Before the Oscars start tonight, all eyes are on "The Aviator" and "Million Dollar Baby", and if nothing else, the best picture will be born in these two works. On the whole, the "Flyer" is powerful and leads the way; "Million Dollar Baby" is full of momentum and climbing, and Martin Scorsese vs. Clint Eastwood is obviously a very topical matchup.

After entering the ceremony, the "Flyer" showed the momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers, and successively won four small golden figures, pushing the momentum to the peak; "Million Dollar Baby" is relatively low-key, and although the Best Supporting Actor is full of weight, Morgan has been unbeatable throughout the awards season, and his momentum is limited. The next two works successively missed the Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, which further postponed the suspense, which also made the Best Editing Award in the spotlight - it seems that the trend of each award may lead to a different ending, not to mention the "Little Best Film" Best Editing Award!

Under such momentum, the three works nominated for the Best Editing Award in "Soul Singer", "Looking for Neverland" and "Killing with a Knife" have all been reduced to supporting roles, which has also made many people express their suffocation, especially "Killing with a Knife".

Although this award is known as one of the most important weather vanes for best films, due to the particularity of editing work, the editing skills of commercial films are often more exciting than those of art films, and works such as "Black Hawk Down" and "The Matrix" have snatched the award from the best picture of the year. This year, the clip of "Murder by a Knife" is clearly better than that of "The Flyer" and "Million Dollar Baby".

In "Murder with a Knife", the combination of fast and slow editing techniques, the precise control of rhythm and the accurate grasp of atmosphere are impressive, especially the control of the acting shots is the unique and strange style of the film, and it also achieves the best performance of Tom Cruise's career.

Therefore, "Killing with a Knife" is undoubtedly the number one favorite for the Best Editing Award. But unfortunately, this year is not the year of "borrowing a knife to kill".

"The Aviator" won again with an absolutely strong attitude, winning the Best Editing award.

In an instant, the audience stood up for the third time, and warm applause swept in. It's not for award-winning editor Thelma-Schoonmaker, but for Martin Scorsese, who is already ahead of the game for Best Picture. After winning tonight's fifth statuette, "The Aviator" is undoubtedly the top seed for Best Picture, and the momentum is in line with the development of the awards season.

Perhaps, Martin is really about to make his dream come true.

"The Aviator" won not only the award for Best Editing, but also the head-to-head battle with "Million Dollar Baby". This is the second direct collision between the two productions tonight after the Best Supporting Actor category, and after the lack of Morgan Freeman's appeal, "The Aviator" has won with a strong force to stifle suspense, extending his strength to the big stage of the Kodak Theater.

There are all kinds of signs that Mr. Martin Sr. is about to realize his dream. So, what about Leonardo? What about Leonardo, who is naked, crazy, and broken in "The Aviator"?

People didn't have time to feel sorry for "borrowing a knife to kill", and their attention immediately shifted to tonight's main event: the battle for the actor!

Martin turned to look at Lance and said in a low voice, "So who are you rooting for?" ”

Lance could hear a hint of a smile in Martin's voice, and raised his eyebrows slightly, and instead of answering immediately, he cast his gaze to the left, the smile on his lips faintly outlined. Martin also turned his head to Lance's gaze, and then saw Tom with a smile on his face that was almost stiff, and he couldn't hold back a low chuckle.

Tom was whispering to Vanessa-Paradis next to him at this time, next to Vanessa's partner Johnny Depp, Johnny also had a shallow smile on his face, and he didn't seem to feel lost because he was absent from the actor competition tonight, on the contrary, with some lightheartedness, compared to the down, the smiling Tom seemed to overreact, and the bright smile was like a mask of the Venice Carnival, loosely on his face.

Raise your gaze slightly, and then you can see Leonardo not far away.

Leonardo, on the other hand, was quiet, even excessively quiet, staring intently at the stage, where the nominee for Best Original Song, "Believe" from the "Polar Express," was performing, as if it were the best show in the world.

Giselle, who was sitting next to Leonardo, seemed to notice his lover's abnormality, raised his head slightly, looked at Leonardo intently, and whispered something in his ear, Leonardo lowered his head slightly, listening attentively, but his movements seemed very stiff, even if he was six or seven steps apart, he could feel the muscles like stones, preventing Leonardo from reacting more, looking like an unoiled robot, rusty joints creaking.

