2331 Best of half time
Before the Oscars officially started, the Sony Columbia Pictures hacking incident was undoubtedly the focus of attention both within and outside the industry. Therefore, Sony Classics, which was implicated, also became anxious; and the issue of "equal pay for men and women" has become another issue of the Academy's public relations. Public opinion vane……
But those who are really at the center of the storm are Amy Pascal and Scott Rudin, two industry veterans. Their reputation and reputation have suffered many blows..
Among them, Amy's situation is slightly easier. Her position is closely related to Sony Columbia Pictures' crisis management. The worst result is to change jobs. With her qualifications and abilities, she will not lose her job; but Scott must Still surviving in Hollywood circles.
Of course, with Scott's status in the industry, he will not be in ruins. The real direct impact is that "The Grand Budapest Hotel", of which he is the producer, suffered a heavy blow, and the academy's public relations in the second phase faced serious impacts—— It's not the kind of direct negative news, but the critical sight behind the scenes. Although Scott didn't really hurt anyone, his double-dealing behavior cannot be forgiven..
From the conversations with reporters in the press center before the awards ceremony, it can be seen that among the first lineup, the "Grand Budapest Hotel" has gradually fallen behind..
This is a heavy blow to Fox Searchlight, which aims to hit the best picture. Originally, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" was the best choice to beat "Boyhood", whether it was the topic of World War II, the sense of retro era, or the whimsy The lightness of the vision, all of which gives this production its edge; but even with Scott Rudin completely absent from the second phase of public relations, Fox Searchlight still faces severe challenges.
So, how did Fox Searchlight choose it? Strategically tilted towards "Birdman", thus creating the rumors in the news center：
Now "Birdman" and "Boyhood" are fighting so fiercely that they are inseparable, followed closely by "Crack Drummer", and then "The Grand Budapest Hotel"”.
It is against this background that the importance of the technical department to "The Grand Budapest Hotel" has become more and more prominent. If this work still wants to retain a glimmer of hope to compete for the best picture, then the technical department, which is relatively weakly affected by the academy's public relations, will The department is the battleground for military strategists..
Judging from the current situation, the leader is worthy of being a leader. Even if the negative news about Scott Rudin seriously hinders his performance, he still maintains the overall strength..
Following the Best Costume Design Award, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" also won three statuettes for Best Art Direction, Best Makeup and Styling, and Best Original Score..
Among them, the best artistic direction award, beating "Interstellar" and "The Imitation Game"”.
Best Makeup and Styling, beating "Foxcatcher" and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.”.
Best Original Score, beating "Interstellar," "Foxcatcher" and "The Theory of Everything".
Among them, the best original soundtrack is worth mentioning. Hans-Zimmer of "Interstellar" was originally a big favorite and was very promising. After reaching the top spot with "The Lion King" in 1994, it was the first time in 20 years. Taste the taste of the statuette again; but in the end, the award went to French composer Alexandre-Desplat）——
The composer, who has been nominated six times but has never won an award, finally won the award for the first time this year with double nominations for "The Imitation Game" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel".
So far, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" has taken the lead in the first half of the awards ceremony with four statuette trophies. It has swept away the collateral impact of the hacking incident and once again regained hope for the best film. This also set the stage for the second half of the awards ceremony. Suspense adds more mystery.
However, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" is not a movie like "Gravity" that uses powerful technology to control the overall situation. It cannot complete the sweep in the technical department, which also allows other works to get opportunities..
“"Interstellar" received two statuettes in a row, including the Best Visual Effects Award, defeating "X-Men: Days of Future Past", "Captain America 2", "Guardians of the Galaxy", "War for the Planet of the Apes" and other works; Best Sound Editing Award, beating "Birdman", "The Hobbit 2", "Unbreakable", "American Sniper" and other works.
“"Breaking Drummer" also won a statuette again, the Best Sound Effects Award. "Interstellar", "American Sniper", "Birdman", "Unbreakable" and other shortlisted works failed to create effective threats. This film uses drum beats ingeniously A work that runs through the entire story, leading the way to the finish line without any suspense.
When the first half of the award ceremony came to an end, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" led the way with four trophies, while "Interstellar" and "Breaking Drummer" each won two statuettes. Overall, there was a lack of upsets and highlights, and it basically continued. The pattern of the second stage was established, and there were no surprises..
