He wanted to comfort her with words like "You're still young, you have plenty of opportunities ahead," but he didn't know how long it would take for her to no longer be "young," for those arrogant judges to be willing to award her, instead of using excuses like "she's still young, she'll have more chances in the future, so let's give it to someone older this time" to take away the honor that should have been hers time and time again.
This kind of Laila made him feel so sorry for her. If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, he would kiss her gently, using his kiss to warm her cooling body and soul.
Laila, who was immersed in the classic moment on TV, only noticed Roy's unusual behavior when she felt his hand tighten around hers.
She was taken aback. What was with that look in his eyes that said, "You're so pitiful, but don't worry, I will love you forever"? What had happened behind her back?
So, under the gaze of the camera, the audience watching on TV saw Laila and Roy lock eyes.
"Laila is so pitiful, Roy must be comforting her."
"Thieves! The judges of the Golden Globe Awards are all thieves! They stole the award that should have belonged to Laila!"
"Wait a minute, there's still one more award for Best Picture! If the Golden Globe Awards haven't awarded her by then, I will protest!"
Many of the viewers watching in front of the TV came just to see Laila. They all believed that with "The Lord of the Rings" this time, she would sweep all the major awards just like she did with "Chicago" before.
What was the result? Only four nominations, and so far, not a single win, not even the Best Director that should have been hers!
So, at this moment, everyone's attention was focused on the last major film award—the Best Picture.
There was no doubt that this award was for the entire cast and crew who served the film. Winning this award meant that everyone in the crew had their talents recognized. So, some said that as long as this award was given to Laila, they would forgive them.
However, no one knew better than Laila herself that she would not get that award. And that was indeed the case. When the presenter announced the name "Brokeback Mountain," who knew how many keyboards and mice were smashed to the ground?
The Golden Globe Awards actually didn't give Laila a single award! They shamelessly took advantage of her popularity, repeatedly mentioning her name in the previous publicity, but in the end, they didn't even give her a consolation prize! This was too unfair!
While the commotion outside grew louder and louder, the Golden Globe Awards ceremony continued.
Next were the TV awards. It wasn't until now that Laila showed a careful listening expression for the first time, no longer as indifferent as before.
Just by looking at the nominations, it was clear that NBC's shows almost dominated the nominations. Almost every award had one of their shows in the running.
In the Best Actor in a Drama Series category, Hugh Laurie, who played Dr. House, and Wentworth Miller, who performed excellently in "Prison Break," both had a great chance of winning.
On the female side, in the Best Actress category, Mary-Louise Parker from "Weeds" was up against four leading actresses from "Desperate Housewives," making the competition fierce and intense.
But the result was gratifying. "House" and "Weeds" emerged victorious in the end.
Thinking about how four out of five nominees for Best Actress were from "Desperate Housewives," and yet "Weeds," which fought alone, won the award, Laila found it amusing. Unfortunately, she was not interested in shows like "Desperate Housewives" in her previous life, so she wasn't sure about their plotlines. Otherwise, she could have taken this famous show to NBC as well.
NBC's shows won several awards in a row, and Laila was genuinely happy. After all, the birth of these shows was more or less related to her.
In fact, the Golden Globe Awards had contacted her before, inviting her to present an award. However, she declined, not because she thought the award she was presenting was too insignificant, but because she thought it was too troublesome to go on stage and think about what to say. Besides, she was not someone who relied on exposure to make a living. Whether she appeared at the awards ceremony or not didn't have much impact on her.
But others didn't know her true feelings. Seeing her smile, they thought she had good manners and didn't let her disappointment of not winning an award affect her.
This was an affectionate misunderstanding.
After the awards ceremony, Laila wanted to chat with director Ang Lee, but seeing him surrounded by people and looking busy, she gave up the opportunity and decided to talk to him later. If all else failed, she could visit him in person.
However, when she, Roy, Louise, and others walked out of the hotel, they were immediately surrounded by crazed reporters. Laila was a little surprised. Shouldn't they be looking for the winners to interview at this time? Why were they interviewing her, who didn't win anything? Were they here to see her "down and out" appearance?
Thinking of the nature of the reporters, it didn't seem impossible.
But the questions from the reporters that followed finally made her understand. It turned out that these people were really here because she didn't win, but not to ridicule her. Instead, they were here to voice their grievances for her, or more precisely, to voice the grievances of her fans on her behalf.
"Director Moran, 'The Lord of the Rings' has grossed $1.4 billion worldwide, with excellent reviews globally, yet it didn't win a single award at the Golden Globe Awards. What do you think about this?"
"Some people suspect that the Golden Globe Awards are discriminating against 'The Lord of the Rings.' Do you think this argument is reasonable?"
"This time, no awards were won. Do you think it's because of the film itself or because of you? Do you think this year's Golden Globe Awards are fair?"
The winners being interviewed next to her could only smile bitterly and shake their heads when they saw that more people were interviewing her, who didn't win, than them, who did. This was incomparable. Who made her Laila Moran? If she won an award, there would be a crowd of people wanting to interview her. If she didn't win, there would still be a crowd of people wanting to interview her.
However, these questions from the reporters were a bit "unpleasant." They made it sound like it was discrimination if she didn't win, but what about the other nominees who didn't win? Were they also discriminated against and then mocked by the public?
Out of hundreds of candidates, only five were nominated, and only one winner could emerge. Should Laila not winning be considered discrimination? Did she have to sweep every award to avoid being discriminated against?
Of course, these were just murmurs in their hearts, and no one would be foolish enough to say such things out loud, otherwise, it would be provoking trouble. In fact, they also knew that it was indeed a bit excessive for the Golden Globe Awards not to give Laila an award. If you don't want to give her an award, don't keep mentioning her in the publicity. It's too much to use her popularity and then not give her a single award in the end.