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With "Black Swan" competing for the Berlin Golden Bear, the 2010 awards season has come to an end and also ushered in the climax. All awards ceremonies have settled, which also means that the pattern of the entire awards season has gradually become clear. Only the Oscars are left to reveal all the suspense and end the 2010 awards season war.
At the 68th Golden Globe Awards that ended not long ago, "The Social Network" won the Best Picture Award in the Drama category, "The Kids Are All Right" won the Best Picture Comedy-Musical category, and the Best Director went to "The Social Network" David Fincher won the award for "Network", Colin Firth from "The King's Speech" won the best actor award in the drama category, Natalie Portman from "Black Swan" won the best actor award in the drama category, and the best actor in the musical comedy category was awarded. The award went to Paul Giamatti for "The Trivial Life", the Best Actress in Musical Comedy category was ultimately won by Annette Bening for "The Kids Are All Right", and the best supporting actor award went to Christian Bale for "The Fighter". Best supporting actress went to Blake Lively for "The Fighter" and best screenplay went to Christopher Nolan and Evan Bell for "Inception."
Although the list of Golden Globe winners is becoming increasingly unreliable, no one will deny that the Golden Globe Awards is still the most watched awards ceremony after the Oscars, so the overall trend of the Golden Globe Awards and the awards season are also inconsistent. There will be too big a discrepancy. On this list of winners, the overall situation of this year's awards season is very clearly shown. "The Social Network", "The King's Speech", "The Kids Are All Right", "The Fighter", "Inception" "These five works are high-profile.
In fact, in the ongoing 2010 awards season, the chaos caused by the ten nomination seats has gradually calmed down, but the overall situation of masterpieces has not changed much, making this year's awards season continue the chaos of the past six years. The core focus of the situation is this: this year's art films have all exploded at the box office!
"The Social Network", "Black Swan", "The King's Speech", "True Grit" and "The Fighter" are all independent works of the Art Department. However, the North American box office of these five works actually exceeded the 100 million threshold. This was a very rare situation in previous years, and it can also be called the biggest surprise this year. Among them, the global box office of "Black Swan" and "The King's Speech" both exceeded 400 million, which can be called an unprecedented situation.
On the other side, there are three commercial works: "Toy Story 3", "Inception" and "The City". It has actually won praises from North America in terms of artistic value. Its absolutely outstanding performance at the box office and the recognition of professional film critics have also allowed commercial films to win a place in the awards season.
¡°Art films actually win the box office, while commercial films actually achieve breakthroughs in art. This strange situation makes the trend of this year¡¯s awards season difficult to fathom.
In addition to the above eight works, plus "Shutter Island", "The Kids Are All Right" and "127 Hours". Together, these eleven works form the first group competing for Best Picture.
Although they are said to be the first group, in fact, there are still grades among these eleven works. "The Social Network", "The King's Speech", "True Grit", "Inception" and "The Fighter" are not the same. There is no doubt that they are the strongest players at present. Whether it is box office or word-of-mouth, whether they are directors or actors, these five works all have strong strength. If the top five spots for Best Picture remain this year, it is estimated that it will be difficult for any other film to surpass these five contestants. Such outstanding dominance is also rare.
"The Social Network" directed by David Fincher, "The King's Speech" directed by Tom Hopper, and "Inception" directed by Evan Bell and Christopher Nolan are currently performing the best. The fight has lasted throughout the entire awards season, and it can be said to be the pinnacle of the three pillars. It is no exaggeration to say that the Oscar's best picture is likely to be born among these three.
¡°The Social Network¡± brought Mark Zuckerberg, Time Magazine¡¯s Person of the Year in 2010, to the movie screen. It even involves the history of Evan Bell's participation, and the feud between Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Savarin has attracted the attention of countless people, not to mention the past. Facebook, which has pushed the Internet era in the 21st century to a new peak, is the protagonist. David Fincher's sharp editing and realistic style perfectly combine the public and art, which also won this work the honor of "Citizen Kane of the 21st Century". The last time "There Will Be Blood" received such praise brought Evan Bell an Oscar for Best Director. What will happen to "The Social Network" this time?
