Awards and Power

"This is definitely the worst Golden Globe Awards ever."

Standing at the Golden Globe Awards party, watching the celebrations of the people around him, Levi was holding a glass of wine and muttering, expressing his dissatisfaction.

Of course, he will not let others hear this kind of dissatisfaction. He himself knows it very well. He said that this Golden Globe Award is the worst in history, not because the awards selection is bad this time, but more of venting in anger.

He is unhappy because he gained nothing from this Golden Globe Award.

Although, this time, the movie made many people think that Levi's level has improved again, as early as the awards season has just arrived, it has been rumored that the Oscar judges do not want to let Levi receive more honors because doing so would destroy the balance too much. 

Levi has been nominated for several years in a row, and they can't reserve a spot for him in every nomination.

This time, the Golden Globe Awards obviously understood this truth: Although Levi's film still received multiple nominations, in terms of Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Drama Film, all were nominated, but Levi was not nominated for the best director category.

As expected, Levi did not win any awards in the subsequent awards. In terms of Best Drama Film, there is no doubt that Beautiful Mind won the award. In line with the Golden Globe Awards' tendency to favor foreign works, Best Screenplay was awarded to Gosford Park, and Best Actress in a Drama Series was awarded to Sissy Spacek. As for best supporting actress, there is no doubt that the cast of A Beautiful Mind picked up on Levi's trick last year when they signed Jennifer Connelly up for competition. She has so many scenes that other actors can't compete with her.

Therefore, this time, at the Golden Globe Awards, it was embarrassing for Levi that he did not win even a single award in terms of movies.

However, it is wrong to say that there is nothing - in addition to movies, the Golden Globe Awards also have TV awards. 

What amazed people is the TV series 24, which Enigma Company only started preparation for in September and aired in November, and has only been aired for two months, actually gave Kiefer Sutherland the leading actor role in a TV drama. 

Clearly, the American people are concerned about counterterrorism. It's really caring...

Although he didn't come back empty-handed, it is definitely not something to be happy about with only such a small gain for Levi. This can be regarded as his worst experience at the Golden Globe Awards in recent years. 

He was still a little dissatisfied when he arrived at the banquet.

Actually, it makes sense that he didn't have a single significant award. A Beautiful Mind is indeed a good biographical film, and it is not news that the Oscars always favor biopics. And Gosford Park is indeed a very nuanced and good movie. 

Even if Levi is not a big fan of British classical drama-style works, he has to admit that this meticulous group portrait film is excellent. As for actors competing for awards, this is not a big deal. 

Anyway, this year's Oscars are about skin color, not acting skills. What does it matter whether you win or not?

Only not even a single award was given to Levi. It is still a bit of a shock. In his opinion, his movies are not that bad after all. What made him even more helpless was even if he is not in a good mood now, he still has to be here and continue to greet others.

"Hey, Nick, you're here."

Unfortunately, no one gave Levi too much time to be in a daze. The sound of a familiar voice made Levi turn his head, and two women greeted him, and one of them is Naomi.

"Nick, it's great to have you here. Just now, Nicole told me that she wanted to get to know you and asked me to help introduce you. Nicole is my friend. We knew each other when we were in Australia, where we went to school together. We had known each other since we took acting classes. And I think you must know her too, right?"

After seeing Levi, Naomi came over immediately, and Levi quickly noticed, standing next to Naomi, with a slight smile, was Nicole Kidman.

She was also one of the actresses nominated at the Golden Globe Awards this time. Moreover, unlike Naomi, who only received one nomination, Nicole Kidman relied on The Others and Moulin Rouge to win nominations for Best Actress in both the drama and musical comedy categories.

After her divorce in February last year, it can be said that Nicole Kidman has become more and more popular. Now, there is no problem saying that she is one of the most outstanding actresses in Hollywood.

"Hello, Director Levi, nice to meet you." Nicole Kidman walked over and took the initiative to extend her hand and shook Levi's hand, "I have always liked your movies, and this time, I went to watch the movie Naomi starred in. It was really touching, especially for a divorced person like me; it was very touching..."

