Chapter 1473 1473 The Crisis of Voting

This is the task of Hugo and Christopher today, to advocate for Hollywood to produce more works that reflect social issues and shoulder their social responsibility.

Christopher is a victim of his own experience. After he fell from a horse, there was a lot of news, and many media swear that he has passed away. This is really a huge irony - the media that should shoulder social responsibilities always The interests are the first; and the same is true for Hugo. He relied on his own strength and through the two works of "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Death Ramble", not only shook the lofty status of the uncrowned king, but also made the whole society aware of the current society. already sick.

Therefore, it is really suitable for Christopher and Hugo to jointly serve as the special guests of this session.

When Hugo methodically unlocked the fixed pillars of the wheelchair again, everyone in the audience stood up and applauded again, sending high respect to Christopher with the hottest applause. Amid thunderous applause, Hugo pushed Christopher off the stage, ending their mission.

Back on the side stage, Susan Sarandon and Robin Williams greeted him. Both of them greeted Christopher enthusiastically. It can be seen that they should have been familiar friends.

Hugo only had time to say hello to Susan, and Susan had to leave because she was going to be on stage as the presenter. She gave Hugo a face-to-face ceremony and said with a smile, "I hope I will be yours. Lady Luck." Then Hugo, who was left confused, walked onto the stage.

Hugo and Robin pushed Christopher back to the dressing table. Dana was already standing there waiting, "Dear Dana, I hope my performance just now can satisfy you." Hugo said with a smile, This made a few people around him chuckle.

Dana placed a kiss on Hugo's cheek, "You did a perfect job just now, although a little worse than Chris." This made everyone around him smile even brighter.

Hugo originally wanted to chat more with Robin and Christopher, but the staff came over and patted Hugo on the shoulder, indicating that he should go back to his seat first, because Hugo is an important protagonist tonight. The director has been unable to scan Hugo in the seats, which is not good for the ratings.

Hugo could only simply say goodbye to everyone, and then left the backstage.

While Hugo was busy just now, the awards ceremony was already halfway through, and each award had found its own owner.

In the competition for the best sound award, "Apollo 13" beat "Batman Forever", "Seven Deadly Sins", "Braveheart", "Crimson. Tide" and "Future Water World" ", had the last laugh in this fierce award.

The Best Original Song Award was won by "Pocahontas", and the theme song sung by Bruce Springsteen for "Death Ramble" unfortunately failed; The unpopularity, especially "Sense and Sensibility" and "Braveheart", was shocking; in the Best Musical Comedy Award, the nominated "Before Sunrise" failed to upset the audience. "Pocahontas" won without a doubt.

However, the best foreign language film once again broke out. The big hits "The Postman" and "Farewell to the Classroom" were not able to win, but the unremarkable Dutch film "Antonia" took out the competition. Intense Little Best Picture Award.

Among the other technical awards, Best Sound Editing and Best Makeup went to "Braveheart", while Best Visual Effects went to "Baby Pig".

The Best Film Editing award, which is thought to be the go-to for the best picture, has seen the hottest competition, with "Seven Deadly Sins," "Baby Pig," "Braveheart," "Crimson Tide," and "Apollo 13." "There are advantages and disadvantages to each, but in the end, "Apollo 13", which was in the lead in the nomination stage, had the last laugh.

Halfway through the award ceremony, the whole situation gradually became clear. The "seven deadly sins" that had won four nominations were all lost, and they were the first to be eliminated without winning one prize. Although this movie has achieved an incredible counterattack in the nomination stage by relying on its strong social influence, it is still not able to go a step closer due to the subject matter of the work itself, as well as the lack of overall completion and excavation. . "Pig Baby", who was not nominated for acting skills, was completely defeated in the technical department and only won one best visual effects award, which is basically determined to have fallen behind.

In the main competitive landscape, "Braveheart" is temporarily in the leading position with three statuettes; "Apollo 13" also has two statuettes, and both awards have defeated the direct competitor "Brave". "Heart" obtained, which is not inferior, which also makes the competition even more fierce.

But apart from that, the other main contenders are still in the competition team. There are two golden statues in the acting department, two golden statues in the script department, six golden statues in the director department and best picture. "Heart" and "Apollo 13" are still indistinguishable, "Sense and Sensibility" still has the opportunity to turn over at the last moment, "Death Ramble", "Before Sunrise", "Away From Casino", "Postman" and other works still remain competitive.

