you really get tricked by the agent and didn't prepare your lines in advance?" she asked.

"Yes. What, do I look like I'm reciting lines?"

"It's not like, not at all, it's because you performed so well. I haven't seen a young man like you for many years. Your age was your only shackles, but now..." The closer you are to the clothes In the hall of Xiangbinying, Judi Dench's voice became lower and lower, and at the end there was only one sentence left: "The 22-year-old actor, the Foreign Press Association has changed the rules of Hollywood..."

The stage is back under the control of the witty host, but almost no one in the hall is listening to what she said seriously. At the peak of the night, it fell by nearly one-third in one breath-the ratings at the beginning of the dinner were only 4100 million, and it reached more than 2300 million when it was awarded the best drama and best musical/comedy actress. But the high point came when the two Best Actor awards were handed out.

However, this is destined to be a Golden Globe Awards dinner that will leave a very deep impression on everyone, whether it is the first time that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association hoaxed a successful Oolong incident when the Best Actor award was presented, or the birth of The youngest actor in the history of the Golden Globes is an unforgettable scene.

——Especially in the oolong prank incidents that the audience loved, whether it was Judi Dench's flexible and witty response, Ian McKellen's generosity, or William Bradley's unique and witty speech, They all marked a perfect end to this awards dinner.This scene will also become one of the eternal classics in the history of the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony. After a few years, ten years or even decades, it is often brought up by the media and movie fans to relish.

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20 days later, at the Dorothy Chandler Hall in Los Angeles, No. 70, the first Academy Awards ceremony was held as scheduled.

In the past half a month, William Bradley became the youngest actor in the history of the Golden Globe Awards, which made the already gradually clear Oscar winner once again complicated and confusing. Among the five nominees, William · Bradley was the least likely to touch the trophy, but because of the bold move of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, it turned out to be everyone's possibility.

However, the final facts have proved that the academy with nearly [-] members can indeed do astonishing feats like the Foreign Press Association with less than [-] judges, but their unexpected choice is not reflected in the best actor, but other aspects--

Steven Spielberg, who directed "Saving Private Ryan", won the best director, but the ultimate Oscar award for best picture went to "Shakespeare in Love", continuing the "Best Director" award for nearly 26 sessions The rule that the winner must win the best film" has been broken again, which is already puzzling enough. In terms of performance awards, it did not surprise many people that the Academy chose Italian actor Roberto Bernini as the best actor. After all, Bernini Before the awards, it was a big hit to nominate manpower, but in the Oscar statuette won by "Shakespeare in Love", many people placed their hopes on it. William Bradley, who wanted to see the birth of the youngest Oscar winner in film history, got nothing. Instead, Gwyneth Paltrow, who was led away by Bradley's acting skills most of the time in the film, became the Oscar queen at the age of [-] with this film, which shocked the entire Hollywood.

Then, as usual, the Golden Globes are over, and the Oscars are also over, but the aftermath of the awards season, a new round of courtship and grievances will begin again.

William hadn't planned to play a part in it, but the timing never came again.