Eight Hundred and Ninety-Eight Industry Rules

Michelle Williams, Meryl Streep and Viola Davis.

This is the troika of this year's movie queen competition. For the uninitiated, Meryl, who was nominated for the 17th Oscar, is undoubtedly the biggest hit after the movie; Viola, who is generally active in independent films and on the Broadway stage, seems to be underwhelming.

But the fact is just the opposite, Viola is the most powerful contender for the actress, while Meryl falls behind in both strength and prestige.

Throughout the award season, Michelle Williams has been outstanding and has been affirmed. In "My Week with Monroe", she played Marilyn Monroe. When the appearance image was not convincing enough, she was determined. After the casting, there was a lot of doubts, but it vividly reproduced the demeanor of a generation of goddesses, overwhelmed the audience, and received unanimous praise from professionals.

Absolute strength, youthful vigor, and outstanding reputation, Michelle and the "crazy in love" Renly have the same purpose. In fact, after winning nominations for "Brokeback Mountain" and "Blue Valentine" successively, Michelle has firmly occupied a place among Generation Y actors, and this year has ushered in a bumper harvest.

Among the outposts, Michelle has won eleven actress trophies. Many film critics believe that Michelle has the hope of replicating the trajectory of Natalie Portman's ascent to the top last year, witnessing the victory of Generation Y actors for the second year in a row.

However, after the awards season gradually deepened, the momentum of the two veteran actors began to overtake.

Meryl's qualifications and strength are beyond doubt, and the performance of "Iron Lady" is also highly praised, but the actual situation is mediocre.

The Weinstein brothers even played the bitter card of "twenty-nine years ago since she last won the award", and successfully promoted Meryl's competition, winning seven times in the outposts, including the United Kingdom. Academy Award and Golden Globe Award; but in comparison, Meryl's advantage is still not outstanding this year.

Viola is the real frontrunner this year. Strong in strength, rich in experience, down-to-earth, and approachable, although she is not well-rounded, Viola has won a place in the academy's public relations with a simple and friendly image. After the outpost, Viola has won five movie queen titles, not many in number, but each one is full of weight——

New York Film Critics Association, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, North American Broadcasting Film Critics Association, National Film Critics Association, and Screen Actors Guild.

Five major towns, all heavy. Purely in terms of quality, Viola's throne is a certainty, leading strongly. But entering the sprint stage in February, the Weinstein brothers began to exert their strength. The question now is, can Viola lead to the end?

If... just if Viola wins, Viola's "The Help" is the only one nominated for Best Picture among the five nominees.

Then, losing the "help" of nominations such as Best Director, Best Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, etc., will suddenly become the frontrunner in the competition for Best Picture.

This is really exciting.

"What do you think?" Renly's left and right side sounded similar questions in tandem, with only a slight difference between the front and rear, like an echo, which made Renly's mouth rise slightly, and looked at Ryan first. , "Viola Davis." Then he looked at Jessica, "Viola Davis."

Ryan and Jessica also noticed this little detail, as well as the faint smile in Renly's eyes. Renly leaned back a little and moved out of the way, their eyes collided in the air, then they both laughed, and said the same name, "Viola Davis."

This time, the three of them couldn't help but smile.

Not because Meryl wasn't good enough, but because Viola was definitely better. As fellow actors, they are more inclined to put aside prejudice and public relations, and examine and judge from an objective perspective. But obviously, the Oscars don't work that way.

"The winner of the 84th Academy Award for Best Actress is..." Colin Firth opened the red envelope in his hand and took out the card inside. Without deliberately creating suspense, he simply announced Answer, "Meryl Streep, 'The Iron Lady.'"

Renly exchanged glances with Ryan and Jessica, and there was a look of "you know I know" in their eyes, which was meaningful; at the same time, the three of them also stood up and applauded-they were for Viola The loss is embarrassing, but also pays tribute to Meryl's history.

Is Meryl the greatest actress in history? Maybe, maybe not; but what is certain is that she is bound to occupy a place in film history. Not long ago, at the Berlin Film Festival, Meryl received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Renly had a relationship with her and left a deep impression on the veteran actor.

In Europe, Meryl holds the Cannes, Berlin and British Academy Awards; in North America, Meryl has achieved all Emmys, Golden Globes and Oscars. Tonight, after the 17th Oscar nomination, Meryl won her third Golden Man trophy and her second Best Actress trophy.

Meryl is only one Venice actress away from the Grand Slam; but even without this trophy, she is still worthy of being in the Hall of Fame.

