Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 671 - 485: Best Lead Actor

"Haha, yes, I suggest you do that."

Jack Gyllenhaal squinted his eyes, laughed, said he'd see him later, and then turned to enter a nearby coffee shop.

"Is he joking?"

Link asked, somewhat suspicious.

"Boss, I don't think so. There's a tradition at the three major film festivals: before the awards ceremony, members of the jury notify the winners to prepare in advance and to try to attend the awards ceremony in person. Jack Gyllenhaal, being the only American on the jury, is the right person to notify you,"

Jamie Jones explained.

Link raised an eyebrow, "Are you saying that I'm this year's Best Actor?"

"That's right, boss, congratulations on becoming the Film Emperor of the Berlin Film Festival,"

Jamie Jones said with a smile.

"Link, you were really impressive in 'Buried,' and I think you deserve this award,"

Director Rodrigo Cortez also said, smiling as he offered his congratulations.

Link waved his hand, feeling it was too early to celebrate; Jack Gyllenhaal might have been joking. Nevertheless, to avoid any surprises, he still prepared an acceptance speech in advance.

On the afternoon of the 26th, the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival awards ceremony was held in the Grand Hall of the Berlin Film Palace next to Potsdamer Platz. All the main competition films and their crews were invited to participate.

Link also attended the ceremony, dressed in a thick, warm suit.

The venue was bustling with activity, and the 5,000+ seats were filled to capacity. Rodriguez Cortez and he had front-row seats, with the crews of "Royal Affairs in Versailles" and "Caesar Must Die" next to them, and behind them sat the crew of "White Deer Plain."

Upon his arrival, film industry professionals around him came over to greet him.

Link handled a few greetings before sitting down to await the results.

The Berlin Film Festival awards ceremony presented fifteen awards, including the Golden Bear for Best Film, the Jury's Silver Bear, Silver Bears for Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Leading Actor and Actress, among others.

The first award presented was the Lifetime Achievement Award, which went to the famous American actress Meryl Streep in recognition of her contributions to cinema. Additionally, her film "The Iron Lady" was also exhibited at this film festival.

Following the Lifetime Achievement Award, the ceremony continued with the Alfred Award, the Golden Bear for Best Short Film, the Silver Bear for Best Short Film, a special honorary award for a short film, and a special commendation by the children's jury.

Then they moved on to the major awards.

The Silver Bear for Best Screenwriter went to the screenwriter of the Danish/Czech/German film "Royal Affairs in Versailles."

The award for Best Actress went to Rachel Mwanza, the lead of the Canadian film "War Witch." Zhang Yuqi, the lead actress of "White Deer Plain," was nominated for the same award but did not win.

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The third award presented was for Best Cinematography, which went to Lutz from "White Deer Plain".

The fourth award to be presented was for Best Actor, with five nominees: Link from "Buried", Salvador Striano from "Caesar Must Die", Mads Mickelsen from "A Royal Affair", Attila Eged from "Just the Wind", and Ronald Zehrfeld from "Barbara".

"The winner of the 62nd Berlin Film Festival for Best Actor is..."

German actress Diane Kruger glanced at the card and passed it to her colleague Lea Seydoux.

The two starred in "Farewell, My Queen", which was the opening film at this year's Berlin Film Festival; Lea Seydoux's performance in "Sister" also competed in the main section of the festival.

"'Buried', Mr. Link Baker!"

Lea Seydoux smiled at Link who was in the audience.

"Wow!"

Before Link could show any sign of surprise, a chorus of exclamations erupted from around him, and several actors from his crew congratulated him.

Whir, whir, whir!

A round of warm applause broke out from below the stage, and the main scenes from "Buried" began to play on the big screen at the venue.

Link lay in a dim wooden box, wearing a dirty t-shirt, holding a lighter, trying to make a phone call. His expression went from excitement to loss to despair, Link revealed his inner emotions solely through simple facial expressions, highly evocative.

"Link is really amazing; whatever he does, he does it so well. A man like him is a true good man,"

Zhang Yuqi clapped her hands and praised Link while looking at him.

"Yeah, he's also very good at hitting on girls,"

Wang Anquan said with a hint of sarcasm.

In the aisle, Link shook hands with a group of well-wishers, briskly walked up the stage, shared a hug with Diane Kruger and Lea Seydoux, and accepted their congratulations.

Lea Seydoux, who had worked with him on "Midnight in Paris", even asked him to buy her a drink during the hug.

Link smiled and agreed, then took a shiny Silver Bear Award trophy from Diane Kruger's hands, and approached the microphone to give his acceptance speech, taking a breath and laughing as he said:

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"Thank you! I'm so happy. I thank the Berlin Film Festival and the members of the jury for giving me this heavy trophy.

In the past few years, I've won lots of awards—in sports, music, and acting—but none have surprised and delighted me as much as the Silver Bear Award, one of the most meaningful awards I have ever received.

I'd like to share this award with director Rodrigo Cortez whose guidance gave me the power to perform inside the box. I also want to thank my wife Eva, my children, and all those lovely fans. Thank you for your continuous support, I love you all,"

Link declared, holding up the Silver Bear Award.

Clap, clap, clap!

A round of strong applause came from the audience; it took more than two minutes for the applause to subside after Link finished his speech and stepped down from the stage.

"Mr. Baker, congratulations on your award."

After he stepped off the stage, actors around him once again offered their congratulations, including Zhang Yuqi, Isabelle Huppert, Angelina Jolie, Uma Thurman, Robert Pattinson, Keanu Reeves, Michael Fassbender, and Antonio Banderas.

Link responded politely.

Following the Best Actor award, several other major awards continued to be presented.

Eventually, the Italian film "Caesar Must Die" took the Golden Bear Award for Best Film, the Hungarian/German/French movie "Just the Wind" won the Jury Grand Prix Silver Bear, and the German film "Barbara" won the Silver Bear for Best Director.

After the award ceremony ended, the organizers played "Caesar Must Die" again as the closing film of the festival.

Link had a tight schedule and couldn't afford to watch movies here; he left the venue after only half an hour.

When Link was leaving the film palace, Nini caught up to him from behind, her face flushed as she congratulated him and then hesitantly asked if he would like some coffee, as it had started to snow outside and a coffee would be warming.

Seeing the girl's rosy, shy face and twinkling eyes, Link nodded and agreed.