Chapter 1155: 1155 Strong Showdown
The 67th Oscars are undoubtedly a lot of topics. Apart from the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress departments, which are obviously less popular, the Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Director, etc. In the main event, the nomination lineup of strong players undoubtedly created the biggest suspense. Each work has its own strengths and its own crowd. Who can fight a bloody path to win the golden man, before the award guests announce the answer , no one can be 100% sure, not even the most senior experts.
The process of the awards ceremony also proved this. "Pulp Fiction" and "Forrest Gump" are inextricably linked. Although "The Shawshank Redemption" has not won the first prize so far, no one dares to ignore its existence.
Among them, the competition for the best actor is undoubtedly a high-profile one. In addition to the best film, this is the most competitive, closest and most suspenseful award among the various awards this year. The predictions about the winner of the best actor have been in an endless stream since the nomination list came out, and the supporters are talking about the situation. Almost every candidate has a strong support group, but no one can draw a clear pattern.
In the words of the Chicago Tribune, "Nigel Hawthorne has an 8 percent chance of winning, and the remaining four candidates have a 23 percent chance of winning."
The fact is that, with the exception of Nigel Hawthorne, who reversed the nominated "Crazy King George" at the last moment, the strength of the other four nominees is completely similar, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, and the probability of winning is exactly the same.
The content analyzed by the major media is no different from performance strength, work strength, actor prestige, etc. "Crazy King George" is naturally the first to fall behind. It almost turned the tide and entered the Oscar nomination stage at the last moment. If Helen Mirren at least After still relying on this work to win the film at the Cannes Film Festival, then Nigel Hawthorne returned empty-handed at the major award ceremonies, and even the nominations were few and far between. Huge upset. No matter from any point of view, he is the candidate with the lowest probability of winning.
As for the other four contestants, it can be summed up in one simple sentence: the competition between three winners and one potential winner!
Morgan Freeman is the "potential winner of the Golden Man", an old actor who relied on his solid and delicate acting skills to win the love of film critics in the late 1980s. If it weren't for the amazing genius Daniel - met at the 62nd Oscars Day-Lewis, "Driving for Miss Daisy" is long overdue for winning him a statuette.
In recent years, Morgan has also dedicated "Unforgiven", "Glory (Glory)", "Flower Street Legend (Street. Smart)" and other outstanding performances. Therefore, although he did not get a small golden man, he has a group of loyal supporters for his accumulated and restrained acting skills. No one can ignore his absolute strength.
Many people believe that Morgan has the hope of becoming the second black actor after Sidney Poitier, replacing Tim Robbins as the "Shawshank Redemption" battle actor, although it is also because Morgan's performance is indeed in control of the rhythm of the film, but the Academy's support for Morgan can still be seen.
Except for Morgan, the other three candidates are all golden winners.
Objectively speaking, Paul Newman, who won the fifty-eighth Oscar honorary award in 1986, should no longer compete in principle, but the whole of Hollywood knows this gentleman's great achievements, and no one will forget that Paul was in the At the 59th Academy Awards in 1987, when he won the best actor for "The Color of Money", the audience stood up and applauded for three minutes.
So, since Paul can win the best actor after winning the honorary award, why can't he win the second one after eight years? Not to mention that Paul's contribution to Hollywood is immeasurable, the number of the eighth best actor nomination is currently second only to Jack Nicholson's nine, and Jack already has a best actor and a best supporting actor trophy in hand. Now, Paul is fully qualified to get his second seat; just talking about Paul's splendid performance in "Nobody's a Fool" made people fall into the limelight, which not only won him the Berlin Best Actor, but also won him a number of film critics. Received numerous accolades from the Association.
No one can ignore Paul.
Next is Tom Hanks. Before 1987, Tom was just a very ordinary member of countless young actors. He appeared in some works of different styles, and used his youthful face to win the audience's love in comedy works. too many different. But 1988's "Big" changed all that. This work not only achieved a huge box office success, but also won the Golden Globe Award and Oscar nomination for Tom's best actor, making him from an ordinary vote. stand out among the actors.
In the handsome Hollywood, Tom's appearance has no advantages. Compared with another Tom - "Cruise", he looks like the child of the next door neighbor, or the school wears thick clothes. Nerd with thick glasses. But Tom, relying on his unique affinity, not only found his own way in terms of acting, but also won the love of the vast audience.
