Every year, in order to attract more audiences, the awards ceremony often puts some important awards at the beginning; But at the same time, we don't want the audience to be lost during the ceremony, so the real highlight will be saved for the end. Under the trade-off, the supporting actor department is generally the first to reveal the answer, and since the supporting actor has more suspense, the supporting actress has a greater chance of taking the lead.

But this year, the academy has made adjustments, and Best Supporting Actor has become the first major award to be awarded, which is unexpected!

Before Lance could react, the sudden contraction of his heart stopped breathing, and every muscle in his body stiffened, maintaining the state of 0.01 millisecond ago, unable to move at all, tense to the extreme, so that the muscles began to produce a feeling of soreness, but they were locked in the texture impenetrably, making it difficult for blood to circulate.

Nervousness, indescribable tension, suddenly made the brain crash directly, unable to think at all, the brain was as if stirred with concrete, solidified into a piece of cement, heavy and clumsy, faintly began to swell, making the brain ache for a while.

This emotion lasted less than a second, and then the brain reacted, and the curvature of the corners of Lance's mouth was helplessly outlined. Never before, Lance realized what he really thought deep inside, deep in his soul: he cared, and he cared.

Although he chose to nod his head to star in "Killing with a Knife", this also means that Lance admitted that he still did not give up his dream of being an actor, and decided to give it a go; But he never let this emotion get out of control, and more precisely, the real emotion has been hidden in the most corner, even if he himself has not found it, until this moment.

He thinks that whether it is an actor's dream or a director's dream, all of this is the same as the movie dream, with the setbacks and difficulties of the third life, it has evolved into reality and transformed into life - of course it is good to realize it, but it doesn't matter if it can't be realized, because life has to go on, because dreams are worthless for reality, because both dreamers and executors need to compromise with life in the end, because artistic dreams have long disappeared in the torrent of business.

He thought that he saw this clearly, and he would unswervingly continue to move forward on the road of film, but he would not go on a rampage with unrealistic dreams, and he would not give up even if his head was broken. That's stupid. So, he said to Emma Stone, "The dream is dead," and that's the truth.

He thought that cinema had become a means, a weapon, a way, a way to reach the ultimate destination. Just like those Wall Street people who treat each life as a number, he can also withdraw himself and look at Chaos Pictures, dreams, and everything about movies from an objective perspective.

However, today, the turbulent waves in his heart have overturned all his cognition, and the roar of emotion in the depths of his soul has negated his self-deception. He cares, and it hasn't changed.

The curvature of the corners of the mouth carried a hint of absurdity and helplessness, but then it evolved into a touch of relief. He aspires to be a director, so he has filmed "City of God", "Murder by Knife" and "City of Sin", and he will continue to record his thoughts with his own lens, exploring the magic and beauty of the film world with the audience; He aspires to be an actor, so he starred in "Killing with a Knife", and he will continue to stand in front of the camera to present a different life, shaking every stage with the power of acting.

Everything seems to be different, but everything remains the same.

Therefore, he wants to win the acting statuette, this is what he really thinks in his heart at the moment, and he can admit without hesitation: he wants to win this Oscar trophy!

Although tonight's hope is very slim, he just wants to win the Best Supporting Actor trophy! Not only that, he wants to continue to hone his acting skills, make breakthroughs, truly become a master of acting, and stand on the stage to gain his own recognition!

The hands on the knees of Erlang's legs were gently folded, and the thumb of his left hand rubbed gently on the pad of his index finger very slowly, the rough and warm texture calmed the tension little by little, and the boredom of not being able to breathe was slightly relieved, but the gaze was firmly locked on the stage, locked on Renee Zellweger, as if time had fallen into a whirlpool, constantly spinning in place.

"Five nominees, watch the big screen." In just ten seconds, Renee had finished her string of words and led directly to the award ceremony, the whole process flashed away, and the answer was about to be revealed, "...... Lancelot-Strello, 'Kill with a knife'. ”

Accompanied by Renee's words, a clip of Lance's performance appeared on the big screen.

Max was shrouded in the dim club lights, his pupils trembling slightly, his chin shaking slightly, his stammering unable to even organize a sentence, the corners of his stiff mouth trying to squeeze out some smiles, but failed, he turned his head in a panic, like a lost puppy, pitiful.

But in that moment, the panicked and fearful expression quickly faded like a tide, replaced by composure, and strong self-confidence, just a moment to turn the head and turn back, judging the two of them, "I think, you should call the person behind me to put down his gun!" There was an unmistakable strength and determination in his sight, as if a little fire had dispelled the darkness around him.

