Michelle Williams, Meryl Streep and Viola Davis.
This is the troika of this year's movie queen battle. For laymen, Meryl, who was nominated for the 17th Oscar, is undoubtedly the most popular actress; However, Viola, who is generally active in independent films and Broadway stage, seems to lack momentum.
But the fact is just the opposite, viola is the most powerful contender for the film queen, while Meryl is both in the strength and reputation of the underdog.
Throughout the awards season, Michelle Williams was highly recognized for her outstanding strength. She played Marilyn Monroe in "a week with Monroe". Although her appearance and image were not convincing enough, she met with a lot of doubts after deciding the casting choice. However, she vividly reappeared the grace of a generation of goddesses, It has been praised by professionals.
With absolute strength, youthful spirit and outstanding reputation, Michelle and "crazy love" lanli have the same effect. In fact, after winning the nominations for "Brokeback Mountain" and "blue Valentine's Day", Michelle has firmly occupied a place among the actors of generation Y, and this year ushered in a bumper harvest.
Among the outposts, Michelle has won 11 film queen trophies. Many film critics believe that Michelle is hopeful to copy the track of Natalie Portman's ascent to the top last year and witness the victory of generation Y actors for the second year in a row.
However, after the award season gradually deepened, the momentum of the two veteran actors began to surpass.
Meryl's qualifications and strength are beyond doubt, and the performance of "Iron Lady" is also highly praised, but the actual situation is mediocre.
The Weinstein brothers even played the bitter card that "it was 29 years since she won the last prize", and successfully promoted Meryl's competitive momentum. They won seven times in the outpost, including the British Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award; However, this year, Meryl's advantage is still not outstanding enough.
Viola is the real leader this year. Though not all-round, Viola, with her strong strength, rich resume, down-to-earth and approachable, has won a new place in the college's public relations with her down-to-earth and friendly image. After the outpost, Viola won five movie queen titles, not many in number, but each one was full of weight——
The New York Film Critics Association, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Radio Film Critics Association of North America, the National Film Critics Association, and the American actors union.
Five big towns, all big. Purely in terms of quality, Viola's post movie throne has been firmly established, leading the way. But as we enter the sprint stage in February, the Weinstein brothers begin to exert themselves. Now the question is, can Viola lead the way to the end?
If... Just if, Viola wins, among the five nominees, Viola's "help" is the only one to win the best picture nomination. Then, if Viola loses the "help" of nominations for best director, best editing and best adapted script, he will become the leader in the best picture competition.
It's really exciting.
"What do you think?" There were similar questions on the left and right side of lanli. There was only a slight difference, just like an echo, which made the corner of lanli's mouth rise slightly. He first looked at Ryan, "Viola Davis." Then he looked at Jessica, "Viola Davis."
Ryan and Jessica also noticed the small details, as well as the shallow smile of lanli's eyes. Langley leaned back a little and gave way. Their eyes collided in the air. Then they both laughed and said the same name, "Viola Davis."
This time, none of them could help smiling.
Not because Meryl is not good enough, but because viola is better. As actors, they are more inclined to put aside prejudice and public relations, and examine and judge objectively. But obviously, Oscars don't work that way.
"The winner of the best actress in the 84th Oscar is..." Colin Firth opened the red envelope in his hand, took out the card inside, and announced the answer without deliberately creating suspense, "Meryl Streep," iron lady. "
Lanli and Ryan, Jessica respectively exchanged a line of sight, eyeground revealed a touch of "you know I know" line of sight, meaningful; At the same time, the three stood up and clapped - they were choked by Viola's defeat, but they also paid tribute to Meryl's making history.
Is Meryl the greatest actress in history? Maybe, maybe not; But it is certain that she will occupy a place in the film history. At the Berlin Film Festival not long ago, Meryl received the lifetime achievement award. Lanli met her once and left a deep impression on the old actor.
In Europe, Meryl holds Cannes film queen, Berlin film queen and British Academy Film queen; In North America, Meryl has won all the Emmy, Golden Globe and Oscar Awards. Tonight, after her 17th Oscar nomination, Meryl won her third little golden man trophy as well as her second movie queen trophy.
From the Grand Slam, Meryl is only one Venice queen; But even without this trophy, she still deserves to be in the hall of fame.
