2301 two dark horses
In the Best Actress category, "Cake"'s Jennifer Aniston fell behind at the last moment, while "Two Days and One Night"'s Marion Cotillard made a comeback..
Undoubtedly, this is one of the major upsets among the Oscar nominations. Jennifer Aniston, whose public relations performance by the Academy has been perfect throughout the awards season, has won consecutive Golden Globe Awards and Screen Actors Guild nominations. Almost everyone believes that her Oscar Nomination was a sure thing; but it fell out.
What is even more worthy of discussion is that "Two Days and One Night" is a French film - it is relatively difficult to compete for actors and actresses with foreign language performances, as was the case with Mads Mikkelsen's "The Hunt"; at the same time, Mary Ang Cotillard actually did not participate in the academy's public relations this year. There was not much follow-up after the film was screened in Cannes. During the awards season, all major indicators ignored this work, but it achieved an upset at the last moment..
In fact, dark horses will appear on the Oscar nomination list every now and then, that is, works that almost no one noticed during the awards season. In 2012, "Beasts of the Southern Wild", in 2008, "The Uninvited", in 2004, "Ave Maria", 2000 "Before Night Falls" in 1995, "The Postman" in 1995...etc., especially in the acting department of the male and female protagonists, there seems to be no academy public relations and no publicity channels, just relying on excellent performance His strength, he counterattacked and rose to the top without any warning, leaving Monk Zhanger confused..
Including "Detachment" in 2012, it is also a similar situation.
The frequent occurrence of such situations also raises an illusion: in addition to college public relations, outstanding works can still be recognized..
In the final analysis, the academy judges also understand that the so-called "academy public relations" competition is about soft power, which has not much direct relationship with strength. It is more about pushing and pulling in social situations. This also makes the Oscar evolve from "award recognition" Becoming a "PR game" or even an exchange of interests. Obviously, this is not the original intention of the award ceremony, and the Oscars do not want to become the Golden Globe Awards; deep down, they still hope to recognize those truly powerful actors so that the entire film industry can continue continue to function and allow the Oscar's authority to continue to be maintained.
Of course, it’s not that Jennifer Aniston in “Cake” is not good enough, but just like Matthew McConaughey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, etc. For actors with "Idol" background, the academy is always more demanding and often refuses to recognize their efforts at critical moments. The same is true for Aniston now. Quietly, many judges voted for "Two Days and One Night" Marion.
The number of people who voted for Marion may even be greater than imagined. Then, the unexpected happened.
Although Marion did not frequently appear in the academy's public relations events, the French distribution company of "Two Days and One Night" has always been proactive in promoting the work, which also created an unexpected surprise in the final list of nominees..
So, does the same situation apply to Renly?？
At least, a similar situation happened in the Best Actor department - a dark horse appeared, but not a dark horse like Marion, another Screen Actors Guild nominee fell behind.
Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne for "The Theory of Everything", Michael Keaton for "Birdman", Renly Hall for "Crunch", Jake Gyllenhaal for "Nightcrawler" , forming a solid first group; another seat belongs to Bradley Cooper of "American Sniper", and they form the final lineup of the actor battle..
Take a breath！
A real gasp.！
Among the nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the last seat belongs to Benedict Cumberbatch of "The Imitation Game", and the choice was replaced by Bradley Cooper. This is undoubtedly an Oscar list. The biggest upset among them has completely changed the entire competition for Best Actor..
Not Joaquin Phoenix from "Innately Evil", not David Oyelowo from "Selma", not Bill Murray from "Vincent", not Ralph from "The Grand Budapest Hotel" - Fiennes, but Bradley Cooper, who had never won any outpost nominations before.！
Judging from the outpost situation, the nomination seats for the British Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and other film critics associations are relatively clear. The first four actors all successfully won nominations, among which Jack Gee Lenhal firmly occupies a spot with his mesmerizing performance in "Nightcrawler", which has become the biggest surprise at this year's Oscars; but there is always a doubt about the remaining spot.
People could predict that someone would be left behind in the end, but they did not expect that it would be Bradley who took over at the last moment.！
Previously, everyone was discussing Renly's feat of being nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor for four consecutive years at such a young age, and then couldn't help but complain that Renly was the "academy darling", but now people realize that Bradley is the A true "academy darling" - "Silver Linings Playbook", "American Hustle", "American Sniper" - he also unknowingly won Oscar nominations three years in a row.
