Three Hundred and Seventy-Four Is Commendable

From the Emmys to Toronto, from Telluride to Sundance, from "War in the Pacific" to "Buried Alive" to "Crazy in Love", in just six months, Renly completed an incredible triple jump , like a comet hitting the earth, was born in a dazzling and dazzling manner, and in the acclaim, the first Oscar nomination of his career was received in the bag!

At this time, Renly was only twenty-one years old.

When people revisited this year's Oscar nominations for the actor department, they found that the collective advantage of the "Y generation" has arrived, but it is far from being so strong as the media has rendered. The sullen head of the courtyard, like a gust of autumn wind, passed by bleakly.

Fourteen-year-old Hailee Steinfeld, twenty-year-old Jennifer Lawrence, thirty-year-old Michelle Williams, twenty-nine-year-old Natalie Portman, the four in the actress department. nominees.

Jesse Katzenberg, 27, and Renly Hall, 21, are the two nominees in the actor division.

Of the twenty nominations for lead and supporting roles, "Generation Y" took six. Such momentum has created the best record since the 21st century, but it is still slightly inferior to the Golden Globe Awards.

Even the actress department is no exception.

In the supporting actress department, which has always liked to reward young actresses, only Haili was the only one who upset the finalists; then the heroine department with an average winning age of 37 years old is not to mention. This year, there will be three under 30 years old. An actress won the nomination, already the lowest average age in the past decade.

Well, not to mention the male protagonists whose average age is forty-three years old, and the supporting male characters who have been reduced to nursing homes. After entering the Oscar nominations list, only two "Generation Y" actors have appeared on the list, which is a far cry from the strong momentum that runs through the awards season.

It was as if a pot of boiling water had been poured into the thick snow. This result is really disappointing.

In fact, for a real professional, it is not surprising at all, and even takes it for granted, completely expected.

Where there are people, there is a tendency. Even Oscar is no exception. With more than 6,000 judges, Oscar has tried his best to be fair and authoritative, but bias is still inevitable. The Oscars are, after all, an awards ceremony that belongs to Hollywood.

Historically, there have been constant controversies about the Oscars.

For example, white people are the absolute protagonists, and ethnic minorities represented by blacks, Latinos, and Asians are always disadvantaged groups, not to mention the Chinese who still have not been able to win the nomination of major departments.

Another example is that women are at an absolute disadvantage. The dilemma that no female director won the Best Director Award in history did not end until 2010.

For example, young male actors are almost ignored, and the nomination stage is extremely difficult. When it is the turn of actresses, the older practitioners face a similar dilemma, even if they are strong, they will be difficult.

Not long after, in 2012, after the "artist" won the Oscar for Best Picture in a controversial manner, the Academy has awarded the best picture for two consecutive years to works that are conservative, stable, and pay tribute to the golden age, arousing the public. The frenzy of questioning, disappointment with Oscar, and even caused complaints from many practitioners in the industry.

Against this background, the Los Angeles Times stepped forward and conducted a professional investigation.

Only then did people discover that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has never officially announced the specific list of its members. Since membership is for life, there are not a few members who are no longer in the film industry. Among the voters, there are many babysitters and bookstore owners. And the retired peacekeeper recruiter is ironic.

The "Los Angeles Times" goes deep into the industry, through telephone, email and subscriptions to "Variety", "The Hollywood Reporter" and other diversified methods,

I also read Oscar's publications, resumes and autobiography, etc., and sent a large number of reporters to conduct in-depth interviews, and finally was able to confirm the true identities of more than 5,100 judges.

After the statistics were over, the results caused a shock in the media, giving people a glimpse of the truth about Oscar for the first time.

According to calculations, the average age of Oscar judges is 62 years old, only 2% of the judges are younger than 40 years old, and 54% of the judges are older than 60 years old. Among them, there are hundreds of members of the Academy, who have not participated in any film or TV production for more than 20 or even 30 years.

In addition, the hospital has a total of fifteen chapters, actors, screenwriters, directors, producers, photographers and so on.

First and foremost, some chapters are almost exclusively white males by race and color. In every chapter, the percentage of white people is more than 90%; the only exception is the actors branch, where the percentage of white people is 88%. In the executive branch, ninety-eight percent of the members are white.

