The 1999 awards season was a chaotic one, with a lack of outstanding, unbeatable frontrunners, and a large number of average-strength productions, and the emergence of any one work seemed to be a predictable outcome. This is also commonly known as a small year of awards.

"Beautiful Mind", which was strongly led by word-of-mouth and influence in the early stage, although limited by the subject matter, the whole pattern is still smaller, and it has not reached the epic height of "Forrest Gump", but it still won a lot of praise from people and became the No. 1 seed in the awards season.

However, with the advancement of time, the name of "Hollywood cancer" has spread, seriously affecting the prospects of "Beautiful Mind" to win the award.

As the most influential actor in the United States at present, Hugo is also the only "top superstar" recognized by the entire industry, this title is not a ridicule shouted by the media, but has really been recognized by professionals in the industry, surpassing the superstars of the golden age of film history, and truly showing the so-called top superstar style.

But it is precisely because of Hugo's strong influence that the entire market has almost become Hugo's backyard, from the box office to the awards, and others can get fewer and fewer opportunities. The box office is beyond the control of industry insiders, which comes from the recognition of the audience; But awards can, professionals have said that the form of a monopoly is definitely not conducive to the sustainable development of the film industry, and the major award ceremonies need more vitality.

Hugo has won four statuettes in the past six years, including two actors, which has caused a huge controversy, especially considering that Hugo is not yet thirty-three years old this year, which is even more incredible - of course, this is not without precedent, Jodie Foster won two actresses before the age of thirty, but after that, it became very difficult for Judy to even be nominated; Even actors like Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep who have won nominations are very small - Jack has only three acting trophies to Meryl's two.

As a result, the "Boycott Hollywood Cancer" campaign has taken a turn for the worse during the awards season.

The shortcomings of "A Beautiful Mind" are infinitely magnified - this work only limits the perspective to John Nash's schizophrenia, even if it is mixed with the background of the confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States, but the pattern is still too small, especially Hugo's large-scale adaptation of John's biography, which has made many people in the industry criticize.

In such a situation, the advantages of "A Beautiful Mind" were eroded, in contrast, the two works of "Genius Ripley" and "Amazing Insider" were able to stand out, especially "Genius Praley", after missing the advantage of the Golden Globe Award, the Weinstein brothers began to make efforts in the future, so that the call for this work began to rise.

Add to that the "Cider House Rule", "The Sixth Sense", "Green Miracle", "Hurricane", "Magnolia", "Puppet Life" and other works that have always been in demand, and that's the overall pattern of the awards season so far.

However, for the audience, they don't care about any Hollywood cancer, they don't think about the development of the industry, they just know that Hugo did give the best performance of his career in the work "A Beautiful Mind", and that wonderful performance is definitely worthy of praise. What's more, in 1999, Hugo also had a "supernatural sixth sense", and his performance in it was definitely not inferior, which became another reason for Hugo to be commended.

At the recent Golden Globe Awards, the "Beautiful Mind" particle did not attract strong condemnation, if it were not for the subsequent Screen Actors Guild Awards, which awarded the Best Actor Award to Hugo, I am afraid that the Golden Globe Awards will be under more pressure. But the choice of the Screen Actors Guild Awards is also intriguing.

As the place with the largest concentration of American actors, the Screen Actors Guild Awards represent the value orientation of actors, and the four winners of the acting department they support are bound to be the leading existence in the overall momentum. Ignoring the Golden Globe Awards, the name of "Hollywood cancer" is becoming more and more rampant, and the voting result of the Screen Actors Guild is that Hugo won the title of actor with "A Beautiful Mind", which is really unexpected by everyone.

It can be seen that the Hollywood industry's rejection of Hugo does not seem to be as exaggerated as the legend.

The four choices for the Screen Actors Guild Awards were Hugo of "A Beautiful Mind" and Hilary Swank of "Don't Cry for Boys" won the Best Actor and Actress, while Angelina Jolie of "Soul Shifter" and Leonardo DiCaprio of "A Beautiful Mind" won two supporting actor awards.

This result is half and half in line with the Golden Globes, which is really intriguing.

In fact, at the major awards ceremonies before the Oscar nominations were announced, the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Houston Film Critics Association, the San Francisco Film Critics Association, the Boston Film Critics Association and other important cities ignored Hugo's outstanding performance in the two works of "A Beautiful Mind" and "The Sixth Sense", and the North American Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards and the National Film Critics Association Awards also made unanimous choices. At least in the eyes of most critics, the current landscape must improve.