The audience gave a standing ovation. This was the second time the Kodak Theater stood up after Christopher Plummer. It paid lofty respect in the most respectful way, with thunderous applause, and a tsunami of thunderous applause. There was a vigorous echo in the entire theater.

"When I heard my name, it felt like half of Americans were like, 'No way, why is it her again?' But, you know, whatever they say." In a gold evening gown The beautiful Meryl looked elegant and dignified, and the first sentence of her acceptance speech successfully caused a lot of laughter.

Renly remained standing, like all the actors around, looking up at the radiant Meryl on the stage, listening to her acceptance of her third Oscar; The scorching gaze turned back conditioned reflexively, and Harvey Weinstein's chubby and sturdy figure in the crowd easily came into view.

At this point, Harvey was holding an unlit cigar in the corner of his mouth. Smoking is not allowed inside the Kodak Theater; moreover, all the guests are prohibited from smoking for the sake of the live broadcast, but Harvey is just smoking a cigar. Even if it wasn't lit, the heroic temperament was still fully revealed, more like... In order to provoke Renly, he deliberately picked up a cigar.

Of course, not everything revolves around Renly. A more plausible guess is that Harvey was celebrating Meryl's summit.

Beating Michelle Williams and reversing Viola Davis, Meryl Streep turned the tide with strength and ingenuity in academy PR, especially after the SAG loss , In just two weeks, the Weinstein brothers' strong attack created tonight's brilliance.

The best actress who is at a disadvantage is in the bag; this also means that the best actor who performs strongly is already winning. Harvey's cigars are a signal of a demonstration.

Facing Renly's gaze, Harvey raised his chin high, looked down with contempt and contempt, looked at Renly's expression playfully, and slowly, slowly raised his hands, once, Applause again, the whole action is slow, like slow motion, the tension and dramatic response gradually spread; The mocking look was barely concealed.

It's like looking at an ant.

The powerful momentum, the sturdy body, and the interlaced light and shadow, the domineering and domineering of one side is fully revealed, and even the dark light curtain during the lingering period can be faintly captured, truly showing the majesty of being a godfather. You don't need words, eyes, or contact, you can feel the skin-piercing threat and sternness.

In Hollywood, offending the Weinstein brothers at any time is unwise. Any actor is no exception. It wasn't until tonight that Renly really understood what it meant.

The corners of Lan Li's mouth twitched slightly, and there was no extra movement, only a faint smile appeared in his eyes.

At the Sundance Film Festival a year ago, Renly, who was still an 18th-tier actor at that time, could straighten his back in front of Harvey; at the Oscars a year later, he experienced "Don Quixote". "And Renly after "One Man's Concert", even less care about Harvey's provocation and threats.

Perhaps, Harvey can cover the sky with one hand in Hollywood; however, Renly can also use his own ability to kill a bloody path. If Harvey thinks he's a trivial ant, he'll let Harvey know how the elephant died.

Looking back, Renly continued to give her applause. Meryl, who was standing on the stage, had a bright smile on her face.

This well-respected veteran has no doubts about his strength. Until now, Meryl's performances in "Sophie's Choice" and "The Bridge's Last Dream" are also one of Renly's favorite performances. One; However, in the vanity fair of Hollywood, relying only on strength, just immersing yourself in polishing your own performance, and just immersing yourself in your own world, it is destined to be difficult to survive.

Not only Meryl Streep, but even Daniel Day-Lewis, who snubbed the Academy's public relations, among the three Oscars, "My Left Foot" and "There Will Be Blood" are also Wayne Stan Films is responsible for the distribution, and they cannot escape the shackles of industry rules. Academy PR is not only a game of 6,000 academy judges, but also a calculation of the entire Hollywood interests.

From Chris Hemsworth, to Vin Diesel, to Meryl Streep in front of him - or Harvey Weinstein standing behind him, the true face of Hollywood, Little by little, it was presented to Renly, real, bloody, cruel, cold, complicated.

However, Renly was not flustered or discouraged at all. Now, he is no longer as ignorant as he was when he created "The Beast"; all this is like the creation process of "Don Quixote". The real world is so cold that even angels can't spread their wings and fly. The difficulties they face are far beyond imagination, but if they lose hope and lose faith, this is the real sinking.

So, now that Harvey Weinstein has written the challenge, let them wait and see. In Hollywood's Vanity Fair, Renly will blaze a path of his own, and he firmly believes that he can do it.