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|  | | Oscars Burning Questions 奥斯卡花絮 |
 虽然“谁将胜出”这样的疑问是留给来年的好莱坞的，但今年奥斯卡的许多事情仍给我们带来了久久不去的神秘感。
Even though the "who will win" Oscar suspense is over for another
year, we were still left with a lingering sense of mystery after
Sunday's ceremony.
Who knew Tom Cruise was going to be a presenter? Who was Russell
Crowe's mystery date? Who won the TV by giving the shortest speech?
And just how long did Julia Roberts' acceptance speech last, anyway?
We unearthed the answers to these Oscar-night head-scratchers, so
read on.
Tom's Stealth Mission
Tom Cruise, who's kept a low profile since filing for divorce from
wife Nicole Kidman, made his first public appearance to present
the award for Best Director, but few knew he was even going to be
there.
His appearance at the ceremony was kept so hush-hush that even members
of the production staff didn't know he was showing up, Variety's
Army Archerd reports, since the actor's name wasn't in the program
and he didn't attend rehearsals.
One person who did know of his scheduled stop was Penélope Cruz,
who told Entertainment Tonight, "You'll see him yourself later,"
when asked about her Vanilla Sky co-star.
Cruise, sporting a new haircut for his film Minority Report, wasn't
dressed for the occasion, wearing just a blue suit with no tie.
Archerd reports that Cruise, who skipped the red carpet, ducked
out immediately afterwards, thereby avoiding the press coming and
going.
Russell's Mystery Date
The blond woman with Russell Crowe, who trailed the Best Actor-to-be
at a discreet distance on the red carpet and gave him a smooch when
he won his award, turned out to be an old girlfriend of his. Her
name is Danielle Spencer, and, according to the Crowe-endorsed fan
site Maximumcrowe.com, they dated for four years. Crowe starred
with Spencer in The Crossing (coincidentally, the film's about a
love triangle, and Spencer's character's name is Meg).
Julia Breaks the Rules
As for the length of Julia Roberts' exuberant, defy-the-orchestra,
Cuba Gooding Jr.-like speech, ET told the somewhat-abashed Best
Actress winner that it clocked in at three minutes, 47 seconds.
Keeping It Short
The Academy's suggested speech length this year was 45 seconds.
Not only did Dutch animator Michael Dudok de Wit make it in under
that time length, but his speech lasted a mere 15 seconds. He should
know about keeping it short: He won in the Best Short Film — Animated
category.
hush-hush
[adj] 极秘密的
rehearsal
[n] 演习，试演
blond
[adj] 金发的
discreet
[adj] 谨慎的
smooch
[n] 接吻
exuberant
[adj] 丰富的
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