Chapter 184 183. Breaking the historical record, Eric's first award!
"Welcome to the 55th Primetime Emmy Awards. I am your host, Ellen DeGeneres."
"I'm your host, Conan O'Brien."
"I'm your host, Martin Short."
"I'm your host, Gary Sandlin."
After a piece of singing and dancing, several hosts appeared on the stage and started to speak opening words and witty remarks, which was somewhat similar to the Chinese group crosstalk.
"Eric, how many awards can we win?" Barrefaeli asked quietly.
Eric shook his head slightly: "I don't know, I hope the academy will give me more, otherwise I won't bother to participate in the future."
"Everyone says the drama category is a competition between Six Feet Under and The West Wing. Six Feet Under has 19 nominations, while The West Wing has 17 nominations. We only have 11 nominations."
"11 items is a lot. 'The Walking Dead' is only in its first season, 'Six Feet Under' is already in its third season, and 'The West Wing' is already in its fifth season. They already have an advantage," explained Frank Darabont.
"Director, are you sure you can win the award?"
"What award? Best Director?"
"Um."
The bald man frowned and said, "I don't think there is much hope. The subject matter of The Walking Dead is more attractive to young people. Given the personalities of the judges at the Academy, it would be great if they could be nominated."
"This is because our drama has a great influence. It is indeed the most phenomenal drama this year, but it may be difficult to win an award."
Daniel Wu nodded in agreement: "Those judges must be thinking, 'The Walking Dead' is only the first season, there will be a second, third and even tenth season anyway, it won't be too late to give it to others then, so let's give it to others first."
"Boss, I think you can expect the best screenwriter in the drama category. The academy also needs to pay attention to balance. It's impossible for them to give us nothing."
Frank Darabont said: "It's acceptable to win the Best Screenplay award, which is also the first-tier award besides the Best Drama Series."
The first tier that Darabont mentioned is the universal rule for all award ceremonies.
Actors are divided into high and low classes, and so are awards.
First of all, whether it is a movie or a TV series, the most important award is the Best Picture, which is undisputed.
The Best Actor and Best Actress awards are equally important and belong to the first-tier awards.
Then there is the difference between Best Director and Best Screenwriter.
If it were an Oscar, the Best Director award would undoubtedly carry more weight than the Best Screenwriter award, because film is the art of the director.
The Emmy Awards are just the opposite. Best Screenwriter is much more important than Best Director because TV dramas are a screenwriter-dominated field.
But regardless of the difference between the two, these five awards belong to the first-tier awards.
Then there are the Best Supporting Actor and Actress, Best Editing, Best Photography, etc., and then there are technical awards such as Best Makeup, Best Costumes, Best Props, and Best Dubbing.
Although "The Walking Dead" was not nominated for Best Drama, it was nominated for Best Director and Best Screenwriter. It depends on the Academy's choice.
"If it were the Saturn Awards, we would sweep it all!" said Andrew Lincoln.
On the stage, the first award was presented: Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, which was won by Doris Roberts from Everybody Loves Raymond.
Then the Best Sound Mixing for a Single Camera Award was won by "ER".
Next was the Best Costume Award for a Variety or Music Program, which was ultimately won by Cher: The Farewell Concert.
The first few awards had nothing to do with The Walking Dead until the fourth technical award was presented.
The award presenter was Hugh Jackman. Pairing a popular actor with a less-popular award is an old tradition to boost ratings.
"Nominees for Best Special Makeup Effects are The Walking Dead, The Normandy Airborne, Alias, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and The Laramie Project."
"Let me see who won the prize. Hmm."
Uncle Wolf stopped talking halfway, looked down and started laughing, and when he laughed, everyone else laughed along with him.
After whetting everyone's appetite, Hugh Jackman loudly announced: "Congratulations to the Zombie Army for winning the award!"
Hualala pa pa There was a warm applause from the audience, and the other four crews were also very impressed. Although they all involved makeup and special effects, the difficulty was obviously not of the same order of magnitude.
Zombies are required to have hideous faces, three-dimensional facial features, and mutilated limbs. Each extra has to spend several hours putting on makeup, and the makeup team is the largest in the Walking Dead crew.
Eric patted the makeup artist representative Jack Garber on the shoulder and said, "Go ahead and bring the trophy that belongs to you."