The point is, Bradley's acting skills have never seemed to be truly proven. Among the three works, his performance is not the most powerful or outstanding one, but it has been rising steadily due to the popularity of the work itself during the awards season. , a nomination that others could not win in their lifetime, but Bradley easily completed "three consecutive”？
This...what the hell is going on?？
If Renly needs to be "questioned", then should Bradley be complained about or even cursed?？
Social networks gave their response. All the doubts rushed towards Bradley overwhelmingly. There were condemnations, complaints and dissatisfaction. Among them, a few voices were Jake Gyllenhaal and Renly Hall. Fighting against injustice - their outstanding performances have repeatedly failed to receive corresponding recognition, but Bradley has been nominated for three consecutive years so smoothly; what's more, doesn't Benedict Cumberbatch deserve a nomination?？
There was so much controversy surrounding Bradley's nomination that other nominees were temporarily ignored..
Renly made history by being shortlisted for Best Actor for five consecutive years, surpassing Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, becoming a unique presence in film history, and the young Renly was only twenty-five years old. , even people who have long been numb can’t help but marvel at Renly’s brilliance.
In fact, Bradley Cooper is innocent. He just completed his performance conscientiously, and then participated in the college's public relations conscientiously, looking forward to opening up the situation for his career. His friendliness, humor, forthrightness, Characteristics such as loyalty have indeed allowed him to have more powerful connections; as for "American Sniper", as a producer, he has put in more effort, and now he is rewarded with all the hard work, which has also become his role in Hollywood. A turning point that completely changed the situation at the top of the pyramid, and later the success of "A Star Is Born".
In terms of pure actor power, Bradley can now be compared with Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, George Clooney and others. Compared with Renly, who does not like socializing and does not like public relations. That said, it may be slightly better. After all, business still needs to be negotiated through cooperation..
The reason why social networks treat Bradley so harshly, even inhumanely, is because they are grieving the injustices of other nominees and other losers..
Perhaps, there is also a trace of jealousy deep inside.
Among this list of nominations, it can be said that Jake Gyllenhaal of "Nightcrawler" has finally made his mark. Since winning the Best Supporting Actor nomination for "Brokeback Mountain" in 2005, he has been "relegated to the sidelines" by the academy. , on the one hand because of the controversial subject matter of "Brokeback Mountain", and on the other hand because the young and handsome Jack is also considered an "idol boy". No matter how hard he works and how he performs, the academy judges always ignore his breakthroughs in performance..
This year's "Nightcrawler" allowed people to truly see a completely different Jake Gyllenhaal. His completely new and fascinating performance received unanimous praise; but when it came to the Oscar stage, this sincere actor still did not Although he received too much support, the Academy judges still punished him for his choice that year, which also cast a shadow on Jack's Oscar prospects..
Just like Jennifer Aniston.
Although Jack has been nominated for the British Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and other major awards, there is still a question mark over the Oscar nomination..
In the end, Jack was among the top five nominees, which aroused a lot of admiration and applause. Many people were even more excited than Jack himself..
In fact, according to rumors within the academy, Jake Gyllenhaal was very close to losing to Benedict Cumberbatch. The final vote gap was very, very slim, and Jake barely made it to the finals by barely passing the passing mark—— In other words, it was not Bradley who replaced Benedict, but Jack..
In other words, Bradley was still easily shortlisted in the Academy voting even though he was completely ignored in many major cities and saw almost no nominations; while Jack swept the nominations of other important award ceremonies and was very powerful, but those The academic judges of the academy still selectively refuse to approve.
This makes people dumbfounded, but it also makes people feel angry..
What is a little surprising is that it was not Sony Classics that really turned the situation around in the end, but Sisyphus Pictures. Andre Hamilton played a decisive role. He knew deeply how to deal with the stubborn old guy. When we interact with each other, this has become a key.
No matter what, Jake Gyllenhaal finally won his second career Oscar nomination, which is a gratifying feat..
On the one hand, people cheered for Jack's breakthrough and applauded Renly's creative history; but on the other hand, behind Bradley, there are many outstanding actors who have been ignored. This is undoubtedly a big problem. Pity.
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