"'Independence Day' is officially over!"

"Twentieth Century Fox: 'Independence Day' All Works, Released on July 4 as originally planned."

"Hugo Lancaster has officially confirmed his attendance at the Oscars, which will kick off this weekend!"

"Hugo: It's an honor to be present at the Academy Awards, and I'd love to join the extravaganza."

"The 68th Oscars are about to be unveiled: Hugo is confirmed to attend!"

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With the completion of "Independence Day", all the news was lively in an instant, and reports from major newspapers and magazines poured in, because people realized that the Oscars, which they thought they would have to wait for a while, had quietly arrived. In an instant, there was a lot of buzz about the Oscars.

Compared with last year's "Pulp Fiction", "Forrest Gump", and "The Shawshank Redemption" troika going hand in hand, all the attention this year is focused on the acting department, mainly because the overall quality of the film has declined too significantly, and the competitiveness of the script, director and other departments has also declined.

"Braveheart" and "Apollo 13", which led the nomination stage, "Sense and Sensibility" and "Baby Pig", which attracted much attention at other previous award ceremonies, and the topical "Death Row Prisoner Walk", "Postman", and "Stay Away from the Casino", these works do not have the ability to sweep thousands of troops in terms of influence or the works themselves, and the overall strength is slightly inferior, and the overall momentum is several sections shorter than last year.

But the competition for the four major awards in the acting department has undoubtedly created countless eyeball effects, especially after experiencing the list of winners referred to by the Golden Globe Awards, where the four little golden figures in the Oscars acting department will go has also become the hottest topic, especially about Hugo's prospects at this year's Oscars, even reporters who are members of the entertainment industry can not be an exception.

Nicholas McLaen entered the media center and saw a group of peers gathered, each with a cup of coffee in their hands, arguing fiercely over something, Nicholas raised an eyebrow, and then took a step in the direction of the Los Angeles Times' workshop.

Tomorrow is the Oscars, and today media from almost all over the world have gathered in the Media Center in Dorothy Chandler Hall to prepare for tomorrow's live broadcast, which can accommodate more than a thousand journalists working here at the same time.

"Hey, Nick." A voice rang out, and Nicholas followed the sound and saw James Rattle standing aside, and the studio of "Us Weekly" was on the right hand side of the entrance, "How's it going outside?" Are there ongoing protests? ”

Nicholas shook his head, "It's been evacuated, I heard that it's going to the broadcast facility of ABC's subsidiary Kabc-TV." ”

With the Oscars approaching, all the topics are starting to warm up, and since yesterday, a woman named Jesse Jackson (Jesse. JA), who leads the radical group Rainbow. coalition) protested. Jesse was a well-known leader of the black movement and was hailed by many as another leader after Martin Luther King Jr.

This time, Jesse is organizing protests against issues facing African-Americans and other minorities in the film industry, arguing that the outspoken portrayal of minorities in film and television needs to be adjusted, and that minority employment in the entertainment industry is too low, and that Dianne Houston, who was nominated for the live-action short film award in this year's Oscar nominations. Houston was the only African-American to be nominated, which shows how bad minorities are in Hollywood.

However, this situation is not limited to Hollywood, in fact, it is the same throughout the United States, and there is discrimination in all aspects. Jesse just wants to use a platform like Oscar to promote his claims. So the media didn't worry too much.

James nodded and changed the subject, "How's it going, are you sure when Hugo will be on the red carpet tomorrow?" ”

But before Nicholas could answer, someone next to him shouted, "Hey, Nick, you say, do you choose 'Seven Deadly Sins' or 'Death Row Walk'?" ”

The sound rang out in the noisy media center and instantly attracted the attention of a large number of people, and the people who had gathered together for coffee and arguing quickly came over, surrounded Nicholas, and began to argue. Nicholas chuckled, and wondered how these peers had gotten together, and they were all gossiping.

Obviously, for every casual viewer in the United States, this is the ultimate dilemma: which is better than Hugo's performance in "The Seven Deadly Sins" or "Death Row Walk"?

"I chose 'Death Row Walk,' you know." Nicholas didn't hesitate too much and said with a smile.

