Chapter 897 New Goals

Leading the "Spotlight" cast and crew, with Thomas McCarthy at the helm, all arrived on the Oscar stage, where Thomas McCarthy, representing the crew, had received the Best Picture statuette from Warren Beatty.

Producer Steve Golin started his acceptance speech.

Everything seemed normal, as though there were no surprises.

Martin glanced inconspicuously at the director, then at the PricewaterhouseCoopers accountant.

The former was wearing a headset, communicating with the backstage crew.

The latter was sitting at a designated seat, organizing the carry-on briefcase.

In the third row of the auditorium's guest seats, where the "Moonlight" cast was, Jennifer Aniston looked puzzled at the "Spotlight" group on stage, feeling that something was off.

After all, at the key indicator awards, her side had won outright, yet the Oscars had thrown a curveball.