MTL - Movie Master-Chapter 1021 Constant focus
After the Oscar nomination list was released, the discussion couldn't stop at all. The awards season finally regained its due excitement. The competition for the best picture has attracted countless attention, but other than that, the focus is not inferior. Among them, the discussion The hottest thing is not the battle for the best actor and actress, but the best director.
This year's best director nomination list is really interesting, Martin Scorsese of "The Departed", Clint Eastwood of "Letters from Iwo Jima", and Alessandro of "Babel". -Gonzalez Inarritu, Stephen Frys of "Queen", Lancelot Strelow of "Fury Road", five directors entered the final round and faced off.
When the nomination list came out, what attracted the most attention was not the failure of the two directors of "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Old Cowboy" Clint's reversal at the last moment, breaking the nomination blockade of the Directors Guild of America and winning the nomination; Second duel with Clint.
Prior to this, the momentum of "The Departed" has been steadily rising in an orderly manner, and the main praise has been focused on Martin's directing ability. Unlike "The Aviator" two years ago, which carried a heavy Oscar burden, this time Martin put Open hands and feet, relieve pressure, but achieved unexpected results.
The epee has no front, the ingenious use of the lens and the composition of the picture silently revealed a strong scheduling ability. Rhythm control, emotional brewing and connotation mining are closely entwined on the plot. This skill is indeed amazing. . Perhaps, this is not Martin's best work, but it does epitomize Martin's talent and ability. After a long 30-year directing career, after dedicating many masterpieces recorded in the annals of history, "The Departed Walker" became the best opportunity for Martin to reach the top of the Oscar.
Tickets for merit, guilt, compensation, dedication, respect for the elderly, and even sympathy tickets will all become the biggest bargaining chip for Martin to win the Oscar. the greatest suspense.
However, this time Martin has to face his old rival Clint again. Clint is known as the darling of the Oscars. It is not without reason. "Mystic River", "Million Dollar Baby" and this time "Letters from Iwo Jima" are all three works when the awards season is underwhelming , completed the counterattack at the last moment and entered the Oscar decisive stage.
Two years ago, "Million Dollar Baby" completely defeated the big hit "Aviator" with a dark horse attitude. At that time, "Million Dollar Baby" received seven nominations, far behind "Aviator" in the nomination stage. "Home" with eleven nominations, but who would have thought that the ending would be different.
The miracle of the "Letter from Iwo Jima" this year is even more astonishing, making people wonder, is the situation two years ago going to repeat itself? If Martin is really placed under Clint's hands again, this is really an ancient Greek-style tragedy of fate.
But this year, apart from Clint, Martin has to face another formidable opponent: Lance. After winning the best director nomination for four consecutive years, Lance has surpassed Clint to become the most successful director since the new century, but the interesting part is here, Lance is far from being an "Oscar darling". Even if he won two Screenwriting Awards, even if he also won a Best Foreign Language Film and a Best Supporting Actor trophy, he is still far from being the darling of the academy—but he has been nominated for four consecutive years, Such a contradictory attitude is indeed quite absurd.
Now, the question is, when will Lance win his first Best Director Oscar? This is Lance's fourth nomination, Martin's sixth and Clint's fourth. So, could "Fury Road" be Lance's first breakout moment? Judging from the momentum of the current awards season, Lance seems to have replaced Clint as Martin's strongest competitor. This good show has just begun.
Of course, Alessandro and Stephen are not completely accompanied. The former is the most watched Mexican director with a series of excellent works; the latter won an Oscar nomination for Best Director sixteen years ago with "Liar" , the three major European film festivals have all received awards. In terms of qualifications, he is the generation of directors after Martin and Clint. And more importantly, among the five nominees, "The Queen" is the work that most suits the academy's preferences, and "Babel" is the work that has always been the leading work in this year's awards season.
Leaving aside the trend of the entire awards season, the battle between the five directors is really exciting. What is certain is that no matter who wins the award, everyone will witness the birth of a new legend.
Compared with the competition in the director department, the competition for acting awards this year is also comparable, and there are still a lot of gimmicks.
In the Best Actor department, Forest Whitaker for "The Last Dictatorship," Peter O'Toole for "L'El' Venus," Leonardo DiCaprio for "Blood Diamond," "Half a Ryan Gosling of "Nelson" and Lancelot Strelow of "Fury Road" are shortlisted for nominations.
Among them, the biggest surprise is that Will Smith, who won the Golden Globe Best Actor with "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", was out of the game and replaced by Lance and Ryan. Lance, who won an acting nomination for the third consecutive year with "Fury Road", unknowingly, his influence among actors has reached an unimaginable height—the Screen Actors Guild of America gave Lance a nomination, which is indeed A strange phenomenon.
But after thinking about it, as a director, Lance's promotion, guidance and polishing of actors can be said to be the only one in Hollywood, whether it is Clint, Martin, or Steven Spielberg. Directors are not the type who are good at digging out actors' performance skills. There are fewer and fewer directors who are as good at training actors as William Wheeler. The actors under his guidance have been nominated for thirty-five Oscar performance awards, of which thirteen have won awards. This record is estimated to be unmatched by anyone broken. But now Lance has shown this ability and touch, especially his understanding from the perspective of an actor, which is almost impossible to replicate-the reason why Clint was nominated for an acting award is more from his own understanding of tough guys. The comprehension and interpretation of temperament is not directly related to performance skills, performance aura, etc.
In this light, it's no surprise that Lance was able to earn such a reputation with the Screen Actors Guild of America.
