Chapter 1970: 1970 Tense Moments
"Leo." Hugo looked away from the stage and patted Leonardo's arm.
Leonardo raised his head, his azure eyes were filled with confusion and confusion, he couldn't tell whether it was nervousness or fear, but Hugo vaguely guessed it. Leonardo has been in a bad state recently. He was a little scared of the crowd because of "Titanic", and now he has become a candidate for the best actor because of "Titanic"-although he will not be the biggest favorite , but as long as you get nominated, you have a chance to win, right?
On the one hand, Leonardo resisted in his heart, and he became more and more anxious on this occasion. If it weren't for the success of the two works of "As Good as It Gets" and "LA Confidential", Leonardo would really feel sorry for him. Hugo feels happy, and his condition will be even worse at this time; but on the other hand, Leonardo also has some desire for the statuette, especially during the filming of "Titanic", he and Hugo discussed a lot about Regarding acting skills, he always hoped that he could stand on that stage to be recognized, and inner tension was unavoidable.
This kind of contradictory and tangled emotions, it is estimated that even Leonardo himself could not distinguish clearly. As a bystander, Hugo had mixed feelings and didn't know what to say.
Leonardo only saw the amber eyes in front of him, so familiar and completely trustworthy, and then he heard the warm voice say, "This is the reason why you should continue to persevere and continue to fight." The voice was like a warm current, slowly flowing into the bottom of his heart, calming down his restlessness little by little inconceivably.
There is a faint voice echoing in Leonardo's mind: performance, this is the reason why he chose "Titanic", and it is also the reason why he continues to want to persevere and struggle. A statuette is the goal of his unremitting efforts and a bridge for him to get rid of the shackles of the "vase".
Suddenly, Leonardo turned his head and saw Charlize sitting diagonally behind - Charlize achieved her goal tonight, didn't she? Then he flashed a broad smile at Charlize, who raised an eyebrow in confusion, then pointed to the stage and chuckled. At this moment, Leonardo quickly turned his head to look at the stage.
Francis McDormand stood on the stage without hesitation for too long, and quickly opened the envelope in his hand. The extremely tense atmosphere was about to explode, but the five candidates were unusually calm. Jack is old, Hugo has not calmed down, Leonardo is absent-minded, Dustin is calm, and even Matt is very calm because he knows that his chances are slim. A ridiculous black humor.
The result was a surprise, but not a surprise.
Last year's best actress winner, Francis, revealed the answer, "The winner of the 70th Oscar for Best Actor is Jack Nicholson in 'As Good as It Gets'!"
In the end, the best actor had the last laugh. Jack defeated Hugo. Relying on his superb performance in "As Good as It Gets", Jack won his second Best Actor Award Winner and the third Acting Award Winner; but it can also be said that It was Hugo who lost to Hugo himself, and the work he starred in lost to the work written by him. For Hugo, this was also a duel without failure.
"As Good as It Gets" defeated "L.A. Confidential", the screenwriter Hugo's work defeated the actor Hugo's work, and finally the old and tough Jack Nicholson won the best actor trophy, not only becoming the seventh winner in film history He is an actor who has won two statuettes, and also leads the list of actors with three statuettes, becoming the actor with the most awards in film history.
This is a logical ending. Jack is indeed the biggest hit this year, both in terms of performance quality and thickness of the work; The movie star statuette passed by; but at the same time, it was an ending full of surprises, not only because Hugo was only 30 years old, and his career as an actor still had unlimited possibilities, but also because the great success of "As Good as It Gets" made people witness Hugo screenwriting ability!
"Hey man, don't get too sad, we're in this together," Jack yelled at the Hugos below the stage, implying that both men won for "as good as it gets," which got everyone in the room clapping Laughed out loud, including Hugo.
Hugo smiled, turned to look at Leonardo beside him, and found that the smile on the corner of Leonardo's mouth was also outlined, the two exchanged a glance, and Hugo searched again in those blue eyes When it came to firmness, the curvature of the corners of his mouth rose even more.
But with Jack's award, the most important awards tonight have been settled. "As Good as It Gets" won three statuettes in a row, tying "LA Confidential" in one fell swoop. The Nick" launched an impact, which also made the future of the awards ceremony even more elusive!
