Chapter 1957: 1957 The Torrent Is Coming

While Hugo and Charlize are dancing with the darkness on the far east coast, and Leonardo is isolated in the remote countryside, the historic battle on the west coast has gradually reached its climax.

The revolutionary faction headed by "Titanic" is getting stronger and stronger. With the film's cumulative box office pushing to 494 million in the third week of March, it surpassed "LA Confidential" as the number one hit in 1997. In addition to the year-end championship, it is only one step away from the 500 million natural moat. It is a sure thing to become the second film in film history to break the 500 million box office.

The traditionalists headed by "LA Confidential" did not show any weakness. With the support of the excellent performances of "As Good as It Gets" and "Good Will Hunting", retro movies that respect scripts, emphasize plots, and explore deep thoughts reached the 1990s. Since then, these works have become the perfect representatives of the "combination of commercial films and art films", and have become the deadly weapon of the traditional school, telling everyone: truly excellent films should not be simple and crude, but should be simultaneously A complex with commercial value and artistic atmosphere.

It can be said that the two factions are not giving an inch, not just professional film critics, not just screenwriters or special effects professionals, but also directors, producers, photographers, lighting engineers, stylists, and editors. Posts have been involved, not to mention the actors who are currently standing. This vigorous duel truly reproduced the grand occasion after the "Male and Female Thieves" turned out in 1967.

In history, the reformers headed by the "Titanic" had the last laugh. So this time, can the menacing traditionalists change or even stop the progress of the wheel of history? The 70th Academy Awards, a gathering place for industry representatives and speakers, will temporarily put an end to this debate.

Six weeks ago, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the list of nominees for this year's Oscars. In the nomination stage alone, countless swords and swords can be seen, which early indicates that the torrent is coming!

The most anticipated best picture award can be said to be without any surprises. "Titanic" joins hands with "LA Confidential", "As Good as It Gets" and "Good Will Hunting". The last seat has won numerous praises throughout the awards season The British work "Six Heroes of Light Pig" won, and the top five seats are almost the same as the results of previous awards ceremonies. The strength of the five works is completely higher than other competitors, and the final shortlist is entirely real Well deserved!

This is also the fundamental reason why the prototype of Oscar's "awards season" was really felt by people for the first time: most of the members of the major awards ceremonies are inextricably linked with the academy, professional and non-professional, east coast and west coast , media associations, almost everyone can be connected in series. So, for the first time, people felt that the Oscars are predictable, and more importantly, the surrounding economy and public relations effects centered on the Oscars can be controlled.

The list of nominations for the best picture of the seventieth Oscars gives such a revelation.

The best director department also continued this pattern, James Cameron for "Titanic", Curtis Hansen for "L.A. Confidential", James L. Brooks for "As Good as It Gets", "Good Will Hunting" "Gus. Van. Sant (Gus. Van. Sant) and Peter Cattaneo (Peter. Cattaneo) of "Six Heroes of Light Pigs" were jointly nominated, maintaining a high level with the five seats for best picture Unanimity, which also means that the five works have been highly unanimously affirmed by the academy, which also indicates that the competition at the awards ceremony will be extremely fierce.

It is worth mentioning that among the nominations for Best Film Editing, known as the "Little Best Picture", four of the five works still maintain a high degree of consistency, "Titanic", "As Good as It Gets", "LA Confidential" Both "Good Will Hunting" and "Good Will Hunting" were successfully shortlisted. The only exception is that "Air Force One" replaced "Six Light Pigs" and was successfully shortlisted for the final competition.

This may be a small signal, which has a hint for the trend of the best film.

In comparison, the competition in the four major acting departments this year is weaker, but this is only relative. In fact, the competition in the acting department is the most watched in any year, and this year is no exception.

Known as the star-studded Best Actor Award, the five nominations can be said to be star-studded, Jack Nicholson of "As Good as It Gets", Dustin Hoffman of "Big Hero", Dustin Hoffman of "L.A. Confidential" Hugo Lancaster of "Good Will Hunting" Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio of "Titanic" make up this year's final five , completely ignited all the hot topics - even close to the competition for the best picture award.

