Ernst Lechmann was sitting in front of the TV at home, watching the Oscars being broadcast live on the small screen, and although he never admitted it, he would sit in front of the couch and watch the live Oscars every year - not because of his inner obsession, but because he had never given up on Hollywood, and tonight was no exception.

At this time, it was the turn of the screenwriting department, and Ernst couldn't help but be more involved, he obviously had a say in the department, he thought about it carefully, the best adapted screenplay was indeed "L.A. Confidential", and there was no suspense about winning; And what about the best original screenplay?

Ernst couldn't help but fall into deep thought, although Hugo's "perfect" participation, but Ernst could not immediately make up his mind, because he knew that the level of competition for this award should be a rare scene in the past two decades, and because there were four "newcomers" among the five nominees, which made this award even more epoch-making significance.

Thinking of this, Ernst couldn't help but feel happy, although his brows were tightly locked, because he was worried about who to choose, but his whole breath was much lighter, and the kind of concentration and happiness that made Ernst happy.

In this year's Best Original Screenplay award, Ernst thinks the competition is even more fierce than Best Picture!

"Soul Catcher", "Perfect" and "Light Pig Six Heroes" are three-legged, "Unruly Night" and "Deconstruct Harry" are waiting for the opportunity, it can be said that no one should feel surprised when they win the award, but industry insiders still generally believe that the Woody Allen old man of "Deconstructing Harry" has a smaller chance, because this is a year for newcomers, Woody has already received a lot of praise, this time the academy should reward newcomer screenwriters and encourage more excellent screenwriters and excellent scripts to emerge - Ernst agrees.

So, among the four absolute newcomer screenwriters, who has a better chance?

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have teamed up to present a work in a typical academic style, which understands life in peace and stability, and hopes in adversity, like a bowl of rich chicken soup for the soul, so that everyone can not refuse. In the style of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the "Soul Catcher" is undoubtedly in the right place at the right time.

Relatively speaking, the British black humorous comedy works, the style of "Six Heroes of Light Pigs" is too strong, and it is already a huge surprise for the academy to give nominations, and it is too difficult to go further; "Unruly Night" is a Golden Age master - similar to the solid foundation of "L.A. Confidential", but the overall is a little obscure, and most importantly, the theme is too heavy, not to mention that the fledgling Paul Thomas Anderson is too personal compared to Matt and Ben to be too personal for the college to like - at least not when Paul first nominated him.

Mockery, humor, wisdom, self-deprecation, banter, "perfect" can be said to be the essence of Woody Allen, but compared to Woody, Hugo injected more lightness and sunshine into the whole movie, the tendency of self-pity almost disappeared, adding a kind of wise irony and ridicule, the script is closer to the style of retro stage plays before the emergence of Hollywood's "male and female thieves", the language art is taken to the extreme, and the warmth flowing between the lines is even more moving. But the overall pattern is still too niche, more like a private story between three actors, which is slightly inferior to the "soul catcher" in terms of overall momentum.

So, the prevailing consensus at the moment is that the ultimate winner should be Matt and Ben – especially the Golden Globes, who made the same choice; But no one can ignore Hugo's talent, the American Writers Guild Awards awarded "Perfect" and "L.A. Confidential" respectively, not to mention that Hugo's appeal in Hollywood is a huge unknown. This also makes the award one of the biggest suspense at the award ceremony.

But Ernst thought about it carefully, but he couldn't agree with it, he thought that "Perfect" should be awarded, not because Hugo was closer to him, but because Hugo injected a unique but attractive beauty into the spirit of "Perfect", which is also one of the biggest charms of the script, the kind of humor and bitterness revealed between the lines and dialogues, which is unforgettable.

"Soul Catcher" is a good work, but Ernst thinks that "Perfection" will become an even better work after time has been precipitated.

If he had to choose, Ernst wanted to choose "perfection".

Thinking of this, Ernst looked at the small screen again, and saw Hugo's face flashing in the crowd, even Ernst himself didn't realize it, he couldn't help but get nervous, his hands quietly clenched the armrests of the sofa, the sweat in his palms slowly seeped out, and the beating of his heart began to accelerate slowly.

Because Ernst knew that his choice did not represent the choice of the academy, otherwise he would not have spent his life chasing the little golden man and gained nothing. Ernst himself was not sure whether he had his own selfish motives in wanting to win "as good as he could", even if he had found an objective reason for himself. But the fact is that the awards ceremony is still going on, but the suspense has not been given any link.

