Birth of an actor

Chapter 115 Nomination Feast

At the beginning of January, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Variety, The New Yorker, Film Review, Rolling Stone in the United States, Empire magazine in the UK, and Cahiers de la Cinéma in France etc. Quite a large media has successively selected the "Top Ten Best Films of 1997", and William's "Gait Shot" and "Titanic" were almost all shortlisted.

From early to mid-January, the New York Film Critics Association, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the National Association of Film Critics, the Chicago Film Critics Association, and the Boston Film Critics Association, the five oldest film critics association awards in the United States, have also successively released the awards recognized by the association. The list of the best winners of the 1997 film category awards.

Like the selection of newspapers and magazines not long ago, William also gained a lot from the five major Film Critics Association awards. Extremely difficult to please—the New York Film Critics Association, which was first established in 1935, is very persistent in its choice, and even often sings against the Oscars for different evaluations of films. The "Oscar Injustice Case" cannot do without the help of the Film Critics Association.

Although there are no trophies to win, but to get such an evaluation in the hands of the five major film critic associations with extremely tricky tastes, the honor won is no less than a nomination-these evaluations not only affirm the gold content of William's acting skills, but also It affirmed his acting and artistic talent. In other words, if William can maintain his good reputation in the circle of film critics, even if he won’t get an Oscar nomination or award in the next few years or more, there is no need for William to create momentum , These film critics who like him and are optimistic about him will rush to question Oscar's choice.

These Critics Association awards called "Gatta Galactic" Vincent "an important breakthrough performance for William Brandley" and "Titanic" Carr "a seamless performance." , without any trace of acting, William Bradley is Karl Hockley and vice versa."

Since the release of "Titanic", there have been so many film reviews about the role of Carl Hockley that a book can be published soon.

"Although James Cameron didn't arrange any affectionate lines for Carl, this man appeared more in a jealous and manic appearance in the second half of the movie, which was easily interpreted as Carl's love for Ruth. My feelings are possessive and controlling, but a director of James Cameron’s level will never cut corners when portraying supporting roles. What is Carl’s feelings for Ruth? The details of the film have already explained everything.”

"Karl will spend a lot of money to buy Monet and Picasso paintings that are not yet famous for Ruth, even if these paintings are worthless in his opinion. He will not care about Ruth's preferences, nor will he take great pains to bring those paintings every time he travels; Jack rescued Ruth, and in order to please Ruth, Carl is willing to invite Jack to the first-class cabin for dinner At first, he didn't stop Ruth and Jack from contacting each other. Even if he found something wrong, he tried to win Ruth's heart by presenting the "Heart of the Ocean"; I put my coat on Ruth, and even forgot that the coat contained 'Heart of the Ocean'."

"When Carl twice gave up the chance to board the lifeboat, stood behind the railing with Jack, and said goodbye to Ruth on the lifeboat with a smile, what was the difference between them? Both loved Ruth and hoped in every possible way. She's just a living man."

"Karl is not a romantic person by nature. He is even incompatible with the word romantic. What he gives is a realistic happiness that conforms to the traditional values ​​of the aristocracy at that time. If Ruth finally marries Karl, she will get a well-matched, The happiness of treating each other like a guest, there will be countless people envious of her life, just like the ladies in the first class on the Titanic are all admiring that Karl spent a lot of money to buy the "Heart of the Ocean" for his fiancée."

"But Ruth is different from the aristocratic women on the Titanic after all. Under the appearance of disaster movies and love movies, "Titanic" tells a story about a woman's pursuit of self-liberation. James Cameron also gave Ruth Many of Ruth's ideas that seemed deviant at the time shaped her into a figure similar to Marlene Dietrich among the aristocrats. Such a Ruth who hates restraint, longs for freedom, and does not hesitate to resist the whole era will definitely not Choose Karl, a representative of the traditional values ​​of the old society."

When the 1th Golden Globe Awards released in late January gave William two nominations in one breath, when "Gatta" was selected as Best Actor and "Titanic" was selected as Best Supporting Actor, Roger Ebert finally Published his third film review on Titanic in the Chicago Sun-Times.

In fact, it is the third film review of the movie "Titanic", rather it is a film review about "Ruth and Carl", which attributes Carl and Ruth to two symbolic characters of the same era, Carl is a "returning class person", Ruth is a "breaking class person", and Jack, unfortunately, does not occupy much space in Roger Ebert's film review. Roger Ebert called Jack It is "the guide for the awakening of Ruth's female independent consciousness".

