2087 Chapter 2087 Unpredictable

Can anyone predict the best picture of the year? No. Can anyone predict this year's best director? No. Can anyone predict this year's Best Actor? No.

Can anyone predict this year's Best Actress? Also no.

A month ago, it was widely believed that Charlize Theron would win the Oscar for her performance in "The Devil" - even though she had just won the Best Supporting Actress at last year's Oscar. , The Screen Actors Guild of America thinks so, but the Golden Globes don't think so, the drama and musical comedy are awarded to Cate Blanchett and Gwyneth Paltrow respectively, which makes everyone I can't figure it out.

Among the hotly released list of Oscar nominations, the two Golden Globe queens were successfully shortlisted, and they will launch the most powerful impact on the throne of actresses. Fernanda Montenegro of "Central Station" is also no doubt shortlisted, and the last seat belongs to Charlize of "The Devil" without any suspense.

In addition to Kate and Gwyneth, "Central Station" won the Golden Bear Award and the Best Actress Silver Bear Award at the just-concluded Berlin Film Festival, while on top of the Oscars, it was only nominated for Best Foreign Language Film And the two departments of Best Actress - the foreign language film department and "Life is Beautiful" have suddenly emerged, which is bound to make the votes concentrate on Fernanda; plus Meryl, who has become a legend step by step , any of these four competitors should not be underestimated.

Charlize has become the most popular actress in the entire awards season with her performance recorded in "The Devil". But no one should forget that she is only 23 years old this year, which is too young; And no one should forget that she only won a statuette last year. Isn't it too dense to win consecutive awards this year? And no one should forget that the overall quality of "Female Devil" is mediocre, and it was only shortlisted for the best actress. Competing for the award for the protagonist, all other departments were wiped out. Compared with the destruction of "Shakespeare in Love", the historical background of "Elizabeth", and the reputation of "Central Station", it really has no advantage.

And that's the heart of the award show: Strength isn't the only measure of success, because it's not math.

Therefore, Kate, Gwyneth, Charlize, Meryl, and Fernanda, the competition among these five actors may be slightly inferior to the competition for the best actor, but the suspense has not weakened at all. .

The same pattern also appeared in the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress departments.

James Coburn in "Misery", Robert Duvall in "The Forbidden Truth", Ed Harris in "The Truman Show", Geoffrey Rush in "Shakespeare in Love" , Billy Bob Thornton, who was "three-point windfall surprise", was shortlisted for the supporting actor competition.

Lynn Redgrave of "Gods and Beasts," Rachel Griffiths of "She's Lonelier Than Fireworks," Kathy Bates of "Rising Storm," "Truman's Nicole Kidman of "The World" and Judi Dench of "Shakespeare in Love" will compete for the supporting actress statuette.

In these two departments, at least three candidates have the ability to win the award. Robert, Ed and Jeffrey in the supporting actor department are almost duel in close combat; Judy, Lynn and Jeffrey in the supporting actress department Casey is bound to have a tough fight. This makes every award full of suspense.

Coupled with the best original screenplay department of "The Truman Show", "Saving Private Ryan", "Shakespeare in Love", "Life is Beautiful" and "The Bragging Customer", it can be said that the nomination list for Oscars After that, countless people looked forward to the award ceremony, because it was bound to be an unpredictable night.

In fact, looking at the awards season that just passed, all major award ceremonies have made different choices during the three-month period.

The Producers Guild of America chose "Shakespeare in Love", the Directors Guild of America chose "Saving Private Ryan", the Writers Guild of America chose "The Truman Show", and the Screen Actors Guild of America chose "Life is Beautiful" and "The Truman Show" respectively. Female. Demon", the Recording Workers Union of America chose "The Thin Red Line".

In addition, "Shakespeare in Love" was selected by the North American Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, "Saving Private Ryan" was selected by the National Academy of Critics Awards and the Golden Globe Awards, and "Saving Private Ryan" was selected by the National Academy of Film Critics Awards and the New York Film Critics Association. "The Truman Show" was selected, "The Thin Red Line" was selected for the Boston Film Critics Association Award and the San Francisco Film Critics Association Award, and "The Thin Red Line" was selected for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Southeast Film Critics Association Award, and San Diego Film Critics Association Award. beautiful life".

As expected, the pattern of "Saving Private Ryan" or "The Truman Show" did not appear. On the contrary, the five works were evenly matched, and the overall momentum was completely equal, making it impossible for people to grasp the overall situation of this awards season. context.

