The annual awards season, after four months of excitement and vigor, finally ushered in the final battle of the first stage, in the midst of all expectations, the 77th Oscars announced the list of nominees.

The "Flyer", who has been leading the awards season in the whole season, has undoubtedly become the biggest winner, receiving 11 nominations, and has a clear view of the mountains and small mountains. In the case of this year's "little ghost", the "Aviator", which focuses on the life and biography of a generation of tycoon Howard-Hughes, has achieved all-round suppression, and the story not only shows the legendary life, but also shows his great influence on Hollywood and the American aircraft industry.

After the release of the movie, "The Aviator" was hailed as the biggest hit in the awards season, this is not the best work of Martin Scorsese's directorial career, but it can indeed be seen that Martin's 30 years of directorial career has precipitated strong control and delicate carving, which can be said to be the highest work; It was the best performance of Leonardo DiCaprio's career, especially his vivid interpretation of Howard's pain and torment due to paranoia, which became one of the most powerful performances on the big screen in 2004.

Martin and Leonardo are both top figures in Hollywood, but at the same time they are both disappointed people in Hollywood.

Martin, who became famous in the 70s, and Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Francis Ford Coppola, are known as the four major directors of the 80s, and their careers have dedicated to "Goodfellas", "Taxi Driver", "Raging Bull" and other classics that have gone down in history, but he has never been able to win a little golden man, and when the other three directors have already achieved fame, Martin is still working tirelessly for his first little golden man.

Leonardo is needless to say, he won the Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1994, became famous at a young age, and was known as the boyish Robert De Niro, and then became popular all over the world with "Titanic", becoming another top idol after Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, but he has always been tirelessly pursuing his first Little Golden Man trophy, looking forward to proving himself with strength.

"The Aviator" is known as Martin and Leonardo's "love letter to the Oscars", from biographies, to schizophrenia, to the grandeur of the times, and tributes to Hollywood, every detail can be seen that they are following the aesthetic tastes of the academy judges, looking forward to winning the hearts of those tricky judges and achieving a breakthrough in the Oscars.

Now, after the list of nominees was announced, the "Flyer" became the frontrunner smoothly, and behind the eleven nominations of the "Flyer", there were seven nominations for the "Million Dollar Baby", and the gap was very obvious, which also made the advantages of the "Flyer" further highlighted, giving people reason to start expecting that this year's Oscars will belong to Martin and Leonardo, and belong to Howard Hughes's "Flyer".

There are eleven nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, and Best Sound Effects.

It is worth noting that "The Aviator" won six of the eight nominations for the main awards, and except for the screenplay department, which chose one of the two, only the Best Actress nomination became the fish that slipped through the net. Especially the Best Supporting Actor nomination, "The Aviator" Alan Alda (Alan-Alda) made it to the final five without taking almost any advantage, and this detail shows the strong position of the film in the hearts of the academy judges.

It is worth mentioning that Allen is 78 years old and he will be the strongest contender for Morgan Freeman.

"The Aviator" swept in all directions, including the best film editing, and did not miss a single award, which further consolidated the film's leading position. In comparison, the other works are slightly inferior, and "Million Dollar Baby" has become the biggest surprise.

On top of the Golden Globes, "Million Dollar Baby" unexpectedly won two awards, but the overall momentum was not at all comparable to "Finding Neverland", "Stealing Hearts", and "A Cup of Wine Life", but when it came to the Oscars, the predilection of the Academy judges for Clint Eastwood was once again reflected, and it received seven nominations in one fell swoop, second only to "The Aviator" - of course, the excellent quality of the work itself cannot be ignored.

Among the seven nominations for "Million Dollar Baby", including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing, in other words, the eight nominations in the main department only missed Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay, and replaced it with the most important Best Film Editing.

