In fact, since the birth of "Jaws", in the past 20 years, the status of the script has been declining with a slight momentum, and the lack of excellent original scripts is the most direct proof. After entering the 90s, the only truly amazing original scripts were "Vulgar" and "Ice Blood".

Every year, only one or two Oscars for Best Original Screenplay are so good that many people jokingly joke that maybe even five nominations won't be enough - although it's a little exaggerated, but that's the current situation in Hollywood.

But this year, Hollywood's original scripts have ushered in a real explosion!

"Soul Catcher" has received countless praises, the two fledgling rookie screenwriters can almost be said to have soared, and the delicacy and truthfulness of the script have been unanimously praised, and some people have even compared it to the "Dead Poets Society". This makes Matt Damon and Ben Affleck really experience what it means to be an "overnight success".

The same is true of "Uninhibited Night", the first screenwriting work, the first directorial work, Paul Thomas Anderson shows people what it means to be a genius, like a "good guy" hearty narrative rhythm, relaxed, whimsical, and in-depth script skills are even more amazing.

As a British film, "The Six Heroes of the Light Pigs" almost swept the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, and also received a standing ovation within the American Academy, and no one has been able to break the $257 million domestic box office in the United Kingdom until 20 years later. This is written by screenwriter Simon Beufoy. Beaufoy).

"Perfect" by Hugo, this is only his second independent work, delicate and realistic descriptions, sharp and cruel characters, caused an exclamation in the New York literary circles, many people think that this work truly reproduces the deep skills of screenwriters in the golden age of Hollywood, in the simplest and most real way to evolve the slice of life into film art, while retaining the original flavor of life, but also how to artistic effect.

"Deconstructing Harry" is from the warm work of Woody Allen in New York, who has been nominated for Best Original Screenplay thirteen times at the Oscars, and won the award twice with "Sister Hannah" and "Annie Hall". Woody's skills need not be repeated, and this time he has once again dedicated a wonderful work.

Five works, five masterpieces, five masterpieces! This is a rare super explosion of original scripts since the nineties, it is worth mentioning that four of the five nominees, all of them can be regarded as complete newcomers, "Soul Catcher" and "Unruly Night" are the first works of the screenwriter, "Six Heroes of Light Pigs" and "Perfect" are the second works of the screenwriter, it can be seen from here that the screenwriter needs fresh blood to inject new vitality, And their wonderful reading of the retro scripts of Hollywood's golden age has been successfully injected into their own works, and they have achieved success, which has become their biggest commonality.

This is also a detail: the academy is affirming the screenwriters' interpretation of retro works, in fact, this is the same reason as excluding "Titanic" from the ten nominations for the script, and the academy has marked the position of the reformist and the traditional school very clearly, all of which indicates that after the award ceremony, the tangled development trend will definitely be clear, which also makes the award ceremony more sparkling.

This situation is also clearly reflected in the list of nominees, and the confrontation pattern is even more obvious when calculated in terms of works.

"Titanic" received fourteen nominations, tying the "Comet Beauty" (All. About。 In addition to the five awards of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress, this work also undoubtedly swept the nominations for technical awards, including Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Original Song, and Best Drama Score. Titanic "made history in one fell swoop before the awards ceremony.

Regardless of the outcome, the academy has already given "Titanic" enough affirmation in the nomination stage, which also shows the attitude of the academy: they have truly accepted that commercial blockbusters made by visual effects have become an irreplaceable part of the market. And just as the screenwriting department showed, the academy also vigorously supported the traditionalists, making this big drama shine.

"L.A. Confidential", as a flagship work, followed with eleven nominations, and six nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay, are full of weight, except for the absent actress department, the main awards are all in one go! In addition, the five nominations for Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Soundtrack, and Best Drama Score are the icing on the cake, making "L.A. Confidential" the most powerful competitor of "Titanic".

