In New York in January, when the snow is pouring down and the city is shrouded in cold, and even the warning of a blizzard, life on the East Coastline has become tense and low-key, and it seems that every winter needs to be repeated, making people feel the powerful deterrent power of nature.

In January, Los Angeles is still sunny and warm like spring, with tall palm trees, wide streets and golden sunshine filled with intoxicating comfort, as if you can sit in an open-top car, open your arms, and soar freely, and then stand on top of the world, overlooking all beings.

The cold and humidity of the East Coast contrasts with the warmth of the West Coast, and more and more people are heading to Los Angeles to escape the winter and join the awards season festivities, as if they can forget all their worries and be happy and cheerful forever.

The 2012 awards season is ushering in the second phase of the final battle, and the 70th Golden Globe Awards ceremony is shining!

It is worth mentioning that after last year, Lan Li was absent from the award ceremony for the second year in a row, but this time it was not able to attract too much discussion and attention.

Although Lan Li is the top topic of conversation in the past year, of course, he has gradually fallen behind and faded out of people's sight in the heat of the awards season, and in Hollywood, where the focus of heated discussions is changing day by day, the topic of "Lan Li-Hall" seems to have become a living fossil of the ancient century: classics are classics, but no one talks about them anymore.

Andy Rodgers, who is Lanli's agent, released an official statement early in the day, highlighting the choke of not being able to attend the Ballon d'Or this year.

The main reason is not "drunken country ballads", but "gravity".

Filming was in full swing before, and it was impossible to determine the completion time, so when the Hollywood Foreign Press Association sent out the invitation, after weighing and deliberating, Lan Li could only regretfully refuse. Now that the work has been completed, Lan Li still missed the opportunity to attend the award ceremony.

But for Lan Li and the "detached" crew, it was a relief.

Throughout December and January, Tony Kaye was circling the major film festivals, Berlin, Stockholm, Sundance, and Tokyo. It is not to promote "detachment", but to discuss the concept and idea of "detachment" with those art creators, and to confirm their own concepts and ideas about art.

In Tony's words, "I'm touching inspiration for my next work." ”

Tony even made a special trip to the Surrey Photography Base to visit Lanli. However, Lan Li, who devoted himself to his work, did not have time to entertain him, and he did not care at all, but instead had a long talk with Alfonso Cuarón, staying in Sarri for half a month, thinking that he had benefited a lot.

After the hustle and bustle of awards season, a lot can be accomplished in two or three months.

This is Tony, and this is also Blue Rite.

"Gravity" was able to shoot without distractions, largely due to Tony's chic and casualness.

In this regard, Lan Li also sincerely expressed his gratitude to Tony, and Tony's response was, "Haha, it's better not to let the producers and helmsmen of other film companies hear it, otherwise they won't dare to invite you to star in the future." ”

The "detached" crew was absent from the awards season, and no one expressed sorrow and regret, and similarly, the awards season lacked a blue ceremony, and no one expressed sighs and reservations. Perhaps, it's a win-win situation.

At least judging from the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, Lan Li's absence has not been able to make too many waves, it is still star-studded, topical, and wonderful!

Compared with Lan Li, an actor, it is obvious that this year's awards ceremony has more hot topics. The fierce competition for a series of productions such as "Escape from Tehran" and "Lincoln" has undoubtedly concocted countless topics of conversation, and all of them are the top names of the Hollywood pyramid, all of which make the awards ceremony a hot topic of attention.

When the awards ceremony ended, even if it was the usual cake, the Golden Globes managed to further ferment the topic.

"Les Miserables", which had a mediocre reputation in the release stage, became the biggest winner by virtue of its dominance in the musical comedy category, including Best Picture in a Musical Comedy, Best Actor in a Musical Comedy and Best Supporting Actress.

"It may not be a great work, but it is more in line with the Oscars. ”

In the musical comedy category, "Les Miserables" defeated "The Happiness Line Behind the Clouds" across the board, adding more suspense to the Oscar prospects, which have begun to slow down since the Toronto Film Festival.

In addition, "Escape from Tehran" attracted much attention, winning Best Picture and Best Director in the Drama category.

Ben Affleck, who has been criticized for his career as an actor and after a decade of controversial acting career, finally shines in the directorial position this year, and has become the top seed in this year's Best Director Statuette race.

After the awards ceremony, Ben Affleck got so carried away that he began to lose his temper.