In addition to the total absence of the technical department, the strong momentum of "Million Dollar Baby" is almost on par with that of "Flyer", although there is a certain gap between the two in terms of the number of nominations, but in terms of the quality of nominations, the two are a thin ice showdown. The most incredible thing is that the actor played by Clint actually made a strong entry for the best actor competition, which has also become one of the biggest surprises in the entire awards season, which not only shows the college judges' preference for old cowboys, but also clearly feels that the rising momentum of this work in the awards season has been unstoppable.

It's not for nothing that Clint has been nominated for both directing and acting, and people call Clint the "Oscar darling", and it's not without reason that the academy is particularly fond of the case of acting and directing.

"Million Dollar Baby" made it to the first group with a strong performance, and became the biggest competitor of "The Flyer", which changed the situation of the entire awards season, which also made the next five major union awards crucial, and the battle for the Oscar statuette will enter the white heat.

In the original first group, "A Cup of Wine Life" maintained its advantage, while "Finding Neverland" and "Stealing Hearts" both fell behind.

With almost no advantage in the technical department, "A Cup of Wine Life" received five nominations, continuing its previous strong performance. Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay and other departments, Shun lì ranked among the top five.

Missing out on the Best Film Editing award also means that "A Cup of Life" has fallen behind in the race for Best Picture, but considering the film's sketch format, this result is not a surprise. The real surprise was that Paul Giamati missed the battle for the best actor, which is also not a big upset, and the corresponding is naturally the "Million Dollar Baby" Clint Shun lì shortlisted.

Judging from this detail, the academy's emphasis on life sketches is still limited, as is the case with "A Cup of Life" and last year's "Lost in Tokyo".

Still, the five nominations for "A Cup of Wine Life" are a huge affirmation, and all the finalists in the main award categories have given this work unprecedented attention. This can be seen from the growth momentum of the weekend box office, just the weekend when the Oscar nominations were announced, the box office of "A Cup of Wine Life" skyrocketed by 122 percent, harvesting more than 7 million weekend box office, and the cumulative box office also increased by more than 30 percent.

Compared with "A Cup of Wine", "Stealing Hearts" and "Finding Neverland" have received a lot of praise throughout the awards season, but they officially fell behind when the Oscar nominations were announced, and were replaced by "Soul Singers".

The biopic "Soul Singer," about a generation of soul singer Ray Charles, has received a lot of praise throughout the awards season, but almost all of it has focused on Jamie Fox's performance. So, above the Golden Globes, Jamie won Best Actor in a Musical Comedy with almost no suspense, and is generally considered to have the ability to challenge for the Oscar - he is likely to be the spoiler of "Leonardo vs. Tom".

However, after entering the Oscars, the "Soul Singer" has received more affirmation, in addition to the best actor nominations, the best picture, best film editing, best sound effects and best costume design and other departments have occupied a place, which makes the total number of Oscar nominations for the film reach five, and "a glass of wine life" alongside, achieving a breakthrough in one fell swoop and ranking among the second group.

Relatively speaking, "Looking for Neverland" was squeezed in an all-round way, and when the call lasted for the entire awards season, it was overtaken at the last moment, and only received four nominations for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Costume Design, although three of them are the most important major departments, but they were selected for Best Director, Best Actor and other awards, which also marks that the decline in the film's reputation is unstoppable, and it has fallen behind a number of opponents in the competition for the Oscars.

The "stealing heart" that was previously ranked in the first group was even more disregarded, and only received two nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, and all other major departments failed, especially compared to the infinite scenery at the Golden Globe Awards, which can be called a huge surprise.

In the previous awards season, this film adaptation of the stage play can be described as a rave reviews, from the acting to the script to the editing and rhythm control, the whole line is popular, but with the advancement of time, the attention of the work has always shown a downward trend. Although this year is a small year for awards, there are a large number of works of similar quality, and it is clear that the stage play is not attractive enough for Hollywood, so in the end, the academy only awarded two acting nominations.

From the rise of "Million Dollar Baby" and "Soul Singer", to the outdated of "Finding Neverland" and "Stealing Hearts", the change of scenery is only a momentary thing, and another work that has replaced it in the second group is ...... "Killing with a Knife"! (To be continued.) )