1966 Chapter 1966

Ernst Lehmann is sitting in front of the TV at home at this time, watching the live broadcast of the Oscars on the small screen. Although he has never admitted it, he will sit in front of the sofa to watch the live broadcast of the Oscars every year. ——Not because of inner obsession, but because he has always been attached to Hollywood, and tonight is no exception.

Now it was the screenwriting department's turn, and Ernst couldn't help but get more involved. He obviously had a say in this department. After thinking about it carefully, the best adapted screenplay was indeed "LA Confidential" and won No suspense; what about Best Original Screenplay?

Ernst couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Although "As Good as It Gets" written by Hugo participated, Ernst couldn't make a conclusion right away, because he knew that the level of competition for this award should be one of the rarest in the past two decades. The lively scene seen, and because there are four "newcomers" among the five nominees, makes this award even more epoch-making.

Thinking of this, Ernst couldn't help feeling happier. Although his brows were tightly furrowed, he was thinking hard about who he should choose, but his breath was much lighter. Ernst enjoyed it.

In this year's Best Original Screenplay Award, Ernst believes that the competition is even more intense than Best Picture!

"Good Will Hunting", "As Good as It Gets" and "Six Heroes of Light Pigs" are three pillars, and "Boogies Night" and "Deconstructing Harry" are waiting for an opportunity. It can be said that no one should be surprised to win the award, but people in the industry still generally I think the chances of Mr. Woody Allen who "deconstructed Harry" are less, because this is a year for newcomers. Woody has already received a lot of praise. This time, the Academy should reward newcomers and encourage more outstanding writers. Screenwriters, excellent scripts emerge - Ernst agrees with this point of view.

So, among the four absolute newcomer screenwriters, who has the greater chance?

The collaboration of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck has contributed a typical academic-style work, which can penetrate life in a stable situation and hope in the face of adversity, just like a bowl of rich chicken soup for the soul, let everyone Can not refuse. In the style of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, "Good Will Hunting" undoubtedly occupies the right time and place.

Relatively speaking, the style of "Six Heroes of Light Pig" is too strong in British comedy works brimming with black humor. The Academy's nomination is already a huge surprise. The style of the masters of the golden age-it has the same effect as the solid foundation of "LA Confidential", but the overall is a bit obscure and difficult, and the most important thing is that the theme is too heavy, not to mention that the fledgling Paul Thomas Anderson is better than Matt , Originally, it was too personal, and the Academy would not like such a choice-at least not when Paul was nominated for the first time.

Ridiculous, humorous, wise, self-deprecating, and joking, "As Good as It Gets" can be said to be the essence of Woody Allen, but compared to Woody, Hugo injected more lightness and sunshine into the whole film , the tendency of self-pity has almost disappeared, and a wise irony and ridicule have been added. The script is closer to the style of retro stage plays before the Hollywood "Male and Female Thieves" turned out. The warmth is even more touching. But the overall pattern is still too niche, more like a private story between three actors, slightly inferior to "Good Will Catcher" in terms of overall momentum.

Therefore, the current mainstream opinion generally believes that the final winners should be Matt and Ben - especially the Golden Globes also made the same choice; but no one can ignore Hugo's talent, the American Writers Guild Awards "As Good as It Gets" and "LA Confidential" were awarded, not to mention Hugo's popularity in Hollywood is a huge unknown. This also makes the award one of the biggest suspense above the awards ceremony.

But Ernst thought about it carefully, but he couldn't agree with it. Instead, he thought that "As Good as It Gets" should be awarded, not because Hugo was closer to him, but because of the spirit that Hugo injected into "As Good as It Gets" The unique but attractive beauty is also one of the greatest charms of the script. The humor and bitterness revealed between the lines and dialogues are unforgettable.

"Good Will Hunting" is a good work, but Ernst believes that after time has passed, "As Good as It Gets" will become an even better work.

If given his choice, Ernst hoped to choose "as good as it gets."

Thinking of this, Ernst looked at the small screen again, and saw Hugo's face flashing past in the crowd. Even Ernst himself didn't realize it, and he couldn't help getting nervous, and his hands moved quietly. He clenched the armrests of the sofa, the sweat from his palms slowly seeped out, and the beating of his heart began to accelerate slowly. This kind of subtle tension made Ernst a little excited, uncontrollably excited.

