Chapter 2209： competition shift

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In previous years, the most intense competition for the nomination seat has always been the best picture. Because this is a collective honor, it also attracts the most attention. In fact, nothing has changed this year. The best picture is still the focus of attention, representing a The final label of the Oscars. But in the nomination stage, the best director has attracted attention that should have stayed on the best picture, which can be regarded as a shift of competition.

The nomination for Best Director is still a bayonet competition this year. The top five contestants of the Directors Guild are James Cameron of Avatar, Evan Bell of In the Cloud, and Quinn of Inglourious Basterds. Ting Tarantino, "Precious" Lee Daniels, "White Ribbon" Michael Haneke, the current five players are also the frontrunners in the best director competition.

The only difference between the top five of the best director group and the top five currently leading the top five is "Flying House". This is also because animation directors and film directors cannot be regarded as the same type of work, so animation directors are basically the same. There is no chance of a best director competition. Instead, it was Michael Haneke's top.

Here, the biggest variables are actually "Cherish" Lee Daniels and "White Ribbon" Michael Haneke. Lee Daniels' films are originally more powerful works by producers, protagonists and supporting roles. Their personal directing style is not obvious, and the identity of African-American **** directors is not popular in Hollywood.

As for Michael Haneke, it can be regarded as a sudden emergence. Every work of the German director can be said to have attracted much attention, including the works of "Happy People", "Piano Teacher", "Hidden Camera" and "Fluorescent Blood Shadow". Although "White Ribbon" won the Palme d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, it caused some controversy, but the quality of the work itself is still very good, but German nationality is indeed a big problem.

In addition to the top five contestants, there are three other directors who are expected to snag a nomination: Clint Eastwood of "It Happens", the Coen Brothers of "Serious Men", "District 9" ” Neil Blomkamp, ​​these three directors have the strongest strength in terms of the overall strength of their works, and none of them are shortlisted for the final top five nominations. Of course, we still have to look ahead. Who is the director who fell out of the top five?

These eight directors form the first group to hit the best director nomination, which is also a relatively obvious result. Of course, there are still directors with shocking abilities in the second group, such as Evan from "One Day" -Bell, although this work is slightly inferior in overall strength, because of the physique of its romantic films, it is difficult for Evan Bell to have more room to play, but it is undeniable that Evan Bell still shows The ultimate reason why he did not enter the first group because of his profound directing skills is because of the lack of strength of the works, and because Evan Bell won the double nomination for best director only by relying on "The Blood Is Coming" and "Survival in the Wilderness" the year before last. , it is not yet this time.

Another example is J.J. Abrams of "Star Trek", Hayao Miyazaki of "Ponyo on the Cliff", Basil Sophie of "Growing Up Education", Nora Ai of "Julie and Julia" Furlong, these directors also have the ability to upset, and it is not surprising that the counterattack is shortlisted.

Due to the chaos of the best picture, the best original screenplay and the best adapted screenplay are also in full bloom this year. Anything is possible, but in general, the strength of the adapted screenplay department this year is still stronger.

As for the four awards in the acting department, although the nominations are not as chaotic, the competition is no less intense than before.

In the competition in the best actor department, Jeff Bridges of "Wild Heart", Evan Bell of "In the Clouds", Colin Firth of "Single Man", Morgan of "It Happens" - Freeman is the most powerful top four, and it is unimaginable for any of these four players to be upset.

In the outpost battle that has ended so far, "On the Cloud" has won ten best actor titles for Evan Bell, including the Actors Guild, which has also made the public opinion about whether Evan Bell can continue to be the best actor. "Wild Heart" won seven best actor titles for Jeff Bridges, not showing any weakness. In fact, Jeff Bridges has won four Oscar nominations in his acting career. After winning the Best Supporting Actor nomination for "The Last Movie" at the age of 22, he has won the Best Supporting Actor nomination twice and the Best Actor nomination twice, but unfortunately he has been returning empty-handed. The actor is also the most owed veteran.

Therefore, the confrontation between Evan Bell and Jeff Bridges, the old and the young, has also become the most eye-catching competition throughout the awards season. At present, both of them have maintained their popular attitude. Onward to Oscar.

In addition, Colin Firth's performance in "Single Man" was perfect. He also won four Best Actor trophies including Venice. "In People" starred in reality celebrity Narmandela and won two best actor titles.