It can be said that the first half is just a warm-up, the real excitement is in the second half.

When Hugo returned to his seat, Susan was on the stage introducing the list of alternate works. Hugo whispered hello to Charlize and Meryl, and looked at Kevin Spacey in the back row. They also smiled at each other. Then Hugo sat down and noticed that it turned out that Susan was in charge of the Best Original Screenplay Award today. No wonder Susan would say that she hoped she was Hugo's lucky lady, because Hugo won a place in this department.

An excellent script for "Before Sunrise" put Hugo in the writing department for the second year in a row, competing against the likes of "The Usual Suspects," "Braveheart," "Nixon," and "Toy Story."

There is no doubt that this is one of the most competitive departments, especially because of the participation of Hugo, the situation is even more chaotic. The top five works are close in strength, and there is no work that has an absolute advantage. It can be said that every work is completely different. All have the potential to win.

In the end, Susan opened the envelope and showed a meaningful smile to the audience, but Hugo saw a trace of regret in Susan's big bright eyes. Sure enough, Susan announced, "The sixty-eighth Oscar, the winner of Best Original Screenplay is, 'The Usual Suspect', Christopher. McQuarrie."

Hugo smiled and applauded the independent filmmaker who won the Sundance Jury Prize for his creation of "Public. Access". Christopher is very young, even a year younger than Hugo. Years old, but has shown outstanding independent film talent in the past three years.

"The Usual Suspects" unexpectedly received outstanding recognition at the Oscars. It was only nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay, but had the last laugh in both awards. Moreover, the victory over Hugo, who has an excellent reputation in both departments, is indeed a great feat.

It was only at this moment that people realized that Hugo, who had been the center of attention before the awards ceremony, was in the middle of the two current nominations. This is definitely not a good thing, and the result clearly proved to everyone. Fact: Hugo's vote-splitting crisis is at an all-time high!

After the Oscar nomination list was released, Hugo can be said to be very popular, completely comparable to Emma Thompson, who was nominated five times within four years, and has also become another one after Emma who can perform in both the acting and screenwriting departments. Outstanding entertainer who has won a nomination.

In the history of the Oscars, no one has yet been able to win a golden man in both acting and screenwriting departments at the same time. Woody Allen, who was once the closest to this goal, has not been able to do it. Now Woody has more All energy has been transferred to the director position, and there has been very little acting. Therefore, the candidates who are most likely to break this record have become the current Emma and Hugo.

This is definitely a rare record.

In fact, Hugo has super strength in Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Original Screenplay. From an objective theoretical point of view, Hugo has the strength to win awards in all three departments. ” and “Seven Deadly Sins” naturally needless to say, and the original script department that participated in “Before Sunrise” also benefited from the previously glorious “reason and emotion” being divided into the adapted script department, and then received a lot of support. The wisdom, sensitivity and delicacy injected into this work will undoubtedly carry forward the creative art of the script, and relying solely on the lines to promote the frame structure of the story has given countless inspirations to the screenwriters.

Therefore, Hugo's winning voice in the three departments has reached an unprecedented height.

But extremes must meet. This is the iron law of nature. When Hugo has the strength to win awards in all three departments, the decision of the voting judges will become elusive. Do all three departments vote for Hugo? This obviously won't work, it's too exaggerated and deliberate; don't all three divisions cast Hugos? Because considering that others will definitely give Hugo a vote, it is feasible to turn the vote into a favor vote for a friend; choose one of the three departments? Or pick two? So how should I choose; at the same time let Hugo be the roost in the acting and screenwriting departments? Or choose one of the two?

Especially when some people insist on voting for one of the departments, but choose others in the other two departments... The choice of more than 5,000 judges can lead to countless possibilities, and the voting crisis reaches its peak, which directly leads to The odds are: Hugo came home empty-handed.

This is also when there are double nominations and triple nominations at the awards ceremony, people will think that the infinite beauty of the nomination stage often leads to nothing at the awards ceremony.

Now, step by step, this terrifying possibility is becoming a reality: Best Supporting Actor, lost; Best Original Screenplay, lost; So, Best Actor?