Cole is Lance's agent, and he naturally considers Lance's interests, and he doesn't care if Tom can win the Oscar, but if Lance can win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor with "Killing with a Knife", the story will be a completely different version.

Just imagine: winning the Best Adapted Screenplay, the Best Foreign Language Film Golden Man, and then the Best Supporting Actor Golden Man is unimaginable for anyone, and the height www.biquge.info that can finally be reached in the future is even more exciting, which is enough to make people's blood boil.

"Lance, do you know what's going on in Los Angeles right now?" Cole didn't give up, and continued to say, "It's generally accepted that in terms of absolute hard power, you and Cliff Owen are the biggest favorites - didn't Cliff talk to you on the set?" Cliff succeeded Ben Affleck as Dwight in "Sin City" and is now filming with Lance in Austin.

Lance chuckled twice, "He shouldn't dare speak." A joke made Cole stunned, and then he reacted, one is a director and the other is an actor, and they are not friends with each other.

Cole smiled dumbly, "In short, it's not just film critics who are praising your performance now, but many actors, directors and screenwriters in the industry think your performance is too amazing." ”

After the release of "Killing with a Knife", since there were only two main actors, the eyes naturally focused on Tom and Lance, and after magnifying the tables of the two people, they studied it bit by bit. Tom was the first to catch the eye, because he completely subverted the image of the past two decades of acting, and gave a completely different performance, which naturally received rave reviews; But as time went on, it became clear that even in the face of Tom's stunning performance, Lance's performance was not at all inferior - to be more accurate, Lance's ingenious, restrained and delicate performance burst out with an incredible light.

Unlike Tom's performance, Lance's performance seems to be traceless, natural, and the characters are sketched out without moving, and the instantaneous explosiveness pushes the conflict of the script and the edges and corners of the characters to the extreme. This skill is difficult to achieve without five or ten years of precipitation; Paradoxically, Lance's spirituality throughout the performance is also impressive, which is a reflection of the intransigence of inexperience, which reinforces the conviction that this is Lance's first big-screen performance.

As time progressed, Lance received more and more attention and recognition, and the call for Best Supporting Actor was actually the first - the Golden Globe nomination is one of the most direct manifestations.

Therefore, Cole's mind began to come alive, looking forward to Lance being able to make a further breakthrough at the Oscars, "What do you think?" If you're willing, Paramount's next promotional plans can be adjusted, and we'll do our best for your first acting statuette. ”

Admittedly, Lance was moved.

If he says that with the dream of acting, he will never dream of standing on the Oscar stage and winning his little statuette trophy in front of all the eyes, then he is lying; In fact, for most actors, the Oscar statuette is the highest pursuit of their lives, and those who aspire to win the recognition of their acting skills at the three major European film festivals are a higher level of pursuit - after all, the aesthetic standards of Europe and North America are different, and the performance heritage of Europe is far greater than that of North America; As for the actors who simply enjoy the joy of acting, they are even rarer, and Lance does not think that he has reached such heights. For him, the Oscar statuette is the end of his acting dream, at least for now.

Listening to Cole's incendiary words, Lance's heart began to stir, and he almost wanted to nod his head in agreement. However, he is no longer the person who can ignore a qiē for the sake of his dreams, and he is no longer the person who firmly believes that the effort and income can be proportional. He clearly knows that the game of Oscar is not a sports competition, fair competition, and strength wins, and in this game, things are much more complicated.

The annual Oscars are awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and because the members of the Academy are for life, there is a predictable trend in the Academy - the average age of the members is increasing, and those who have been judges for many years will have more and more influence within the Academy with the precipitation of time, which makes the taste of the Academy become traceable - which is also the reason for the rise of the Weinstein brothers, and also the origin of the College's public relations.

There is a saying in American independent film circles: the Oscars are a bunch of old white guys who entertain themselves, pretentious, and arrogant and boast of a game of hype.

Although this sentence is a bit extreme, it is not unreasonable. At the 84th Oscars, the "artist" who paid tribute to Hollywood's black and white silent film became the biggest winner of the night, which is the most typical example, not that the quality of the "artist" is not enough, in fact, the completion of this work is really good, but it was not the best work that year, Martin Scorsese's "Hugo", Steven Spielberg's "War Horse", and Terrence Malick's "Tree of Life" are all masterpieces of completion and artistic height. There is also the "help" of focusing on the rights and interests of black people. But what has the last laugh is the "artist" who satisfies the memories and self-esteem of the elderly judges of the college.