This list of nominations can be said to be the most star-studded one in the past ten years. Jack, Dustin and Hugo were the previous winners of the Oscars. The first two were the top four in the 1980s. The second big actor, and the latter is the most powerful representative of the baby boom generation, known as an absolute superstar rarely seen in Hollywood in a century; Matt and Leonardo are two young talents, the former relies on screenwriting The debut was a blockbuster, becoming a new star who thought he was talented after Woody Allen, Emma Thompson and Hugo. Winning the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival, he is firmly among the top actors.

Just reading this list of nominations, it is difficult for people to ask for more. Even the most demanding and critical film critics have to admit that this is a perfect nomination, not to mention the five nominations. Four of the works are strong contenders for the best picture, which also makes the competition for actor more compact, more intense, and more unpredictable.

In addition, no matter who wins the award in the end, history will be made: Dustin has already won the best actor statuette twice, and if he wins another one, he will become the first actor in movie history to win three best actor statuettes; One for Best Actor and one for Best Supporting Actor, and so is Hugo. If they get another one, they will become the first actor in film history to win three awards for acting—and Hugo will be the only one. An actor who won two actor trophies before the age of 31; both Matt and Leonardo were born after 1970. Once they win the award, they will not only refresh Hugo's current youngest award-winning age, but also It would also herald a strong rise of "Generation X" actors -- before the baby boomers really hit their prime.

Therefore, except for the best picture award, everyone is paying attention to: the ultimate direction of the actor.

In such a comparison, the competition for best actress looks bleak, with Helen Hunt in "As Good as It Gets", Kate Winslet in "Titanic", Judi Dench in "Mrs. Brown", "* ***Game (Afterglow) Julie Christie (The. Wings. Of. The Dove) Helena Bonham Carter Successfully shortlisted.

Old drama stars Judy and Julie lead the lead, Helen and Helena of the Mesozoic generation are both nominated for the first time, and Kate, the representative of the new generation, was affirmed after "Sense and Sensibility". But whether it is Judy and Helen who are the most popular, or Kate who is the most popular, the momentum of the overall nomination list is still too weak, and it is far from being comparable to the star-studded contenders for the best actor.

And most importantly, in this list of nominations, Golden Globe Award's drama queen Judy and musical comedy queen Helen can almost be said to be outstanding in strength and stand out. If there is no accident, the ultimate statuette owner will be produced between these two people.

There are many surprises in the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress departments.

Robin Williams of "Good Will Hunting," Greg Kinnear of "As Good as It Gets," Anthony Hopkins of "Broken Tide," Burt Reynolds of "Boogie Nights," and "L.A. Confidential" Kevin Spacey will compete for Best Supporting Actor.

Best Supporting Actress nominations include Kim Basinger for "LA Confidential," Joan Cusack for "The Groom Takes a Wrong Turn," Minnie Driver for "Good Will Hunting," Minnie Driver for "Boogie Nights." Five actresses including Julianne Moore and Gloria Stewart from "Titanic."

It can be seen that the real nominations are still concentrated on the four most high-profile works in Hollywood at present, and the four nominations of the two projects in the script department also prove this point. Except for "Titanic", all other key works were shortlisted for the script department.

From this detail, we can also see the clear attitude of the Academy-they are different from the Golden Globe Awards, the Golden Globe Awards squeezed out one of the five limited positions for the best screenwriter for "Titanic", but the Academy thinks , "Titanic" is completely a representative work of the innovative school. It represents a work in which computer special effects replace the script and occupy the main body. Its script is not bad, but there is no need to comment, because James gave this film The vitality of the film has gone far beyond the limitations of the script itself.

The academy honors the imagination of "Titanic" and its contribution to the further development of the film industry. Therefore, the academy put "Titanic" and other works in two camps. This also indicates that the trend of the final awards will have a more vivid effect.

Among the best adapted screenplays, "L.A. Confidential", "Being a Great Hero", "Wings of the Dove", "Donnie. Brasco", "The. Sweet. Hereafter" five All works were shortlisted, but the competitiveness is obviously weak. "LA Confidential" is the best, and only "Big Hero" can launch an impact.

The best original screenplay is just the opposite. The competition is the most intense in recent years! "As Good as It Gets", "Good Will Catcher", "Six Heroes of Light Pigs", "Boogie Night", and "Deconstructing Harry (Deconstructing. Harry)" are the top five contestants, and all of them are not good!