Chapter 362 under the awards party
Hoffman's acceptance speech was very touching, a good child, who would have known that he would die of drug abuse in a few years? Hoffman had a "plateau red" face, a fat body, and unkempt blond hair, which had nothing to do with the usual glamour and beauty of Hollywood stars, which really made people feel good, and he would never become an idol star.
From being unknown, to his talented supporting roles, to finally becoming the protagonist of the screen who combines wisdom, prestige and emotional power, Hoffman's film experience is shocking, and his popularity may not be strong at the box office, but his acting skills are absolutely superb.
Mark suddenly felt that maybe he was a good candidate for the clown.
After Best Actor, there is the much-anticipated Best Director Award tonight.
In terms of seniority, Spielberg is the highest, but he has won this award twice, and the academy will never give him this award without an outstanding and stunning performance, and "Munich" can only be said to be an excellent work.
And Bennett Miller of "Capote" and George Clooney of "Good Night, Good Luck" did not even win the nomination for Best Editing, and they are destined to run along.
The best director was the battle between Ang Lee and Paul Haggis, Ang Lee's artistic talent is universally recognized, and the realistic presentation of western life and leisurely and tranquil picture composition in the film also pioneered a new way of shooting Westerns. "Brokeback Mountain" is so comfortable, each picture can be taken out separately as a postcard, Ennis and his family go to the playground with fireworks behind the picture is simply the male version of "He is lonelier than fireworks", control and calmness make this film to the ultimate in aesthetics, his control of the camera and the training of the actors are excellent.
Prior to that, it had won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and was awarded Best Film and Best Director by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the Golden Globe Awards, the Producers Guild of the United States, the Film Critics' Choice Award and the Independent Spirit Awards.
Despite the Golden Lion Award and considered the most successful gay-themed film of last year, due to the sensitive gay theme, "Brokeback Mountain" was repeatedly boycotted and frustrated when it was screened in theaters, the film was only released in 700 theaters in the United States, and the box office revenue was only 30 million US dollars, and conservatives and religious groups in the United States even mobilized 60,000 people to boycott "Brokeback Mountain" to sprint for the Oscars, while the most conservative Utah movie theaters simply banned the film.
Tonight's Best Director and Best Picture is actually the battle between "Brokeback Mountain" and "Crash".
"Brokeback Mountain" is a film full of artistic feelings, a rare masterpiece, but due to the sensitive subject matter, the sword goes sideways, and the director Ang Lee is an unpopular minority, if the academy chooses it, it will be regarded as a historic breakthrough, a bit of a big risk to the world, and also face the pressure of conservative forces, it depends on their determination to sacrifice for art, and "Crash" It's politically correct, the roots are upright, the subject matter belongs to the college's favorite, each has its own advantages, this college is between trade-offs, it does have a headache, they have rejected a lot of commercial blockbusters for the sake of art over the years, and now "Crash" has won the best editing, does it mean that the college still chooses to be conservative?
Due to the change of president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences last year, this year's Oscars are full of new atmosphere of determined reform, which has already been glimpsed from the list of nominees, and at the same time, in the face of declining ratings year by year, the producer of the Oscars Jill Gates and director Lou Horwitz have carried out positive reforms, choosing to avoid the postponement of the Winter Olympics is one of them, and the preference for independent films can be seen from the list of nominees.
In anticipation, the famous Tom Hanks, as the guest of honor this time, enthusiastically introduced the five nominees and five works, and only opened the envelope after satisfying the audience's appetite, cleared his throat, and read aloud: "Brokeback Mountain" Ang Lee!"
As soon as this name came out, the audience was silent, and immediately the audience gave a standing ovation, this result is well deserved, this academy still continues to talk about art and respect art, which requires extraordinary courage for the academy, and it can be regarded as creating a historic moment, Ang Lee became the first Chinese best director in history, achieving a breakthrough of zero, I believe how the overseas Chinese audience is happy and elated?
Giselle saw Mark also smile on his face, and said strangely: "What are you laughing at?" MM's spokesperson Nebet lost, he should be frustrated and disappointed.