But the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the New York Film Critics Association, and the National Society of Review Awards all voted for Hugo once again, recognizing Hugo's outstanding performance in "A Beautiful Mind" - and apparently the "supernatural sixth sense" also added a lot of money. Surprisingly, the American Independent Spirit Awards also awarded Best Actor to Hugo for "A Beautiful Mind".

It can be felt that people still give corresponding recognition to Hugo's performance. Especially in the case of the small year of the awards season - Hugo's other competitors are really lackluster, and even if you want to put a competitor against Hugo, it will not be easy.

Amid countless controversies and discussions, the list of Oscar nominees shines!

Among the most competitive Best Picture awards, "A Beautiful Mind", "The Sixth Sense", "Inside Story", "Miracle in the Green Mile", and "The Law of the Cider House" were shortlisted for the final five seats, and will compete for the annual final award, which instantly caused an exclamation from the critics.

After the "talented Ripley" picked up in January, it was still due to word-of-mouth constraints, and finally fell behind and failed to make it to the final competition, and the Weinstein brothers kicked the iron plate on top of the second awards season, and even did not get the nomination, which is really disappointing.

With the exception of "A Beautiful Mind" and "Inside Out" continuing their strong performances throughout the awards season — the former winning the Directors Guild and the Screen Actors Guild — and the latter being the final winner of the Producers Guild of America — the other three seats could be considered surprises.

"The Law of the Cider House" and "The Miracle of the Green Mile" were both ignored by the Golden Globes despite the fact that they were well received all the way during the awards season, and now the Oscars are justifying the names of the two works, especially the former, which has almost a place in the major Oscar awards.

It is worth mentioning that Charlize starred in "A Beautiful Mind" and "The Law of the Cider House" respectively, continuing the momentum of her strong rise in the past three years.

Of course, the biggest highlight of the Best Picture nominees is "The Sixth Sense", which amazed the entire list as the fourth film in film history to be nominated for an Oscar. When this work was released in the summer, it won everyone's applause, whether it was the rendering of the atmosphere or the carving of emotions, including the horrific ending, which laid the foundation for it to make history.

Sure enough, the disregard of the Golden Globes did not affect its awards season prospects, and the Oscars still gave corresponding affirmation, commending the breakthrough of this horror movie.

The four seats in the Best Director category are all familiar faces, Ron Howard for "A Beautiful Mind", Michael Mann for "Inside Story", Lesse Holstrom for "The Law of Cider House", and M. Knight Shyamalan for "The Sixth Sense", all of whom were shortlisted for Best Picture, with the only exception being Spike Jones for "The Puppet Life." Jonze) broke through to replace Frank Darabont of "The Miracle of the Green Mile" and entered the final battle.

Of course, it is worth mentioning that "Ripley the Genius" was once again absent from the competition in the department, and it can be seen that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is really not very interested in this work. The Weinstein brothers, who hit a wall for the second year in a row, should have been aware of the sniping from DreamWorks - "The Law of the Cider House" and "A Beautiful Mind" are both from DreamWorks.

There is not much suspense in the much-anticipated Best Actor category - in fact, the biggest suspense is whether Hugo can be shortlisted for the best actor competition for the third consecutive year, and whether the Hollywood cancer can continue the power of his name. The answer is yes.

Russell Crowe of "Inside Story", Richard Farnsworth of "The Story of Mr. Strait", Denzel Washington of "Hurricane", and Sean Penn of "Sweet and Humble" will join the competition and face off against Hugo of "A Beautiful Mind" for this year's Best Actor.

In fact, the overall competitiveness of the actor department this year is indeed weak, even if Denzel, who defeated Hugo at the Golden Globe Awards, "Hurricane" cannot be regarded as his best work, and the overall quality of the film is not comparable to other works; Russell, who has relied on his own strong performance, will be Hugo's biggest rival, and perhaps add to this, Sien, who has been making waves in Europe for the past three years.

However, purely in terms of strength, Hugo is definitely outstanding in this year's competitive lineup. What's more, there is also the "supernatural sixth sense" that has become Hugo's huge support. Therefore, the direction of the Oscars has become unpredictable again, and the demeanor of Hollywood's cancer has made everyone look sideways.