In addition to Best Supporting Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay, there are as many as nine overlapping categories for "L.A. Confidential" and "Titanic" nominations, and the battle between the two will be a real pinnacle battle on the night of the Oscars.

"Perfect" and "Soul Catcher" also showed no weakness, the former received eight nominations, the latter won nine nominations, and interestingly, the two works also overlapped in seven categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Soundtrack, etc.! The only difference is that "Perfect" is the Best Actress, "Soul Catcher" is the Best Supporting Actress, and "Soul Catcher" only has one more nomination for Best Original Song, and there is bound to be a fierce battle between the two works.

Of course, the most important thing is to join forces with "Los Angeles Confidential" to fight against the "Titanic", but no one can predict the trend of the final award.

Relatively speaking, although the "Six Heroes of Light Pigs" has been highly praised, it is still slightly inferior after all, with four nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Musical Comedy Score, which performed well, but it is difficult to compete with the other four films, but no one can say clearly the trend of the awards ceremony, maybe this movie can become a dark horse.

In addition, "Broken Lock Fury" also won four nominations, but only Best Supporting Actor is an important award, Steven Spielberg's work is DreamWorks' first film independently funded and filmed, which can be regarded as the first heavyweight work since the establishment of DreamWorks, but unfortunately the word-of-mouth is not satisfactory, far from meeting expectations, and now Steven is also putting all his energy into the filming of "Saving Private Ryan", hoping to achieve a breakthrough.

The real amazing work in the nominees list is "Unruly Night", this Paul Thomas Anderson's debut film, almost everyone was stunned by the gesture of being born, and the three nominations for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Original Screenplay are not enough to describe the college's love for this work. If it weren't for the fact that several other works this year were too strong, "Unruly Night" is more than capable of replicating the glory of "Vulgar" a few years ago.

Looking at the entire list of nominees, the invisible and intangible confrontation pattern has been fully formed, "Titanic", "Los Angeles Confidential", "Perfect" and "Soul Catcher" four works have jointly contributed 42 nominations, in the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Film Editing, Best Original Screenplay and other projects will be fought head-on, the momentum has exceeded the eternal residence of the 67th Oscars.

"Forrest Gump", "The Shawshank Redemption", and "Vulgar" The 67th Oscars, which were jointly dedicated by the three works "Forrest Gump", "The Shawshank Redemption", and "Vulgar" have gradually burst out with excellent charm after time precipitation, making people deeply aware of the glorious classic 1994, which has become an irreproducible page in film history.

And now, the 70th Oscars of "Titanic", "L.A. Confidential", "Perfect" and "Soul Catcher" have unconsciously bloomed with strong energy, although it is still unknown whether it can surpass the 67th, but in terms of influence and attention, it has taken the lead, and the important position in film history in 1997 has been deeply imprinted in the annals of history.

Just like 1994, when independent films were brilliantly written, 1997 condensed the contradictions and confrontations between traditional retro films and commercial popcorn films, and the academy did not hesitate to put this contradiction in front of everyone, and handed it over to the people and history to decide, and the trend of the film industry in the next ten or twenty years was maintained on the night of the 70th Oscars, which was exciting.

Complemented by the Battle of the Century consisting of Glory to Death, Mariah Carey, and the Oasis Band, this showdown is the Battle of the Century in the field of cinema, and the air can already smell the turbulent breath of the stormy waves, and no one can predict the direction of the ending. Interestingly, this time Hugo has become the protagonist again, the battle for the actor of "L.A. Confidential" and the battle for the screenwriter of "Perfect", Hugo is one of the most important members, not to mention that he also launched a head-to-head showdown with "Titanic" as the producer of these two works.

History, indeed, is interesting.

In the face of the 70th edition of the awards feast, which is destined to make history, the college solemnly invited Billy Crystal to be the host of the night, which shows how much attention they attach to it, and the war is about to kick off on March 23, and the tense atmosphere is about to erupt!