Chapter 1441 1441 Become a Laughing Stock

The Berlin Film Festival, which has always been hiding in the corner of attention, has become the focus of everyone's attention. The Golden Globe Awards, which have always stood in the spotlight and received applause, have become the laughing stock of everyone. It is hard to imagine that this is actually a The situation created by the actors. But, this is Hollywood, the dream land where the impossible becomes possible.

When the Berlin Film Festival came to an end, the debate about the six major acting awards at the Golden Globes reached its climax. Naturally, it was accompanied by questions about the Hollywood Foreign Press Association - what kind of association is this? Is this association really a non-profit organization? What are their judging criteria? Where is their authority? Is there really nothing tricky about awarding awards?

Almost overnight, the "Hollywood Foreign Press Association" became a target, and countless doubts rushed in, making the association look precarious, as if it would fall apart at any time.

But Marjana knew that this was not just caused by Hugo, but more importantly, it came from their own internal struggles. Behind these doubts, how much was her instruction and how much was Michael's instruction, Only they themselves know. But it is undeniable that the Golden Globe Awards has indeed reached a turning point in its development, and no one can determine its future direction.

Along with the topic raised by the Berlin Film Festival, the eyes of the world are instantly focused on the Oscars, which will be held in a month. Maybe all the arguments and all doubts will come to the fore at the Oscars, when the Golden Globes will be turned over by salted fish. Or fall into hell, perhaps a conclusion can be drawn.

Oscar, currently the most watched, authoritative, and topical awards ceremony in the world, took advantage of the situation and announced the nominations for the 68th Academy Awards at the Topic Vortex Center.

In the most-watched best picture competition, the currently booming "Sense and Sensibility" undoubtedly occupies a seat, and the ravely acclaimed "Pig Baby" also ranks in the final five without any suspense, but The other three works are quite worth pondering, "Braveheart", "Apollo 13" and "Death Walk" were successfully shortlisted!

The sixty-eighth Oscar nominees for Best Picture are interesting, with "Sense and Sensibility," "Braveheart," and "Apollo 13" rounding out the top five in the Golden Globes' Drama category, while "Baby Pig" The eventual winner of the Golden Globe in the musical comedy category, but the problem is "Death Row."

Although "Death Ramble" was very popular at the Golden Globe Awards, it failed to make it to the final five. Among the nominations for the best film in the drama category, the Golden Globes chose "Away from the Casino" and "The Bridges of Last Dreams" , but Oscar gave a very different answer.

Due to the special nature of the selection of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in the nomination stage, the judges only vote in the department they belong to, and when they enter the award selection stage, they can vote for all departments.

To give a simple example, Hugo is an actor now, so in the nomination stage, he can only vote for the best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, and best supporting actress. Best Picture voting; Hugo votes for all divisions when the winner is selected from the final five finalists after the nominations are available.

This is mainly to ensure professionalism, especially in professional departments such as audio, makeup, clothing, etc. During the nomination stage, a wide range of academy members will reduce their professionalism. After all, it is impossible for actors to be like sound engineers. I have seen the works with excellent editing and sound effects.

Moreover, even when entering the award voting stage, most actors will leave professional awards empty and do not vote, which is to avoid their non-professional opinions affecting the awards. Of course, this is voluntary. In the award voting stage, each academy judge has the right to vote for all awards except the best foreign language film.

So, generally speaking, people think that the nomination shows absolute strength, and winning the award requires the right place and the right person, and a little luck.

Now, the name "Death Ramble" has appeared in the nomination list of Oscar's best picture, which is not only a kind of affirmation, but also the greatest irony of the Golden Globe Awards. The nominations of "Sense and Sensibility" and "Baby Pig" are expected, and the overall strength of "Braveheart" and "Apollo 13" is also slightly ahead, which also makes the finalist of "Death Ramble" an entire nomination The biggest surprise on the list.

The ensuing Best Director nomination list brought another series of surprises, "Pig Baby" director Chris Noonan, "Braveheart" director Mel Gibson, "Death Row Walk" "Director Tim Robbins was successfully shortlisted, while the other two seats belonged to "Away from Las Vegas" Mike Figgis and "Il. Postino" Michael Radford (Michael. Radford) )!