The Golden Globe nomination list has just been announced, and the Oscar nomination list is about to be announced. At this sensitive moment, James Cameron and Roger Ebert, two figures with wide influence, have stepped forward to support William Brand. To create momentum, so that countless Hollywood actors are envious of his good luck - James Cameron is now a highly sought after existence in Hollywood,

Time hastened into the end of February, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences finally announced the full list of nominees for the 2th Oscars. Once the list was announced, it caused huge waves in the United States and even the world.

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Whether "Titanic" can win the Oscar's affirmation has always been a suspense until the Academy Awards list is announced.

Although "Titanic" is beyond reproach in terms of artistry and commerciality, it is a blockbuster film built with [-] million US dollars and high-tech special effects after all. The conservative judges of the Academy Awards are famous I hate commercial movies, they always think that letting actors act in front of the green screen is an act that damages art, is Oscar really willing to give "Titanic" too much honor?

"Variety" film critic Todd McCarthy predicted optimistically: "It has been a long time since a movie in the United States has become as popular as "Titanic". The first American film, or the first American film with a cult following - after all, compared with films containing violence and bloody scenes, or literary films set in various states of the United States, the adaptation of the largest shipwreck of the 20th century "Titanic" contains fewer national cultural symbols, and the story is more acceptable to fans in other countries."

"The bigger the wave that "Titanic" makes around the world, the more it will give all American filmmakers the illusion of 'Hollywood's golden age has been revived', which is irresistible to those older Oscar judges Attractive, with an average age of over 60 years old, they are the group of people in Hollywood who miss the past time the most. Therefore, Oscar will definitely give "Titanic" the greatest affirmation in terms of film nominations, but in the end will the big ship be able to How many trophies you win, that's an unknown."

The nomination list announced later by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences seems to confirm some of Todd McCarthy's guesses. "Titanic" received a total of 15 nominations, creating the record for the most nominated projects in Oscar history!

在奥斯卡历史上，获得13项提名的影片有四部，分别是1939年的《乱世佳人》、1953年的《永垂不朽》、1964年的《玛丽·波平斯》和1966年的《谁害怕维吉尼亚·伍尔夫？》，听起来数量是不少，但最晚的一部也是1966年的影片了。获得14项提名的影片更是只有一部1950年的《彗星美人》。

Although it is a fact that Oscar's taste is becoming more and more tricky, but only from the historical records of Oscar, it is not difficult to imagine why Hollywood today is so fond of reminiscing about the golden age. It was a thriving and energetic era. Like legendary actors, movies are more likely to be successful and more honorable.

And now, "Titanic" broke the record of 14 nominations created by "Beauty of the Comet" and got a full 15 Oscar nominations!

"Variety Show", "Hollywood Reporter", "Los Angeles Times" and "New York Times" reprinted the news immediately.

Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Editing , Best Visual Effects, Best Original Song, Best Soundtrack (Drama), among important awards, only Best Actor and Best Screenplay were not nominated. James Cameron and Twentieth Century Fox were nominated How aggrieved I was in 1997, how proud I am now.

"You said you're not going to participate in the Oscars?" William asked in surprise, and because his fingers loosened unconsciously, the coffee spoon he was holding fell from his hand with a "boom" into the coffee cup, and brown drops of water Highland splashes.

Tobey Maguire, who was sitting next to William, immediately lowered his head to look at his and William's clothes, and he was relieved when he found that the coffee water was not splashed on them. He called the waiter to change the tablecloth, and nodded to William. Said: "Yes, Will, you heard me right, that's what Leo planned, no matter how I persuade him, he won't listen."

Leonardo DiCaprio, who was sitting across from the two, noticed William's gaze and turned his head uncomfortably: "Oscar didn't nominate me again, and whoever stipulates that actors who are not nominated must also participate For the awards ceremony?"