At tonight's awards ceremony, in the Best Adapted Screenplay department, "L.A. Confidential" successfully stood out, but the Best Original Screenplay department is still a scuffle, who will have the last laugh? Especially in the case that the "perfect" particles have not been received so far, will the trend of this award bring surprises?

This is perhaps the most suspenseful award tonight, especially with Hugo's nomination, which makes this award even more topical.

In the 70-year history of the Oscars, there is only one person who can win the Best Actor or Best Actress award and the Best Original Screenplay or Best Adapted Screenplay award at the same time, and that is Emma Thompson! This famously talented woman went down in history by achieving what even Woody Allen had not been able to achieve. So, can Hugo be the second person after Emma to accomplish this feat tonight?

The biggest rival in front of Hugo is not Paul Thomas Anderson, who was born out of nowhere, nor Simon Beufuyi, who broke into the battlefield as a dark horse, and even more so the American genius Woody Allen, but Matt Damon and Ben Affleck! Not only because of the proximity of strength between the two, but also because of the entangled history between the two.

Long before the Golden Globes, there were many people who hyped up the grievances between them: Matt and Ben first entered the actor industry under the guidance of Joseph Gibbs, and it can be said that Joseph was the guide of the two, but the two chose to betray Joseph when he was most embarrassed - they abandoned Joseph and joined the much more powerful Marvin Josephson.

In fact, this is not uncommon in Hollywood, not to mention that artists change agents very frequently, and even the top bigwigs of innovative artist agencies have to deal with the dilemma of poaching; Just talking about the law of "people go to high places and water flows to low places", there is nothing wrong with the choice of two people.

But the interesting part is that Joseph is Hugo's manager, and after Joseph went through difficulties, he left the international innovation management company and joined Endeavor elite brokerage company. The grievances and grievances in this are not clear. Therefore, many media regard the Best Original Screenplay Award as a battle of enemies:

Hugo hopes to win this award to vent his friend's bad breath and prove that Matt and Ben made the wrong choice in the first place; Matt and Ben hope to use this golden figure to prove their original choice, and at the same time take the lead in the next competition with Hugo - George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Alexander Lorraine, these emerging forces have been seen as a powerful force to challenge Hugo.

Therefore, this award can be said to be full of topics, and the discussion is even close to the competition for the best picture. Did Matt team up with Ben to make history? Or will Hugo make a more glorious history? Or is it the birth of a dark horse that disrupts this feast?

The euphoria has already begun to spread!

At this time, the two brothers Ethan Cohen and Joel Coen stood in front of the microphone, the two of them successfully won the Best Original Screenplay Award last year by relying on "Ice Storm", and this year they were invited to present two awards in the script department.

"There are a lot of new faces in the original department this year, which makes me a little confused, and the unfamiliar faces and names always make me worry that I will make mistakes." Ethan said solemnly, and Joel leaned forward and added, "Don't worry, just read the list, I remember you are literate." ”

This teased made everyone chuckle, Ethan looked down at the envelope, and almost opened the envelope directly, Joel hurriedly stopped, "Hey, let's keep the suspense for a while, okay?" Remember how anxiously we waited below last year, so this year let these unfamiliar faces feel that tension as well. Let's start with the big screen. ”

The two of them made everyone burst into laughter with two simple sentences, and then the five alternate works played short films on the big screen, and after the playback, Ethan suddenly realized, "Very good, I still know one of them, that is, the actor who is almost in the senior group." ”

Ethan is ridiculing the younger Matt and Ben have already been born, even Paul is only twenty-seven years old, and Hugo, who is now Chinese New Year's Eve, can already be in the senior group, which makes everyone in the audience burst into laughter. It can be seen that the relationship between the Coen brothers and Hugo is really good. It is worth mentioning that Simon and Hugo are the same age, which also makes this year's original script department more and more youthful.

"Are you sure this list of nominees is for the screenwriters?" Joel just asked a rhetorical question, Hugo's knees were shot again, everyone in the audience laughed, and Ethan shook the envelope in his hand, "I don't care, anyway, let's see the answer to know if this short film was misplaced." ”

After saying that, Ethan opened the envelope directly without any hesitation!