Mark said: "I am also Chinese, with the first, there will be a second." ”
Ang Lee on the TV shook hands with the people around him, hugged him, and then, in anticipation, walked up to the podium in high spirits, holding the little golden man in his hand, Ang Lee began to deliver his acceptance speech: "
"First of all, I would like to thank a lot of people who were present and not present, like the producer, screenwriter Diana, Jack~~ I think "Brokeback Mountain" belongs to me Ang Lee alone, if it is filmed by someone else, I will be very angry! This movie is not about homosexuality, women, love, but love itself. Thank you all for your support, thank you to my wife and son, I love you and I will always be with you. Although my father passed away during this period, I would like to thank my mother at home, as well as my compatriots in Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China. Finally, thank you for your concern!" finally shouted out in Chinese.
This gay film, which is likely to be made into a soap opera by ordinary directors, has been carefully cared for by Ang Lee to become a true masterpiece (from Roger Albert, a veteran film critic at The Chicago Sun).
After Ang Lee's acceptance speech, the audience gave another standing ovation, and the applause lasted for a long time, and this is the third standing ovation tonight, twice for Ang Lee, for this great director, which is worthy of everyone's expectations.
Finally, in the final moments, one of the four great acting geniuses of the 80s, Jack Nicholson, the darling of the Academy of Oscars, took the stage as the guest of honor, and he introduced the five films nominated for Best Picture in detail, and the winning films were also displayed on the big screen, and the fast and dense drumming pushed the rhythm and atmosphere to a climax.
When Nicholson read out: ""Crash"!", there was a brief cold scene, only the crew of "Crash" let out shocking cheers, and the audience was stunned for a moment, and the applause rang out one after another, although it was cold, but since there was a nomination, there was a possibility of winning the award, which was acceptable to the audience.
However, this is embarrassing enough for the academy and the crew of "Crash", which shows that this result is not what everyone expects, nor is it what people want.
The eyes of the crowd were bright, and the production of the best picture did not receive a standing ovation from the whole group, only a few cheered and gave a standing ovation, but this did not form a herd effect.
Of course, several participating crews still have this demeanor, and they all gave a standing ovation to give the competitors the greatest respect and blessings.
Following last year's "Million Dollar Baby" overturned "The Aviator", this year's Oscars once again staged a reversal of the myth, "Crash" broke the almost impregnable defense line of "Brokeback Mountain" in one fell swoop, and won the best picture, although there was no winner in the performance award, but the three awards of best picture, best original screenplay, and best editing still made this film the biggest winner of this Oscar, and Lionsgate finally won the first Oscar for Best Picture in history.
The victory of "Crash" also marks the victory of independent production, after '96, this year is the second amazing year that "four of the five nominated films are independent films", and the cost of the shortlisted works has reached a new low, "Munich" has a budget of 70 million US dollars more than "Brokeback Mountain" + "Good Night, Good Luck" + "Capote" + "Crash", and the sum of their five films is still difficult to compare with the previous high-cost best films "Lord of the Rings 3" and "Gladiator".
"Crash", "Brokeback Mountain", "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "King Kong" each won three awards, and this year's Oscars completed the whole process from large-scale production to small-budget independent production while carefully balancing the cake with the most even pie attitude.
Their attitude is so obvious that commercial blockbusters can only be divided into scraps, some leftovers, that many see this as a great news for the exciting independent film market after the collapse of DreamWorks.
Producer Cassie Schulman, who won Best Picture "Crash," said: "Thank you all for your interest in this film, a film about love, tolerance and truth. Before the other nominees, we are ashamed that you have made this year one of the most exciting, exciting and unique films in the United States, thank you!"
As soon as Schulman finished speaking, before Stewart could make his closing remarks, the audience began to disperse, and those who were eligible for the Oscar night of "Vanity Fair" rushed to the dinner, and those who were not qualified to attend left.
The Oscars can be regarded as a summary of the film industry in the United States in the past five years, and after that, everyone will start a new journey.
The award-winning works have plans to repackage and go public, and those that don't get any benefits will pack up their mood and start again.
And the Oscars, although there is a generation of famous Stewart's hard performance, witty words to make the audience laugh, but the disadvantages of excessive admiration for independent art films have also come out, the lowest rating is 30 million, the highest is 36 million, is the moment when Ang Lee won the best director, but when Nicholson announced that "Crash" won the best picture, the ratings fell all the way, only about 32 million.
Many people think that the new organizing committee has repeatedly claimed that it will vigorously support independent films and bring the Oscars back to the right path of "art", but they have all become a cake, and their move to put "Brokeback Mountain" on the throne is appreciated by many filmmakers, but the best film is divided into "Crash", which makes people as unhappy as eating Xiang, or playing the trick of balancing the cake, there is no difference in quality.