Chapter 773

Chaos! Chaos! Chaos!

After the list of nominations for the 84th Academy Awards came out, people thought that the chaos would eventually come to a certain stage, but the fact is not that the chaos still continued. Just from the top nine best picture seats, we can see that there is no absolute strong one, only a piece of work about the average standard. The nomination list does not end the chaos, but confines the chaos to these works. However, it is still unknown who can laugh to the end of these nine works.

However, at least the nominations of other departments may give some clues.

Among the five nominations for best director, Michelle Hazanavicius of the artist, Woody Allen of midnight Paris, Martin Scorsese of Hugo, Alexander Payne of posterity, and Terrence Malik of the tree of life are among the last five.

First of all, this completely declared the disappointing ending of "the girl with Dragon Tattoo". Before last year's award season, David finch was preparing for the project, which was highly anticipated. Many people think that "the girl with Dragon Tattoo" is likely to become an important chip for David to hit the Oscar again, but the result is not satisfactory.

If it wasn't for Daniel Craig, but for Lanley hall and Rooney Mara, would the status quo of this work be different? But no one can ever answer this question.

Secondly, the wonderful "help" of the group drama is half behind. Before the Golden Globe Award, in fact, the voice of "help" was the highest, even more than that of "future generations", and there was a faint momentum of leadership; But now it seems that this work, which has a clever theme, skillful skills and excellent performance, has not been able to reproduce the miracle of "crash" after all. After missing the best director nomination, the momentum of "help" immediately slowed down.

Thirdly, the "tree of life" stands out. This work is full of artistic atmosphere, philosophical thinking and self reflection. It has been neglected because of its superiority. Since its release at Cannes Film Festival, it has never been recognized, but now it has become the biggest dark horse. From an artistic point of view, maybe this is the right man for this year's best film?

Corresponding to this is the nomination of best film editing and best screenplay.

"Hugo", "posterity", "golden penalty", "tree of life" and "girl with Dragon Tattoo" were nominated for best film editing. Among the awards known as "little best picture", Hugo, "posterity" and "tree of life" were shortlisted again after best picture and best director, "Artists" and "midnight Paris" are falling behind.

In particular, "Hugo", the neglect of the American editors union caused a cry of surprise, and the Oscar was finally justified.

On the other hand, the nomination of the script department is the same. The best original script department, "midnight Paris", "a farewell", "commercial ultimatum", "bridesmaids" and "artists" are among the top five; The best adapted screenplay department, "posterity", "Hugo", "penalty kick into gold", "President kill bureau", "Pot Maker, tailor, soldier, spy" received nominations.

"Bridesmaids" and "cookers, tailors, soldiers, spies" are the two most surprising works, especially the former, which is further than the "hangover" of that year, creating a miracle rarely seen in commercial comedy films in recent years.

However, the failure of "anti-cancer me" has caused great controversy, especially among the five nominations for the best original script of this year, only "midnight Paris" stands out, and "anti-cancer me" is generally regarded as a promising candidate, who can fight a bloody battle in chaos, but still fails.

From the best film to the best director, from the best film editing to the best script, "posterity" and "Hugo" have successfully stood out, which are the only two works that have been nominated; It was followed by three works that each missed a core nomination, the best editing "artist" and "midnight Paris", and the best screenplay "tree of life". If there is no accident, these five works will form the first line-up of this year's Oscars!

In the first half of the award season, the highly acclaimed "help" lost three nominations, including best director, best editing and best screenplay. It suffered a heavy blow, and its momentum immediately slowed down.

Chaos is still chaos, but the context has finally begun to become clear. The winner of these five works depends on the fight of college public relations in the next stage.

In addition to the awards for works, the four departments of actors have also attracted much attention this year. After the chaos reached the extreme, the influence of the works began to be weakened, and the bonus effect was limited. Therefore, all eyes focused on the strength of the actors. This also means that the space of public relations of the college begins to shrink. Strength, strength, or strength, everything depends on the absolute strength of the actors! Such a grand occasion has not been seen for many years. In a trance, it is back to the era before 1998——

College public relations is only an auxiliary, in the final analysis, the strength of outstanding works can still laugh to the end.

So, in this year's bayonet battle, who can stand out? Compared with other departments, people's expectations of the actor department are rising!

