Chapter 362 Director Zhou made history by winning the Oscar for Best Director!
"Now I declare that the 86th Academy Awards ceremony officially begins!"
After completing all the miscellaneous procedures, it was already 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
Under the gazes of everyone in the venue, the famous host Allen stood on the podium and officially announced the news.
Whether it is Zhou Qing, Leo DiCaprio, or Wang Mojing and other members of the crew of "The Grandmaster".
Looking at everyone in the hall, they all sat up straight subconsciously and were fully alert.
Many people took a deep breath, and there was obvious nervousness in their eyes.
The most critical moment has finally arrived!
It has been a month and a half since the nomination list was announced on January 1.
During such a long period of time, most of the people on the nomination list have been running back and forth for the final award, exhausted both physically and mentally.
It took a lot of money, time, and energy, and a lot of effort.
What kind of rewards can be exchanged for those efforts will soon be revealed!
Even Zhou Qing, who was reborn and knew the huge potential of "Life of Pi", could not completely relax.
Like everyone else, his eyes were subconsciously fixed on the award presenter who walked up to the podium.
The first award is about to unveil its mystery.
"The recipient of the Academy Merit Award is..."
However, the first award has little to do with Zhou Qing. It is awarded to everyone who has worked for the film laboratory.
Including the "Science and Engineering Award", "Technical Achievement Award", "John A. Bonner Medal of Honor" and so on.
These are all appetizers to liven up the atmosphere.
It is not the main meal that everyone cares about most.
But even so, Zhou Qing still lent his applause when every award was announced.
He still has at least some manners.
"Next up is the Best Foreign Language Film Award!"
It was not until an hour and a half later that Zhou Qing and all the other filmmakers at the scene were refreshed.
The highlight is finally here!
Wang Mojing, Zhang Ziyi and other crew members of "The Grandmaster" felt their hearts jerking up subconsciously.
Their eyes widened and they stared at the award presenter on the stage without blinking.
Of course, the same is true for Uncle Ba and other members of the "The Hunt" crew, as well as others who have also been nominated for this award.
For these people, the name that the award presenter will say next is crucial.
It directly determines the fate of these people.
"The winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Award is... "The Great Beauty"!"
Wang Mojing's body slumped slightly, and the smile on Zhang Ziyi's face also seemed to stiffen.
The disappointment was evident in everyone's eyes.
But overall, this result is not too surprising.
After all, no Chinese-language film has ever won an Oscar.
Not even one!
It’s not surprising that “The Grandmaster” couldn’t get the award.
It was just that he had been nominated before, which inevitably gave Wang Mojing and others a glimmer of hope.
What if you win the award?
Until this moment, the fantasies in the hearts of several people were ruthlessly shattered.
"The next award to be presented is for the Best Documentary Short Film..."
Another long list of insignificant little prizes.
Such as Best Documentary Short, Best Documentary Feature, Best Live Action Short, Best Animated Short, etc.
All of these awards have nothing to do with Zhou Qing.
This made Zhou Qing a little drowsy and he became a professional clapping machine.
Except for Disney's "Frozen" winning the Best Animated Feature Film, Zhou Qing was not interested in other awards.
Another one is "The Great Gatsby" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which can be said to be a great success.
The film was only nominated for two minor awards, Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction, but ultimately won them all.
Wow!
Leo was very happy and clapped three times harder than anyone else.
Although these awards have nothing to do with Leo, this is a good start for him.
A definitely good sign!
Leo believes more and more that today is the day he can win the big prize!
"Next up is the Best Editing Award."
Zhou Qing's attention was drawn to it.
"Life of Pi" was nominated for the Best Editing Award.
Even though it’s not that important, it’s still a serious award, right?
No one can have too many awards.
Especially the editing of "Life of Pi", which was handled by Zhou Qing himself.
It is worth mentioning that Zhou Qing’s editing skills have also been maxed out!
Therefore, Zhou Qing is quite confident about this Best Editing Award.
"The winner of the Best Editing Award is... Zhou Qing, "Life of Pi"!"