No, Nicholas just said a word, and there was a crackling noise around him, so it was not lively. "But Hugo's performance in 'The Seven Deadly Sins' is so amazing that it makes Brad look like a stake." "Even Morgan was eclipsed in front of Hugo" "But watching Hugo and Susan play, that's what is called wonderful!" The level of performance completion in 'Death Row Walk' is absolutely unbeatable! "Do you all support Brad over Hugo? This is ridiculous! ”……

James saw the smile on Nicholas' face and laughed, "They've been arguing for almost thirty minutes. Obviously, he has heard too much about it just now, and this question is originally a matter of opinion, and it is estimated that everyone will have their own choice, which is precisely the most difficult part, indicating that Hugo contributed amazing performances in these two works, "So, 'Death Row Walk'? Clams? ”

"Why, you support the 'Seven Deadly Sins'?" Nicholas asked rhetorically.

James shook his head, "No, I'm just worried that it's really difficult to choose between 'Death Row Walk' and 'Seven Deadly Sins', even more difficult than 'Forrest Gump' or 'Pulp Fiction'." I'm worried that the judges of the academy won't be able to make a decision, resulting in a strict split vote, and in the end there is nothing. ”

"Sometimes, being too good is a bad thing." Nicholas said with a light smile.

If Hugo does not receive a double nomination for acting, but only wins one nomination for Best Actor or Best Supporting Actor, then the result is obvious, no matter which award, Hugo is absolutely unbeatable and can easily win it. The breathtaking performances of "Before Sunrise", "Seven Deadly Sins", and "Death Row Walk" were enough to form a strong word-of-mouth force and make Hugo easily win the competition for that award.

But now the Academy has given Hugo a double nomination, which shows that even the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has affirmed Hugo's performance; But on the other hand, this problem was handed over to each of the college judges, and it is conceivable that the vote-sharing crisis has reached unprecedented heights.

"I support Hugo for the supporting actor, and then the actor gives the ...... to Nicolas Cage" suddenly a voice came out, but the latter words didn't have time to be said, and it sparked a heated debate.

"I'm also rooting for Cage, his performance in 'Away from the Casino' is really good!" "Yes, yes, when I first watched the movie, I was literally reading an autobiography, and Cage's performance completely blew me away!" "Cage's performance this time is simply impossible to replicate" "Sink endlessly without expression, please, I can do it well or not, everyone can do it, without any technical content" "True color performance is also a kind of performance, don't you know? Just as wonderful! "Even in terms of hard power, Cage is more than two streets worse than Hugo, not to mention that 'far away from the casino' is not as good as 'Death Row Walk'......

There was so much arguing that it was hard to even hear the words themselves, "Nick, what about you?" Do you also think it should be Hugo beating Cage? ”

"Of course, all the time." Nicholas, who was named, did not hesitate at all, "Don't tell me how good Cage's performance is, after you watch Hugo's soul-shaking performance, those praises for Cage are as pale as ****." As for Hugo's previous excellent performance, I will not list them all, lest I speak of thirst. ”

These are all journalists, who rely on the pen and a mouth to eat, and at this time it is not a public statement published in the newspaper, but only their own private discussion, and all of them are very sharp. As soon as Nicholas said this, some people were dissatisfied.

"I don't think Hugo is better than Cage, the performance of the two can only be a tie at most!" "Cage is really good, his breakthrough is more difficult than Hugo" "You are substituting personal emotions, it is unfair and not objective" "You should really look at 'Stay away from the casino'" "And then see that you are asleep, right? ”……

The last conversation popped out of the noise, everyone heard it, and everyone burst into laughter.

At this time, one after another, some people walked into the media center, and immediately saw the discussion circle of at least thirty people in front of them, and they were all unwilling to be lonely to squeeze in, and after hearing the discussion topic, some people turned around and left with a smile, and then argued with the people around them; Some people are standing on the periphery of the encirclement, discussing in a low voice with the people around them; Others walked directly to the middle and said their thoughts out loud:

"Why is everyone talking about Hugo and Cage, I think Richard Dreyfus deserves the award." In the midst of laughter, a voice elaborated seriously, which immediately stunned everyone, and the person concerned seemed to take it for granted, "Why do you look at me so strangely, as long as you are a nominee, you have hope of winning the award, don't you?" I think Richard's performance this time is very good, and he deserves a second Oscar. ”

Indeed, this is the Oscars, every nominee is a contender, and this is also the biggest variable of the awards ceremony, with the Oscars approaching, the whole of Los Angeles is lively, and countless discussions have come to mind, making the City of Angels the focus of attention in an instant.