When she heard her name, Yumi covered her mouth with her hands with an expression of disbelief.
Then, in less than a second, the expression on Yumi's face turned into excitement and joy.
At the end, there seemed to be tears flashing in her eyes.
When applause broke out all around, Sakutsuki Yumi tightly grasped her clothes on her chest with one hand and covered her mouth with the other.
It seemed that if she didn't do this, she would scream out loud.
For Yumi, who is only 22 years old, the recognition of an Oscar acting award means a lot.
As the first Asian actor to win an Oscar for acting, this honor alone will allow Yumi to live a life of wealth and beauty from now on.
If nothing else, all the crews in Asia will invite Yumi.
Although there are many Oscar winners for Best Actress, the Supporting Actress award is a level lower than the Lead Actress award.
But he is the only Asian actor to win an Oscar, an honor that no other actor can match.
Originally, Nanaya thought that Yumi would scream and shout after winning the award.
But although the little girl was very emotional, she behaved quite calmly.
Amid the cheers from the crew and guests, Yumi hugged everyone in the crew, including Shion.
Finally, she stood in front of Nanaya.
"Big brother, thank you so much!"
This was the first time Yumi took the initiative to hug Nanaya.
"Um...congratulations."
Nanaya found that his abdomen was being strangled so tightly that he could hardly breathe.
But Yumi kept holding Nanaya tightly and refused to let go no matter what.
"Without big brother, there would be no Yumi~"
"Um..."
Nanaya's face was flushed, which was caused by holding his breath.
Yumi's face was also red, but her reason was completely different from Nanaya's.
"Thank you, big brother~"
Yumi gave Nanaya a light kiss on the cheek, then turned around and walked quickly onto the stage.
Rin, who was two seats away from Nanaya, snorted coldly.
"The kiss from an Oscar-winning actress... isn't it nice?"
"It's okay, it's okay."
Nanaya laughed with an embarrassed look on his face and looked around guiltily.
I noticed that there was nothing unusual on Shion and Ryan's faces. They seemed to simply think that Yumi was just too excited.
Yumi walked onto the stage and took the golden statuette handed to her by Robin Williams with tears in her eyes.
When Yumi touched the trophy with her hands, her whole body was shaking. She still couldn't believe that she had actually won this award.
Fortunately, when Yumi stood in front of the microphone to give her acceptance speech, her voice sounded calm.
"Thank you for the recognition from the college."
Although she was so excited that she could do a difficult split in mid-air, Yumi still remembered the instructions the operator had given her before.
Her first words were to thank the college.
This is an attitude of respect for authority.
The college gave you the award, so naturally you should thank them.
For Yumi, who has little experience, this is a necessary process.
Otherwise, those narrow-minded old men would never let her go.
Then, Yumi turned her gaze to where the Madoka Magica crew was, and she said with the warmest smile on her face, "Thank you, Director Nanaya. I wouldn't be standing here without you. You will always be the person I admire the most!!"
For a moment, both the guests on the scene and the audience across the screen (with the help of the camera) focused their attention on Nanaya.
"…"
Nanaya really hopes that he can be the focus of the whole world's attention tonight.
But the scene he imagined should be the time when he holds up the Oscar statuette, and definitely not the current occasion.
But what can he do?
Yumi had already said it, and all Nanaya could do was applaud and give an awkward but polite smile to the camera.
Fortunately, Yumi didn't say anything strange again, and there was nothing surprising in her subsequent acceptance speech.
After thanking other crew members, she thanked her family.
Because the operator had previously taught her how to give a speech, Yumi's expression was very fluent throughout the whole process.
Outside the Kodak Theater, all fans of "Madoka Magica" witnessed this historic moment.
The most intuitive reaction was that at the moment when Yumi won the Best Supporting Actress award, the North American viewership of the Oscars finally reached more than 35 million.
Compared with the viewing data of previous sessions, this is truly a miracle.
The last time this result was achieved was when Peter Jackson was crowned king in 2004.
And going further back is the eternal pinnacle of the Oscars, the moment when Cameron held the little golden man and shouted "I am the king of the world".
"Titanic" at that time could be regarded as the king of topics, and it easily boosted the ratings of the Oscars ceremony.
Madoka Magica is indeed very good, but can it do the same as Titanic?
Maybe it really can.
After winning the Best Supporting Actress award, "Madoka Magica" continued its sweep and won two more golden awards for Best Editing and Best Cinematography.
The Best Visual Effects Award was given to "Avatar", which was a pity for the "Madoka Magica" crew members.
But Nanaya himself didn't care much about it.
Because this award is more of a gift to James Cameron than to "Avatar".
Besides, the status of the Best Visual Effects Award is still quite different from the Best Editing and Best Photography awards won by "Madoka Magica".
These two awards, together with the screenplay award, can be said to be a prelude to the best film.
According to the convention of previous Oscars, if a film wins Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Editing.
Then it is almost certain that this movie will win the Best Picture award.
The reason is very simple. These three awards represent the three indicators that best reflect the quality of a film besides the actors' acting skills.
Shion whispered to Ryan, "With these three awards in hand, I'm not sure I'll win Best Director, but Best Picture is basically ours."
