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Los Angeles, Venice, Toronto, New York, and London. In just half a month, Renly's figure traveled back and forth over the Atlantic Ocean. The continuous long-distance flight also officially opened the 2014 awards season. But obviously, right now, Renly has more important things to deal with than awards season..
While Renly continued to cross the Atlantic, the Venice and Toronto film festivals came to an end one after another, followed by the Telluride Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, the London Film Festival, etc., etc., and it was another year of awards. The excitement of the season has already begun to roll in. Of course, although the awards are not the most important, they are still worthy of attention, because these works are likely to become the first wave of seed contestants during the awards season..
First up is the Venice Film Festival.
The Swedish film "Still of the Birds" won the Golden Lion, and the Indonesian documentary "Image of Silence" won the Jury Prize; at the same time, the latter also became the highest award of the film critic's FIPRESCI Award, and the prospects for the awards season suddenly became brighter. It became clear.
But Wei Wei is a little surprised that after being so popular in Venice, "Image of Silence" has not been able to find a distributor. This has also prevented the work from being released in North America and unfortunately missed the registration for the 87th Oscars. Deadline; Come and Go was successfully released the following year, filed into the 2015 awards season lineup, and eventually won a nomination for Best Documentary Feature at the 88th Academy Awards..
The details about "Image of Silence" are later tidbits, and it once again proves one thing: Venice's ability to sell films is still weak after all, not to mention Cannes, even compared with Berlin, it is weak, which also means The situation in Venice is more difficult than imagined.
The focus returned to Venice, where the Best Director, Best Screenplay and other awards also found their respective winners. The most watched Best Actor and Best Actress awards were a little unexpected. Italy and the United States co-produced and produced works selected by Italy. "Hungry Heart" took home two trophies for Best Actor and Best Actress.
The famous Italian actress Alba-Rohrwacher won the Best Actress trophy in Venice for the third time. The previous two times were in the non-main competition unit, but this time she won the top spot in the main competition unit for the first time. It can be said that it is an important breakthrough.
American actor Adam Driver beat popular candidate Jake Gyllenhaal to win the Best Actor trophy - he previously co-starred with Renly in "The Balladeer" and later starred in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" "" villain and catapulted him into the ranks of popular mainstream actors..
This is also considered to be the Venice Film Festival's "yet another" support for local films. Otherwise, Jake Gyllenhaal's chances of winning should be higher..
The Horizon section, which almost no one paid attention to originally, also attracted a lot of attention this year because of Renly's existence, and finally several excellent works emerged.——
The two works "God Knows" and "Shibu", which were also ranked in the Horizon section, later both fought their way to the top. The former topped the Tokyo Film Festival two months later, winning both the Grand Prize and the Best Director Award. After going round and round, the latter landed in the North American market the following year and was well received. It entered the year-end awards season and eventually became one of the top five nominees for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. Together with " The development trajectory of "Image of Silence" is almost the same.
This also illustrates a problem. Putting aside the awards season and Oscars for the time being, Venice can also find excellent works. Among the vast film soil in the world, Cannes cannot catch them all. Berlin and Venice are the world’s top film festivals. , still has strong appeal, and excellent works still exist; the question is, how should Venice be positioned? How should works be selected for the main competition unit? This is the core focus.
In addition to "God Knows" and "Hieb", "Exploding Drummer" is undoubtedly the best and most popular work in this year's Horizon Unit. It finally succeeded in winning the highest award in the Horizon Unit. After all, it did not leave empty-handed..
Then came the Toronto Film Festival.
In the People's Choice Awards, the biographical film "The Simulation Game" promoted by Weinstein Films became the biggest winner, reaching the top of the list in Toronto amidst a lot of applause - becoming the top work of the People's Choice Awards. The film’s Oscar journey has added the most important weight; at the same time, the leading actor Benedict Cumberbatch has also become the top seed candidate for the Oscar winner..
The hard-hitting Weinstein brothers once again accurately grasped the lifeblood of the awards season and won the first battle.
The unknown independent director Theodore-Melfi is a producer and has been in the industry for more than ten years. This time his directorial debut "Saint Vincent" successfully gained It received many positive reviews and made a mark at the Toronto Film Festival..
The film gathered a series of big-name actors such as Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, etc. It can be seen that Teodoro has excellent connections in the industry. The final work won the Toronto People's Choice Award. Two, it has also become an important seed contestant in this year's awards season, just like "Juno" and "Little Miss Sunshine" back then. This type of light comedy can always find a market, it just depends on how it works next..
