Chapter 1474: Approaching Step by Step
For the Best Original Screenplay Award, Hugo was not too nervous and anxious, after learning the winner, he was very relaxed and sent his applause, in fact, Hugo has never had much expectations, not only because he knows that "before sunrise" still has a lot of shortcomings, but also because he clearly knows that it is very difficult to win awards in the two departments of actor and screenwriter.
In the long history of the Oscars before 2014, there was only one actor who achieved this feat: Emma Thompson.
Sure enough, the subsequent award for Best Adapted Screenplay, with Anthony Hopkins as the guest of honor, was awarded to "Sense and Sensibility" written by Emma without any suspense.
Since the beginning of the awards ceremony in November, "Sense and Sensibility" has led the way in the screenwriting department, and it can almost be said that there is no suspense to sweep the major award ceremonies, Emma's delicacy and depth into this classic masterpiece have been unanimously recognized by everyone, and "Sense and Sensibility" has won only two trophies above the Golden Globe Awards, one of which belongs to Emma.
Now that it's time for the Oscars, Emma is still unbeatable in the Best Adapted Screenplay Award department and has won the Little Golden Man trophy strongly, which is also Emma's second Little Golden Man after winning the Oscar actress Little Golden Man three years ago, which also allows Emma to complete the first person in film history to win the Little Golden Man Award across the actor and screenwriting departments.
With the dust settled on the two awards in the screenwriting department, the prospect of the Oscars not only did not gradually become clearer, but became more and more elusive, because "Apollo 13" and "Braveheart", which were determined to compete for best picture, actually lost, while "Sense and Sensibility" showed a recovery momentum.
In the following competition for the three trophies of the director and actor departments, "Apollo 13" did not have any nominations; "Braveheart" is only nominated for director, and "Sense and Sensibility" is only nominated for actress, but interestingly, "Away from Las Vegas" and "Death Row Walk" were nominated for director, actress, and actor at the same time......
This almost created a big mess, if "Away from the Las Vegas" or "Death Row Walk" includes any two statuettes in the next three departments, or "Sense and Sensibility" will win the Best Actress, then the competition for Best Picture will be unprecedented chaos, except for the "Pig Baby" who went out early, the other four works have a chance to win!
Such a thin-ice victory or defeat has not been seen at the Oscars for many years, even last year - because "Forrest Gump" fully meets the aesthetic standards of the academy, although the competition is fierce, but the entire awards ceremony "Forrest Gump" showed an overwhelming advantage, riding the dust.
But what about this year? Perhaps, the suspense will be left until the last moment!
Since this year's Best Actor Award is the biggest suspense, ABC TV decided to announce the finale of this award, and the final axis was naturally handed over to the Best Film Award, which also made the Best Director Award awarded in advance. Last year's winner, Robert Zemeckis, took to the stage to reveal the winner of the Best Director award.
In fact, this year's Best Director Award can be said to be without much suspense, because all the suspense was basically stifled in the nomination stage, and the winner of the Directors Guild of America Award "Apollo 13" Ron Howard was not nominated for the nomination, such a situation only appeared once in the history of the Oscars before, that is, in 1986, the winner of the Directors Guild of America Award was the "purple" Steven Spielberg, and he was not shortlisted for the Oscar nominations that year.
What's more worth mentioning is that in the 48-year history of the Directors Guild of America Awards, there have only been three inconsistencies between the final winner and the Oscar for Best Director.
1973 Bob Foss. Fosse's "Cabaret" triumphed over Francis Ford Coppola's "Godfather"; 1950 Robert Rosen. Rossen's "Contemporary Traitor (all. the。 king’s。 men)" due to the timing of the release, and Joseph L. Mankiewicz's "third wife." Yan. Shi (a. letter。 to。 three。 wives)" competed for the twenty-second Oscar, and the latter won; Finally, in 1986, Sidney Pollack's "Out of Africa" triumphed over Steven Spielberg's "The Purple".
Strictly speaking, the 1950 one was directed because of the conflict between the release time and the award time, that is, there have only been two inconsistencies between the Directors Guild Awards and the Oscar for Best Director so far.
Therefore, when "Apollo 13" did not make the nomination list, it almost caused an uproar.
In this list of nominations for the Oscars, "Postman" occupies a place as a foreign-language film, and winning the nomination is already the biggest victory; Although "Away from the Las Vegas" and "Death Row Walk" made it to the final five, the pattern of the two works was too small, too literary and competitive.
