[US Entertainment] Actor

Although the public relations season before the ceremony has always been full of swords, swords and plots, the process of awarding the awards has been calm. Up to now, "The Aviator" has successively won Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, and Best Cinematography , Best Editing and many other awards, "Sideways", "Million Dollar Baby" and other films have performed mediocrely, with few trophies so far.

This seems to be a harbinger of a complete victory for the crew of "The Aviator", but in fact, I am afraid that no one present is more familiar with the direction of this year's Oscars than Ebert. "Million Dollar Baby" is not dewy.

Although "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" was not shortlisted for best picture, it won a best original screenplay. Among them, only the best original screenplay award is slightly more certain. Whether it is Ebert's best actor nomination or Kate's best actress nomination, in the current competition situation, the possibility of breaking through is relatively low.

Ebert is still very confident in his performance, but the male actors who can win the last five places must have both luck and strength. There may indeed be a gap between them, but the gap will definitely not be too big.

At least not so big that one look at the nomination list can determine the ultimate winner.

During the awards season, "Sideways" directed by Alexander Payne and starring Paul Giamatti has always had the upper hand among the five shortlisted films. Among the 15 film critic awards in North America, "Sideways" stands out. He took away 12 best pictures, and Paul Giamatti won the actor award even more softly, but in the end, he didn't even get an Oscar nomination.

In a sense, Oscar is still a game of big company + famous producer + famous director + famous actor. The films that can be shortlisted for the final round will generally occupy one of the factors. Independent film festivals like the Dance Film Festival are favored, but the door to the Oscars has already been closed to them in advance.

During the presentation of the awards, Ebert was also thinking. He was eager to win a best actor trophy, but he always insisted on letting nature take its course. He did not want to change his style of film selection or his way of acting because of his desire for a trophy. , Do your best to obey the destiny, whether it is performance or off-site public relations Ebert has achieved the ultimate, whether he can finally impress the judges touch the trophy depends on whether God is willing to favor him.

Soon, Sean Penn, the presenter of the Best Actress Award and the winner of the 76th Oscar for Best Actor, stepped onto the podium to announce the list of winners. In the end, Hilary Swank continued her dominance throughout the awards season, defeating A group of opponents won their second best actress trophy.

Next, it's time for the actor awards to be announced.

Ebert subconsciously glanced in Leonardo's direction, as if he had a tacit understanding, Leonardo actually looked at Ebert at this time, those blue eyes contained tension and worry, more With a faint longing.

Ebert then smiled at him, with a gentle smile. He squeezed his fingers lightly, looked in the direction of the podium, and slowly became firmer.

When Charlize Theron was striding towards the podium, with the crisp sound of high heels stepping on the floor, Ebert seemed to lift up his calm mood, and there was a clear collision in his heart Voice.

Highlights of each nominee's performance were selected on the big screen, and when a person was played, the camera would focus directly on it.Ebert didn't pay attention to himself, but instead focused all his attention on Leonardo—compared to his slightly green acting skills in "Gangs of New York", Leonardo's performance in "The Aviator" has already happened. Although it still seems a bit too hard when dealing with certain scenes, this nomination for actor proves that Leonardo has always been on the right path.

Although there are countless twists and turns and hardships in the process, sweet fruits have slowly grown out.

Charlize Theron slowly opened the envelope, and her crisp voice rang in the ears of everyone present: "The winner of the Best Actor is——Jamie Foxx, "King of Soul", congratulations!"

Cardiac arrest.

If someone wants to ask Ebert how he feels at the moment, his answer will be like watching Keanu Reeves break through obstacles one after another while watching "Speed", but when everything is dusted When it settles down, there will be a slight loss in my heart.

The dust has settled, but success has nothing to do with him.

Ebert's clenched fists slowly loosened, and his lips were slightly pale. Before the results were announced, the camera was always going back and forth between several nominees. He had to keep smiling to look calm and indifferent, but Now, the attention of the audience has been given to the only winner on this stage, and no one will care about the situation of the loser.

Even if someone looks at him, Ebert doesn't care, he is a natural actor, he knows what expression to make and what smile to face the camera.

"Can you stop laughing, my heart is broken, poor Ebert." In front of the TV, a manic complaint erupted from a female dormitory at New York University, "Why Jamie Foxx, I just don't understand The judging criteria of the Oscars, Jamie Foxx is also nominated for the first time, why he can easily take the Oscar, is it because he has a dark skin? Ebert's acting skills are a hundred times better than him! Just because he is young, So I can only accompany you for two consecutive years, does Oscar only consider things other than acting skills when selecting candidates?"

