[US Entertainment] Actor

After Christmas, Leonardo and Ebert returned to their extremely busy work. Although things were complicated, because the two had enough experience and the team's schedule was reasonable, everything was still in order.

Leonardo also moved out of Ebert's house again. He and his team seem to have an inevitable expectation for this best actor award, and Leonardo's daily behavior also proves this.However, Ebert knew that Leonardo's team had previously aimed to achieve a balance between the two films "The Departed" and "Blood Diamond". After Christmas, they will focus more on "Blood Diamond" After all, "The Departed" is a two-male lead drama. Ebert's performance will greatly affect Leonardo's reputation. As for "Blood Diamond", only Leonardo shines brightly. Jennifer Connelly is just a foil.

This is a problem that both male and female protagonists must face.

For example, "The Devil Wears Prada" released last year. The purpose of this movie is to guide women how to treat fashion correctly.It stands to reason that the heroine of the movie should be Anne Hathaway, who plays the fashion editor, but because Meryl Streep, who plays the editor-in-chief, is so dazzling, audiences and film critics have almost forgotten about Anne. They even thought she was inferior to Emily Bronte, who played a supporting role in the movie.Such comparisons are almost inevitable in a film where there are two or even three or more female actors in the main roles.

Just like Nicole Kidman's "The Hours", if Nicole's brilliance is completely overshadowed by Julianne Moore and Meryl Streep in the movie, then the Oscars will definitely win. Wouldn't consider giving the trophy to Nicole.

Of course, "The Hours" was only released in 2002. If it were released 15 years later, the configuration of the movie would undoubtedly be very extravagant. Said that not only the high salary of the three actresses must be considered, but it is not easy to write a script that impresses the three at the same time.

"The Departed Walker" also faces this problem.Mark Wahlberg, Jack Nicholson, Ebert and Leonardo are the four most important actors in the movie, and they are also the four most outstanding actors. If Ebert wants to win, he must Impress the judges with their strength, it may be unfair to compare with other film nominees, then the most appropriate way to judge is to compare the four actors of the same film, as long as Ebert's performance can surpass Jack Nicholson , Mark Wahlberg and Leonardo, he can prove his strength.

The same goes for Leonardo.

Although Ebert's age is several years younger than Leonardo's, he is far superior to Leonardo's in terms of nomination and award-winning experience, at least in the movie "The Departed". There is still a gap. As long as Ebert is there, Leonardo has little hope of winning the award.

But starring in this kind of dual-male movie is undoubtedly very beneficial to the actors.Just like Ebert, when he starred in "White Night", his acting skills were continuously improved under the inspiration of Al Pacino, Leonardo is also working with Daniel Day Lewis and Tom It took Hanks a series of collaborations to rediscover the feeling of a professional actor, so in "The Aviator", he really achieved a breakthrough and won his first Oscar nomination.

On January 1, Leonardo and Ebert once again appeared on the red carpet of the Golden Globe Awards, fighting for their second Golden Globe Best Actor trophy.This time Ebert mainly walked the red carpet with the crew of "The Departed", Martin Scorsese and Mark Wahlberg both came to the scene, Jack Nicholson had to miss this time because he was filming red carpet.In fact, for this actor who has received nearly 16 nominations and 20 awards, the Golden Globes are not worth paying attention to at all, just like Meryl Streep, although she insists on attending every important award presentation Ceremony, but for her now, the trophy is just a decoration.

A few years ago, Ebert had a face-to-face communication with actors such as Tom Hanks and Daniel Day Lewis. Since then, Ebert has really understood the true meaning of the trophy.

"Why is the Oscar precious? Because you never got it."

Such words are naturally inhumane, but this is indeed the most important meaning of the trophy.

This time Leonardo and the crew of "Blood Diamond" appeared on the red carpet together. Their arrival time was more than half an hour earlier than that of "The Departed", and Ebert didn't see him in the bustling crowd. figure.

The Golden Globes are a glamorous other world for audiences and fans, but for actors who are already familiar with it all, this is just a simple award.In the high-definition photos of the media after the awards were presented, every star was full of charm and charm, but in fact, in order to find a suitable shooting angle, they had to find a suitable place in the small and separated red carpet space , whether you are a big name like Tom Hanks or a low-level guy who has just stepped into Hollywood, this is the rule that must be followed.