Ryan nodded slightly. "I've also heard that these three awards are the precursors to the Best Picture. If you win two of them, there's more than an 80% chance that you'll win. It's basically no surprise that Nanaya has won all three."
Having been Nanaya's assistant for such a long time, Ryan naturally had some understanding of Oscar.
Shion whispered softly into Ryan's ear, "How are you going to celebrate with Nanaya tonight?"
Ryan shuddered and turned her head away with a slightly red face.
"Celebration or something... let's talk about it later."
"Don't say that anymore. You must seize this opportunity."
Shion's smile gradually became weird.
"After all, you will officially debut as an actor, and you will be very busy then~~"
Unfortunately, Ryan did not hear the other meaning in Shion's words. She just replied firmly: "I will work hard and will not embarrass Nanaya."
"Tsk, you're being so boring..."
Shion felt a little bored, so she turned her attention back to the stage.
The little actions of the two beauties did not attract the attention of other people in the crew.
Because everyone was very excited at this moment, all attention was focused on the stage.
Even the usually calm Nanaya felt a little nervous because he was eager to know the result.
Although the data analysis shows that it is a sure win, what if those old men take revenge on me in some way?
Until the moment when the award is announced, Nanaya can only wait quietly.
At this point, the Oscars have come to an end, with only the four most important awards yet to be announced - Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Picture.
Judging from the current results, "Madoka Magica" is undoubtedly the biggest winner.
Among the awards that have been presented, Madoka Magica won 7 out of 11.
But everyone knows that what will really determine the status of "Madoka Magica" at the Oscars tonight is the next award presented.
If it fails to win the Best Director and Best Picture awards, then no matter how many other awards it wins, "Madoka Magica" will still be just a stepping stone for other films.
Similarly, if "Madoka Magica" can win the most important award.
Then its status can be compared with "Titanic" and "The Lord of the Rings", leaving a significant mark in film history.
The Best Actor award was presented to Jeff Bridges. The old man born in 1949 finally got his wish and won the Best Actor trophy.
But when Nanaya saw this bearded man, his first reaction was the fat Thor in "End Game".
After the Best Actor award, the Best Actress award arrived.
Last year's Best Actor winner, Sean Penn, strode onto the stage.
"Last year, we saw actors with both good looks and acting skills leave outstanding performances on the screen."
I don't know who wrote this opening line, but many people, including Nanaya, felt embarrassed after hearing it.
Last year's commercial films were indeed fantastic, but to say that any actresses performed exceptionally well in their roles is sheer nonsense.
However, Sean Penn was not affected at all. He continued to recite the award speech he had prepared long ago.
"Among them, the most outstanding actresses are undoubtedly the following five..."
The big screen began to play the list of nominations in sync with the picture: "Sandra Bullock - "Blind Side"; Tohsaka Rin - "Madoka Magica"; Helen Mirren - "The Last Station"; Gabourey Sidibe - "Love Actually" and Meryl Streep - "Julie & Julia."
I wonder if this nomination list can be considered a mockery of the Oscars.
Because the five actors covered in this list are really comprehensive, from tall to short, from fat to thin, from young people to old women, from white people, yellow people to black people, it can be said that everything is included.
Looking at the clips flashing on the stage screen, Nanaya couldn't help but complain.
"Fortunately, the Oscars are not a beauty pageant, otherwise the winner would have been decided."
"I agree with that."
Ori also agreed.
"Oh, what a pity." Nanaya sighed, "The performance of the character of Madoka in the script is not as impressive as that of Homura Akemi, otherwise Rin could have really fought for it."
It cannot be said that the character of Madoka is not good, it can only be said that she is not as outstanding as Homura Akemi in the entire "Madoka Magica" script.
Just like in "The Dark Knight", although Batman is indeed the protagonist, the most impressive character is the Joker.
"Seniors, didn't you give Tohsaka a PR?"
"PR." Nanaya replied, "But it's just general PR. The main focus of the performance award is on Yumi."
"Then senior, who do you think will win the Best Actress award?" Ori Bai asked boredly.
"Sandra Bullock."
Nanaya guessed this name because the other party was the best actress of this year.
But if we go back a few years, Nanaya might have guessed Gabourey Sidibe.
Although this actor is a person who abandoned the superficial unit of kilograms and counted in tons.
Unfortunately, he was born into a good family and has black skin.
If she is not given the Best Actress award, not only will black people protest, but feminist activists will as well.
After all, the rules for judging the future Oscars are already a mess.
The actors' performances are no longer the core issue, it is more about the political aspects.
In comparison, this era where public relations is the key to success is actually fairer.
After all, it is better to be richer than to be more "correct".
From this point of view, actress Sandra Bullock is really lucky.
She was not an actress known for her acting skills, and she was able to win the Best Actress award not because of her own merits.
But it is a foil between peers.
However, when Sean Penn opened the envelope, he read out a name that exceeded everyone's expectations.
"The winner of Best Actress is Rin Tohsaka from Madoka Magica!"
"Hmm????"*N
"Hmm!!!!"*N
"Eh???!!!!"*N
The entire Kodak Theater was in an uproar.