Naomi introduced Nicole Kidman, who immediately came over and started chatting with Levi. Levi was smiling and talking to her but was thinking about other things.

Naomi claims that they have known each other for a long time. However, Nicole Kidman married Tom Cruise and has been a high-profile figure in Hollywood over the years, while Naomi has always been at the bottom. She struggled a lot, and it was not until she met him that she really got better. 

To say that their relationship was very good, it was hard for Levi to believe it: if they really had a good relationship, she would not sit back and watch her friend's career fail to improve for many years. 

Look at Leonardo DiCaprio and how he managed to secure the role of Spider-Man for Tobey Marquire. It shows how unreliable their so-called good relationship is.

However, no matter how unreliable the relationship is for Hollywood actors, it is still good to mention it when necessary. Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts are both actors from Australia. They have to rely on each other to survive. Bringing up old stories now may not be a good way for them to publicize.

Moreover, they can become friends now even if they were not friends before. Kidman is obviously very good at making friends with others, and she has convinced Naomi to bring her to see Levi so quickly.

Obviously, although Naomi has successfully become famous, she still doesn't know enough about things in this circle. On the contrary, Kidman's mind is much better than hers, and she can get better and better after leaving Tom Cruise. She has her own advantages.

And it's not strange that she came to find himself: Kidman's ambitions have always been highlighted before and after the divorce, and her pursuit of career is also well known.

However, Levi just smiled in response to her enthusiastic attitude but did not respond. He knew that Nicole Kidman found him simply because she wanted to cooperate with him, gain his favor, and get new performance opportunities. 

However, Levi did not want to compromise on his promise. Firstly, he really has no work planned, and secondly, he doesn't really appreciate women who are too smart.

Kidman saw his attitude immediately. She was not a fool. After seeing Levi's indifference, she immediately chose to leave temporarily and stopped talking to Levi.

"You are a little cold to Nicole." Seeing Kidman walking away, Naomi spoke to Levi in ​​a low voice.

"What if she asks for cooperation? I don't have a good script at hand right now to be able to cooperate with her." Levi shrugged. He didn't tell the real reason why he did this. He knew it would be difficult for Naomi to deal with it if he told her.

"Wouldn't it be better if you agree first? You don't know that in Hollywood now, there are many actors who want to appear in your movie." Naomi said with some regret, which made Levi also smile. 

"I really want to agree, but there are too many people looking for me, so I can't agree with them all - do you think I didn't see any actors who took the initiative to talk to me at this party? Believe me, Ms. Kidman is not the first one."

"Who else?" Naomi asked with some interest.

"Do you know that young girl? The one named Anne Hathaway." Levi pointed, "She also took the initiative to come to me just now, and my answer to her was the same as my answer to Ms. Kidman. The answer is the same."

Naomi looked over, and there was a young girl chatting and laughing with someone. This actor, who had just starred in The Princess Diaries, became famous recently. Naomi knew that, but a female actor found the director without anyone's guidance. This was a bit unimaginable for her, "You know her?" 

"No... this is the interesting part." Levi laughed. 

He was not as surprised as Naomi that Hathaway found him. He knew something about the future, and he still knew that Hathaway, an actor, had ambitions deep in her heart that were inconsistent with her appearance.

These ambitious actors approached him one after another, obviously to further their careers. It can be said that for them, Levi is now a person who can help them rise to the top.

It used to be difficult for Levi to build personal connections. He needs to go to the door in person to persuade the actors to act in his plays, and he needs to give the actors a lot of rewards to make them willing to cooperate with him. 

Now, Levi is no longer the Levi of the past; now, he needs to be pleased, and he is the one who is being fawned over.

Levi once told Alexander he wanted to promote Naomi and Scarlett and establish connections. Now, the first two were accomplished, and the third was just as natural.

They don't have to give him awards; power is earned by himself.

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