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chaos! chaos! chaos！
After the nomination list for the 84th Oscar came out, people originally thought that the chaos would eventually come to an end, but it turned out not to be the case. The chaos continued. It can be seen from the top nine seats for Best Picture alone that there are no There are only one work that is absolutely strong and about average. The nomination list does not end the chaos, but limits the chaos to these works. However, it is still unknown who can win the last laugh among these nine works..
However, at least the nomination lists from other departments may give some clues..
There are five nominations for best director: Michel Hazanavicius for "The Artist", Woody Allen for "Midnight in Paris", Martin Scorsese for "Hugo", "After" Alexander Payne of "The Man" and Terrence Malick of "The Tree of Life" are among the final five.
First of all, this completely announced the disappointing ending of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". Before last year's awards season, David Fincher was preparing for this project, which was highly anticipated. Many people thought that "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" It is very likely to become an important bargaining chip for David to fight for the Oscar again, but the ending is not satisfactory..
If Daniel Craig was not the leading actor, but Renly Hall and Rooney Mara collaborated, would the current situation of this work be different? But, no one can ever answer this question.
Secondly, the wonderful group drama "Help" is half a step behind. Before the Golden Globe Awards, the voice of "Help" was actually the highest, even more than that of "The Descendants", and it has the potential to lead; but now it seems that, After all, this work with clever themes, skillful skills and excellent performances failed to recreate the miracle of "Crash". After missing out on the Best Director nomination, the momentum for "The Help" suddenly slowed down..
Once again, "The Tree of Life" stands out. This work is full of artistic flavor, full of philosophical thinking, and full of self-reflection. It has been ignored because of its high-pitched music. Since its release at the Cannes Film Festival, it has never received corresponding recognition. But now it has become the biggest dark horse. From a purely artistic point of view, perhaps, this is the true winner of this year's best film.？
Correspondingly, there are nominations for Best Film Editing and Best Screenplay.
“"Hugo," "The Descendants," "Moneyball," "The Tree of Life" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" were nominated for best film editing, in what is known as the "mini-Best Picture" category. "Hugo", "The Descendants" and "The Tree of Life" were nominated again after Best Picture and Best Director, while "The Artist" and "Midnight in Paris" began to fall behind.
Especially for "Hugo", the American Editors Guild's neglect caused a cry of exclamation, and it finally got its name corrected above the Oscar..
On the other hand, the same is true for the nominations in the script department. In the best original screenplay department, "Midnight in Paris", "A Farewell", "Ultimatum", "Bridesmaids" and "The Artist" are shortlisted for the top five; in the best adapted screenplay department, " "The Descendants," "Hugo," "Moneyball," "The Game," and "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" received nominations.
“The shortlisting of two works, "Bridesmaids" and "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy", is the biggest surprise, especially the former, which went further than "The Hangover" back then and created a rare commercial comedy film in recent years. miracle.
However, the failure of "Fighting Cancer" caused huge controversy, especially among the five nominations for this year's Best Original Screenplay, only "Midnight in Paris" stood out. "Fighting Cancer" was generally optimistic and could be Fighting a bloody path in the chaos, but still falling short.
From Best Picture to Best Director, from Best Film Editing to Best Screenplay, "The Descendants" and "Hugo" have successfully stood out. They are the only two works that have all received nominations; This was followed by three works that each missed a core nomination, missing out on Best Editing for "The Artist" and "Midnight in Paris", and missing out on Best Screenplay for "The Tree of Life". If there are no surprises, These five works make up this year’s first line-up for Oscars.！
"The Help", which was very popular in the first half of the awards season, lost three nominations including Best Director, Best Editing, and Best Screenplay. It suffered a heavy blow and its momentum suddenly slowed down..
The situation is still a chaos, but the context is finally starting to become clear. Who will win among these five works will depend on the fight between the college's public relations in the next third stage..
In addition to the work awards, the four actor departments have also attracted much attention this year. After the chaos reached the extreme, the influence of the work began to be weakened and the bonus effect was limited. Therefore, all eyes were focused on the strength of the actors. This It also means that the space for the college's public relations begins to shrink. Strength, strength, strength, everything depends on the absolute strength of the actors to start the showdown! I haven’t seen such a grand occasion for many years, and I was suddenly transported back to the era before 1998.——
The college's public relations is just a support. In the final analysis, outstanding works can still have the last laugh..
