As one of the grandest awards ceremonies in North America, the Golden Globe Awards has never been a strong point, but its influence is comparable to that of the Oscars; Moreover, because the Golden Globes cover both film and television, they can almost all the popular artists in the American film and television industry, and the entertainment value far exceeds that of the Emmys and the Oscars.

What's more, the Golden Globes have always been considered one of the Oscar vanes, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's grasp of the aesthetics of the academy judges is often very good; The ceremony is also the final battle before the Oscar nominees are announced, with almost all of the season's top seeds in attendance at the Golden Globes in a last-ditch battle to secure a place in the nominations.

So, now that the Golden Globes have become an annual event, no one wants to miss it, and this year is no exception. When the list of nominees for the 62nd Golden Globe Awards was announced, it was indeed highly anticipated.

The 2004 awards season can be described as extremely competitive, after last year's "Lord of the Rings 3" swept thousands of troops, this year's awards season film works generally moved towards a small pattern, which also made small-budget independent films shine.

For example, "A Glass of Wine", which costs only 16 million to make, is considered to be this year's "Lost in Translation" and has received more praise than "Lost in Translation", and there are even comments that this work is eligible for the Oscar for Best Picture.

In the past 76 years of the Oscars' history, there has never been an independent film to win the crown of best picture, known as the world's most authoritative film awards ceremony, the earliest start is just the self-amusement of large film companies, and today, independent film companies also have the qualifications to game, the Weinstein brothers have repeatedly created miracles, but the complex chess game, the last laugh is still those deep in the big film companies - behind the Weinstein brothers is still a large studio, The "Shakespeare Love History", which created the 71st Oscar injustice, was jointly produced by Universal Pictures and Miramax Films, and now Miramax Films was directly acquired by Disney.

So it's not easy for "A Cup of Wine" to win so much attention this year – of course, the work is distributed by Fox Searchlight, an independent label owned by Twentieth Century Fox.

This pattern is also clearly reflected in the list of Golden Globe nominees.

The nominations for Best Drama Picture follow the Golden Globe Awards' tradition of entertainment first, professional second, and this year, a total of six films have won nominations, with "The Aviator", "Million Dollar Baby", "Kinsey Professor of Sexology", "Hotel Rwanda", "Stealing Hearts" and "Finding Neverland" among others.

Corresponding to the Oscars' stubborn insistence that the five nomination seats remain unchanged, the Golden Globe Awards often open the number of nomination seats, which is known as "ensuring that excellent works are valued", not only do six works often win nominations, but it is also not uncommon for actors to be nominated for double nominations, showing a prosperous and noisy scene, but the frequent change in the number of nominations has also weakened the value of nominations.

For the Golden Globe Awards, entertainment is always the first element over authority.

However, the choice of this year's Golden Globe Award cannot be said to be unreasonable. These six works have been unanimously praised by the public opinion circles, and they have led strongly throughout the awards season, and it can be said that they deserved to win the nominations; What's more, despite the addition of one nomination seat, there is still a regret that there is a pearl, "Vera Drake" and "Murder by a Knife" have both slipped through the net, and in the case of high praise, they have passed by the nomination, which shows the fierce competition this year.

The best picture in the musical comedy category is a unique product of the Golden Globe Awards, which is also a direct reflection of the entertainment supremacy of the Golden Globe Awards, however, this year's musical comedy category has presented a white-hot competition pattern, with "A Cup of Life", "Soul Singer", "Eternal Sunshine of a Beautiful Mind", "Phantom of the Opera", and "The Incredibles" shortlisted for the final five nominations.

In this list of nominees, except for "The Phantom of the Opera", which is slightly inferior in strength and unsatisfactory in overall quality, the other four works can be called rare masterpieces, both in terms of completion and artistry, and even in the Oscar nominations, they are also highly competitive.

Looking at the eleven works on the list of drama and musical comedy nominees, except for "The Phantom of the Opera" and "The Aviator", the other nine works are either small-scale sketches, independent film company works, or even both, which shows the overall trend of this year's awards season.

This is the pattern of this year, and a large number of rare excellent independent films and small-scale works have emerged, and the quality is really high, such as "A Cup of Life", "Eternal Sunshine of a Beautiful Mind", "Vera Drake", "Stealing Hearts" and other works are eye-catching, including "Old Cowboy" Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby".

In particular, many sketches in the musical comedy category have won unimaginable praise, which has made the situation of small-format works in this year's awards season become clear, and a series of works are eligible to impact Oscar nominations and even small golden statuettes, showing a completely open situation.