The audience stood up and applauded. This is the second time that Kodak Theater has stood up after Christopher Plummer. It has sent high respect in the most respectful way. Thunderous applause and torrential waves have been released, and the whole theater has been resounding.
"When I heard my name, I felt that half of the Americans were saying, 'no, how could it be her again?" But, you know, whatever they say. " Dressed in a set of golden evening dress, Meryl looks elegant and elegant. The first sentence of the award speech successfully triggered a lot of laughter.
Like all the actors around her, Langley still stood up, looking up at Meryl, who was shining on the stage, and listening to her speech when she went to the Oscars for the third time; Then, a sharp and burning gaze came from behind. Conditionally, Harvey Weinstein's chubby body was easily seen in the crowd.
At this point, Harvey had an unlit cigar in his mouth. Smoking is not allowed inside Kodak Theatre; Moreover, for the sake of live broadcast effect, all guests are forbidden to smoke, but Harvey is carrying a cigar. Even if he didn't light it, Xiaoxiong's temperament still showed. It was more like... In order to provoke Lan Li, he deliberately picked up his cigar.
Of course, not everything revolves around lanli. A more plausible guess is that Harvey is celebrating Meryl's ascent to the top.
She defeated Michelle Williams and reversed Viola Davis. With the strength and cleverness of the college's public relations, Meryl Streep reversed the disadvantageous situation, especially after the defeat of the American actors union. In just two weeks, the Weinstein brothers made a strong attack and created the brilliance of the evening.
The best actress in the inferior position is in the bag; It also means that the best actor with a strong performance is in the cards. Harvey's cigar is a signal of a demonstration.
Harvey raised his chin high, looked down at his face with contempt and disdain, raised his hands slowly and clapped again and again. The whole movement was slow, just like a slow mirror. The tension and dramatic reaction gradually spread; Holding a cigar in his mouth, he flicked it up gently, without unnecessary action, with almost no disdain and scorn to hide.
It's like looking at a mole ant.
Powerful momentum, strong body, light and shadow interlace, one side of the hero's domineering and strong show, even can vaguely capture the dark light curtain during the period, truly show the dignity of Godfather. Do not need words, do not need eyes, do not need contact, you can feel the threat of skin cutting and fierce.
In Hollywood, it would be unwise to offend the Weinstein brothers at any time. Any actor is no exception. It wasn't until tonight that Langley really understood the meaning of this sentence.
Blue Li mouth slightly a Yang, no redundant action, just the fundus of the eyes emerged a shallow smile.
At the Sundance Film Festival a year ago, lanli, who was still a young actor in the 18th line, could stand up straight in front of Harvey; One year after the Oscars, after "Don Quixote" and "one man's concert", lanli didn't care about Harvey's provocation and threat.
Maybe Harvey can cover the sky with one hand in Hollywood; However, Lan Li can also rely on his own ability to fight a way of life. If Harvey thought he was a tiny mole ant, he would let Harvey know how the elephant died.
Taking back her sight, Lan Li continued to give applause. Standing on the stage, Meryl was smiling and moving.
There is no doubt about the strength of this respected veteran. Up to now, Meryl's performance in "Sophie's choice" and "bridges' dream" is also one of lanli's favorite performances; However, living in the Vanity Fair of Hollywood, only relying on strength, only grinding their own performances, only immersed in their own world, it is doomed to be difficult to survive.
Not only Meryl Streep, but also Daniel Day Lewis, who neglected the public relations of the Academy, was responsible for the distribution of "my left foot" and "blood is coming" in the three Oscars. They could not get rid of the shackles of the industry rules. College public relations is not only the game of 6000 college judges, but also the calculation of the whole Hollywood interest complex.
From Chris Hemsworth to van diesel and then to Meryl Streep, or Harvey Weinstein standing behind, the real face of Hollywood is gradually presented in front of lenley, which is real, bloody, cruel, cold and complex.
However, Lan Li did not panic at all, let alone lose heart. Now he is no longer as ignorant as he was when he created "beast"; All this is just like the creation process of Don Quixote. The real society is so cold that even angels can't spread their wings and fly. The difficulties they face are far beyond imagination. But if they lose hope and faith, it is the real degradation.
So, now that Harvey Waynes has accepted the challenge, let them wait and see. In Hollywood's vanity fair, Langley will take a road of his own. He firmly believes that he can do it.