This also means Lee, who won the award-winning "Sense and Sensibility". Ann was defeated! This also makes the prospect of "Sense and Sensibility" above the Oscars suddenly unclear. Obviously, in the eyes of the Academy, they prefer "Pig Baby" to "Sense and Sensibility".

"Baby Pig," "Braveheart," and "Death Row Walk" won both Best Picture and Best Director nominations, which immediately brightened the prospects for all three works, and just one nomination list can read too much Lots of details and connotations. At the same time, it also made the six director nominations for the Golden Globes boring.

There are not too many surprises in the highly anticipated best actor department, Nicolas Cage of "Far From Las Vegas", Richard Dreyfuss of "Life Is Beautiful for You", Anthony Hopkin of "Nixon Biography" There is no doubt that Hugo of "Death Ramble" was successfully shortlisted, the only difference is that "The Postman" actor Massimo - Troisi (Massimo. Troisi) occupied the last seat.

The "Postman", which was widely ignored before, suddenly gained momentum. This Italian work also occupied a place in the best foreign language films with fierce competition, and the prospects suddenly became brighter.

However, it is obvious that in the competition in this department, the biggest attraction is the showdown between Hugo and Nicholas. These two actors are almost evenly divided among the previous award ceremonies. The strength and momentum of the two actors are different. Bo Zhong.

Hugo is 28 years old this year, and Nicholas is only 31 years old; Hugo won the acting nomination for the third year in a row, although Nicholas' previous "Moonlight" and "Honeymoon in Vegas" failed to be nominated for the Oscar, But it still received good reviews and won a nomination at the Golden Globes; both actors have contributed to the best performances of their careers in their works, and their works have also been nominated and recognized by other Oscar awards; but Hugo just won the best supporting actor statue two years ago. Is it really time to quickly win the second statue? And Nicholas has no such concerns...

It can be said that the competition between the two actors is undoubtedly the most eye-catching, and no one can predict where Bo Bing will win or lose.

More importantly, the direction of the Oscar statue will largely determine the situation of the Golden Globes - if Nicholas wins, it is tantamount to approving the conclusion of the Golden Globes, which is irrelevant for them. The difference is a huge victory; but if Hugo wins, from Berlin to the Oscars... just imagine the disaster that the Golden Globes will face.

This also makes the contender for the best actor surpass the competition for the best picture and become the biggest suspense and biggest attraction of this year's Oscars. Just reading the nomination list is enough to make people's blood boil.

The nominations for the Best Actress category are even more interesting, with Susan Sarandon of "Death Row", Elizabeth Sue of "Away from Las Vegas", and Meryl S of "The Bridge" Tripp, Sense and Sensibility's Emma Thompson, there were no surprises in the top four, and they also lined up with the Golden Globe nominations for best actress in a drama series. The problem was the last seat.

The one who won this seat was Charlize Theron of "Before Sunrise"!

At this moment, everyone exclaimed, not only because of Charlize's upset and ranked among the top five nominations, but also because Charlize squeezed out precisely the Golden Globe Award-winning drama actress Sharon Stone. ! It was all a slap in the face of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and while Charlize also won a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, the whole thing is quite different.

Leaving aside the controversy of the Golden Globe Awards, "Before Sunrise", which received numerous adoration at Sundance last year, finally burst into its light at the Oscars. Behind Charlize's winning the Best Actress nomination, people can't help but speculate. The Academy's affirmation of "Before Sunrise" is bound to become Hugo's added value. Hugo's outstanding performance in this work will also increase the impression points of the Academy's judges, allowing Hugo to gain more in the competition for the best actor. support.

Of course, Charlize's performance in "Before Sunrise" is also worthy of recognition. The 20-year-old actress has won the love of almost everyone, which reminds many people of Judy Foss Special - The superstar who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 14, won her first Oscar for Best Actress at the age of 26, and won her second Oscar at the age of 29. .

After being nominated for Best Actress, Charlize has also become one of the contenders. Although the odds are relatively small, if she wins, she will break Mary-Matlin (Marlee. Matlin's reliance on the fifty-ninth Oscar in 1987) "Pity the daughter of God (Children. Of. A. Lesser. God)" the record created when she won the Oscar, when she was only 21 years old and 218 days old.

It can be seen from the list of nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress. The predictions made by everyone who relied on the Golden Globes have already fallen apart. The subversion is obvious, and although the awards ceremony is still a full month away, it seems that the Golden Globes have become a laughing stock.