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In fact, since the birth of "Jaws", over the past two decades, the status of scripts has been declining with a slight momentum, and the lack of excellent original scripts is the most direct proof. After entering the 1990s, the only really amazing original scripts are "Pulp Fiction" and "Fargo".

Every year for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar, basically only one or two works are slightly better, so many people jokingly joked: Maybe even five nominations are not enough—although it is a bit exaggerated , but that's the state of Hollywood.

But this year Hollywood's original scripts ushered in a real explosion!

"Good Will Hunting" has received numerous praises, and the two fledgling new screenwriters can almost be said to have soared into the sky. The delicateness and authenticity of the script have been unanimously praised, and some people even compare it with "Dead Poets Society". This makes Matt Damon and Ben Affleck really experience what is called "overnight success".

The same is true for "Boogie Nights". For the first time as a screenwriter and director, Paul Thomas Anderson showed people what genius is, with a hearty narrative rhythm like "Good Guy", with a degree of relaxation, unconstrained style, and deep digging. The script skills are even more amazing.

As a British film, "Six Heroes of Pigs" almost dominated the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards with a sweeping attitude. It also received a standing ovation from the American Academy, with a total of 257 million The million-dollar UK domestic box office remains unbroken for two decades. This is the second work of screenwriter Simon Beaufoy.

"As Good as It Gets" is written by Hugo, and this is only his second independent creation. The delicate and true description, sharp and cruel characters have aroused a lot of exclamation in the New York literary circle. The work truly reproduces the profound skills of screenwriting in the golden age of Hollywood, and transforms life fragments into film art in the simplest and most authentic way, retaining the original flavor of life and at the same time improving the artistic effect.

"Deconstructing Harry" comes from the works of New York's warm Woody Allen. Er" won the award twice. Woody's skills need not be repeated, and this time he once again contributed a wonderful masterpiece.

Five works, five good works, five masterpieces! This is a rare explosion of original scripts since the 1990s. It is worth mentioning that four of the five nominees can be regarded as complete newcomers. Boogie Night" is the first work of the screenwriter, "Six Heroes of Light Pigs" and "As Good as It Gets" are the second works of the screenwriter. From this, it can be seen that the screenwriter needs fresh blood to inject new vitality, and they have a strong sense of responsibility for the screenwriter. The wonderful reading of retro scripts from Hollywood's golden age has been successfully injected into their own works, and they have achieved success, which has become their biggest commonality.

This is also a detail: the Academy is affirming the screenwriters’ interpretation of retro works. In fact, this is the same as removing “Titanic” from the ten nomination seats for scripts. Marked out, all this indicates that after the awards ceremony, the tangled development trend will definitely become clear, which also makes the awards ceremony more exciting.

This situation has also been clearly reflected in the nomination list. When calculating the work as a unit, the confrontation pattern is more obvious.

"Titanic" received fourteen nominations, tying the historical record of "All. About. Eve" and being listed as the most Oscar-nominated work in film history, except for Best Picture, Best Director, Best In addition to the five awards of leading actor, best actress, and best supporting actress, this work also undoubtedly swept all the nominations for technical awards, including best photography, best art direction, and best costume design. , Best Audio, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Effect Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Original Song, Best Dramatic Soundtrack and other nine nominations were all in the bag, making "Titanic" the best choice before the award ceremony. It made history in one fell swoop.

Regardless of the outcome, the Academy has given enough affirmation to "Titanic" during the nomination stage, which also shows the Academy's attitude: they have truly accepted that commercial blockbusters produced by visual effects have become an irreplaceable part of the market. And just as the screenwriting department showed, the academy also vigorously supported the traditional school, making this big show shine.

"L.A. Confidential", as a banner work, was followed by eleven nominations, with six nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay. All the nominations are full of weight, except for the absent actress department, all the main awards are swept away! In addition, the five nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Sound, and Best Dramatic Soundtrack are icing on the cake, making "LA Confidential" the most powerful competitor of "Titanic" .

In addition to Best Supporting Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay, "LA Confidential" and "Titanic" have as many as nine overlapping nominations, and the battle between the two will usher in a true peak on the night of the Oscars battle.

"As Good as It Gets" and "Good Will Hunting" did not show any weakness. The former received eight nominations, while the latter won nine nominations. Interestingly, these two works also have seven departments overlapping together, including the last Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Soundtrack and more! The only difference is that "As Good as It Gets" is Best Actress, "Good Will Hunting" is Best Supporting Actress, and "Good Will Hunting" only has one more nomination for Best Original Song. There was a fierce fight.

Of course, the most important thing is to join forces with "LA Confidential" to fight against "Titanic", but no one can predict the trend of the final award.

Relatively speaking, although "Six Heroes of Light Pigs" has been highly praised, it is still slightly inferior after all. Four nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Musical Comedy Soundtrack performed well. But it is difficult to compete with the other four films, but no one can tell clearly about the trend of the awards ceremony, maybe this film can become a dark horse.

In addition, "Unlocking Fury" also won four nominations, but only Best Supporting Actor is a major award. Steven Spielberg's work is the first independent investment filmed by DreamWorks The film can be regarded as the first heavyweight work since the establishment of DreamWorks, but unfortunately the reputation is not satisfactory, and it is far from meeting expectations. Now Steven is also devoting all his energy to the filming of "Saving Private Ryan", Hope to achieve a breakthrough.

The truly amazing work in the nomination list is "Boogie Nights", the debut of Paul Thomas Anderson, which almost surprised everyone with the attitude of being born out of nowhere, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Three nominations for screenplay are not enough to describe the Academy's love for this work. If it weren't for the strong performance of several other works this year, "Boogie Nights" is fully capable of replicating the glory of "Pulp Fiction" a few years ago.

Looking at the entire nomination list, the invisible and intangible confrontation pattern has been fully formed. The four works of "Titanic", "LA Confidential", "As Good as It Gets" and "Good Will Hunting" jointly contributed 42 nominations. Best film, best director, best actor, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best film editing, best original screenplay and other projects will be head-to-head. The sixty-seventh Oscar to stay in time.

"Forrest Gump", "The Shawshank Redemption", and "Pulp Fiction" jointly presented the sixty-seventh Oscar. After time has passed, it gradually burst out with great charm, making people deeply aware of that brilliance The classic 1994 has become an unrepeatable page in film history.

And now, "Titanic", "LA Confidential", "As Good as It Gets" and "Good Will Hunting" jointly participated in the 70th Oscar, unknowingly blooming a strong energy, although whether it can It is still unknown to surpass the 67th session, but in terms of influence and attention, it has already taken the lead. The important position in the history of film in 1997 has been deeply imprinted in the annals of history.

Just like 1994, when independent films were brilliantly written, 1997 condensed the contradiction and confrontation between traditional retro films and commercial popcorn films. History determines that the direction of the film industry in the next ten or twenty years will be maintained on the night of the 70th Oscars, which is very exciting.

With Glory to Death, Mariah Carey, and the Battle of the Century composed of the Oasis Band, this duel is a battle of the century in the field of movies. The turbulent waves can already be smelled in the air, and no one can predict it. The direction of the ending. What's interesting is that this time Hugo became the protagonist again. Hugo was one of the most important members of the "LA Confidential" Best Actor competition and the "As Good as It Gets" screenwriter competition, not to mention his return to this The identity of the producer of the two works has launched a head-to-head confrontation with "Titanic".

History is indeed interesting.

In the face of the 70th awards ceremony, which is destined to make history, the academy solemnly invited Billy Crystal to be the host of the night, which shows how much they attach importance to it. The curtain kicked off in three days, and the tense atmosphere was on the verge of breaking out!