In the actress department, the battle for best actress, Meryl Streep of "Iron Lady", Viola Davis of "help", Michelle Williams of "my week with Monroe", Glen cross of "male and female", and Rooney Mara of "girl with Dragon Tattoo", has won nominations!

Among them, Rooney, who is only 26 years old, is undoubtedly the youngest. After she made her debut with "social network" last year, she received her first Oscar nomination this year, and has a bright future!

The other four actors, Michelle, 32, were nominated for her third and second consecutive year; Glen is the sixth Oscar nomination after his first nomination in 1982; Viola was also nominated for the second time after "child abuse suspicions"; As for Meryl, this is her 15th Oscar nomination.

Just a glance at the nomination list is exciting enough.

In this year's award season, the duel between Viola and Meryl is undoubtedly the biggest attraction. At present, viola is leading by a small margin. This representative of academic actors who came from stage drama has not only solid basic skills, but also strong momentum. In the "child abuse doubt" in 2008, Viola and Meryl directly face-to-face in the play, not falling behind, It's all against each other! This year, thanks to the "help" outstanding, Viola ushered in the harvest of the golden man's best opportunity.

From a certain point of view, the duel between Viola and Meryl can be seen as the duel between the Expressionists and the Methodists. Such a gimmick is much more wonderful than the fight for the best picture!

The five nominees for best supporting actress are Octavia Spencer of help, Jessica chastan of help, Jennie mcteal of sex, Melissa McCarthy of bridesmaid and Beyonce becjo of artist.

Comedian Melissa received nominations for her bridesmaids, which is the second nomination for the best original screenplay after the best original screenplay. It can be called the biggest surprise in the nomination stage.

In addition, Berenice did not sign up for the heroine, but came to the supporting actress“ The Weinstein brothers, the publisher of "artists", have a good plan. This year, the competition for the leading role is particularly fierce, but the duel for the supporting role is relatively simple——

Octavia, the most powerful, is facing a vote sharing crisis of "help". Jessica, the other nominees, is also highly praised this year. She not only plays "help", but also plays the "tree of life", whose voice is rising. There is a fierce internal duel between the two; Melissa's nomination is a victory, and Jennie's performance in the "sex blind" is also dominated by the heroine Glenn.

As a result, Berenice's opportunities soared. If Bernice can win the best supporting actress, then the "artist" chips for the best picture will be even higher.

The situation of the female supporting role department also appears in the male supporting role department.

Christopher Plummer, a beginner, Kenneth Brana, a week with Monroe, Jonah hill, a penalty winner, Nick nott, a warrior and Max von Sydow, are among the top five in the final match.

Among them, Jonah, 29, is basically here. Like Melissa, he was born as a comedian, and the nomination is certainly worth celebrating; Max because of the dark horse index works, fighting capacity is also general, so the basic duel will be launched in the other three actors.

However, among the three actors, Kenneth, 52, has few opportunities in the best supporting actor Department of the "home for the aged". Although this is his third Oscar, he has never received it; In contrast, Nick, who was nominated for the third Oscar, and Christopher, who was nominated for the second, will fight fiercely between the two actors who are over 60 years old.

The "warrior" who is highly praised but never popular, with the accumulation of word-of-mouth and the rise of attention, may become Nick's powerful assistant in further competition for awards; At present, Christopher, who has a slight advantage, will face a strong challenge.

Finally, there is the best actor department. The competition is even more fierce than the battle for the best actress. This year, amid all the confusion and chaos, it ushered in the most competitive and exciting Oscar event since 2002!

In those years, Sean Penn, a "different father", Russell Crowe, a "beautiful heart", Will Smith, a "champion Ali", Tom Wilkinson, a "love affair" and Denzel Washington, a "training day" fought fiercely.

At that time, Sean, who had won the Grand Slam of three major European film festivals, never won an Oscar; Russell, who just won the Oscars with "Gladiator" the year before last; Following Tom Cruise's "box office first, Oscar second" route, will won the Academy's nomination for the first time; Tom, a veteran actor who has been in Hollywood for more than ten years, has finally been nominated for the first time; And then there's Denzel, the most popular black actor after Morgan Freeman, who won the Oscar nomination for the fifth time and hit the first film winner.

Literally: whoever wins is possible, and whoever wins is worthy of celebration!

In the end, Denzel, relying on racial advantages, joined hands with Halle Berry to win the Oscars, becoming the first year in history when two black people won the Oscars.

What about this year?