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"'Pulp Fiction,' Sally Monk."
Steve Martin's voice sounded, and Quentin jumped up exaggeratedly for the first time, jumping in place like a child; it was just a beat slower, waiting for Steve's words to be fully spoken. After finishing, Hugo and Cameron also stood up together with the actions of all the other audience members.
Hugo's eyes widened, his face full of astonishment and surprise, and his inner turmoil was stronger than anyone else, because Hugo not only knew that "Pulp Fiction" did not win this award in history, it just won the best. Recognition of the original script; more because Hugo also knew that this was not the moment for independent films to make breakthroughs.
Works by independent studios like Miramax have always had a hard time winning the Oscars, although top independent studios like Orion. Produced such standouts as "Field Platoon," "Dancing With Wolves," and "Silence of the Lambs," which won Best Picture at the Oscars, but their distribution has always been in partnership with Warner Bros.—or the big studios, after all. PR is working.
This is also the reason why the eight major film companies can be called "top large companies". They not only occupy more than 60% and 70% of the market share, but also have absolute advantages in the fields of Oscar and video distribution channels, not to mention their huge network of connections within the academy.
Independent film studios can produce wonderful works, but they don't have enough distribution channels to support them to further promote their works, and they don't have the strong publicity capital to make their breakthroughs at the Oscars.
The first work to break this situation was the "British Patient" that dominated the 69th Academy Awards, which was also a work from Miramax; but the weakness of independent studios has continued into the twenty-first century It has been completely reversed. Thanks to the emergence of multi-channel promotion methods such as DVD and the Internet, many independent films can have their own promotion channels even if they do not cooperate with large film companies, and thus achieve good results at the Oscars.
Even "The English Patient", that's two years away, at least not now, not "Pulp Fiction".
According to the historical trajectory, it was the strong influence of "Pulp Fiction" that opened up the situation for independent film production companies, and Miramax Films, which launched this work, rose rapidly - and then was acquired by Disney, Thus emerged the victory of the "British Patient". From this point of view, the breakthrough of the "British Patient" is not the first in history, because the role of Disney cannot be ignored, although in fact it is the Weinstein brothers who really contributed.
Today's Hollywood has become a film industry. Any change, breakthrough, or progress is in line with the development and promotion of the times, and is driven by internal and external reasons. It is impossible for changes to occur inexplicably. This is the essence of history.
So what does "Pulp Fiction" now break even further? Does it mean that Hugo, the little butterfly's wings flapping breeze, has unknowingly formed a hurricane?
If Hugo remembers correctly, then following the historical trajectory, "Forrest Gump" should have won the Best Editing Award, but now, "Pulp Fiction" is relying on unparalleled and powerful influence. won this little golden man. Does that mean that the subsequent trend tonight may also change? The direction of history is really interesting.
While thinking about it, Quentin swooped over and gave Hugo a fierce hug, then walked over without waiting for Hugo to react, but after seeing Tom Hanks in front of him. , Quentin realized that: In the past, it is not a friend, but a competitor. Quentin slammed on the brakes, then gave Hugo a big hug again to hide his embarrassment.
Hugo couldn't help laughing at Quentin's exaggerated celebratory gesture. He temporarily cleared up the thoughts in his mind and gave his applause to Sally who took up the golden statue on the stage.
For the live guests and the audience in front of the TV, they don't have as complicated ideas as Hugo, but they also know that "Pulp Fiction" is making history, and they are the witnesses of history!
After looking forward to it for a long time, tonight's awards ceremony finally began to be exciting.
In the subsequent competition for the best adapted screenplay, "Forrest Gump" finally won the first major award tonight. ” and “Crazy King George”, he bravely took down the golden statue from the duel of strong hands.
Hugo, who got his first Best Adapted Screenplay nomination in a daze, also missed his first screenwriter award in a daze.
Relatively speaking, the competition for best original screenplay is fierce, with "Bullets Over Broadway," "Four Weddings and a Funeral," and "Red in the Blue, White, and Red Trilogy" not underdogs, but even so, "Pulp Fiction" "The victory was expected. From any point of view, "Pulp Fiction" is the biggest discovery in 1994. Quentin's ingenious design and conception of the script can be said to have inspired countless screenwriters and directors.