Now, there are only the last two trophies left in the entire Oscar awards ceremony, but the overall award trend is still unpredictable.
"Six Heroes of Light Pig" only won the Best Musical Comedy Soundtrack Award, and "Good Will Catcher" only won the Best Supporting Actor Award. Both works have already withdrawn from the competition for the final showdown. Especially "Good Will Hunting", in the case of high expectations, only Robin Williams won a statuette, which is undoubtedly a great pity. However, this result is not surprising because the competition is too strong.
Now, the top five competition has become a three-legged battle!
"Titanic" swept the army in the technical awards department, leading alone with eight trophies, but missed such an important award as the best film editing, and it was not received in the main department, which also became a fatal injury; on the contrary, " As Good as It Gets" and "LA Confidential" came from behind, and both won three heavyweight trophies, neck and neck, launching an impact on the "Titanic".
"As Good as It Gets" won the Best Original Screenplay Award, Best Actor, and Best Actress. Any award can be said to be full of weight. After the first half disappeared, the second half completed a big reversal, which is proud The posture has been recognized by the academy. Especially the Hugo for Best Original Screenplay - which once again clashed with the Golden Globes selection, with the Oscars and the Globes seemingly drifting apart on different paths.
"L.A. Confidential" includes the Best Adapted Screenplay Award, Best Supporting Actress Award, and Best Film Editing Award. Three heavyweight trophies also make this work a strong challenger. However, it is a great pity that it was swept away by the "Titanic" in the technical department and failed to launch an impact in the best sound editing, best sound, and best photography departments. People are expecting that "LA Confidential" will become the iceberg that overthrows the Big Mac, but although the three trophies are good in weight, they are still lacking in quantity.
If "As Good as It Gets" or "L.A. Confidential" neutralizes it and wins five statuettes from one work, then the ending will be really unpredictable. Under the current circumstances, although "As Good as It Gets" and "L.A. Confidential" have swept away the important awards of the main department - only one award for Best Supporting Actor was missed, but it is still not enough to hit "Titanic" A little heat.
The next best director award will become the last maintainer of suspense. If "Titanic" wins, then the ending is already doomed; if "As Good as It Gets" or "LA Confidential" wins, then the suspense will be maintained In the end, even if the "Titanic" still has a slight advantage, the outcome is completely in suspense.
Among the five nominees for best director, Gus Van Sant of "Good Will Hunting" and Peter Catannuo of "Six Heroes of Light Pigs" have basically withdrawn from the competition, while James of "As Good as It Gets" - L-Brooks also has little hope-from the film's release period to the awards ceremony, James has been criticized for not being able to give the script more depth and soul, and not being able to truly play Hugo's wonderful script to the fullest. Ultimately, this is also the biggest regret of the whole work.
Just look at the awards for "As Good as It Gets" tonight-the three trophies have nothing to do with the director, which also shows the tendency of the academy. In fact, in the nomination stage, James did not have an advantage. Although the final nomination did not cause too much controversy, it still made many people feel embarrassed. Many people thought that "The. Sweet. Hereafter" Atom - by **** (Atom. Egoyan) deserves a nomination.
Therefore, at this stage of the competition, although "Perfection" still maintains the hope of winning the award, it is indeed a huge shortcoming.
Relatively speaking, the strengths of James Cameron and Curtis Hansen are very close, and almost every awards ceremony struggles with this award for a long time. James represents the innovative school. His use of computer special effects, control of the magnificent scenes, and control of the overall rhythm are absolutely proficient and eye-catching; Curtis represents the traditional school. It shows the meticulous thinking, multi-line advancement and thought exploration of the classic works of Hollywood's golden age, which makes people full of enthusiasm and fully interprets the charm of the position of "director".
On top of the Directors Guild of America Award, although James won in the end, it is said that the difference in the internal vote was only three votes, the slight gap is almost negligible, and the debate among professional directors is almost indistinguishable. Now when it comes to the Oscars, all Academy members still have to face the same situation. Is it James or Curtis? Is it "Titanic" or "LA Confidential"?
All the suspense is condensed at this moment, it seems that even the weight of the historical process is all pressed at this moment, the suffocating tension makes the whole audience fall into silence, even the TV is approaching. The 60 million viewers were completely still in place, staring with bated breath!