Ebert doesn't take any of this lightly.He wants to be an actor, but Hollywood is not a place where people can survive just by being a good actor. He has indeed achieved enviable achievements now, but when he first came to this world, he faced It's the Golden Raspberry Award and countless pungent ridicules. If it weren't for the photos taken on the street and the inside pages of magazines, he might not be able to break free from the quagmire easily.

"Ebert, I am optimistic that you will win the Golden Ball again." Mark Wahlberg patted Ebert on the shoulder, "Your strength is really strong."

"You too."

"Oh, this is the first time I have been shortlisted. I am more nervous than when I was an underwear model for the first time, stripped naked and faced the whole camera..." Mark Wahlberg shook his head, showing a frustrated look expression, "And supporting actors are not easy to get, Jack is nominated, and Ben Affleck, Brad Pitt... If they perform better, this is completely an Oscar nominee Strength."

Ebert raised his eyebrows: "This just proves how strong you are. Mark, the difference between the Golden Globes and the Oscars will not be too big. Maybe these people are also on the list of Oscar nominations. Now you are so nervous Now, what will you become then?"

"If it was an Oscar, I would not be so concerned about gain and loss. I really hope that the whole world knows that I have been nominated for an Oscar. It is best that my competitors are at Jack's level. Then everyone will say 'Mark Wahlberg' Ge is a first-class acting school', haha, this is really great!"

"Well, I wish your dreams come true."

Martin Scorsese, wearing glasses, watched their conversation with a smile. In fact, among all the nominees for "The Departed", Martin Scorsese is the one with the strongest heart. The director He has created countless classics and has long been recognized as a film master, but he is still working tirelessly because of the failure of the Oscars.Film critics and judges are always forgetful. They subconsciously ignored the achievements of Martin Scorsese in the 80s and [-]s, because "Gangs of New York" and "The Aviator" deliberately catered to the taste of Oscars and laughed at him unscrupulously, but they forgot Oscar itself has a set of judging criteria, otherwise Clint Eastwood would not be favored by Oscars again and again, Clint Eastwood's style is biased towards the right, and Martin Scorsese Get used to the sword taking the slant.

Martin Scorsese has already won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director once, and this time he is just adding more chips to this year's Oscars by participating in the Golden Globe Awards red carpet.Trophies are nothing to such art masters. They just love movies and hope that their efforts will have no regrets.After "The Departed Walker" redeemed his regrets, Martin Scorsese did not stop his directorial path. "Shutter Island", "Wolf of Wall Street", and "Hugo" are almost all classics. Perhaps this is the true meaning of being a director, not blindly following the business, but injecting one's own ideas into every work he directs.

On the way to the ceremony on the red carpet, Ebert and Forrest Whitaker exchanged briefly and then separated. As the situation of the awards season gradually became clear, Ebert and Forest Whitaker also became The biggest competitor in the actor department, the others, whether it is Leonardo, Peter O'Toole or Will Smith, are slightly inferior.Although the authority of the Golden Globe Awards has been gradually weakened in recent years, the Golden Globe Awards can also be regarded as an important watershed for the situation of the entire awards season.

After all, this is the most influential award in Hollywood in the world other than the Oscars. Even if professional film critics and judges dismiss the results of the Golden Globes, the influence of the Golden Globes in the hearts of the public is hard to ignore for Oscars. .

Compared with the old-fashioned and rigid Oscars, although the reform of the Golden Globes has suffered countless ridicules, as an award that is not as professional as the Oscars, the Screen Actors Guild Awards and even various film critic awards, the Golden Globes tends to be more entertaining. The very bold behavior not only changed the situation where the Golden Globes encountered numerous professional doubts after the nomination list appeared, but also caused the Golden Globes to be ignored in major awards, such as Venice, Berlin, Cannes and other awards. The influence gradually weakened blazed a new path.

The Golden Globes and Oscars followed the diametrically opposite route and succeeded. Of course, its prosperity is inseparable from the prosperity of Hollywood, and the decline of the three major European film festivals is the epitome of the decline of European films.