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The awards ceremony is in full swing; the annual event is in full swing.
After the prologue, the winners of the awards were announced one after another, including Best Live Action Short Film, Best Documentary Short and Best Documentary Feature, Best Animated Short Film and Best Animated Feature Film, Special Honor Award, Best Foreign Language Film... Each little golden man has found his master one after another.
For the general audience, after experiencing the climax of the opening, this happy party has entered a gentle period, and those awards all belong to the third part that attracts less attention; but for film practitioners, especially For those filmmakers who truly focus on artistic creation, these awards are even more valuable..
Although short films, documentaries and cartoons have received very little attention, or even no one cares about them, it is precisely these film workers who work silently and create silently that form the cornerstone of the film industry. Countless top film masters are Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, etc. all come from short films and documentaries..
More and more people yearn for success, but fewer and fewer people are willing to be down-to-earth and conscientious from the basics. In the fast food era culture, cases of reaching the sky in one step and becoming famous overnight are really alluring and inciting. This is true for music, this is true for movies, and this is generally true for artistic creation..
Therefore, Renly not only did not feel bored, but also browsed the nominees and winners of each award with great interest. For example, among the five nominees for Best Documentary Feature, a familiar face appeared, " "Hell Returns", this work was originally screened at Sundance together with "Crazy Love". After a long year of ups and downs, it is now the season of harvest..
Fortunately, Renly was not alone. Ryan and Jessica, who were sitting on both sides, also showed great interest in these works and cherished them. The three of them occasionally exchanged opinions and occasionally mentioned their thoughts. Unknowingly, I tasted another level of the Oscars ceremony. This can be regarded as an unexpected gain..
Among the above awards, it is worth mentioning the best animated feature film. In the absence of Pixar, Warner Bros. teamed up with "Pirates of the Caribbean" director Gore-Verbinski to create the animated film "Rango" , successfully defeated "Kung Fu Panda 2" and "Puss in Boots" to win the award.
There is no suspense in the competition for the best foreign language film. "A Farewell", which has been sweeping the field since last year's Berlin Film Festival, with an absolute advantage, deservedly won the first statuette for the best foreign language film in history for Iran. .The other four nominated works were almost unable to launch an effective impact.
Immediately afterwards, for the Best Original Song Award, there were only two nominations for "The Muppet Movie" and "Rio", with the former winning; for the Best Makeup Award, "The Iron Lady", "Indistinguishable", "Haha" Among the three works of Leigh Porter, "The Iron Lady" won.
Comparatively speaking, the competition for the two awards was not too fierce, which to some extent weakened the visibility of the awards ceremony. However, the awards that came out immediately awakened the audience's emotions again. The Best Visual Effects Award.
The top five nominated works this year are "Transformers 3", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2)", "Iron Fist", "Hugo" and "War for the Planet of the Apes". The competition is extremely fierce..
The race for this award is one of the absolute hot spots this year, simply because of one technology: motion capture technology.
“Robert Zemeckis, the director of "Forrest Gump", is extremely fascinated by this technology and has spent nearly ten years studying it. In addition to him, James Cameron is also very enthusiastic about it. They all It is believed that this technology will be the future of the film industry and will be enough to completely change the way movies are shot..
In order to concentrate on studying this technology, after Robert finished filming "Cast Away", he worked tirelessly on his career and filmed "The Polar Express", "Beowulf" and "A Christmas Carol". All three works were shot using motion capture technology, but all three works failed miserably, and Robert's directorial career fell into a rut..
In fact, "Avatar" was shot entirely using the same technology. However, this work stole countless attention because of the brilliant and colorful 3D technology, and people ignored the important role of motion capture technology..
In the past ten years, motion capture technology, like 3D technology, has always been the focus of technological innovation in the industry. The success of these two characters on the big screen, such as Gollum in "Lord of the Rings" and King Kong in "King Kong", further Promoted vigorous research by George Lucas, Peter Jackson (Peter-Ja) and others.
Last year, motion capture technology truly had its breakthrough success—and Robert Zemeckis has a lot to do with it..
"The Adventures of Tintin" co-created by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" with the "Avatar" special effects team on the crew, these two works truly awakened people's interest in motion capture technology. Curiosity and enthusiasm, which in turn triggered heated discussions in the industry：
Can motion capture technology really change the film industry? Like innovations in film technology such as Blu-ray, IMAX, and 3D, this technology has also triggered numerous controversies and arguments.