In such a situation, the biography, the magnificent, and huge "Aviator" has become a real hit, and it can even be said that it is a standout and a leader, and many people believe that Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio have the hope of achieving a breakthrough of Oscar zero with this work, which has also become the biggest hot topic of the awards season so far.

It is precisely because of this that many people call this year the "small year of awards", not that there are not enough excellent works, but that most of the excellent works are "small" movies. A similar pattern has been followed in the Best Director and Best Screenplay categories.

In the most competitive best director department, Martin for "The Aviator", Clint for "Million Dollar Baby", Mike Nichols for "Stealing Hearts", Marc-Forster for "Finding Neverland", and Alexander Payne for "A Glass of Wine" won a spot.

In the best screenwriting department, which unifies the original and adaptation, the five nominated seats are finally attributed to "A Cup of Wine Life", "The Aviator", "Stealing Hearts", "The Eternal Sunshine of a Beautiful Mind", and "Looking for Neverland".

"The Aviator", "A Cup of Wine Life", "Stealing Hearts" and "Finding Neverland" have obvious leads, joining forces to form the first group so far, and the other works have their own strengths and weaknesses, such as "Eternal Sunshine of a Beautiful Mind" is currently the biggest hit for the best original screenplay; For example, "Million Dollar Baby" relies on the deep heritage of the old cowboy Clint in the directorial department, and the demand remains high; Another example is the theme advantage of "Rwanda Hotel", which is already invincible......

Therefore, the gap between the works is very weak, and all of them are small-scale works, and it is not surprising that after the Oscar nominations come out, any work has achieved a counterattack. This also takes the competition of this year's awards season to a whole new level.

The acting department, which has won countless attention every year, has once again ushered in a fierce competition.

The biggest surprise in the drama category is Best Actor, not only because Tom Cruise won the nomination for his stunning performance of "Killing with a Knife", but also because Tom will have a fierce battle with Leonardo of "The Aviator". These two actors can be called two generations of idol actors, representing the 80s and 90s respectively, and both of them have a lot of ambition for acting skills under the wrapping of idol appearance, and their desire for Xiaojinren is Sima Zhao's heart.

Now, people think that "killing with a knife" is Tom's best chance, but people also think that "The Flyer" is Leonardo's best chance. Both actors gave wonderful performances in this production, and after the work came out, they were both included in the list of the most competitive candidates for this year's Oscars; After the awards season began, the two of them also appeared in every corner of Hollywood, doing their best to carry out college public relations.

However, there is only one Oscar winner.

So, this is the biggest surprise and the biggest attraction. Who will be the first to win the Ballon d'Or? No one should forget that the Golden Globes are known as one of the Oscars.

In addition to Tom and Leonardo, Liam-Neeson of "Kinsey Professor of Sexology", Johnny Depp of "Finding Neverland", and Don Cheadle of "Hotel Rwanda" occupy the remaining three spots and will attack the Best Actor trophy.

As for the Best Actress in a Drama category, Scarlett Johansson was nominated for the second year in a row for "A Love Song to Bobby Lang", which is unique among the new generation of actresses; "Kill Bill 2" was a surprise surprise with a nomination spot for Uma-Thurman.

In addition, Nicole Kidman of "Reborn", Hilary-Swank of "Million Dollar Baby", Imelda-Staunton of "Vera Drake" and others have been shortlisted, which is not a surprise choice.

In contrast, the list of nominees in the musical comedy category is much more flat, with Jamie Fox of "Soul Singer", Jim Carrey of "Eternal Sunshine of a Beautiful Heart", Paul Giamati of "A Cup of Wine Life", Kevin Spacey (Kevin-Spacey) of "Flying Over the Sea", and Kevin Kline (Kevin-Kline) of "Little Cutie" are shortlisted for Best Actor; Annette Bening for "Becoming Julia", Emmy-Rossum for "The Phantom of the Opera", Renee-Zellweger for "BJ Diary of a Single 2", Kate Winslet for "Eternal Sunshine of a Beautiful Mind", and Ashley-Judd for "Little Cutie" are shortlisted for Best Actress.

From the shocking Cheng dù of the nomination to the fierce Cheng dù of the competition, the musical comedy category obviously cannot be compared with the drama category.

But looking at the entire list of nominees, the biggest surprise is the list of supporting actors, "Spy Network**", a failed work, actually won Meryl Streep a place for Best Supporting Actress, which is the first accident; David Caraddin of "Kill Bill 2" was shortlisted for Best Supporting Actor, the second surprise......

And the biggest surprise, or the biggest surprise, is that Lance has occupied a place in the five nominations for Best Supporting Actor with "Killing with a Knife"! (To be continued.) )