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Before the announcement of the Oscar nomination list, Babel lost the nomination list of the American Producers Union, casting a shadow over the prospects; Popularity; Dreamgirl came from behind, and its brave momentum in the sprint stage even faintly overwhelmed The Departed. Potential may become a dream girl fisherman's profit.

However, after the announcement of the nomination list, the prospects of the three works have undergone earth-shaking changes, which is astonishing.

In addition to successfully winning the best picture nomination, Babel also received six other nominations, including best director, best original screenplay, best film editing, best original soundtrack, and two best supporting actress seats. Although the number of nominations is far behind that of Fury Road, all the main departments were shortlisted, and the nomination of the original script undoubtedly increased the prospect of the film, which made people feel the academy's great love for this work.

However, Tiantian Tower also has regrets. Brad Pitt's failure in the best supporting actor department seems to have become a hidden danger. Leaving this point aside, the comprehensive performance of the movie is second only to Fury Road, and it is foreseeable that there will be a battle between the two works on the night of the awards ceremony.

The eight nominations for Dreamgirls are somewhat dumbfounding, since three of them are for Best Original Song. Judging from the numbers alone, Dreamgirls is still the biggest hit of this year's awards season; but in terms of quality, Dreamgirls missed the best picture and the best director, and the main department only gained There are two nominations for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor, as well as three technical nominations for Best Art Direction, Best Sound Effects, and Best Costume Design.

Such eight nominations are really too watery, just like the strong momentum of the work in the past month. What was never considered a masterpiece by industry veterans is finally revealed.

In contrast, above the Golden Globes, the big win of Dreamgirls is more like a joke. At this time, recalling the accurate prediction of the list of Golden Globe winners by rumors in the circle, it is even more meaningful.

The fall of The Departed is indeed an accident. As of the announcement of the nomination list, there is no sign, and Warner Bros.'s mighty academy public relations have not slack in the slightest, although Warner Bros. has been nominating for Letters from Iwo Jima They're running around for Best Picture, but they're not foolish enough to give up the strong advantage established by The Departed, as evidenced by the Big Five nominees list. But now it seems that The Departed Walker seems to have fallen into a situation similar to that of Fury Road before-the word of mouth is overwhelming, but the actual effect is really limited.

Of course, as a commercial film, The Departed has no results in the technical awards department, which is an important reason why the film only received five nominations. Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Best Film Editing, the five nominations all come from the core main departments. Purely in terms of quality, it is comparable to Babel. The only regret The reason is that Jack Nicholson lost the best supporting actor, and only Mark Wahlberg was successfully nominated.

From this perspective, although The Departed was completely defeated in the technical department, Warner Bros. failed to push Letters from Iwo Jima to the top, which means that all public relations forces are focusing on attacking the best director and best picture. A highlight. Perhaps, on the Oscars, the pattern of the troika of The Departed, Babel, and Fury Road will be the main theme of the night.

Looking at the entire list of nominations, in addition to Fury Road's 14 nominations, Dreamgirls followed with eight nominations, and Babel had seven nominations. In addition, the number of nominations for Queen and Little Miss Sunshine, which were shortlisted for best picture, were six and four respectively, and The Departed Walker just became a sandwich biscuit.

As the highlight of this year's independent works, the performance of Queen and Little Miss Sunshine in the nomination list is exactly the opposite of the momentum of the previous awards season. With the passage of time, Queen, whose performance gradually weakened, successfully completed the reversal at the Oscars. As for Little Miss Sunshine, which has gradually gained popularity over time, it is a pity that it did not get one step closer to the nomination stage.

Queen, as the most suitable work in this year's awards season, won six nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, and Best Original Soundtrack , missed the best film editing, which also means that the hope of hitting the best picture has been weakened a lot, but the nomination for the best director made up for the loss of the American Directors Guild.