In the end, only "Baby Pig" and "Braveheart" remained, the former of which won almost thousands of favors from the critics, but because this work uses animals as the protagonists, it can almost be said that it is a typical representative of the sword, and it is almost impossible to fight your way through the conservative and stubborn academy - just consider the situation of "Beauty and the Beast", "The Lion King", and "Pocahonta".
In this way, there is almost no suspense about the magnificent pattern, the adaptation of real historical events, and the "Brave Heart" that closely follows the theme of freedom. What's more, above this year's Golden Globe Awards, Mel Gibson defeated Ron Howard and Lee head-on. Ann is two strong competitors and won strongly, so the result of the Oscars can almost be said to be without suspense.
As it turned out, Robert was quick to announce the winner, none other than Mel Gibson, who acted and directed!
So far, "Braveheart" has won four trophies, and although three of them are technical trophies, it is still enough for this work to seize the opportunity in the competition for best picture, and "Apollo 13" has declared exhausted. However, the trend of Best Actor and Best Actress can still change the tide of the war, and the last fight of "Reason and Emotion", the strong confrontation between "Death Row Walk" and "Away from the Casino" are likely to change the competition pattern for Best Picture.
Tom Hanks took the lead on the stage and presented the Best Actress Award, although the trend of this award is not as big as the suspense of Best Actor, but it can be said that if "Death Row Prisoner Walk" and "Sense and Sensibility" fail to win this award, then the suspense of Best Picture can be announced in advance, and "Braveheart" will be the winner with the last laugh.
As the end of the awards ceremony approached, the whole tense atmosphere became more and more tense, so the list of winners in Tom Hanks' hand focused on countless hot eyes in an instant.
This year's Best Actress award can be said to be a scuffle, the two former actresses Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson are strong, especially Meryl, who has been thirteen years since she last won the award, and it has been five years since she was last nominated. Even Emma, who just won the Oscar three years ago, is praised for her "intellect and emotion" this time, and no one can ignore her existence.
Susan Sarandon and Elizabeth Sue are the main focus, and although the two actors' works "Death Row Walk" and "Away from Las Vegas" are slightly inferior in overall strength, the performances of the four leading actors in the two films have won unanimous praise from all critics, and they are undoubtedly the strongest contenders in the acting department of the Oscars.
The last one is Charlize Theron, who replaced the Golden Globe Award for drama actress Sharon Stone, who was shortlisted for her natural and lazy, casual but wise performance in the much-praised "Before Sunrise", which can be said to have fascinated countless people, and made it to the top five nominees at the last moment, becoming a big surprise in the nominee list.
Before the awards ceremony, it was widely believed that Susan and Elizabeth had a slightly better chance, Meryl and Emma could not be considered dark horses, and only Charlleze, who was only twenty years old for the first time, could be regarded as spectators. As the awards ceremony progressed, Emma, who won the Best Adapted Screenplay award, also had a lot of variables, the first three years ago just won the award, and then tonight there is a little golden man in hand, Emma's chances of winning the award have plummeted.
In this way, the main competition is up to Susan, Elizabeth and Meryl. Of course, Susan, who has been nominated five times before and four times in five years and has never won an award, undoubtedly has a slight advantage - but only a slight advantage.
Hugo calmed down for a while and began to tense up again, he turned his head to look at Charlize who was sitting on the side, this year's Charlize is only twenty years old, in the past few years in Hollywood, she has always refused to play the role of a vase, and has been polishing her acting skills wholeheartedly, her dedication and hard work, Hugo, as a former roommate and best friend, completely sees it in his eyes, and he also knows Charlize's inner tension and surging at the moment.
At this time, Charlize crossed his hands and clasped them tightly, and even the bulging green tendons could be seen, but the full lips were tightly pursed into a straight line, and even if she was not close, she could hear the sound of her heart pounding against her chest. Looking at Meryl sitting on Hugo's right hand, she was obviously much calmer and calmer, with a calm smile on her face. The gap between the two is immediate.
Hugo didn't bother to laugh at Charlize, because he didn't think he was much better, Hugo moved closer to Charlize and whispered, "Smile! Believe me, you don't want to be so nervous to greet the little golden man. This slightly ridiculous remark made Charlize glance at Hugo angrily, but then saw the nervousness in Hugo's amber eyes, Charlize relaxed a little, shook his head slightly, and said depressedly, "You'd better pray for a while that you don't make a fool of yourself." ”
That being said, the muscles on Charlize's face gradually relaxed, outlining a shallow arc.