Therefore, anyone who really understands the rules of the Oscar industry understands that the final winner is not necessarily the best work of the year, but the work that is most in line with the mentality of the academy. Hollywood veterans know that winning nominations depends on strength, and winning awards depends on luck - the so-called luck is networking, public relations...... And real luck.

That's why nominations are so important for industry insiders as well. The layman looks at the winners, but the insiders look at the list of nominees.

Among the major awards of the Oscars, the supporting actor department has always been very special, and the college judges have a relatively fixed model, that is, the supporting actor commends the hero, and the supporting actress commends the newcomer.

If such rules can be traced back to the inequality between men and women in the Hollywood industry, because of discrimination against women, most actresses' artistic careers are very short, and the speed of replacement is very fast, so the academy must continue to reward newcomers and encourage more newcomers to emerge and replenish fresh blood; The artistic life of male actors often begins at the age of thirty-five, and many people can continue until they are sixty or seventy years old, which also makes Hollywood have a large number of backbone actors who have worked hard in the industry for many years but have never been recognized - there is no merit and hard work, so in the middle and late stages of their actor career, if there is a work worthy of praise, then the academy judges will reward their perseverance and dedication with a little golden man.

It's not a law, but it does have a strong inertia. In the supporting actress department, young actresses have a much greater chance of winning awards than senior actors who have been in the industry for more than ten years; In the supporting actor department, young actors are almost all cannon fodder accompanying them, nominating and brushing their resumes, and then waiting for the precipitation of time.

So, the biggest favorites in the supporting actress department this year are the young and vigorous Natalie Portman (Natalie-Portman) and Cate Blanchett, who has only been in Hollywood for five years, while the strong winners in the supporting actor department are 67-year-old Morgan Freeman and 68-year-old David Carradin.

As Cole said, if you count it according to hard power, in fact, the competition for supporting actor this year is indeed average, even Morgan, his performance is far from being the "best performance", maybe Cliff, or even Lance, has the possibility of winning, so why not give it a go. However, this is not the case.

According to the trajectory of the previous life, Morgan won his first Oscar with "Million Dollar Baby", and it is also the only one. Not only because Morgan's performance is profound, but also impressive for his calm and powerful aura; And because the respected Morgan has never been recognized, now is the time. "Timing", this is an important keyword for the Oscars.

What's more, Lance doesn't think that his performance in "Killing with a Knife" has reached absolute strength.

The most basic element of a true genius is not outstanding professional ability or solid basic skills, but accurate judgment, judging the strengths and weaknesses of others, judging one's own strengths and weaknesses -- having an objective appreciation is the most basic element, and this is true in any field. Acting is naturally no exception.

If it is said that "killing people with a knife" will impact the Oscar nomination, Lance thinks it is feasible; But attacking the awards, he doesn't think it's the best time.

Therefore, the surging love in my heart fell silent little by little. This made Lance a little disappointed, he missed his former self, full of confidence, wanton, courageous, and fearless, not like now, weighing the pros and cons, objective and rational, and calm; But, he has no regrets, because this is life, and he must grow, even if that sharp pain never goes away.

"Are you sure it's for me, not for the agency?" Lance didn't answer directly, but changed the subject, much to Cole's annoyance.

"It's for the agency, and it's for you." Cole did not deny it. Tom is an innovative artist agency, Lance is William Morris agency, and Cole's considerations are understandable.

Lance chuckled, "Cole, you should know that if Tom gets the little golden man, it will be an important affirmation for me. Not only because I'm a director, but also because I'm the one who taps into his potential. "That's how confident you should be, Lance is not a humble person.

Cole sighed lightly, he knew that Lance was right, "And what about the best director?" But he still wouldn't give up. If Reims were nominated for Best Director for the second year in a row, it would be an incredible achievement.

"Hehe, it's my honor that you're so confident in me." Lance's laughter lightened the mood again. (To be continued.) )