Michelle Williams, Meryl Streep and Viola Davis.

This is the troika of this year's battle for actresses. For the uninitiated, Meryl, who is nominated for the 17th Oscar, is undoubtedly the biggest favorite for actresses, while Viola, who is generally active in independent films and Broadway stages, seems to be lacking.

But in fact, on the contrary, Viola is the strongest contender for the actress, while Meryl is inferior in both strength and prestige.

Throughout the awards season, Michelle Williams has outstanding strength and has been highly recognized, playing Marilyn Monroe in "My Week with Monroe", in the case of the appearance image is not convincing enough, after the casting was confirmed, it encountered a lot of doubts, but vividly reproduced the style of a generation of goddesses, overwhelming the audience, and received unanimous praise from professionals.

Absolute strength, young and energetic, and outstanding reputation, Michelle has the same thing as the "love crazy" Lan Li. In fact, after winning nominations for "Brokeback Mountain" and "Blue Valentine", 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 critics believe that Michelle has the potential to replicate the trajectory of Natalie Portman's ascent to the top last year, witnessing the victory of Gen 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 surpass.

Meryl's qualifications and strength are unquestionable, and the performance of "The Iron Lady" has been highly praised, but the reality has been mediocre.

The Weinstein brothers played the bitter card of "it was twenty-nine years since she last won the award" and successfully pushed Meryl's momentum into the race, winning seven times in the outpost, including the British Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award, but this year, Meryl's advantage was still not outstanding enough.

Viola is the real frontrunner this year. Strong, experienced, down-to-earth, and approachable, Viola has earned a place in the college's public relations with her down-to-earth and approachable image. After the outpost, Viola won five actress titles, which are not many, but each one is full of weight -

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

Five major towns, all heavy. Purely in terms of quality, Viola's throne as the queen of the film has been set in stone and led strongly. But heading into February's sprint, the Weinstein brothers are starting to go strong, and the question now is, can Viola lead the way?

If...... Just if Viola wins, among the five nominees, Viola's "help" is the only work that has been nominated for Best Picture, then the "help" that has lost nominations for Best Director, Best Editing, Best Adapted Screenplay, etc., will become the frontrunner in the race for Best Picture.

It's really a bit exciting.

"What do you think?" similar questions rang out from Lan Li's left and right side after him, only a fraction of a centimeter before and after, like an echo, which made the corners of Lan Li's mouth rise slightly, and he looked at Ryan first, "Viola Davis." Then he looked at Jessica again, "Viola Davis." ”

Ryan and Jessica also noticed this small detail, as well as the shallow smile in Lan Li's eyes. Lan Li leaned back slightly, out of the way, and the eyes of the two collided in the air for a moment, then they both laughed, and then said the same name, "Viola Davis." ”

This time, all three of them couldn't help but laugh.

Not because Meryl wasn't good enough, but because Viola was really better. As fellow actors, they are more inclined to put aside prejudice and PR and examine and judge from an objective perspective. But apparently, that's not how the Oscars worked.

"The winner of the 84th Academy Award for Best Actress is......" Colin Firth opened the red envelope in his hand, pulled out the card inside, did not deliberately create suspense, and simply opened his mouth to announce the answer, "Meryl Streep, 'Iron Lady'." ”

Lan Li exchanged glances with Ryan and Jessica, and there was a meaningful "you know, I know" look in their eyes, and at the same time, the three of them also stood up and applauded - they were embarrassed by Viola's defeat, but they also paid tribute to Meryl's history.

Is Meryl the greatest actress of all time? Maybe, maybe not, but one thing is for sure, she has a place in film history. Not long ago, at the Berlin Film Festival, Meryl received the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Lan Li had a relationship with her and left a deep impression on this old actor.

In Europe, Meryl has won Cannes, Berlin and British Academy, and in North America, Meryl has won all Emmys, Golden Globes and Oscars. Tonight, after being nominated for the 17th Oscar, Meryl won her third Golden Man trophy and her second actress trophy.

Meryl is just one Venetian actress away from a Grand Slam, but even without this trophy, she still deserves to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

The audience gave a standing ovation, the second time after Christopher Plummer, that the Kodak Theater gave a collective stand and paid homage in the most respectful way.