At the end of the clip, a live broadcast appeared on the big screen, on which Lance stared at the big screen with deep eyes, as if he was examining his performance and his identity as an actor, thoughtfully. Immediately, the applause of the audience rang out, the polite applause was not enthusiastic, but almost everyone's eyes fell on Lance, and everyone was curious to explore: how did this young man accomplish such an incredible miracle?

Surrounded by applause, Lance also politely raised his hands and applauded gently, nodding slightly. Martin, who was sitting next to him, leaned over and lowered his head to whisper something in Lance's ear, but the picture was cut off directly, and Renee's voice sounded again, "Morgan Freeman, 'Million Dollar Baby'." The next candidate appears.

"Congratulations, you've done a great job!" Martin said, which made Lance turn his head, his eyes flashing with surprise, Martin tilted his head slightly, "I discussed you with Leo. A simple sentence that seemed meaningful, and Martin winked at Lance, then turned his head away.

The image of such an old naughty boy reminded Lance of the "Hugo" that Martin filmed later, which made Lance's nervousness relax, and the smile on the corner of his mouth rose slightly.

"Papapapa", warm applause rang out again, and Morgan's humble and polite smile was displayed on the big screen, nodding slightly to everyone. The applause at the scene couldn't help but become even hotter, and Lance also turned his eyes to Morgan's location, clapping vigorously to offer his respect, and it could be clearly felt that Morgan's applause was much louder than that of several other candidates.

It's one of the most vivid portrayals of this year's awards season.

The five nominees for this year's Best Supporting Actor go to Morgan for "Million Dollar Baby", Aaron Alda for "The Aviator", Cliff Irving for "Stealing Hearts", Thomas Harden Church for "A Cup of Wine" and Lance for "Killing with a Knife".

Among the five nominees, the overall strength of the works is comparable, and the five works are the first group in the nomination stage, so it can be said that the award for Best Supporting Actor will become one of the vanes of the best picture to a certain extent, which also makes the competition for the award more and more eye-catching.

Morgan, as the most respected and well-known black actor in Hollywood at the moment, is far from being comparable to Denzel Washington and Will Smith, who are currently the most active and popular black actors on the big screen.

Before entering Hollywood, Morgan spent nearly two decades on Broadway, and was a traditional actor with strong roots, and soon made a name for himself on the big screen with solid performances, winning his first Oscar nomination in 1987, and 17 years later, during which he dedicated many classics, including "The Shawshank Redemption", which was infinitely sought after by IMDB, but never won an award.

This time in "Million Dollar Baby", Morgan once again demonstrated his acting skills, and his delicate but explosive performance has become an important weapon to promote the plot of the movie; What's more, this small and big work caught up with the big in the late part of the awards season, equaled the "Aviator" with amazing momentum, and even faintly leaded, and the overall strength of the work and the strength of individual performances are beyond doubt.

Add to that the merit vote, the sympathy vote, the tribute vote, and the tradition of respecting the elderly that can never be ignored in the Best Supporting Actor category, making Morgan the biggest favorite for the award.

What's more, Morgan's competitors have obvious shortcomings this year.

Aaron was inconspicuous in the early stage of the awards season, and his performance was not outstanding, although he had an age advantage, he still relied more on the overall momentum of "The Flyer" to make it to the nominee list; "A Cup of Life" is indeed the most watched work of the year, but Thomas's comedy performance is even more difficult to break through at the Oscars; Cliff's background and performance are very much in line with the taste of the academy, but "Stealing Heart" entered the second half of the awards season with a clear lack of stamina, and the frequency of appearances declined rapidly, and even Natalie's call for Best Supporting Actress began to regress.

As for Lance, who is only thirty-two years old and nominated for the first time, "Killing with a Knife" is still a commercial film. It is almost impossible to reproduce the magical history of the "end of the world" eleven years ago; At this time, Lance is more like Leonardo who ran with him eleven years ago - when Leonardo was nominated for the Oscar for the first time with his outstanding performance in "A Different Sky", and finally lost to Tommy Lee Jones.

Therefore, the Best Supporting Actor department is very important, but the competition is far less fierce than expected, and Morgan has been unbeatable throughout the awards season, and it seems that it will be difficult to break out tonight. It can be seen from the reactions of the guests at the scene. (To be continued.) )