So, in this year's bayonet duel, who can stand out? Compared with other departments, people’s expectations for the actors department are rising.！
In the actress department, the battle for best actress includes Meryl Streep of "The Iron Lady", Viola Davis of "The Help", and "My Week with Marilyn" Michelle Williams, Glenn Close of "The Indiscriminate" and Rooney Mara of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" are definitely nominated！
Among them, Rooney, who is only 26 years old, is undoubtedly the youngest. After rising to prominence with "The Social Network" last year, she received her first Oscar nomination this year and has a bright future.！
Of the other four actors, 32-year-old Michelle is nominated for her third and second consecutive year; Glenn is nominated for her sixth Oscar after being first nominated in 1982; It is the second nomination after "The Kid"; as for Meryl, needless to say, this year is her fifteenth Oscar nomination..
Just browsing the list of nominations is exciting enough..
In this year's awards season, the showdown between Viola and Meryl is undoubtedly the biggest attraction. At present, Viola is temporarily leading by a slight advantage. This representative of the academic actor who was born in stage plays not only has solid basic skills , and has a strong aura. During the "Suspicion of Child Abuse" in 2008, Viola and Meryl faced each other directly, and they did not fall behind at all, and they were completely on the same page! This year, thanks to the outstanding performance of "Help", Viola has the best opportunity to win the statuette..
From a certain perspective, the duel between Viola and Meryl can be seen as a duel between expressionists and methodists. Such a gimmick is actually much more exciting than the competition for best picture.！
The five nominees for Best Supporting Actress are Octavia Spencer for "The Help," Jessica Chastain for "The Help," Jenny McTeer for "The Indiscriminate," and "Bridesmaids." "Melissa McCarthy", "The Artist"'s Berenice Bejo.
Comedian Melissa was nominated for "Bridesmaids". This is also the second Oscar nomination the crew of "Bridesmaids" has received after Best Original Screenplay. It can be called the biggest surprise in the nomination stage..
In addition to this, Berenice did not sign up for the leading role, but came to the supporting actress. The Weinstein Brothers, the publishers of "The Artist", made a good calculation. The competition for the leading actress this year is particularly fierce, but the duel for the supporting actress But relatively simple——
Octavia, who has the most outstanding ability, is faced with the crisis of splitting votes for "The Help". Another nominee, Jessica, has also been highly praised this year. She not only starred in "The Help", but also starred in "The Help", which came from behind. "Tree of Life", the voice is rising steadily, and there is a fierce internal battle between the two; Melissa was nominated and won, and Jenny's performance in "The Indistinguishable" was also overpowered by the heroine Glenn One step ahead.
As a result, Berenice's chances skyrocketed. If Berenice can win the Best Supporting Actress, then "The Artist"'s stakes in competing for the Best Picture will be even higher..
The situation in the supporting actress department also appears in the supporting actor department..
“Christopher Plummer of "Beginners", Kenneth Branagh of "My Week with Monroe", Jonah Hill of "Moneyball", Nick Nolte of "The Warriors", "Special" Max-von-Sydow, who was "loud and very close", successfully made it to the top five in the final showdown..
Among them, the twenty-nine-year-old Jonah is basically here. Like Melissa, he is a comedian, so his nomination is definitely worthy of celebration; Max has a dark horse index in his work and his fighting ability is average, so , the duel will basically start among the other three actors.
However, among the three actors, the fifty-two-year-old Kenneth really doesn’t have many opportunities in the Best Supporting Actor category known as the “Old Age Home”. Although this is his third Oscar, he has never received one. ; Relatively speaking, Nick, who is nominated for the third Oscar, and Christopher, who is nominated for the second time, will have a fierce battle between these two actors who are over 60 years old..
"Warrior", which is highly recognized but has never been a hit, may become a powerful assistant for Nick to further compete for awards with its accumulation of reputation and rising attention. Christopher, who currently has a slight advantage, will face a powerful challenge..
Finally, there is the Best Actor department. The competition is even more intense than the Best Actress battle. This year, amidst the melee and chaos, the most intense and exciting competition since 2002 has begun. An Oscar event！
Back then, Sean Penn from "Different Dad", Russell Crowe from "A Beautiful Mind", Will Smith from "Muhammad Ali", Tom Wilkinson from "Unfaithful Love", " "Training Day" Denzel Washington started a fierce fight.
At that time, Sean, who had already won the Best Actor Grand Slam at the three major European film festivals, had never won an Oscar; Russell, who had just won the Oscar for "Gladiator" the previous year; followed Tom Cruise's "first Will, who has a box office, post-Oscar" route, won the nomination favor of the Academy for the first time; Tom, an industry veteran who has been in Hollywood for more than ten years, worked tirelessly and finally received his first nomination; and the most popular one after Morgan Freeman Denzel, the powerful black actor, won his fifth Oscar nomination and became the first actor to win the Oscar..
Literally: Whoever wins is possible, and whoever wins is worthy of celebration！
In the end, Denzel relied on his racial advantage to win the Oscar together with Halle Berry, becoming the first year in history that two black people won the Oscar..
So, what about this year?？
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