As if out of preference, during the gap between Jamie Foxx's acceptance speech, the camera also moved on Ebert's face. Only his talents will discover how much unwillingness and loss are hidden in those eyes.

As it happens, Leonardo is the one who really loves him.

Among the two, Leonardo is actually the one who is more entangled in awards, but this is largely due to the lack of recognition of him from the outside world. This year's best actor nomination is Leonardo's first award after 11 years. Favored by Oscar, he himself did not have too many expectations.

But Ebert was different.

In the process of getting along with Ebert, Leonardo clearly knew what a fanatical soul was hidden in his lover who was calm and calm on the surface. In his emotions, he always maintained a side full of control and initiative. It is a true reflection of his individual character.

And this side will not only show up in private, no matter how deeply it is hidden, it will also show up in every corner of daily life.Just like at this moment, Jamie Foxx on the stage was talking freely, while Ebert off the stage was always smiling.

But is he really willing?

Even the most hopeless Leonardo has not given up the imagination of stepping on the podium to kiss the trophy, let alone Ebert, who has always been only one step away from the trophy in the past two years.

In the eyes of many audiences who are not familiar with Oscars, Ebert’s two Oscar nominations are nothing. After all, Meryl Streep has been nominated for Oscars 13 times so far, and there is no shortage of records for two or even three consecutive years. Katharine Hepburn, one of the greatest actresses in film history, set a record of 12 nominations and 4 awards.

But the audience forgot that it was in the relatively weak female lead department, and in the actor part, Tom Hanks was crowned Oscar winner for two consecutive years with "Philadelphia Story" and "Forrest Gump". became a legend.

Why did Ebert arouse the amazement of the media one after another?One is because of his young age, and the other is that Oscar's Best Actor Division is really the most difficult peak in the world. At the age of 25, he has been able to enter this most competitive competition for two consecutive years, which undoubtedly proves his talent , potential and excellence.

But the nomination is just a nomination after all, the trophy is not in his hands, and the title Ebert enjoys is only "Nominee for Best Actor".

"Ebert, are you okay?" It wasn't until Jamie Foxx stepped off the podium that Ebert recovered from the state just now, and he smiled at Kate Winslet: "Kate, I'm fine and I hope you're fine too."

Kate Winslet covered her mouth with her hands, and yawned softly: "I'm fine, because I'm used to being treated as a runner, and now I just want to get out of this damn place, because I'm so sleepy gone."

Kate blinked her sleepy eyes, which were narrowed into slits: "If I don't want to make a good impression in front of the judges, I don't want to get up at 3 o'clock in the morning. No profession is more irregular than an actor's work and rest. Oh, Oscar shouted to protect the rights of actors, but at the same time asked everyone to dress up to attend this boring ceremony, don't they know how much time actresses spend on makeup?"

As Kate Winslet babbled and complained, Charlie Kaufman came up to join them in the conversation: "Kate, stop talking about sleep, I wasn't sleepy at all, but now I also feel that my eyes are a bit tired." Can't open it."

Indeed, the award ceremony lasted relatively long, and the lights in the theater were very strong. If it was a concert or other performances, they could still maintain a little bit of fun, but it happened that there was almost no explosion except the final climax. At the same time, the entire ceremony had to sit upright on the Oscars, which was watched by the camera all the time.

If it weren't for the star's natural love of acting, Ebert swears, no one would be willing to spend half an hour on such an occasion, even if the academy would pay them $10 each.

At the end of the award ceremony, history still coincided with Ebert's memory. "Million Dollar Baby" became the biggest winner of the night, winning four awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actor."The Aviator", which received a total of 11 nominations, except for the best editing and best supporting actress to save a little face, did not win a prize in other important departments involving the core of the film.

Martin Scorsese's Oscar odyssey has failed again.

There is no doubt that this strong director may make a comeback with a new film in two or three years. As for whether Oscar will favor him by then?Everything is unknown.

In Ebert's view, nothing is more precious than time. Oscar likes to play time games with nominees. The award you look forward to most when you are full of passion, desire and ambition.

Even though the Oscars finally gave Martin Scorsese the biggest award for the movie "The Departed", everyone knows that this is not Martin Scorsese's best era. When looking at his resume, he will find that the 80s and [-]s are the best time for him to produce, and all the honors given by Oscar after that are just a kind of comfort.

However, a big director like Martin Scorsese may not need an Oscar at all, because his outstanding talent does not need a trophy to prove, even if he has nothing, he is still recognized as one of the greatest directors in Hollywood, just Like "Shawshank's Redemption" has always been rated first on IMDb, just like no one has ever thought that the quality of "Saving Private Ryan" will be lower than "Shakespeare in Love".