A smile crept onto Zhou Qing's face subconsciously.
As expected, I won the award.
This is the first award for "Life of Pi"!
Wow!
There was a burst of applause all around.
Zhou Qing subconsciously straightened his clothes and left his seat with his head held high.
Under the gazes of everyone, he walked onto the podium.
"Congratulations, Zhou."
The award presenter handed the trophy to Zhou Qing.
"Thank you."
Zhou Qing politely accepted the trophy and expressed his gratitude.
Click, click, click!
Then he turned around amid the flashing spotlights.
He gave a polite and humble acceptance speech to all the filmmakers in the venue.
Those filmmakers from all over the country were relatively easy to deal with and just gave Zhou Qing polite applause.
But Chinese-language filmmakers like Zhang Ziyi and Wang Mojing have very complicated feelings.
Zhou Qing really achieved a breakthrough for Chinese entertainment filmmakers at the Oscars!
Although the Best Editing award is only a small and insignificant award, it also changed the history of Chinese entertainment at the Oscars.
It is also of great significance.
Because before this, no Chinese-language filmmaker had ever actually won an Oscar.
Zhou Qing won this small prize, and it’s his first one!
I just don’t know if Zhou Qing can win other awards?
You should know that "Life of Pi" was nominated for as many as 11 awards.
"Best Visual Effects goes to… Life of Pi!"
It’s true. After winning the Best Editing Award, "Life of Pi" won another small minor award.
Although Zhou Qing was happy about this, he quickly regained his composure.
With the momentum of "Life of Pi", how could he be satisfied with just winning these two small awards?
If it stops here, it will undoubtedly be a huge failure for Zhou Qing.
Zhou Qing certainly couldn't accept this.
"Next up is the Best Actor award."
Zhou Qing subconsciously glanced at Little Leo who was two rows away.
In fact, many people did the same thing as Zhou Qing. After all, Leo's attempt to win an Oscar was something everyone in the industry liked to see, and it was already a highlight of the Oscars.
There is even a company that has developed a game called "Leo bravely walks on the Oscars red carpet."
You know what, it’s quite difficult to pass the level.
"call!"
Under the gaze of everyone, Leo subconsciously took a deep breath and adjusted his breathing.
The smile on his face looked so unnatural, a mixture of many complex emotions such as nervousness, anticipation, excitement and worry.
But overall, Leo still thinks he has a good chance of winning the award this time.
However, ideals are always full, but reality is often skinny.
"The winner of the Best Actor Award is...Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club!"
The corners of Leo's mouth twitched unconsciously, and even his whole face twitched.
It was like being hit hard on the head by a heavy hammer, and Leo was stunned.
Didn’t get it?
Didn’t get it again?
Peat!
Little Leo wanted to cry.
The reactions from everyone at the scene were fantastic.
The eyes looking at Leo contain sympathy, mockery, and a desire to watch the fun.
But one thing is certain: "Leo's failure in winning an Oscar and becoming a runner-up once again" must be a major highlight of this year's Oscars.
Little Leo, you are going to be famous again.
"it's me!"
"I won the Best Actor award!"
In stark contrast to Leo, Matthew was so excited that he almost jumped up and couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
Director Zhou Qing was right before, and he won this year's Oscar for Best Actor!
Matthew was so excited that he walked up to the podium in high spirits.
Under Leo's envious and jealous gaze, he took the little golden man.
"Next up is the Best Director Award!"
Zhou Qing's muscles tensed slightly, his spirit also tensed up, and his heart sank immediately.
Here it comes, this most important award is finally here.
Among the 11 nominations for "Life of Pi", Zhou Qing cares most about the Best Director Award and the final Best Picture Award.
"Life of Pi" in the original time and space eventually won the Best Director Award.
I just don’t know if my movie “Life of Pi” can also win this award at this moment?
It wasn't just Zhou Qing. Other nominated directors also became more or less nervous.
"The winner of the Best Director Award is... Zhou Qing, "Life of Pi"!"
What the hell!
Got it!