Some people even joked that even if the ten nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay were stacked, the final winner should still be "Pulp Fiction".
Therefore, the award of "Pulp Fiction" received unanimous applause from the audience!
The awards ceremony is really getting more and more exciting. "Pulp Fiction" won two heavyweight golden figures, and "Forrest Gump" also beat "The Shawshank Redemption" in the best adapted screenplay. The number of trophies "Pulp Fiction" and "Forrest Gump" caught up with "Life and Death" and "The Lion King", tied for the most award-winning works so far tonight.
"The Shawshank Redemption", which has been several positions behind since the starting stage, obviously lacks influence, and even many academy judges have never seen this work at all, and they are completely at a disadvantage in the head-to-head duel. But at this moment, it is still impossible to assert the result, "The Shawshank Redemption" can overtake all its competitors at the last moment, not only won the nomination, but also go hand in hand with "Pulp Fiction", which leaves suspense for the final result.
Even Hugo began to be in high spirits. He couldn't help but become curious. He was praised by countless people as the strongest 67th Oscar after the 1990s. Will history really change?
However, at least the winner of the best director has not changed. "Forrest Gump" director Robert Zemeckis was nominated for the first time in his career, and he picked up the golden man in one fell swoop. Martin Scorsese of the Golden Man is undoubtedly too lucky. To win an award, the right place, the right place and the right person are indispensable. This is the truth.
Robert relied on the unique "Forrest Gump" to win the Oscar for best director statuette, but ironically, this is also the only statuette in his entire directorial career - and the only nomination, although he also dedicated " "Cast. Away", "Flight" and other good works, but compared to his directing ability, it is always the actors who get the attention.
Objectively speaking, Robert is not a talented director, and the directing skills of "Forrest Gump" can only be said to be stable, but this is Oscar, he launched the right work at the right time, so he won Success that no one else can match.
Compared with famous names such as Woody Allen, Krzysztof Kieslowski, and Robert Redford, Quentin Tarantino was born out of nowhere, although it was only the first time Win the nomination - this is actually the same as Robert, but more people are embarrassing Quentin's defeat.
After the announcement of the crucially important Best Director Award, it also added a bargaining chip to "Forrest Gump", and now the trend of the entire awards ceremony has gradually become clear. Whether it's the "Shawshank Redemption" that got nothing, or the "Pulp Fiction" in which the two golden towns are in the hands, or the "Forrest Gump" that has a slight advantage, if you want to win the best film, Best Actor is a must!
Once you miss the best actor, it is a difficult situation for the three works to compete for the best picture: "The Shawshank Redemption" will be out of the game empty-handed; Death penalty; "Forrest Gump" who won the third prize tremblingly, they can only hope that even if the winner is not themselves, it is best not two direct competitors, otherwise the chance of winning will plummet.
With the gradual advancement of the award ceremony, it really is a good show. Even the "Shawshank Redemption", which has not won the first prize so far, still retains its last hope, not to mention the "Pulp Fiction" and "Forrest Gump" that compete to the death. True story", as expected before the awards ceremony, the three-legged pattern detonated all the hot spots.
Under such circumstances, the best actress department, which has been "abandoned" by the best picture nominees like the best supporting actress department, also seems to be waning.
Jessica. Lange in "Blue. Sky", Jodie Foster in "Neal's Heart," Miranda Richardson in "Tom and Vive," Winona Ryder of "Little Women" and Susan Sarandon of "Ultimate Witness" entered the final competition.
The topicality of the five works is not enough, and only the "Ultimate Witness" can attract the attention of the audience. Among them, only one work, "Nielle's Heart", was barely nominated; most importantly, the performances of the five nominees this year were not deep and solid enough, and the nominations were not very convincing.
The works are weak, the performances are weak, and the topics are weak. Compared with the popular scenes of the three-legged confrontation, the competition for the best actress is indeed uninteresting. In the end, Jessica Lange won her second statuette - she once won the best supporting actress statuette at the fifty-fifth Oscar for "Mr. Douce", and this is also her five times before and after. The first time to win the nomination of the actress!
Although the persuasiveness was still a bit weak, Jessica still received a standing ovation from the audience, paying high tribute to the actress who has dedicated countless excellent works.
Then, the winner of the Best Actor Award will be announced soon!