If you don’t nominate or participate, although it makes sense in theory, it depends on the specific situation—from the end of 1997 to the present, for a full three months, "Titanic" has always occupied the number one position in the North American box office rankings. None of the world's new releases can steal the limelight, and Titanic was nominated for 15 Oscars, a record-breaking achievement!Not to mention that Titanic was nominated for Best Picture, which is an honorable mention in the collective category! 15 nominations and the best picture, no matter how you look at these two points, no one in the "Titanic" crew who received the Oscar invitation should not miss the award ceremony, let alone Leonardo DiCapri He is still the leading actor. If he chooses to be absent in the end, he may become the only one of the main and supporting roles in the crew of "Titanic" who did not attend the awards ceremony. You know, even Glory, who plays the elderly Ruth and is about to turn 88 Ya Stewart wasn't even going to release the Oscar pigeons yet.

Anyone can see that Leonardo DiCaprio is being angry. The Academy gave "Titanic" 15 nominations in one breath, but it just missed the best actor, although it cannot be said to be nominated The five actor names are not worthy of their names - in fact, each of them is worthy of Oscar's favor because of their special subject matter or wonderful performance. Lifetime Achievement Award; Matt Damon played a troubled genius in "Good Will Hunting"; "Voices from Heaven" explored religious issues; Peter Fonda cast a Vietnam veteran in "The Beekeeper" "Wag the Dog" is a realistic political comedy with the risks of the old drama star Dustin Hoffman-but because "Titanic" swept every actor category, it lacked the most The best actor, on the contrary, it seems that the academy judges did it on purpose.

"Leo." William rubbed his eyebrows with a headache: "Did you make this decision impulsively, or after mature consideration?"

Hearing William's question, Leonardo DiCaprio secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that William would ask "Is it because of me?", so that he would not be able to answer.

The same as the performance category, the Academy nominated the Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Supporting Actor in "Titanic", and the same actor, the Academy nominated William, without Leonardo, regardless of the original intention of the Academy What is it, in the eyes of the outside world, the meaning of the comparison between all the actors of "Titanic", especially the two actors Leonardo DiCaprio and William Bradley, is suddenly clear. Out.

Will Leonardo DiCaprio be indifferent to this outcome?

Of course not.

In 1993, Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 66th Academy Awards for "A Different Sky". Film Festival Best Actor Laurel, which fully proves that Leonardo DiCaprio is not an actor without acting skills, and he does not think that he played Jack badly. As a result, in "Titanic", His friend was nominated for an Oscar and he wasn't, and honestly, Leonardo DiCaprio felt a little unfair.

After the announcement of the Oscar nominations, some media made a bold guess about the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio was not nominated by the academy, that is, the old academic judges in the academy gave Leonardo DiCaprio Prio is biased - Leonardo DiCaprio immediately put a "global icon" hat on his head after "Titanic" took the world by storm, and followed wherever he went Overwhelmed by paparazzi and almost crazy female movie fans, no matter what Leonardo DiCaprio used to be, he has now become the most hated actor in the Academy, so Oscar will nominate him No wonder.

After seeing such a report, Leonardo DiCaprio was immediately persuaded, and then he felt even greater dissatisfaction: William's handsomeness is even at the level of the atomic bomb, why did Oscar treat him There is no prejudice?

Because of this subtle sense of imbalance, Leonardo DiCaprio did not immediately call to congratulate the nominees after the Oscar nominations came out. He called, probably because he didn't want to stimulate Leonardo's fragile mood at that time.

It was Tobey Maguire who first noticed Leonardo DiCaprio's complex and depressed emotions and gave him persuasion-to be honest, no one is better than Tobey Maguire. I can understand Leonardo DiCaprio's emotions now, because Leonardo's present is almost Toby's past. When Leonardo starred in several movies in succession, Toby was still in various crews Soy sauce can be regarded as a little transparent, and Toby has experienced more losses and low ebbs than Leonardo now.

Under Tobey Maguire's question: "Do you really think you played better than Will, Leo?" Leonardo DiCaprio calmed down, with a I went to the cinema several times with new eyes, and I finally had to admit: In terms of interpretation of the role, William’s Carl is much better than his Jack. Although Jack is more popular with movie fans, the character of Carl has a more three-dimensional personality. More emotional, more controversial.Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, well deserved.

After figuring it out, all the grievances in Leonardo DiCaprio's heart disappeared, and his mood became more relaxed. He even took the initiative to ask William and Toby to have breakfast together, wanting to make up for what he had done to him in the past few days. The neglect of the two.

However, that doesn't mean Leonardo DiCaprio can't care less about not being nominated for an Oscar.