The four nominations for Little Miss Sunshine come from Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay. Every nomination is a very important core department, especially the two supporting roles have brought unexpected surprises. Instead of the previously popular heroine Toni Collette, there are two supporting role nominations. The ten-year-old Abigail-Breslin is a veritable sweetheart, but after losing a best director nomination, the upward momentum of this indie film has received a blow.

In addition, Pan's Labyrinth also won six nominations. Although it failed to occupy a place in the best picture nominations, the two heavyweight nominations for best foreign language film and best original screenplay still proved this. The hard power of this work, the best original soundtrack, best photography, best art direction, and best makeup department are the icing on the cake.

Letters from Iwo Jima and Chronicle of Scandal received four and three nominations, respectively.

Clint Eastwood deserves to be the darling of the Oscars. The overall reputation of the two works Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima this year is not satisfactory, but the overall quality of Letters from Iwo Jima is still above the standard. With a sudden rise, it almost completed the reversal. In the end, despite losing, it still included four nominations for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Effects.

Under the unfavorable situation of being absent from the nomination of the Directors Guild of America, Clint relied on his own personal prestige abruptly, occupying a place in this year's best director competition, and once again started a duel with Martin Scorsese ; and Paul Haggis won the screenwriting department nomination for the third consecutive year after Million Dollar Baby and Crash, replicating the miracle created by Lance in the past three years, and the limelight was the same.

Scandal Chronicle relied on solid performances to attract attention in the nomination list, including Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score. If it hadn't been for meeting a more outstanding queen, this work is expected to make a difference this year.

Even so, this work is still not to be underestimated. Both the Best Actress and the Best Original Score are on top, especially the highly respected Judi Dench. Don’t forget, she has only won one Best Supporting Actress so far. There has been a breakthrough in the field of best actress.

Looking at the list of nominations for Oscars from the perspective of works, this is probably the pattern. In the battle for the best picture, the duel between Babel, Fury Road and The Departed is undoubtedly the biggest focus. Relatively speaking, both Queen and Little Miss Sunshine are absent from the best picture The film editing award has fallen behind ahead of schedule—but the weird situation of crash has already appeared last year, who can say that this year will not repeat the same mistakes?

There is still a whole month before the Oscars ceremony, this is the sprint stage of the academy's public relations, what will happen at this stage, no one can predict, and no one can control. The 6,000 academy judges will try their best to find their own camp in this power game, and then quietly wait for the announcement of the result to see who the final winner is.

Different from the duel between Brokeback Mountain and Hard Candy last year, the advantages and disadvantages of the three works this year are more obvious and more distinct. It seems that whoever chooses will create history. The only question is, is this history in the end? In what direction, and what aftertaste will it produce?

Choosing Fury Road is undoubtedly a manifestation of the tide of the times, and more importantly, it will bring about earth-shaking revolutionary changes to the film industry, which is definitely not inferior to any era in history; Tower, this will not only be the first time in Mexican history that practitioners stand on the Oscar podium, but also shows the anxiety of contemporary society and the vision of the global market; choosing The Departed, there is no doubt that Martin - Scorsese will fulfill his long-cherished wish and finally reach the top of the Oscars, witnessing the completion of a generation of masters.

Taking a step closer, choosing Queen or Little Miss Sunshine is a milestone for independent films. It may be breakthrough/not as good as Fury Road, but it is still worthy of recognition.

What is certain is that thanks to the existence of Fury Road and the expectation of fourteen nominations, the attention of this year's Oscars will definitely not disappoint. Leaving aside the overall strength of the film, in terms of individual awards, this year's Oscars also have a lot to watch, with Martin in the director department, Leonardo in the actor department, Paul in the screenwriting department, Hayden Hunter in the photography department...the competition is fierce No less than Best Picture.

Among them, the first to bear the brunt is naturally the best director department that arouses countless discussions and attention every year. This year, Martin seems to have finally ushered in the best opportunity to reach the top. However, there has never been a shortage of neglected film masters in the history of Oscars. Will Martin continue this tragedy?