Chapter 2170 Chapter 2170

The awards season in 1999 was chaotic. Due to the lack of leading players with outstanding strength and outstanding performance, there were a large number of works with average overall strength. The emergence of any work seemed to be a predictable result. This is also commonly known as a small award year.

"A Beautiful Mind" was a strong leader in word-of-mouth and influence in the early stage. Although limited by the subject matter, the overall layout is still a bit small, and it has not reached the epic height of "Forrest Gump", but it still won people's praise. , among the first seed players in the awards season.

However, with the passage of time, the title of "Hollywood cancer" spread like wildfire, seriously affecting the prospect of "A Beautiful Mind" winning the award.

As the most influential actor in the United States at present, Hugo is also the only "top superstar" recognized by the entire industry. A group of superstars in the golden age of film history truly demonstrated the style of the so-called top superstars.

But it is precisely because of Hugo's strong influence that the entire market has almost become Hugo's back garden, from box office to awards, and other people have fewer and fewer opportunities to get it. The box office is beyond the control of the industry, which comes from the audience's approval; but the awards can be, professionals have said that the form of a dominance is definitely not conducive to the sustainable development of the film industry, and the major award ceremonies need more attention. much vitality.

Hugo has won four statuettes in the past six years, including two Best Actors, which has caused huge controversy, especially considering that Hugo is not yet thirty-three years old this year. Incredible - of course, this is not without precedent, Jodie Foster won two actress statuettes before the age of 30, but after that, it became very difficult for Judy to even be nominated; Even for actors like Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, who win nominations like chopping melons and cutting vegetables, the proportion of their awards is very small-Jack has only three acting trophies so far, and May Lil has two seats.

Therefore, the action of "boycott Hollywood cancer" made the situation of awards season take a turn for the worse.

The shortcomings of "A Beautiful Mind" are infinitely magnified-this work only limits its perspective to John Nash's schizophrenia, even if it is mixed with the background of the confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States, the pattern is still too small, especially Hugo The substantial adaptation of John's biography has made many people in the industry criticize it.

Under such circumstances, the advantages of "A Beautiful Mind" have been eroded. In comparison, the two works "The Talented Ripley" and "The Insider" have been able to stand out, especially "The Talented Praley". ", after missing the advantage of the Golden Globes, the Weinstein brothers began to make efforts in the later stage, and the popularity of this work began to rise.

Add to that the steady stream of "The Cider House Rules," "The Sixth Sense," "Green Miracle," "The Hurricane," "Magnolia," "Life of a Puppet," and that's the total award season so far. The overall pattern is gone.

However, for the audience, they don't care about Hollywood cancer, they don't consider any industry development, they just know that in "A Beautiful Mind", Hugo really gave the best performance of his career , that wonderful performance is definitely worthy of praise. What's more, in 1999, Hugo also had a film "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality", and his performance in it was absolutely not inferior, which became another reason for Hugo to be commended.

On the Golden Globe Awards not long ago, the "A Beautiful Mind" particles did not receive a strong condemnation, if the American Screen Actors Guild Awards held later awarded the Best Actor Award to Hugo, I am afraid that the Golden Globe Awards There will be even more pressure. But the selection of the Screen Actors Guild Awards is also intriguing.

As the most concentrated place for American actors, the Screen Actors Guild Awards represent the value orientation of the actors. The four winners in the acting department they support are bound to be the leading presence in the overall lineup. With the Golden Globe Awards ignored and the title of "Hollywood cancer" becoming more and more rampant, the voting result of the Screen Actors Guild of America actually showed that Hugo won the title of best actor with "A Beautiful Mind", which was really beyond everyone's expectations.

It can be seen that the Hollywood industry's rejection of Hugo does not seem to be as exaggerated as in the legend.

The four choices for the American Screen Actors Guild Awards are Hugo from "A Beautiful Mind" and Hilary Swank from "Boys Don't Cry". "A Beautiful Mind" star Leonardo DiCaprio won two supporting actor awards.

This result fits half and half of the Golden Globes, which is really intriguing.

In fact, at the major award ceremonies before the announcement of the Oscar nomination list, important towns such as the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Houston Film Critics Association, the San Francisco Film Critics Association, and the Boston Film Critics Association all ignored Hugo's performance in "A Beautiful Mind" and "A Beautiful Mind". The outstanding performance in the two works of "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality", and the North American Broadcasting Film Critics Association Award and the American National Film Critics Association Award also made consistent choices. From this point, it can be seen that the influence of Hollywood cancer is indeed Very far-reaching, at least in the eyes of most film critics, the current situation must be improved.

However, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the New York Film Critics Association and the National Board of Review Awards all voted for Hugo again, in recognition of Hugo's outstanding performance in "A Beautiful Mind"-apparently "Psychic No. "Six Senses" also add a lot. Surprisingly, the Independent Spirit Awards also awarded Best Actor to "A Beautiful Mind" Hugo.

It can be felt that people have given corresponding recognition to Hugo's performance. Especially in the case of a small year in the awards season-Hugo's other competitors are really lackluster, and even if you want to launch a competitor to fight against Hugo, this is not an easy task.

In the midst of countless controversies and discussions, the nomination list for the Oscars debuted!

Among the most competitive best picture awards, "A Beautiful Mind", "The Sixth Sense", "The Insider", "The Green Mile" and "The Cider House Law" were shortlisted for the final five seats, and the The competition for the annual final grand prize aroused the exclamation of the critics in an instant.

After the popularity of "Genius Ripley" picked up in January, after all, due to the constraints of word-of-mouth, he finally fell behind and failed to be shortlisted for the final competition. Not even getting a nomination, which is really disappointing.

With the exception of "A Beautiful Mind" and "The Insider," which continued their strong performances throughout awards season -- the former winning at the DGA and Screen Actors Guild, the latter the eventual winner of the Producers Guild of America, The other three seats can be regarded as faces of surprise.

"The Law of the Cider House" and "Miracle on the Green Mile" were both well-received during the awards season, but were ignored by the Golden Globe Awards. Now the Oscars are rectifying the names of the two works, especially the former, which is almost on the list of major Oscars. A place among the awards.

It is worth mentioning that Charlize starred in "A Beautiful Mind" and "The Law of the Cider House" respectively, continuing her strong rise in the past three years.

Of course, the biggest highlight of the best picture nomination list is "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality", which surprised the entire list as the fourth film in film history to be nominated for an Oscar. When this work was released in the summer file, it won everyone's applause. Whether it was the rendering of the atmosphere or the carving of emotions, including the appalling ending, it laid the foundation for it to create historical records.

Sure enough, the ignoring of the Golden Globes did not affect its awards season prospects, and the Oscars gave corresponding recognition, rewarding the breakthrough of this horror film.

The four seats in the Best Director category are all familiar faces, Ron Howard for "A Beautiful Mind," Michael Mann for "The Insider," Leseh Hallstrom for "The Cider House Rules," M-Nate Shyamalan of "The Sixth Sense of Psychic", their works are also shortlisted for the best picture competition, the only exception is Spike Jones of "Puppet Life". Frank Darabont, who passed the "Green Mile", entered the final battle.

Of course, it is worth mentioning that "The Talented Ripley" was once again absent from the competition in this department. It can be seen that the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is indeed not very interested in this work. The Weinstein brothers, who hit the wall for the second year in a row, should have noticed the snipers from DreamWorks-"The Cider House Law" and "A Beautiful Mind" are both works from DreamWorks.

There is not much suspense in the much-anticipated Best Actor category—in fact, the biggest suspense is whether Hugo can be nominated for the best actor competition for the third consecutive year, and whether Hollywood cancer can continue the power of his title. The answer is yes.

Russell Crowe, "The Insider," Richard Farnsworth, "The Mr. Strait Story," Denzel Washington, "The Hurricane," Sean Penn, "Sweet Lowdown" , these four actors will join the competition and start a head-to-head confrontation with Hugo from "A Beautiful Mind", fighting fiercely for this year's best actor statuette.

In fact, the overall competitiveness of the actor department this year is indeed weak. Even Denzel, who defeated Hugo at the Golden Globe Awards, "Hurricane" cannot be regarded as his best work, and the overall quality of the film cannot be compared with other films. Russell, who relies on the strong performance of his own works, will become Hugo's biggest competitor, and perhaps Sean, who has been in Europe for the past three years, can be added.

However, purely in terms of strength, Hugo is definitely one of the best in this year's competitive lineup. What's more, there is also the "psychic sixth sense" that has become Hugo's huge support. Therefore, the direction of Oscar has become strange and unpredictable again, and the demeanor of Hollywood cancer has attracted everyone's attention.