Secondly, in terms of gender, in the main Oscar selection department, except for the actor branch, the proportion of men is more than 90%; what is even more frightening is that the Academy has a total of 43 board members, and only 6 are women. , and there is only one member of color.

Of course, this is an issue left over from history. After all, the Oscars have come to the 83rd. Before the 1980s, the historical status of blacks and women also determined the foundation of the members of the Academy. As for the completely ignored Asians, it is even more No more. In the past ten years, the Academy has begun to consciously absorb more fresh blood to increase the diversity of Oscar judges.

For example, Zhang/Zi/Yi opened the U.S. market in 2000 with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and later contributed several notable works, and even almost won the most awards with "Gei/Shaman/Memoir" The Best Actress nomination, although she missed out in the end, she was still invited to become a member of the judges of the academy.

Since 2004, the academy has begun to publish the list of people invited to join the membership, but they will not further announce who has joined and who has declined.

After ten years of precipitation, the composition of the judges in the academy has changed slightly. Eighty-nine percent are white and seventy-three percent are male. However, ethnic minorities and female members are still vulnerable groups.

The single nature of the members, which in turn led to a single perspective and a single point of view, also made the Oscar's awards trend every year to follow, and then there were "little golden snipers" like the Weinstein brothers.

In 2005, "Brokeback Mountain" lost to "Crash," which is not surprising at all; so far, only four female directors have been nominated for best director, which is not uncommon; this year, there are twenty seats in the actor department plus five in the director department. It is not surprising that all the seats are all white, and blacks are collectively absent.

Every once in a while, Oscar will face the accusation of being "too white", or if a bold and innovative work such as "social network" is cold, there are traces to follow, changing history, not just relying on the power of one work can be completed of. Even if the Oscars are the most watched and authoritative awards ceremony in the world, it does not mean that it is the most fair. It still has its own attributes.

This year is no exception.

"Generation y" actors are on the rise. The so-called generation y refers to the generation born from 1977 to 1990. Now the oldest one is only 33 years old. In the eyes of the judges with an average age of 62 years old, It's just children and grandchildren, such as fourteen-year-old Hailey, who are completely granddaughters.

They always think that these actors can still be polished, that these actors still have a lot of time to grow slowly, that these actors are far from being the pillars of their lives, that these actors still need to continue to prove themselves, and that these actors still have a lot of time to grow. Not worthy of Oscar recognition, these actors still need to follow behind them and get used to it.

As a result, only four actresses and two male actors have won the nominations. This is Oscar.

Among them, Michelle and Natalie, who have proved themselves before, won the nomination again and successfully gained a firm foothold in the minds of the judges; Hailey and Jesse benefited more or less from the works of their works. The strength has attracted more attention. Riding on the east wind, it has entered the decisive battle stage. It remains to be seen how the future development will be.

However, Jennifer and Renly are different.

These two actors hardly got any bonus advantages, and completely relied on their own strength, and they fought a bloody path down-to-earth; especially the two were only twenty and twenty-one years old respectively, and they were also "grandsons". Actors of the same generation can actually overcome all unfavorable conditions and receive nominations. This is really too commendable and enough to make people stand up and applaud!

The 2010 awards season, with the announcement of the Oscar nominations as the dividing line, was divided into two distinct areas, and the format suddenly began to change.

Especially in the best actor department, it was originally a young man who was besieging and suppressing Colin Firth, but now it has become evenly matched. The three old actors faced off against two young forces, and the form immediately became interesting.

In addition to Colin, the other four candidates' winning momentum has suddenly increased. Jeff and Javier's two men, Colin, should not be underestimated; Jesse, who holds the "social network" sword, is always a strong candidate. I don't know if this movie will achieve a counterattack in the next month and a half; and Renly, who has thrown off his hands and feet, carries the momentum of Sundance and is aggressive.

It is worth mentioning that Focus Pictures suffered heavy losses in the nomination stage. "The Children Are All Well" only received four nominations, Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, and the advantage All lost, has been left behind by a group of competitors; "Buried Alive" was shortlisted for the best actor competition alone, and other departments have no chance at all.

Under such circumstances, Focus Films concentrated its firepower on the competition for best actress and best actor, and all PR resources began to tilt here. Whether it is Annette or Renly, they have their own disadvantages, but There are also obvious advantages, it is not yet known who will kill the deer.

This year's awards season, vigorously entered the second stage! ()

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