It can be seen that the strength of the top four players is beyond doubt.

In addition, Joseph Gordon-Levitt of "Five Hundred Days with Summer", Matt Damon of "The Whistleblower", Viggo Mortensen of "Doomsday", "Nine" Daniel Day-Lewis in 'Serious Men', Michael Stuhlbarg in 'Serious Men', Evan Bell in 'One Day', Robert Downey Jr. in 'Sherlock Holmes', Hal Hall in 'Night Sunshine' Brooke, these eight players compete for the final seat.

Strictly speaking, in the competition of the best actor, there are only the first group and the second group. The top four players in the first group are rock solid, but the eight players in the second group have their own advantages and disadvantages, and it is difficult to distinguish them again. .

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is currently a promising player, and "500 Days with Summer" received unanimous praise after its release, which also makes him very hopeful to become a successor to Evan Bell, Ryan - After Gosling, he is the representative of the new generation of actors, but the literary and freshness of the work itself restricts the further development of the promotion process.

Matt Damon, Viggo Mortenson, and Robert Downey Jr. are all in similar situations. Hollywood's contributions are comparable and their performances are good enough, but the three players are too low-key in the frontline competition. Without a lot of shine, it's hard to stand out.

Daniel Day-Lewis has almost fallen behind because of the overall quality of his works. Hal Holbrook is also facing the same situation. The old man who has won countless attention after starring in "Wild Survival", this time He has also contributed a wonderful performance, but unfortunately, the overall quality of the works has been stagnant, and it is not optimistic.

As for Michael-Stuhlbard's own recognition, it is the biggest restriction, although the performance is one of the hottest works in the final stage. And Evan Bell, aside from "One Day" itself, but the performance of "In the Cloud" is too good, it is not so easy to win the double nomination of Best Actor for Evan Bell, obviously the grade of "One Day" is still poor. a little.

All in all, it was still eight players who continued to fight.

Relatively speaking, the competition in the post-shadow department is very clear. Players from the first group have left the second group two streets behind. Instead of the fierce competition last year, they have fallen into a period of inexorability. Meryl Streep in "Julie & Julia", Carey Mulligan in "Growing Up Education", Sandra Bullock in "Weakness", Gabriel Siddy in "Precious" Bay, Helen Mirren from "The Last Stand" and Anne Hathaway from "One Day", these six contestants proudly formed the first group.

In fact, strictly speaking, the first group is still divided into two areas. Meryl Streep, Sandra Bullock and Gabriel Sidibe are obviously stronger, and there is basically no problem with the nomination, while The other three actors, Carey Mulligan, Helen Mirren and Anne Hathaway, could not have made it to the first group last year, but this year's lack of success has allowed the three actresses to stand out smoothly and are in the nomination stage. took the initiative.

Not surprisingly, the final nomination was decided among the first group, and the second group's upset strength was already less than five percentage points. Maggie Gyllenhaal of "Wild Heart", "Lovely" Saoirse Ronan of "The Bones", Marion Cotillard of "Nine", and Emily Blunt of "Young Victoria" are the second group It's a pity the distance The average strength of the first group is too poor, and it is difficult for a dark horse to stand out.

The Best Supporting Actor category, led this year by Christopher Waltz of "Inglourious Basterds", was recognized as the closest actor to the statue at the nomination stage. Behind him, Stan of "The Lovely Bones" Leigh Tucci, Matt Damon of "It's a Man", Woody Harrelson of "The Courier", and Christopher Plummer of "Last Stop" temporarily have the advantage, and the pattern is very clear.

In addition, Alec Baldwin of "Love is Complicated", Stanley Tucci of "Julie and Julia", and Peter Sarsgaard of "Growth Education" also have the power to upset, But the chances are small.

The final best supporting actress competition pattern is chaotic and orderly. "Cherish" Monique, "In the Clouds" Blake Lively and Charlize Theron are the top three players with absolute advantages, in addition to The two seats are open to competition, but the contestants are also relatively clear, Julian Moore of "Single Man", Melanie Roland of "Inglourious Basterds", Penelope Cruz of "Nine" , "Julie and Julia"'s Amy Adams, equal opportunity.

Overall, this year's Oscars seem to be a bit top-heavy. The competition for Best Director and Best Actor is particularly fierce. Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress are in chaos and order, while Best Supporting Actor is in a clear pattern. Good movie, still a fog.

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