The counterpart of "The Social Network" is "Inception". This work has created a new box office history amidst the praises. The collaboration of Evan Bell and Christopher Nolan has given This work has rich commercial elements.??, and at the same time it explores the pain and reflection deep in human nature. This work is hailed as a top work that achieves a balance between business and art. The collaboration of the two directors brought the work to a classic level. Let "Inception" appear in the summer and it will be all the way into awards season.
The involvement of "The Social Network" and Evan Bell has spread to the awards season and turned into a war between David Fincher and Evan Bell. This kind of war is mapped from real life to the big screen, and then returns to real life. duel. It's really exciting and exciting, and you can't stop watching it.
The last of the three pillars is actually related to Evan Bell. "The King's Speech", which he once rejected, is indeed powerful. It is directed by Tom Hopper, who has a background in historical dramas. He has recruited last year's Best Actor nominee. Starring Colin Firth, retro, history, kings, England, dilemma, inspiration, these elements are undoubtedly the all-time favorites of the academy. If it were six years ago, before Sid Gannis took over the academy, Even if "The King's Speech" were to win the Oscar for Best Picture, I'm afraid not many people would question it.
Although "The King's Speech" is average in terms of directing style, it does not have David Fincher's sharpness, nor does it have the sharpness of Evan Bell and Christopher Nolan; in terms of story ingenuity, it is mediocre and lacks David Fincher's. Characteristics of the times, and without the innovations of Evan Bell and Christopher Nolan. But overall, "The King's Speech" has this style. It is quite satisfactory and may not have enough highlights, but it is the favorite of old scholars and can be called one of the best examples of the "Oscar Series".
Throughout the awards season, "The Social Network" won the National Board of Review Award and Golden Globe Award, "Inception" won the North American Broadcast Film Critics Circle Award, and "The King's Speech" was the winner of the British Academy Award. In addition, "Inception" received support from five critics associations, "The Social Network" won four critics associations, and "The King's Speech" also received praise from three critics associations.
It can be seen that "The Social Network" and "Inception" are almost equal, and "The King's Speech" is only slightly inferior, and the disadvantage is negligible. These top three contestants almost copied the trajectory of last year's "Avatar", "In the Clouds" and "Inglourious Basterds", sweeping the entire awards season as the strongest.
However, the situation this year is obviously different. "The King's Speech" is the favorite of the old-school forces, "The Social Network" has a large number of supporters among emerging age groups, and "Inception" is the top representative of commercial movies. As a result, "The Social Network" and "Inception" are likely to compete for the judges of the new-school forces, and "The King's Speech", which has won the unanimous support of the old-school forces, will have the advantage.
Of course, this is just a guess and cannot be accurate. What's more, although the three pillars are very strong, it does not mean that other competitors have no strength.
In addition to the top three, the first group's "True Grit" and "The Fighter" must not be underestimated. The former is the latest masterpiece of the Coen brothers after "No Country for Old Men", and the latter is in David O. Russell's After being created, it won a lot of praise. Although these two works failed to win the weather vane, they were shortlisted for most of the wind vane nomination lists. The advantages are still very obvious. "Fighter" also won two awards from the Film Critics Association. Support cannot be underestimated.
There are seventeen Film Critics Association stops in total, and the remaining three stops supported "Toy Story 3", "Black Swan" and "The Kids Are All Right" respectively. "The City", "127 Hours", and "Shutter Island" are also shortlisted, directed by three highly acclaimed directors: Ben Affleck, Danny Boyle, and Martin Scorsese. A large number of nominations from the vane also make these works form the first group together with the previous works with strong performance.
The final choices of the five major unions in the United States are basically consistent with the lineup of the first group. The winners of the five major unions of producers, directors, actors, screenwriters, and editors are, in order, "Inception", "The Social Network", ¡°The King¡¯s Speech,¡± ¡°Inception,¡± ¡°The Social Network.¡±
The top three contestants have a very obvious advantage, and can almost be said to have completed their domination of the entire awards season. Among them, the competition between "Inception" and "The Social Network" has become even more intense. In addition, after coming to the academy, Among them, the popular "The King's Speech", the development trajectory of the awards season is indeed unpredictable.
If there are only five nomination seats, then the overall situation this year will be very clear, but unfortunately, there is no if. In the competition for ten seats, although there are eleven films in the first group, their positions are obviously not so stable. There will be a series of films later that have the strength to be nominated for the best picture. This has once again continued the melee situation that has existed in the past five years.