From Hollywood to Media Empire

At five in the afternoon, the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards officially began.

Charles's seat was arranged with the crew of Lost in Translation: Sofia Coppola, Scarlett Johansson, and Bill Murray and his wife, among others.

Of course, the primary focus at the Golden Globes was still on the movies, as the Emmy Awards were the authoritative ceremony for television awards.

Not long after the start, the awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress in the movie category were presented, with the winners being Chris Cooper and Meryl Streep from Adaptation.

Subsequently, several television awards were handed out, interspersed with non-performance-related movie awards.

The first award for Lost in Translation was Best Screenplay in the movie category, naturally awarded to Sofia Coppola.

The Golden Globes had Best Screenplay awards divided into movie and television categories. Unlike the Oscars, which had Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Of course, the biggest difference was that the Oscars didn't separate Drama and Musical/Comedy for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress.

Midway through the ceremony, the competition for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy began, with the strongest contenders being Bill Murray from Lost in Translation and Richard Gere from Chicago.

The presenter was Sharon Stone. Charles pondered whether the early release of Lost in Translation could still outperform Chicago in terms of awards.

"Oh," Sofia and Scarlett suddenly exclaimed by Charles's side.

Bill Murray had won Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. Charles quickly stood up to congratulate him.

Then, for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, Scarlett Johansson and Nia Vardalos both lost to Renee Zellweger from Chicago.

As the ceremony proceeded towards the more significant awards, the Best Actor in a Drama was awarded to veteran actor Jack Nicholson for About Schmidt.

The Best Actress in a Drama was awarded to Nicole Kidman for The Hours.

Charles watched Nicole Kidman take the stage. She indeed looked radiant. Just last year, she had won Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for Moulin Rouge, and this year it was for a Drama.

"The last three big awards are Best Director, Best Picture in Musical/Comedy, and Best Picture in Drama," Scarlett clutched Charles's arm and said.

"Don't be nervous. Look at Sofia; she looks so calm." Charles glanced at Sofia Coppola on his other side.

"Oh my God, I'm nervous too!" Sofia said with a smile.

This made Bill Murray laugh, "Sofia, you gotta have confidence!"

Best Director was not divided by genre. The presenter, Harrison Ford, announced the nominees:

- Spike Jonze for Adaptation

- Martin Scorsese for Gangs of New York

- Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

- Rob Marshall for Chicago

- Sofia Coppola for Lost in Translation

- Stephen Daldry for The Hours

Harrison Ford then loudly announced: Gangs of New York, Martin Scorsese.

No matter what, everyone applauded and congratulated the veteran director.

Next, the Best Picture in a Musical/Comedy award was presented by actors Nicolas Cage and Jennifer Connelly.

The nominees were:

- Lost in Translation

- Chicago

- My Big Fat Greek Wedding

- Adaptation

- About a Boy

"Jennifer, have you noticed how fierce the competition between Chicago and Lost in Translation has been tonight, from lead actors to Best Picture?" Nicolas Cage joked.

"True, the lead acting categories were each won by one of them. Let's see who wins Best Picture," Jennifer Connelly replied with a smile.

Nicolas Cage took a glance at the envelope in his hand and announced, Lost in Translation!

"Wow," Scarlett Johansson suddenly hugged Charles tightly.

"Best Picture in a Musical or Comedy!"

Charles straightened his clothes, kissed Scarlett Johansson, and then hugged Sofia Coppola.

"Together!" Charles held Sofia's hand as they left their seats, accepting congratulations and expressing thanks.

The host introduced Charles Carpe, the producer of Lost in Translation and also one of the producers of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, a young film producer at 21.

In the front row, they also embraced Tom Hanks and his wife.

"Good job, kid!" Tom Hanks said.

"Charles, keep it up!" added Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks's wife.

"Thank you, thank you!"

As they passed Nicole Kidman, she stood up, clapping and hugging Charles. "Charles, that's impressive. You've only produced two movies, right?"

"Ah, thank you!"

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