In the midst of the frenzied celebrations, he made a big splash in front of his peers, believing himself the best director of the year, and emphasizing that his talent had been ignored since he won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in 1997 for "Soul Catcher", and now he can finally prove it.

Such unbridled rhetoric quickly became a hot topic of discussion in the industry, causing a lot of dissatisfaction.

In addition, "Django Unchained" won two trophies for Best Supporting Actor and Best Screenplay, and is still a member to be reckoned with in this year's Oscar competition, while "Lincoln", which led strongly with seven nominations in the nomination stage, finally won only one Best Actor Award in the drama category, which was slightly disappointed.

In the end, the Best Actress in a Musical Comedy was won by Jennifer Lawrence with "The Happiness Line Behind the Clouds", and the Best Actress in a Drama went to Jessica Chastain of "Hunting Ben**", and the main theme of the competition between these two actors will also continue all the way to the Oscars, and no one can say until the finale.

After the Golden Globe Awards ceremony ended, some people were happy and some were worried, but it is undeniable that this year's cake sharing drama is, to a certain extent, indeed a way forward for the Oscars.

Just three days after the Golden Globe Awards ended, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially announced the list of nominees for the 85th Academy Awards, which also ushered in the final battle of the second phase of the awards season, and the nomination clash was officially settled!

With the expansion of the Best Picture nominations, the list of nominees has become a must-have every year, even if it is not in the Best Picture competition, but at least it is in the top 10 nominees, which means that further breakthroughs can be made in the commercial aspect, and the Oscar nomination effect is crucial for independent studios and independent productions.

There are a total of nine nominations for this year.

"Escape from Tehran", "Lincoln", "Life of Pi", "Hunt Ben**", "Behind the Clouds", "Love", "Les Miserables", "Django Rescued" and "Beasts of the South" successfully teamed up to reach the decisive stage.

Among them, "Beast of the South", which won the Grand Jury Prize above Sundance last year, was undoubtedly the biggest surprise, breaking the biggest upset in the nomination stage, once again following the tradition of Sundance productions - the winner of the Oscar nomination for four consecutive years has been seeded, which is really eye-catching.

Despite the acclaim it received at the Cannes Film Festival, it was hampered by the academies' PR impoverishment during the awards season, and remained tepid and almost forgotten. didn't even get a nomination above the Golden Globe Awards, but he didn't expect it, but he achieved a Jedi reversal in the Oscar nomination stage, and parachuted into the list of nominees when he was not favored.

But that's not all.

The five nominees for Best Director are Steven Spielberg for "Lincoln," Lee/Ann for "Life of Pi," Michael Haneke for "Love," David O. Russell for "The Happiness Line Behind the Clouds," and Benh-Zeitlin for "Beasts of the South."

Shocking!

First of all, the lesser-known young director Benn Zeitlin, who has just turned 30 this year, "The Beast of the South" is his second solo film, which has barely any fame and prestige, and is extremely low-key even in independent film circles, but has now made it to the top five for best director.

Secondly, Michael Haneke was strongly shortlisted, the German director who is famous in Europe for his "White Ribbon", "Hidden Camera" and "Piano Teacher", and this year he dedicated the classic "Love" that swept Europe and the United States.

As a foreign language film, it has been climbing in the awards season in the United States, and when no one is optimistic, it has won five nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Foreign Language Film. Among them, the counterattack of the best director is second only to Benn Zeitlin's bloody killing.

Again, Ben Affleck, who "fled Tehran", is out!

Throughout the awards season, Affleck, who is considered the most favorable contender for this year's Best Director Little Golden Man, was out of the Oscar nomination stage, creating an incredibly huge upset.

It is rumored that after the list of nominees came out, Ben Affleck, who was at a banquet to celebrate his first Oscar nomination for Best Director, scolded directly, smashed the wine table, and walked away.

Moreover, this anger has not been able to stop, and in the following days, Affleck repeatedly at private banquets, indignantly saying that it was a "witch trial", and that the judges were "just jealous", and that "this is the biggest stain in the history of the Oscars", foaming at the mouth, blushing, and doing everything possible to express his displeasure.

Even if Matt Damon, George Clooney and other friends continue to dissuade them, they are like an out-of-control oxcart, and they can't catch them.

Fortunately, Affleck finally maintained a trace of sanity and did not scold in front of the media.

Is that all?

No.