The tension firmly controlled Tom and Leonardo, including Don Cheadle and Jamie Fox, who were sitting not far away, and although Jamie still had a smile on his face, his expression looked almost like crying, and there was an inexplicable sense of joy in the dim light.

"Tom." Lance's voice came again, causing Martin to retract his gaze, and then he saw Lance's slightly nervous smile, "I choose Tom, this is Tom's best chance." ”

Martin's eyes, hidden behind thick lenses, sparkled slightly, "I choose Leo." Through Lance's shoulder, Martin could see Clint Eastwood at the end of the row, the last candidate in the race for the best actor, but Clint's pleated face looked calm and unaffected, as if it hadn't been affected at all, "Trust me, this is Leo's best chance." ”

Lance also turned his head and saw Clint as calm as water. Lance suddenly remembered that twelve years ago, "Unforgiven" won Clint three nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor, and finally he won Best Picture and Best Director; Twelve years later, the Million Dollar Baby seems to be facing a similar situation, an ingenious reincarnation.

"Then let's pray for each other's supporters." Lance withdrew his gaze and smiled at Martin.

Tom is still Leonardo, Leonardo is still Tom! This is almost the biggest hot topic throughout the awards season, and even surpassed Best Picture at one point, becoming the most hotly discussed topic.

The age difference between these two actors is twelve years, just one round, which can be said to be the representative of two generations of idol actors in Hollywood, and even became the representative of American actors, which has swept the world and become the most direct proof of the hegemony of American films in the past two decades; Moreover, both of them have good acting strength, and they tirelessly pursue recognition for their acting skills, but unfortunately they have never been recognized by the academy - idol status shackles the recognition of the academy judges.

This year, both actors gave fantastic performances and made a big breakthrough in their careers. Leonardo's Howard Hughes has been called "soul acting skills" by countless film critics, and his selfless and crazy performance is completely eye-catching; Tom presents a completely different look from usual, the cold and evil performance seems to be calm, but the delicate changes between the eyebrows and eyes convey infinite meaning, which is simply jaw-dropping.

Whoever wins the Oscar seems to be the right choice, and it is also a natural choice.

Therefore, whether to choose Tom or Leonardo, this topic has almost become the most popular topic among the people, so that Americans are divided into two factions, and a fierce war of words has been launched, pushing the heat of the awards season to a new peak, which also makes the battle for the best actor the most concerned project for the audience tonight - compared to the aesthetic standards required for the best film, the closeness and directness of the actors are more intuitive and more participatory to the public.

However, the topic of communication among industry insiders is slightly different.

Whether it is Leonardo or Tom, it is true that they have delivered the best performances of their careers, whether it is topical or acting strength, it can be called the most brilliant set of matchups in this year's awards season, but even in the face of these two "king idols", there is still one actor that no one can ignore: Jamie Fox.

Jamie's performance in "Soul Singer" is not only amazing, but simply impressive. Jamie has always been known as a comedian, but also talented, taking the United States by storm on TV screens in the nineties; At the same time, Jamie's image of both singing and dancing is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, he has not only released albums, but also won Grammy nominations, and is a rare all-rounder.

But this time, in the "King of Soul Singers", Jamie has vividly interpreted the legendary and great life of an imperfect genius, on the one hand, he is a bastard who is addicted/gentleman and wind/flow/prodigal son, and on the other hand, he is a soul singer who conquers the world with music, and his dazzling acting skills bring all the audience into those crazy and charming years, and re-walk the mental journey of Ray Charles.

Although in terms of topic, Jamie's appeal is naturally not comparable to Tom and Leonardo, but the three-point performance has made him firmly occupy a place in the awards season, and even overshadowed the two strong competitors for a while.

Many industry insiders believe that the thin ice duel between Leonardo and Tom is likely to lead to a lose-lose result, and Jamie, who is absolutely overwhelming, will instead take advantage of the fisherman's profits and fight his way out to win this battle for the best actor.

So, is it Tom, the idol of twenty years, or Leonardo, the "Jack Forever"? The palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, and neither choice is so easy. Or is it ...... Choosing Jamie? (To be continued.) )