The man walked onto the stage excitedly and took the trophy from Uncle Wolf.
"Thank you to the Academy and the judges for giving us this award. This is a recognition for those of us who work behind the scenes. I am so happy to receive the award."
"I would also like to thank Director Darabont and every actor in the crew. They all cooperated with us very well."
"And I also want to thank the screenwriter and producer Eric Cooper, who provided an excellent story and was willing to invest a lot of money, so we have room to play. Thank you very much!"
After giving his speech, Jack Garber returned to his seat happily and kissed the trophy hard. Everyone congratulated him in turn.
The award ceremony continued. After several reality show awards were presented, it was time for the first grand prize of the evening, the Best Actress in a Comedy Award.
The award presenter was Robin Williams. There is no need to say much about Robin's works. He is an actor that Eric likes very much and is good at both comedy and drama.
It’s a pity that fate is so cruel and has not been kind to this person who brings happiness to everyone.
He suffered from one of the most horrific diseases in the world - Lewy body dementia.
This disease not only causes loss of control of the limbs, but also reduces spatial perception, and causes amnesia, sleep disorders, neurological disorders, loss of consciousness, depression, hallucinations and many other effects.
The most terrifying thing is that the patient can feel his or her brain collapsing bit by bit, but there is nothing he or she can do about it. That is the most desperate feeling.
Finally, he chose to hang himself while he still had some consciousness, and died together with the disease.
Later autopsy reports showed that Robin Williams' intelligence before his death had regressed to that of a three-year-old, which is really sad.
"The nominees are all sexy and funny women, including Patricia Heaton from Everybody Loves Raymond, Jennifer Aniston from Friends, Jane Kaczmarek from Malcolm in the Middle, Sarah Jessica Parker from Sex and the City and Debra Messing from Will & Grace."
"The winner is Deborah Messing from Will & Grace."
Everyone applauded, but Eric didn't clap because he naturally hoped that "Friends" would win the award.
But seeing Rachel smiling happily on the big screen, I thought that winning the leading actress award would offset the disappointment of not winning the award.
Then, unsurprisingly, The Simpsons won the Best Animation Award without any controversy.
After seeing The Simpsons win an award, Eric felt that he should also develop MGM's animation business and not always focus on movies and TV series.
Before he traveled through time, he loved watching "Rick and Morty" and "Peppa Pig". The script of the former was very creative, and he, an adult, actually enjoyed watching the latter.
In Eric's opinion, "Peppa Pig" is one of the few animations that is suitable for all ages after "Tom and Jerry".
It has low production difficulty and high commercial profits, and is a very high-quality project that can be put on the agenda.
A few awards later, it was the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award, and Norman Reedus was nominated.
The award presenter Lucy Liu opened the envelope and read: "The nominees for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series are Joe Pantoliano from The Sopranos, Jeremy Sisto from Six Feet Under, Carlos Bernard from 24, Kenny Johnson from The Shield, and Norman Reedus from The Walking Dead."
"The winner is Norman Reedus from The Walking Dead, let us congratulate him."
Upon hearing that he had won the award, Nu Ge stood up excitedly, hugged everyone and walked up to the podium.
"Thank you, thank you very much to the Academy for giving me the award. I have been in the industry for seven years and this is the first trophy I have ever received. Tonight will be an important moment in my acting career and I will always remember it."
"I would like to thank everyone in the crew, they are all excellent partners, and Mr. Cooper Jr. I heard that it was his special approval that I got this role, thank you very much!"
The camera immediately turned to Eric, and his angular and handsome face was immediately reflected on the big screen.
Many actresses sighed in their hearts that he was so handsome, rich, powerful, young and handsome. He was such a perfect partner. I wonder which little bitch would get him.
Daryl returned to his seat happily and drank his wine in one gulp: "This is such a wonderful night. Thank you, Mr. Cooper, for creating such a charming character, so that I can get the trophy."
Everyone was whispering, only Bar Lefaeli felt a little uncomfortable because she was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
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However, following the principle of balance, her chances of winning the award have been reduced a lot.
Ten minutes later, reality confirmed her premonition and the Best Supporting Actress award went to "The Sopranos".
On the big screen, Barrafaeli could only put on a fake smile that she had practiced many times in private, and clapped to show her approval and open-mindedness.
When the camera cut away, she lowered her head and secretly mouthed "fuck".