On the one hand, it is because this is the first year of the awards season, everyone is not on the same frequency, and they are not working towards the same goal of "Oscar", and their different judging standards lead to completely different results; on the other hand, it is Because the public relations battle initially showed its power, the two absolutely leading works were released during the summer vacation, and December is really "long time away". Without sufficient public relations and publicity strategy cooperation, it is not enough to be at a disadvantage Strange.

From the list of winners of the Golden Globe Awards to the list of nominations for Oscars, people in the circle linked "Oscar" with "award season" for the first time, and truly realized the meaning of award season. Within a month's time frame, all awards ceremonies can be linked together to push the grand event of the film industry to a climax. This is a win-win strategy, no one will refuse!

At this moment, people really noticed the Weinstein brothers. For the first time, the two producers went from behind the scenes to the front of the half-screen, leading the "Shakespeare in Love" crew to every corner of Hollywood, making this film The prestige of the work accumulated little by little, and finally achieved a big victory in the Oscar nomination stage.

This is a public relations victory, not a strength victory.

It’s not that “Shakespeare in Love” is a bad work. On the contrary, the overall level of this work is actually quite good. Even if it is shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Picture, it will not cause too much controversy. This is also the public relations of the Weinstein brothers. Reveal the fundamental reason why it can work—professionals are not fools, they also have their own aesthetic standards. But it is precisely in this blurred boundary that the "trick" is hidden.

"Shakespeare in Love" is a good work, but can it be compared with "The Truman Show" and "Saving Private Ryan"? Obviously not the case, let alone surpass these two classics. However, under the propaganda of the Weinstein brothers, people's ideas have been shaken: Is this really the case?

Some negative rumors began to spread in the circle. For example, "Saving Private Ryan" maliciously squeezed the extras during filming, and the long and hard filming caused many people to be hospitalized; for example, the theme of "The Truman Show" was too thin, and the overall quality was not good enough. It is not as thick as expected; for example, "Saving Private Ryan" is too sensational in its description of the human nature of war, but it lacks reflection on war; for example, "The Truman Show" caused water pollution on the set during filming. The local area has caused huge troubles; for example, the rumors that "Saving Private Ryan" disrespected WWII veterans; for example, the rumors that the crew of "The Truman Show" discriminated against black actors...

Most of these rumors have not been confirmed, and they are only spread among small groups. This makes the crews of "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Truman Show" very annoying, because if they explain it seriously, it will make people feel uncomfortable. Let things get bigger and bigger, and there will be a little trouble if there is nothing wrong with it; but if they let it go, they will not be able to contain these rumors; if they explain one by one, they will seem to pay too much attention, and it will look like they are trying to cover up... It's a real dilemma.

If it is like the negative news when "Schindler's List" hit the Oscars at the time, after it completely blew up, there is actually no need to worry too much, because the real can't be fake, and the fake can't be real. It's just that these small rumors that can't be officially explained at all make it impossible to start.

It's like rumors among classmates that a certain person's feet are smelly. It's not a big deal, and no one will deliberately ask for proof. The person who heard it can only deny it, but there is no way to clarify it seriously. As time passed, this rumor became true, making people completely helpless.

Hidden behind these messy rumors is the rising momentum of "Shakespeare in Love", which has resulted in a complete victory of 13 Oscar nominations, and even formed the pattern of the death group. Knowing what happened, I have already witnessed "Shakespeare in Love" surpassing other works and becoming the current leading seed player.

This phenomenon is really intriguing.

Although "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Truman Show" also launched related public relations activities in January, DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures are obviously too unfamiliar with this, and they have been accustomed to the kingly way, and suddenly their swords go slanted. On the contrary, I can't find the rhythm, so the effect is still limited at present. It's just that I don't know what will happen in the next period of time, and what changes will happen to the battle situation.

But what is certain is that the concept of the awards season has gradually formed, and the example of the public relations of the academy has emerged, and the changes in the market are full of expectations. Amidst this lively trend, February has passed with vigor and vigor, and the 41st Grammy was lacking in glory. After LeAnn Lime last year, R&B new female singer Lun Hill (Lauryn. Hill) turned out to win five awards, but failed to create more topics.

Just in the middle of March, Hugo quietly returned to Los Angeles without alarming anyone.