Last year, Tom relied on "The Philadelphia Story" to defeat the mighty Daniel Day-Lewis and Anthony Hopkins, and got his first Oscar statuette, and his prestige rose to the top for a while; "Gan Zheng Chuan" even made Tom red. It is no exaggeration to say that Tom Hanks's strong popularity is enough to compete with the three handsome guys Hugo, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. The image of Gan Zhong, honest, simple, and wise has become the most cordial and most beautiful representative in the hearts of Americans.
Before the official release of "Pulp Fiction", some media could not wait to shout, "This is the best time for Tom Hanks to make history!" Many media believe that Tom can become the successor to Spencer Tracy. The second actor to win the Oscar for Best Actor in a row!
In the long history of Oscar, there are only four actors who have been able to win the acting awards. Luise. Rainer won the ninth and tenth awards, and Jason Robards (Jason). Robards) won the Best Supporting Actor Award twice at the 49th and 50th, Katharine Hepburn won the 40th and 41st, and finally Spencer - Tracy 10th In the 11th and the 11th, he won the best actor twice in a row.
It can be seen from this set of data that, first, it is very difficult to win consecutive acting awards; second, all those who have won consecutive awards were done before the 1980s, and two of them completed the award in the first ten years of Oscar's establishment. Great cause.
Tom Hanks got the chance to accomplish this feat this year, and "Forrest Gump" is the perfect opportunity. However, he faces his strongest competitor, Hugo Lancaster.
In Hugo's resume, "Pulp Fiction" is only his second Oscar nomination, and his first competition in the Best Actor department. But things are not that simple. Strictly speaking, Oscar owes Hugo several nominations, such as "Dead Poets Society", "Scent of a Woman", "Heroes of Righteous Sea", "Sleepless in Seattle" and other works. In this way, not to mention whether there is any strength to win the award, but there is no doubt about the strength of the nomination. This accumulated strength and reputation is Hugo's biggest bargaining chip, even deeper than Tom and Morgan, but only inferior to Paul.
As a leader among the actors born in the 1960s, no one can keep up with Hugo today, not even Tom Cruise, who once shone in the 1980s. Hugo's performance has been greatly improved It is very rare to receive unanimous praise from film critics and professionals.
Following last year's "Schindler's List", Hugo once again gave a fantastic performance in "Pulp Fiction", which not only earned him the title of Best Actor at Cannes, but also led the independent film to create an incredible series of performances. myth. In terms of contributions to Hollywood, the youngest Hugo is definitely not the weakest.
At the same time, if Hugo can win the title of best actor by defeating many competitors, then he will become the first Oscar actor in film history under the age of 30. This feat will undoubtedly break the confinement of Oscar's preference for middle-aged actors. , making history again.
Interestingly, the four actors Morgan, Paul, Tom and Hugo have similar performance styles this year. They are all restrained and delicate. They use their hard acting skills and a thorough understanding of the roles to shape the performances. Thus affecting the audience, for Nigel, who must act wildly and publicly, the acting skills of these four actors can not be seen too much on the screen, and more of it is caused by the aftertaste after watching the movie.
More importantly, the works behind these four actors are outstanding, including Paul's "No one is a fool", all of which have strong competitiveness and can stand the test. But at the same time, the four actors also have their own shortcomings. Tom just won the best actor last year, Hugo's works are too strong and too young, Morgan is black, Paul is 70 years old, and no one can take advantage. The shortcomings are obvious but they are not fatal, so the four people are pulled back to the same starting line.
This also means that the works are strong and perform well, and even the prestige and momentum of the actors are comparable, which constitutes the strongest showdown other than the best picture at this year's Oscars!
Especially for the two works of "Pulp Fiction" and "Forrest Gump", even if Morgan "The Shawshank Redemption" wins the best actor, "The Shawshank Redemption" may not be able to win the best picture, but It will change the situation; on the contrary, whoever wins the best picture in these two works will basically be able to finalize the final best picture award; and if it is Paul - or even Nigel's spoiler, the best picture trend will fall into one again. The group is foggy.
The whole body is moved by one hair. The brilliance of the best actor award almost condenses the essence of the audience. This is undoubtedly the biggest attraction tonight. Even in terms of suspense creation, it surpasses the best. Film. Because the suspense of the best picture can continue, it depends on the direction of this award.
The audience seemed to stop breathing.
Under the spotlight, last year's actress Hawley Hunter walked onto the stage!