Not angry? How could I not be angry? This was my first award, and it was gone just like that.
I can only pick up snacks and wine to eat as much as I can to make up for my broken heart.
Later, "The Walking Dead" won the Best Visual Effects Award and the Best Sound Effects Award, but unfortunately it also lost the Best Editing for a Drama Series, Best Casting for a Drama Series, and Best Multi-Camera Photography Awards.
Eric was also disappointed that "Friends" lost the Best Actor in a Comedy Series. Matthew Perry, who played Chandler, missed the award.
In the end, "Friends" only won the Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series award, which was won by Kristina Applegate, who played Rachel's sister Amy.
Others shave off the zero when they eat, but you shave off the front part, leaving only a zero!
At this point, "The Walking Dead" only has two nominations left: Best Screenplay for a Drama Series and Best Director.
Under the watchful eyes of the entire audience, Nicole, who just won the Oscar for Best Actress this year, walked out from the backstage. She was wearing a floral cheongsam and a love knot necklace, and looked extremely beautiful.
Eric was a little surprised to see her appear. She didn't tell him that she would attend the party, which was strange.
Walking to the center of the stage, Nicole looked around with a smile and winked at Eric mischievously.
"The screenwriters are the soul of a TV series. They create excellent stories and create vivid and distinctive characters."
"I have always believed that screenwriters are the cornerstone of our industry. Without the dedication of screenwriters, there would be no prosperity in Hollywood today."
"The people nominated tonight are all dream makers whom I admire, and some have been nominated multiple times."
Photos of Aaron Sorkin, screenwriter of The West Wing, and Alan Ball, screenwriter of Six Feet Under, suddenly appeared on the big screen.
“Some people are nominated for the first time.”
This time, a photo of "24" screenwriter Joel Suno appeared on the big screen.
“Some people become late bloomers and make great efforts in middle age.”
Shown on the big screen is Chuck Lorre, the screenwriter of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."
"Some people are very young and full of spirit."
After Nicole finished speaking, Eric appeared on the big screen. The academy chose the photo of him writing at his desk, but he actually posed for the photo.
This posture, coupled with the yellow light of the desk lamp and the many manuscripts scattered on the ground, has an exquisite composition and is quite charming.
The impression given is that this young man is not only handsome, but also very serious and talented.
"Oh My!"
Nicole opened the envelope and exclaimed subconsciously.
The people sitting below are all smart people. To be able to surprise the queen of the screen, they must have seen extraordinary results.
So who among the five people won the most impressive award? Many people immediately thought of something, and many eyes were on Eric.
Nicole took a deep breath, as if she had won an award: "The winner of the Best Screenplay for a Drama Series is Eric Cooper from The Walking Dead!"
In an instant, the whole audience exclaimed, and those who had some friendship with the audience, such as Uncle Wolf and Brad Pitt, were clapping and shouting.
There were also many people who were simply shocked. When the camera swept across, many people had expressions of disbelief on their faces, as if they had seen the most incredible thing happen.
The reason why many people feel shocked is that Eric is only 23 years old this year, just 23 years old.
What does this age represent?
Today, there are many influential awards in the world film industry, both global and regional.
These include the Oscars, Golden Globe Awards, Emmy Awards, the three major European awards, Tokyo Awards, Golden Horse Awards, Golden Image Awards, and so on.
The youngest screenwriter nominated so far is John Singleton, who was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for "Boyz n the Hood" when he was 24 years old.
Excluding the wild cards, 24 years old is the record limit.
Eric moved his age up by one year, and he won the award rather than being nominated, which made the difficulty increase by several dimensions.
At this moment, no one cared about the boss's pressure and style, and they all excitedly hugged Eric in the middle and almost threw him into the sky.
It could be clearly seen on the big screen that even Eric himself was staring with his eyes wide open, obviously surprised.
"Alright guys, let Eric go up on stage to receive his award. Nicole is waiting."
Darabont pushed the crowd aside to make way for Eric.
He calmed himself, looked at the beautiful woman with a smile like a flower on the stage and the golden trophy in her hand, then walked up with big strides.
“Hmm.”
As soon as I stood on it, before my back feet touched the ground, a fragrant breeze blew into my arms.
Then, in front of thousands of celebrities and more than 20 million viewers in front of TV, the two kissed each other.
(End of this chapter)