Because Ernst knew that his choice did not represent the college's choice, otherwise he wouldn't have spent his whole life chasing after the statuette and got nothing. Ernst himself is not sure whether he wants "perfect" to win, whether he has his own selfishness, even if he finds an objective reason for himself. But the fact is that the award ceremony is still going on, but the suspense has not got any link.

In tonight's awards ceremony, "LA Confidential" successfully stood out in the Best Adapted Screenplay category, but the Best Original Screenplay category was still a melee. Who will have the last laugh? Especially in the case that the "As Good as It Gets" has not been received so far, will the trend of this award bring surprises?

This may be the most suspenseful award tonight, especially the nomination of Hugo, which makes this award even more topical.

In the 70-year long history of the Oscars, there is only one person who can win the Best Actor or Best Actress and the Best Original Screenplay or Best Adapted Screenplay at the same time, and that is Emma Thompson! This well-known talented woman achieved a goal that even Woody Allen could not achieve, and entered the history books. So, can Hugo become the second person after Emma to accomplish the feat tonight?

The biggest competitor standing in front of Hugo is not Paul Thomas Anderson who turned out to be, nor Simon Beaufoy who broke into the battlefield as a dark horse, nor the American talent Woody Allen, but the horse Tre Damon and Ben Affleck! Not only because of the closeness in strength between the two, but also because of the entangled history between the two.

Long before the Golden Globe Awards, many people have hyped their grievances and grievances: Matt and Ben first entered the actor industry under the guidance of Joseph Gibbs. It can be said that Joseph is the relationship between the two. The leader, but the two chose to betray Joseph at the most embarrassing time-they abandoned Joseph and took refuge in the much stronger Marvin Josephson.

In fact, this is not uncommon in Hollywood, not to mention that artists change their agents frequently. Even the top leaders of innovative artist management companies have to deal with the dilemma of poaching; There is nothing wrong with the choice of two people according to the law of low flow.

But the interesting thing is that Joseph is the manager of Hugo, and after Joseph experienced difficulties, he left the International Innovation Management Company and joined the Endeavor Elite Brokerage Company. The grievances and resentments in this are unclear. Therefore, many media regard the Best Original Screenplay Award as a battle of enemies:

Hugo hopes to win this award to express bad breath for his friends, proving that Matt and Ben made the wrong choice at the beginning; Take advantage of the upcoming Hugo competition - George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Alexander Lorraine, the list goes on The emergence of new forces has been seen as a powerful challenge to Hugo.

Therefore, this award can be said to be full of topics, and the discussion is even close to the competition for the best picture. Did Matt team up with Ben to make history? Or will Hugo create a more glorious history? Or is it that a dark horse turned out to disrupt the feast?

Excitement has begun to diffuse!

At this time, the two brothers Ethan Coen and Joel Coen stood in front of the microphone. The two successfully won the Best Original Screenplay Award for "Fargo" last year. This year they were invited to present two awards in the script department. Just now Brian has After taking over the little golden man from Ethan, now it's the turn of the main event.

"There are many new faces in the original department this year, which confuses me a little. The unfamiliar faces and names always make me worry that I will make mistakes." Ethan said solemnly, and Joel came to the front and added He said, "Don't worry, just read it according to the list, I remember you are literate."

This tease immediately made everyone chuckle, Ethan looked down at the envelope, and almost opened the envelope, Joel quickly stopped him, "Hey, let's keep the suspense for a while, shall we?" I still remember how anxious we were waiting below last year, so let these unfamiliar faces feel the tension this year. Let's watch the big screen first."

The two simple lines made everyone burst into laughter, and then a short film was played on the big screen for the five alternate works. After the play, Ethan suddenly realized, "Very good, among them I still know each other. One is the actor who is almost in the senior category."

Ethan is teasing that the younger Matt and Ben have already turned out, and even Paul is only 27 years old, and Hugo, who is 30 years old this year, can already join the senior group, which makes the audience Everyone burst into laughter. It can be seen that the relationship between the Coen brothers and Hugo is really good. It is worth mentioning that Simon and Hugo are the same age, which makes this year's original script department more youthful.

"Are you sure this list of nominations is written by the screenwriter?" Joel just asked back, Hugo was hit by arrows in both knees again, and everyone on the scene laughed, while Ethan shook the Envelope, "I don't care, anyway, let's see the answer, and we will know if the short video just now was misplaced."

After speaking, Ethan opened the envelope without any hesitation!