VOA常速英语2019--奥斯卡金像奖背后的故事（在线收听）

In the late 1920s,Hollywood producers liked coming here to the fancy Millennium Biltmore Hotel to hold business meetings.

The story goes that it was here in 1927 that the studios designer first sketched the outlook of the Oscar statue.

"During the preliminary session of planning the Oscars,there were a couple of people in conversation talking about this event.

And this started to scribble on a napkin and kind of draw a design above what is now the Oscar statue."

No one knows where the historical napkin ended up.

Director of Marketing at Biltmore Hotel, Ana Segura,believes that was lost nearly hundred years ago,

But the Oscar design endured.

And in 1929,the first Academy Awards ceremony took place at the Roosevelt Hotel,

Yet years later, the ceremony moved to where it all began,the Biltmore Hotel.

This hole hosted the ceremony eight times,though back then,it looked a little different.

"This ballroom originally was built to cater to the Oscars with a grand stage.

And because of the reconstruction,the hotel went through a renovation ,and so they had to downsize the ceiling."

Pompous receptions, breathtakingly beautiful evening gowns and tuxedos,this was the place to see and be seen in legendary old Hollywood.

Visitors can still see glimpses of it today on the pictures that adorn the hotel walls.

"This picture, thats the one with Walt Disney and Shirley Temple.

The beauty about this picture is the Oscar.

It’s the most iconic because of the Seven Dwarfs nomination.

Obviously he got his award,so you have seven little Oscars and then the big Oscar trophy."

But not just Hollywood stars frequented the Biltmore Hotel.

During prohibition, the time between 1920 and 1933

when the sale and manufacture of alcohol was illegal,this place drew very different crowds.

Everyone from gangsters to politicians came here to meet in a secret bar that was hidden behind this wall.

"High name profile ranking officials,whether there were government celebrities,

It was a combination of just, you know,highly renowned name people .

And of course, because of the prohibition era and having such a great time at some point, somebody had to to get out and get away, right?

And so that was the secret passage."

Even today, actors and producers love coming here.

Hyman has been a barman here for over half a century.

All this time,hes been collecting autographs,pictures and incredible stories.

His favorite is about how he met Al Pacino,who decided to take a stroll around the hotel wearing a black cape.

"Mr.Pacino, I almost called securities on you,and say why?

because look at you.

And he said well, I’m rehearsing a play at Aquinas.

Oh my god! So later on, I asked him for his autograph ."

The Academy Award ceremony hasn’t been held here for years.

Its venue of choices has long been Hollywoods Dolby Theatre.

But to commemorate the early days of Oscars, every February, a special themed party is held within the walls of the legendary Biltmore Hotel .

20世纪20年代末，好莱坞制片人喜欢来这里举行商务会议。

故事是这样的，1927年，工作室的设计师在这里首次勾画了奥斯卡雕像的外形。

“在筹备奥斯卡的前期阶段，有几个人在谈论这件事。

然后我开始在一张餐巾纸上乱涂乱画，在现在的奥斯卡雕像上方画了一个图案。”

没有人知道这张具有历史意义的餐巾纸最终落在了哪里。

比尔特莫尔酒店的市场总监安娜·塞古拉认为这是在近一百年前丢失的，

但奥斯卡的设计经久不衰。

1929年，第一届奥斯卡颁奖典礼在罗斯福酒店举行，

然而，几年后，仪式移到了一切开始的地方，比尔特莫尔酒店。

这个地点举办了8次仪式，虽然在当时，它看起来有点不同。

“这个宴会厅最初是为了奥斯卡而建的，有一个大舞台。

由于重建，酒店进行了翻新，所以他们不得不降低天花板的尺寸。”

华丽的招待会，美得令人窒息的晚礼服和无尾礼服，这是在传奇的老好莱坞可以看到和被看到的地方。

今天，游客仍然可以在装饰酒店墙壁的图片上看到它的身影。

“这张照片是沃尔特·迪斯尼和秀兰·邓波儿的合影。

这幅画的美就在于奥斯卡奖。

它是最具标志性的，因为《七个小矮人》的提名。

很明显他得到了他的奖项，所以你有七个小金人，然后是一个大的奥斯卡奖杯。”

但不仅仅是好莱坞明星经常光顾比尔特莫尔酒店。

在禁酒令期间，也就是1920年到1933年间，

酒精的销售和制造是非法的，这个地方吸引了非常不同的人群。

从黑帮到政客，每个人都到这堵墙后面的秘密酒吧里聚会。

“高知名度的高级官员，无论是政府名人，

这都混杂了，你知道，非常有名的人。

当然，由于禁酒令时代的存在在某些时候，有些人不得不离开，离开，对吧?

所以这就是秘密通道。”

即使在今天，演员和制片人也喜欢来这里。

海曼在这里当了半个多世纪的酒保。

一直以来，他都在收集签名、照片和令人难以置信的故事。

他最喜欢的是他如何遇到阿尔·帕西诺，后者决定穿着黑色斗篷在酒店周围散步。

“帕西诺先生，我差点打电话问你，为什么?

因为看看你。

他说，嗯，我在阿奎那排练一出戏。

哦我的上帝!后来，我向他要签名。”

哦我的上帝!后来，我向他要签名。”

它选择的场所长期以来一是好莱坞杜比剧院。

但是为了纪念奥斯卡早期的日子，每年二月，在传奇的比尔特莫尔酒店内都会举行一个特别的主题派对。