Zhou Qing clenched his fist and almost shouted "Fuck!"
Even though he is a bit of a joker, he is still confident that "Life of Pi" will win an award.
But when this moment really came, Zhou Qing was still excited.
After all, this award is indeed somewhat special, and its status in Chinese entertainment is quite extraordinary.
Of course, his status in Hollywood is also extraordinary.
By winning this award, Zhou Qing can be instantly enshrined as a legend in the Chinese entertainment industry and become a big hit in Hollywood.
Become a truly influential director.
Of course Zhou Qing was still very excited.
"The Best Director Award, he really won the Best Director Award!"
Wang Mojing clapped his hands like everyone else, and at the same time he couldn't help turning his head to look at Zhou Qing.
The expression in his eyes beneath his sunglasses was extremely complicated.
The first feeling was surprise, very surprise.
Although "Life of Pi" has 11 nominations at this year's Oscars, it is the biggest favorite to win.
But Wang Mojing really didn't expect that "Life of Pi" would eventually win such a heavyweight award as the Best Director Award.
After all, no one in the Chinese entertainment film industry has ever done this before.
Master Zhang, poet Chen, and other top directors, every one of them counts.
Being nominated is the most important thing, but no one has ever been able to win an award.
Master Zhang was even nominated for an Oscar not once, but several times.
But just like Leonardo DiCaprio, he always ended up being a runner-up and lost the Oscar every time.
Over the years, people have formed a fixed mindset: Chinese-language filmmakers simply cannot win any awards at the Oscars.
But who could have thought that in the blink of an eye, Director Zhou Qing broke this situation.
The other party was not just nominated, but actually won the Oscar.
Not only did it win a small award like Best Editing, it also won a heavyweight award like Best Director.
It would be a lie to say that Wang Mojing was not surprised.
And after the surprise, there was a strong sense of envy and jealousy.
There is no way, Zhou Qing is the number one!
In the entire history of Chinese entertainment, Zhou Qing is the first big name to win the Oscar for Best Director.
I don’t know if there will be anyone who will come after me, but there were definitely no one like me before me.
Such an achievement will definitely leave a significant mark in the history of Chinese film and television.
Just like the poet Chen back then.
Because he was the first director to win the Palme d'Or, he instantly became the top director in the Chinese entertainment industry.
Even though his works after Farewell My Concubine are all hard to describe, they are at least far from those of Master Zhang.
But it turns out that he can be on par with Master Zhang.
There was even a time when his fame and status surpassed that of Master Zhang.
Isn't it because he was the first person to win the Palme d'Or?
And now, Zhou Qing is also the first one.
The first person to win the Oscar for Best Director!
Even if Wang Mojing used his imagination, he could imagine what a sensation it would cause when this news was passed back to China Entertainment.
Zhou Qing, who is already hailed as the top director ranked number one, will become even more popular.
It is not even an exaggeration to say that he was deified.
"He did it. Director Zhou really did it!"
There was endless fanaticism in Zhang Ziyi's eyes as she looked at Zhou Qing.
From now on, Zhou Qing is a serious Oscar-winning director!
If such a director were placed in the Chinese entertainment industry, he would definitely be the top-notch one, no doubt about it.
In the past, the first sequence of top directors in mainland China was Zhou, Zhang, Chen and Feng, but now, this sequence will be completely rewritten.
The top directors only have one week.
There is no Zhang, Chen, Feng anymore.
Zhang Chenfeng could only obediently line up behind Zhou Qing.
Because from the moment he won the Oscar, Zhou Qing was no longer just a famous director in the Chinese entertainment industry, but also an international director!
How can such an existence not be unique?
After all, people like Zhang Guoshi and Chen Shishi are so famous that Zhang Ziyi also admits that they are awesome.
But no matter how powerful these people are, they are limited to Chinese entertainment.
Who dares to say that he is an international director?
But Zhou Qing dared!
God.
Director Zhou is really going to heaven this time!
Zhang Ziyi sighed in her heart, and her hands clapped harder for Zhou Qing. (End of this chapter)