By the way, "Saint Vincent" is a work produced and distributed by Weinstein Pictures itself, while "The Imitation Game" was produced by a small independent film company, and Weinstein Pictures purchased the North American distribution rights. The brothers are once again going on a shopping spree before the awards season kicks off.
Then, third place for the People's Choice Award went to -- or rather, "The Explosive Drummer"”.
This controversial work still successfully fought its way out and won the love of many audiences; at the same time, Renly's performance also received numerous praises again, basically continuing the momentum of the Sundance Film Festival at the beginning of the year, making people excited I am even more convinced that this movie should have a place in the awards season.
But there are still uncertainties behind the joy.
“"The Imitation Game" is the most favorite celebrity biography at the Oscars. "Saint Vincent", like "Little Miss Sunshine", is a light comedy about achieving self-redemption in depression. It may seem sad but actually conveys positive energy. It is also a favorite during the awards season. The darling; "Exploding Drummer" appears to be extreme and dark. In addition to its artistic pursuit attitude, it also criticizes the mainstream lifestyle. This is undoubtedly not the style and type that the Academy judges are enthusiastic about..
From Sundance at the beginning of the year, to Venice not long ago, and then to Toronto, which just concluded, "Exploding Drummer" has received praise after praise, but the overall momentum has never exploded. The influence of subject matter and style has always been Is it unclear whether it will be completely lively during awards season or not?.
Even in Toronto, "Explosion Drummer" only finished third. Many people in the industry believe that this is Renly's popularity vote. After all, this is the People's Choice Award, and Renly's influence cannot be tolerated. Overlooked, if not for Renly, third place would have been the musical biopic "Love and Mercy"”.
What's more, the Toronto Film Festival's trendsetting works are more concentrated in the People's Choice Awards, which are only limited to the first place; although the film festival officials also list the second and third places, their influence during the awards season is indeed is minimal, which also further adds uncertainty to the awards season prospects of "Breaking Drummer".
But no matter what, what is certain is that the name of "Explosive Drummer" has successfully appeared in the first batch of seed lists for the 2014 awards season, and the following awards season will be lively..
It is worth mentioning that "Interstellar", which is still in theaters, has also been included in the discussion during the awards season, not for best picture but for best actor.——
Doesn't Renly's brilliant performance deserve a name?？
“The Chicago Sun-Times even mentioned early on that Renly's two scenes in "Interstellar" can be regarded as the best of the year. The scene is the scene where Cooper bids farewell to Murphy and decides to go on a space mission. Renly is delicate and profound. The performance left a deep impression; one scene is the look in the eyes that ends the whole movie, which is enough to improve the quality of the movie to a higher level. It is comparable to the last scene of "Crazy Love" back then and deserves a standing ovation..
Not only the "Chicago Sun", but also authoritative magazines such as "The New Yorker", "Hollywood Reporter" and "Empire" also expressed similar views. They all believed that although "Interstellar" is a Commercial movie, but Renly's performance really deserves to be included in the top ten of the year.
So, whether "Interstellar" deserves an Oscar nomination is not yet said, but it should at least have a place in the awards season..
It's only the beginning of the awards season, and the seeded contestants have not yet finished their debut. However, the attention earned by "Interstellar" has already risen to the forefront. Coupled with the success of "Breaking Drummer", many film critics have lamented. , after experiencing the chaos and turmoil of the awards season at the beginning of the year, Renly is now fully established in the industry, and even further into the higher realms——
“Isn’t Renly just another Meryl Streep?？”
Many people in the industry murmured that it was not Tom Hanks or Marlon Brando, but Meryl Streep..
Because Meryl is one of the few actors who can occupy a place in the awards season with strong commercial films and continue to set new records..
Just after the turn of the millennium, commercial films such as "The Devil Wears Prada," "Mamma Mia," "Love Is Complicated," "Great Hope Springs," and "Into the Woods" have all earned her a place in the awards season. It can even reach the Oscar stage, win nominations, and write history..
There are only a handful of people in Hollywood with this ability. When Meryl has such a reputation, as long as her acting skills are guaranteed in the works she stars in, there will be no mistakes. This is why she is nicknamed "The Cancer". Now , Renly also has such momentum.！
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