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Michael Russell was definitely the most stunned of all. He originally thought that he still had countless opportunities to convince Hugo. After all, there was still some time before the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, but only now did he realize that "The River" That night was his only chance -- and he didn't take it.

Although Michael has been working hard to make up for it, trying to persuade Hugo to attend this year's Golden Globe Awards through Rick and Joseph, but it still failed. After a round of Tai Chi, Hugo finally confirmed that he would miss this award ceremony.

When the "New York Post" broke the news that "Hugo Lancaster missed the Golden Globes for the fifth year in a row," everyone was clamoring, although their focus was "Hugo looks down on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Refusing to attend the Golden Globes" was intended to satirize Hugo playing big names, but people's attention did not develop as Colin Meile expected.

This is the fifth consecutive year that Hugo has been absent from the Golden Globe Awards. People have long been accustomed to such a result, and they will not think that Hugo is playing big names. On the contrary, many people think that since Hugo is absent , then it definitely shows that there is something wrong with the Golden Globe Awards itself, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association may be tricky!

This kind of thinking is like a wild prairie blown by the spring breeze, spreading across the United States with an unstoppable momentum.

There was a big commotion in the acting department of the 53rd Golden Globe Awards before, and then there was the dumbfounding nomination list for the 54th Golden Globe Awards... In fact, this is not the first time that the Golden Globe Awards have faced such a situation. Over the past few years, the Golden Globe Awards have become more and more sensational, and the controversies that have come with it have naturally become more and more serious. This time it has once again sparked countless discussions, making the Golden Globe Awards stand on the cusp of an unprecedented storm.

This made Michael completely flustered. Not only did the media public relations almost fail to keep up in time, but even the live broadcast of the award ceremony was almost ignored-there were continuous problems with the arrangement of the red carpet and the order of appearance of the award presenters. Even There were problems on the performance stage that night. A series of problems caused ABC to be overwhelmed, and Michael was too busy to take care of himself, and he didn't have time to help.

Many voices of protest broke out within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association-if the award ceremony cannot be held smoothly, it will be an absolute disaster, not only will it hurt their immediate interests, but also their future long-term interests . This made Michael a time of internal and external troubles, dire straits.

In the midst of this crazy controversy, many people in the circle speculated whether this year's award ceremony will be cancelled. The Hollywood Hilton opened the curtain. Further tragedy was avoided at the last moment.

As everyone expected, Hugo did not appear at the awards ceremony that night. Leonardo appeared on the red carpet with his mother and grandmother, successfully filling the blank of Hugo's absence.

In particular, Tom Cruise was also absent from the ceremony, which further dimmed the Golden Globes. At present, the top iron triangle in Hollywood, only Brad Pitt appeared as an award presenter, but in the absence of sufficient weight works, only the screams of girls are left around Brad. Completely overwhelmed by Leonardo. This also became the hottest topic on the red carpet of the awards ceremony that night.

But all the topics, in the final analysis, still have to return to the awards themselves, especially in the whirlpool of controversy, the list of awards for the Golden Globes is even more attention-grabbing. It is conceivable that if there is another controversy over this year's list of winners, maybe Michael's position as chairman will be unstable in less than two years, and the turbulent Hollywood Foreign Press Association will definitely weaken its influence again. The cards will be reshuffled again, and the future direction of the Golden Globe Awards will really fall into the unknown.

But amid all the chaos, there's only good news for the HFPA—or, more accurately, for Michael: This year's awards aren't a problem. After years of struggling, the stellar performances of "Titanic" and "LA Confidential" became their best choices, buying Michael precious breathing time.

These two works are undoubtedly the most successful works in 1997 in terms of box office performance, influence, film critics' affirmation, artistic value, etc., and they are also the works with the most enthusiastic response. Yes, these two works were also the year-end box office champions and runners-up in 1997: when the Golden Globes were held, "LA Confidential" was still the year-end champion, and "Titanic" had successfully entered the top five.