After the Oscar nomination list was released, the Best Visual Effects Award attracted the attention of countless industry leaders: "The Adventures of Tintin" was unsuccessful, and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" was shortlisted.
So, taking it a step further, could "War for the Planet of the Apes" win? To be precise, the other four works are all traditional computer special effects, which are also the mainstream technology in the current film special effects industry. "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" must fight its way to the end..
However, if it can be officially recognized by the Academy, then the pace of technological innovation will inevitably accelerate further, which will have an important impact on the entire film industry..
A series of top directors such as Robert Zemeckis, George Lucas, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, and James Cameron are cheering for each other. Before the awards ceremony, "The Hollywood Reporter "" and "Variety Show", two industry magazines, have specially written special reports and conducted industry analysis. This also gives the Best Visual Effects Award special significance..
Awards announced——
Not "War for the Planet of the Apes," but "Hugo”.
This is an upset, but not an upset.
On the one hand, the promotion and implementation of any new technology is difficult, and the prospect of special effects capture technology still has a long way to go; but on the other hand, "Hugo" not only defeated "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", but also defeated other Three masterpieces of visual effects, vigorously showing the powerful style of a popular work！
So, what does this mean? Is this an important sign that "Hugo" will take the top spot for Best Picture? A sign that Martin Scorsese will create another miracle? A sign that the Weinstein brothers’ plans failed.？
But if you think about it seriously, in the core major award department, "Hugo" has completely fallen behind. If you want to get involved in the best picture, then the technical department cannot afford to lose. So far, three statuettes are in hand, which only proves that " "Hugo" is just the leading figure in the first group. As for the trend of best picture, we still need to look at the following awards..
After the Best Visual Effects Award was awarded, I was left with regrets and shock. The first half of the award ceremony came to an end, with lingering lingering lingering and suspenseful aftertaste..
After returning from the second half, the awards ceremony finally got back on track. The first awards were the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards. This also meant that the award ceremony entered the second half and began to speed up..
Melissa Leo, who won the Best Supporting Actress award for "The Fighter" last year, took to the stage to announce the Best Supporting Actor award. The five nominees were Christopher Plummer for "Beginners", "Me and Me" Kenneth Branagh of "The Week", Jonah Hill of "Moneyball", Nick Nolte of "The Warriors", Max von Sydow of "Extra Loud, Extremely Close".
This is the least suspenseful one among all the awards tonight. Throughout the awards season, Christopher Plummer has swept all the awards at major award ceremonies, large and small. Others are completely behind him. There are almost none. There is room for an upset; and the strength and public relations of the other four competitors are indeed far apart..
In the end, Christopher Plummer was crowned easily with an absolutely strong attitude! At the age of 83, he became the oldest Oscar winner in history..
The actor, who became famous with "The Sound of Music" and has been in Hollywood and Broadway for half a century, finally won his first statuette and made history. The audience stood up and applauded, showing high respect. This has also become the most touching scene since tonight's awards ceremony..
The subsequent Best Supporting Actress Award also lacked suspense..
Octavia Spencer, who was nominated for "The Help", also has a clear advantage.
Among the other nominees, Melissa McCarthy of "Bridesmaids" and Jenny McTeer of "The Indistinguishable" are examples of "nomination is victory"; and Jessica Chastain, the most threatening person in terms of strength , but because Octavia and Octavia come from the same "help" work, their ability to attract votes has almost no advantage..
The only challenger is Berenice Bejo of "The Artist". Berenice, who could have competed for the leading actress, was "downgraded" to the supporting actress department, with obvious strength and momentum; at the same time, Weinstein With the protection of her brothers, the college’s public relations performance is strong. If there is a dark horse, Berenice is the only candidate..
However, there is no upset.
Christian Bale opened the envelope and said the name "Octavia Spencer", ending all speculation and suspense. This backbone actress who has appeared in countless American TV series and movies finally broke through the darkness. Breaking into the sky and occupying a place in Hollywood's Vanity Fair.
Whether it is Best Foreign Language Film, Best Animated Feature Film, Best Visual Effects, or Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, all important awards lack upsets and surprises, as well as suspense and surprises. The trend of awards at the award ceremony was steady and calm..
If this trend continues, the Weinstein brothers will once again dominate the Oscars.
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