"When I hear my name, I feel like half of the Americans are saying, 'No, why is it her?' but, you know, whatever they say. Meryl, dressed in a golden evening dress, looked graceful and elegant, and the first sentence of her acceptance speech successfully sparked a burst of laughter.

Lan Li remained standing, like all the actors around him, looking up at Meryl on the stage, listening to her speech about her third Oscar appearance, and then, there was a sharp and burning gaze behind her, and she reflexively turned her head, and Harvey Weinstein's chubby and muscular figure in the crowd was easily seen.

At this point, Harvey was holding an unlit cigar in the corner of his mouth. Smoking is not allowed inside the Kodak Theater, and all the guests are not allowed to smoke for the sake of live broadcast, but Harvey is holding a cigar. Even if it is not ignited, the hero's temperament is still fully revealed, more like a ...... In order to provoke Lan Li, he deliberately picked up a cigar.

Of course, not everything revolves around the Blue Rite. A more plausible guess is that Harvey celebrated Meryl's ascension.

Defeating Michelle Williams and reversing Viola Davis, Meryl Streep turned the tide with the strength and ingenuity of the Academy's PR, especially after the loss of the Screen Actors Guild, and in just two weeks, the Weinstein brothers' strong attack created a brilliant night.

The best actress who is at a disadvantage is in the bag, which also means that the best actor who is strong has won the game. Harvey's cigar was not a signal for a demonstration.

Meeting Lan Li's gaze, Harvey raised his chin high, condescendingly looked at Lan Li's expression with contempt and contempt, slowly raised his hands, and applauded again and again, the whole movement was slow, like slow motion, the tense tension and dramatic reaction gradually spread;

It's like looking at an ant.

The powerful momentum, the strong body, the interlacing of light and shadow, the domineering and strong of the heroes are fully revealed, and even the dark light curtain during the lingering period can be faintly captured, truly showing the majesty of being the godfather. You don't need words, you don't need eyes, you don't need to make contact, you can feel the threat and fierceness of the skin.

In Hollywood, it would be unwise to offend the Weinstein brothers at any time. No actor is an exception. It wasn't until tonight that Lan Li really understood the meaning of this sentence.

The corners of Lan Li's mouth raised slightly, and there was no extra movement, just a shallow smile appeared in his eyes.

At the Sundance Film Festival a year ago, it was still the blue gift of the eighteenth-tier young actors, who could straighten their waists in front of Harvey, and a year later, after the Oscars, after experiencing "Don Quixote" and "One Man's Concert", they would not care about Harvey's provocations and threats.

Perhaps, Harvey can cover the sky with one hand in Hollywood, but Lan Li can also rely on his own ability to fight his way out. If Harvey thinks he's an insignificant ant, then he'll let Harvey know how the elephant died.

Retracting her gaze, Lan Li continued to give applause, and Meryl, who was standing on the stage, was smiling and bright.

Until now, Meryl's performances in "Sophie's Choice" and "The Dream of the Covered Bridge" are also one of Lan Li's favorite performances, but in the vanity fair of Hollywood, relying only on strength, just burying his head in polishing his performance, and just immersing himself in his own world, he is destined to be difficult to survive.

It's not just Meryl Streep, even Daniel Day-Lewis, who snubbed the school's public relations, in the experience of topping the Oscars three times, "My Left Foot" and "Blood is Coming" were also distributed by Weinstein Pictures, and they couldn't get rid of the shackles of industry rules. College public relations is not only a game of 6,000 college judges, but also a calculation of the entire Hollywood interest entanglement.

From Chris Hemsworth, to Vin Diesel, to Meryl Streep in front of him - or Harvey Weinstein standing behind him, the true face of Hollywood is presented in front of Lan Li little by little, real, bloody, cruel, cold, and complex.

However, Lan Li did not panic at all, let alone be discouraged. Now he is no longer as ignorant as he was when he created "The Beast"; all this is just like the creative process of "Don Quixote", the real society is so cold, even angels cannot spread their wings and fly, and the difficulties they face are far beyond imagination, but if they lose hope and faith, this is the real sinking.

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