The previous major award ceremonies have proved this point. Although the concept of "award season" has not yet appeared, the uncrowned kings who have never been unwilling to be lonely have gradually begun to connect various award ceremonies. Look at the Golden Globe Awards, Before the arrival of the Oscars, which work has won more professional affirmation, the vague concept of the awards season has gradually formed.

Before the arrival of the Golden Globes, the major award ceremonies made their debut.

The five major trade unions headed by the Producers Guild of America Award, the Screenwriters Guild of America Award, the Screen Actors Guild of America Award, the Directors Guild of America Award, and the American Editors Guild Award have become the best spokespersons for practitioners in the industry; The huge media organizations headed by the National Society of Film Critics Awards and the North American Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards also have a certain right to speak, representing the film critics of major TV stations and radio stations; The Film Critics Association is the final piece of the puzzle, representing regional professional opinion.

This also makes the prototype of the entire awards season truly appear on the major media for the first time. Although no one makes summary statistics, the results of these authoritative awards ceremonies have become an important reference.

"Titanic" and "L.A. Confidential" are the two works that have been mentioned the most in previous award ceremonies this year. If you add the praise of "As Good as It Gets", this is probably the "awards season" of this year. The overall pattern of the three works has almost swept over 70% of the awards, and their momentum is close to that of the troika in 1994 - "Forrest Gump", "Pulp Fiction", "Shawshank Redemption" , and even strictly speaking, the influence is even stronger: because the three works of "Titanic", "LA Confidential" and "As Good as It Gets" all exceeded 100 million US dollars, and the audience's attention has risen to an unprecedented height.

Therefore, for Michael, the award list is his magic weapon to turn the tide of the battle, and it has won him valuable adjustment opportunities. Choosing "Titanic" and "LA Confidential" is a decision that can never go wrong . The list of winners of the fifty-fifth Golden Globe Awards also proves this point.

"Titanic" defeated the most powerful competitor "LA Confidential" in the two awards of the most fiercely contested drama category, the best film and the best director, and won the two trophies. It can be seen that Michael's unswerving choice: the Golden Globes will follow the era of blockbuster movies, stand on the same chariot as commercial movies, and rise strongly.

After missing "Independence Day" last year, this year's Golden Globes did not miss "Titanic", so the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave up "LA Confidential", which reproduced the glory of retro drama movies, and chose to bring it with visual effects. The "Titanic" that created a magnificent love of the century.

In addition to the best film and best director in the drama category, "Titanic" also won two trophies for best original song and best film soundtrack. Eight nominations finally won four trophies. "Titanic" lost three of the four main awards to its closest competitor, "LA Confidential," which makes the list of winners more and more interesting.

"L.A. Confidential" won the three heavyweight trophies of Best Actor in a Drama Series, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor, although it failed to shake James in the two departments of Best Picture in a Drama Series and Best Director - Cameron's position, but "LA Confidential", which has received countless praises before, still won corresponding recognition.

It is worth mentioning that, relying on the outstanding performance of "LA Confidential", Hugo won the Best Actor in a Drama Series at the Golden Globe Awards for the first time. One of the biggest controversies of the time, as the best actor in the baby boom generation, Hugo has achieved numerous honors, but the Golden Globe has not given him the corresponding recognition, a musical comedy best actor The award has become the biggest irony. However, it all came to an end on this night.

In this duel, Hugo defeated Matt Damon of "Good Will Hunting", Daniel Day-Lewis of "In the Name of Love", and Leonardo DiCar of "Titanic". Prio and "Ulee's. Gold" Peter Fonda (Peter. Fonda) won this award, which can be called a standout, except that Daniel can create some suspense for Hugo, Hugo's performance in "LA Confidential" has an absolute advantage, and this award is well deserved.

Since Hugo was absent from the awards ceremony that night, director James L-Brookes took the place of Hugo to accept the award. James thanked the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and expressed his admiration for Hugo's dedicated work. Although there were no surprises, at least it gave the Golden Globes a face.

Among the three trophies won by "L.A. Confidential", the other two are supporting actor awards, but there is no award for best screenplay, and "Titanic" also failed to win the award, so the final winner Who is the work? Is this a coincidence, or deliberate?