Leonardo entered the competition with "Blood Diamond", which is undoubtedly disappointing. On the eve of the Golden Globes, "The Departed" began to call for Leonardo's supporting role award. It seems that Warner Bros. released rumors in order to avoid Leonardo's vote-sharing crisis. This is also directly reflected in the Screen Actors Guild of America. In the list of nominations for the award-Leonardo was nominated for Best Actor for "Blood Diamond" and Best Supporting Actor for "The Departed", this is really a wrong public relations method, because in "The Departed" Jack Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg are all strong contenders in the supporting role department. This is not only a left hand playing a right hand, but also weakens Leonardo's ability to focus on the leading actor.
It is foreseeable that Forrest and Peter will fight each other in the Best Actor Division. As for Leonardo, it depends on whether he can successfully disrupt the situation.
The Best Actress department also had surprises and surprises. Helen Mirren of "The Queen", Judi Dench of "Scandal Chronicle", Kate Winslet of "Motherhood", and Penelope of "The Return" - Cruz and Charlize Theron of "Fury Road" won nominations.
The biggest surprise was Meryl Streep's upset exit from "The Devil Wears Prada", while Penelope and Charlize completed a counterattack breakthrough. Relying on the performance of commercial works shortlisted. In addition to Helen and Judy, Kate has also won her fifth Oscar nomination unknowingly. Like Martin in the director department and Peter in the actor department, Kate's strength is beyond doubt. The problem is that , When will she realize her dream?
The bright spots in the supporting department were astonishing, with the biggest surprise in supporting actors being "Little Miss Sunshine"'s Alan Arkin and "Blood Diamond"'s Djimon-Hounsou pushing out "The Departed"'s Jack- Nicholson and Brad Pitt, "Babel," won nominations, and Michael Fassbender, "Fury Road," got his first acting nomination; supporting actress was "Little Sunshine." Abigail Breslin of "Beauty" and Gisele Bundchen of "Fury Road" won nominations for the first time, pushing out Emily Blunt of "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Scandal Chronicle" Cate Blanchett.
Especially the supporting actress department, Abigail who is only 12 years old, Jennifer Hudson who was born in a reality talent show, Giselle who is a professional model, plus the two foreign actors of "Babel", it can be said that, None of the five candidates is the type that the academy likes, and each of them has obvious shortcomings. In previous years, any one of them could be called a dark horse. Possibly" explained in the end.
It is worth mentioning that, as a model, Giselle entered the eyes of Oscar judges for the first time. This is not only the third "model" actor to be nominated for Oscar after Kim Basinger and Charlize Theron, but also the first A full-time professional model.
Although it is said that during the entire awards season, Gisele's performance has received numerous praises, and even the voice has been high, and it is not an accident to be nominated; but as we all know, the academy most rejects idol vases, Tom Cruise , Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey and other actors have all been ignored by the academy, let alone actresses. At the same time, it must also be considered that this is Giselle's first official big-screen performance, which is even more of a deduction option in the eyes of the judges!
So, even with Gisele's affirmation, all the headwinds are weighing on her awards season prospects, and few think she'll be in the running — even though every year the supporting actress department loves to honor a new generation of performers. What's more, the commercial film attribute of "Fury Road" is even more fatal. It can be said that it has cut off the potential for more development from the source. Just look at the previous nomination list for the Golden Globe Awards. The supporting actress and Michael almost didn't get many chances in the supporting actor. Of course, even Lance couldn't stand out in the leading actor. Only Charlize gained the most affirmation.
After the nomination list for this year's Screen Actors Guild Awards came out, "Fury Road", which swept all the nominations of the four major departments, is naturally the top priority, but still no one dares to say that Gisele will win the Oscar nomination. Until now, this is undoubtedly the biggest turning point in Gisele's career, and it is also the most daring attempt in this year's Oscar nomination list.
It is conceivable that the chaos of the five dark horses trying their best to attack the best supporting actress statuette, anyone who wins is an upset~www.novelbuddy.com~ At the same time, it is only natural that anyone wins, and every candidate is refuting The inertia and routine of the academy. Such a situation is even more exciting than the best director, which makes people dumbfounded and excited at the same time.
The screenplay department brought a small surprise in a smooth manner. In the best original screenplay department, "Little Miss Sunshine", "Babel", "Pan's Labyrinth", "Letters from Iwo Jima", and "The Queen" were successfully shortlisted ; Best Adapted Screenplay, "The Departed," "Borat," "Sons of Men," "Motherhood," and "Scandal Chronicle" won nominations.
Comparing the whole nominations, the biggest difference from the Writers Guild of America is that the two foreign language works "Letters from Iwo Jima" and "Pan's Labyrinth" are among the top five in the original department; "Pull off the horse.
It can be clearly seen that "Letters from Iwo Jima" is definitely on the rise, while "The Devil Wears Prada" is in full decline.
In addition, in the best film editing department, "The Departed", "Babel" and "Fury Road" were successfully nominated, and the other two seats belonged to "Sons of Men" and "Blood Diamond". Not only were "The Queen" and "Little Miss Sunshine" not shortlisted, but "Dreamgirls" was also dropped, far from the nomination list of the American Editors Guild, once again letting people see the chaotic pattern of this year's awards season.
It is precisely because of this chaos that the trend of all awards is full of uncertainty. Even if "Fury Road" leads with 14 nominations, but specific to each individual item, the suspense still cannot be easily guessed , especially after the weird Oscars last year, all normal laws no longer apply. This also means that this year's Oscars ceremony will be extremely tense, but also extremely exciting.