Pity？
Of course, what about Neil Patrick Harris's magic? Where's that clear box of award-list bags that Octavia Spencer is guarding? Why is there no follow-up? Could it be that it was just a joke? Neil didn't prepare for the subsequent magic session at all.？
Although Neil always completes the performance with a sense of humor every time he appears, he seems to be compressing the duration of the award ceremony as much as possible; but the hurried entrance and exit has not been able to speed up the process of the award ceremony - some links are It cannot be omitted, but the interaction between the host and the audience is missing, which also makes the award ceremony a bit dry..
At this time, Arthur, who was sitting leisurely next to the indoor outdoor swimming pool, slowly stood up, walked through the hall, and walked towards the bar not far away, glanced at the ABC TV live broadcast on the hanging display, and then Turning around, he prepared some snacks and some juice for himself, relaxed and enjoyed it. He even started to hum a ditty, showing that he was in an incredible good mood..
Despite this, Neil still delivered the highlight moment of tonight's Oscars ceremony in the first half..
After another performance nominated for Best Original Song, live cameras went straight to the stage to say: Neil is missing.
Then, the camera lens was projected on the big screen, and all the audience followed the camera director to the backstage, walked through the long corridor, and looked for Neil's dressing room..
“Has he changed his clothes? Come on, are you kidding me right now?？”
At the far end of the camera lens, Neil, who was wearing a red bathrobe, could be seen tinkering at the door of his dressing room. Then the photographer rushed over at a trot, only to find that Neil's bathrobe was stuck in the crack of the door. , he had no way to get rid of himself. In desperation, Neil could only……
Take off your bathrobe and go directly to the stage.
Wearing a pair of white underwear.
The most important thing is that the familiar drum soundtrack of "Birdman" sounded, and the camera also showed a "Birdman"-style one-shot - obviously, Neal is imitating "Birdman", and Michael Keaton only The classic scene of wearing white underwear and walking on the streets of New York has earned the movie a lot of attention on social networks and has a viral effect; now, it has spread to the Oscar stage.
The staff who came to ask for autographs, the staff who took out their mobile phones to follow the photos, the staff who were gloating and watching, the backstage guests who were stunned because of fright... The Oscar backstage directly reproduced the classic clip from "Birdman".
The guests at the scene couldn't help laughing happily.，
Just when everyone thought that was all, they saw Neil stop and turn around before he was about to take the stage. Surprisingly, next to him was——
Renly-Hall！
“Ahhhhh！”
Many viewers couldn't hold it back and clapped their hands and laughed: Drum roll, Andrew; Andrew, drum roll. Under the shell of "Birdman" imitation show, Neil also invited Renly to guest star as "Explosion Drummer", Cleverly blending the two works, it truly achieves a rare entertainment effect.
Neal turned to Renly and made a "break" gesture, saying in Fletcher's tone, "Not my rhythm..”
Renly had a look of astonishment on his face. He immediately threw away the drumstick, pushed away the camera lens, and strode away. His voice echoed in the corridor, "I want to leave, I want to leave now, I absolutely can't accept it.".”
The laughter at the scene couldn't stop, and the whole audience was bursting with laughter, and reached the peak of the first half when Neil actually stepped on the stage. Whistles and applause swept the audience, and the "Birdman" crew was even more delighted. Of course, the crew of "Crackling Drummer" isn't much better..
There is no doubt that this is the best in the first half, and even the best in the game..
Neil completed the scene in an awkward but strong way, "Performing is a noble industry." Then he paused and looked at the sky, as if he was hypnotizing himself, and the audience burst into laughter, "And There are successors in this industry, such as the following group of award presenters, Magot-Robbie and Ansel-Elgort）.”
After the introduction, Neil walked across the stage and left, leaving behind an ecstatic figure..
Perhaps Neil did not show magic or interact with social networks; but at this moment, young people on social networks have already begun to explode.
The first half of the awards ceremony ended with Best Foreign Language Film——
"Sister Ida" directed by Polish director Pawel-Pawlikowski did not have many rivals throughout the awards season. It finally defeated the Russian film "Leviathan" and won the highly anticipated win for Poland. Won the first Oscar statuette in history.
Because this was an important moment in making history, Paul Pawlikovsky was very emotional. His acceptance speech lasted more than two minutes. Compared with previous years, which were controlled within forty seconds, He was really out of control. Even the guests applauding several times failed to calm him down..
After the award ceremony, this became one of the highlights of countless complaints on social networks..
The second half of the awards ceremony started with Best Supporting Actress. Jared Leto, last year's Best Supporting Actor winner, made a brilliant appearance. The battle for Best Picture once again sounded the horn. This time, will the competition situation change? Woolen cloth? Still as calm as the first half？
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