[US Entertainment] Actor

In order to write this report well, the "New York Times" sent reporters with the strongest entertainment writing skills and the most professional film critics to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the results of this year's Oscars.In terms of films, the "New York Times" believes that biographies and inspirational films are still the most favored genres of Oscars. In recent years, films such as "Boxing King Ali", "The Aviator", and "The Pentium Era" all belong to this category. The reason why "Million Dollar Baby" won the top five best films this year is that on the one hand, it has the advantage of the subject matter; The reason why "The Aviator" does not have the good luck of "Million Dollar Baby" is because the character of Howard Hughes is controversial.

Martin Scorsese really made a good movie, and Howard Hughes is also a legendary figure worth mentioning in Hollywood. He has indeed made great contributions to the development of the film industry and the American aviation industry, but he himself has long been Having affairs with many Hollywood actresses and debauchery, his personality is eccentric and withdrawn, and he does not conform to the traditional American hero image setting. Therefore, "The Aviator" was squeezed out by "Million Dollar Baby" in the final stage, which is also in line with the academy judges consistent style.

Looking at the biographical films that have won the Oscar for Best Picture in recent years, John Nash in "A Beautiful Mind" suffers from schizophrenia but eventually won the Nobel Prize in Economics, and "Brave Heart" tells the story of the Scottish national hero William Wallace The story of the indomitable struggle against the ruler of England, "Schindler's List" describes the great deeds of the German businessman Schindler who went bankrupt during World War II to protect the Jews from persecution... They are the perfect heroes in the hearts of the Oscar judges. Traditional Oscar judges, like children reading fairy tales, always like to have a Happy Ending.

Even Julia Roberts, known for her goofy appearance in "Pretty Woman," has been cast in movies like "Never Compromise" and "The Mona Lisa Smile," catering to the tastes of the judges. , Hilary Swank's two award-winning films, "Boys Don't Cry" and "Million Dollar Baby" have interpreted the strong and unyielding image to the extreme, but unfortunately, Hilary Swank won two awards. After the actress trophy, her and her husband's careers gradually went to two extremes, and eventually their relationship broke down.

In terms of actors, the "New York Times" analyzed the reasons for Ebert's Oscar failure in detail.They focused on Ebert because he and Jamie Foxx are the two most likely to be crowned best actor at this year's Oscars. Turwood didn't even get a Golden Globe nomination at all. As for Leonardo, although his performance in "The Aviator" has reached his best level in recent years, he is obviously still a long way from Oscar.

Ebert has two disadvantages. One is that his age is indeed a huge shortcoming. Although Oscar nominations for two consecutive years have proved his acting skills, in the eyes of most of the judges, he is still in the probationary period. .The second is the problems of the film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". Although the crew has changed the rather dark ending, it is still a cult film style. Its absurd ending and weird plot have been destined to be like this It is impossible for a film to win Oscar's favor.

Therefore, Ebert's failure to win this year's Oscar is not a problem with his own acting skills. Judging from his age, being able to handle the emotions of characters so deeply is enough to make him worthy of an Oscar nomination.

And what about Jamie Foxx?His interpretation of the legendary singer Ray Charles is also Oscar-level. Jamie Foxx himself is both a singer and an actor, and he has an inherent advantage in handling such roles. It was officially released on April 04, only more than 10 months away from the date of Ray Charles' death, and the judges were easily inclined to Jamie Foxx emotionally.

This tendency cannot be underestimated. Ray Charles' own connections, fans, and the musical achievements he created can attract a lot of votes for the movie "Soul Singer" from the very beginning.Just like "The Aviator" was filmed early tomorrow, but it was scheduled to be released on December 12, because that day was Hughes' 24th birthday.

"The King of Soul" is more likely to be favored by the judges than "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", which is also an important reason why Ebert lost to Jamie Foxx. In any case, "The King of Soul" was at least shortlisted for the final In the competition for the best film, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" only saved a little face from the screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, but this only proved Charlie Kaufman's personal ability. After all, his previous works "Life of a Puppet" and "Adapted "Script" has an immortal influence in the hearts of niche movie fans.

At the end of the report, the New York Times did not forget to give Ebert some encouragement.They believed that although Ebert did not win the Best Actor Oscar, judging from his age and his achievements of being nominated for Best Actor for two consecutive years, he has indeed made Hollywood history. There is no doubt that as long as he sticks to the line of acting, He can be a great actor like Tom Hanks.

Why is it Tom Hanks instead of Daniel Day Lewis or Al Pacino, because Tom Hanks is not only the only actor in the history of Oscars to win two Oscars, the previous one is Spencer · Tracy, Spencer Tracy won the 10th and 11th Oscar winner respectively. In the following six or seventy years, Tom Hanks was the only one who achieved this achievement.Although the three trophies of Daniel Day Lewis were shining later, Hanks still has an advantage over Lewis. He is not only known for his outstanding acting skills, he is also an actor who has made great achievements in the box office .

In 1993, "Sleepless in Seattle" starring him ranked fifth in the box office list that year, with a box office of 1 million.

In 1994, the most outstanding works in the history of film, "Forrest Gump" starring Tom Hanks surpassed "The Lion King" and Jim Carrey's success at the box office of $3 million. Famous films such as "Ghost in Mask" and "Speed" ranked first in the box office.

In 1995, "Toy Story", which he participated in dubbing, ranked first in the North American box office chart that year.

In 1998, "Saving Private Ryan" starring him still ranked first in the annual list.

In 2000, "Rest of a Deserted Island" ranked second at the North American box office, higher than commercial blockbusters such as "Mission: Impossible 2" and "X-Men".

Throughout the 90s, Tom Hanks, Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise and others occupied half of the North American film market.

Ebert's contribution to the box office of films such as "White Night", "The Pentium Age", "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and his two nominations for Oscar winners make him the most promising actor among the younger generation of Hollywood actors. One that might follow in Tom Hanks' footsteps.

For Ebert, the encouragement from the New York Times was both motivation and pressure, but he was very happy to hear such comments. After reading this report and all the texts related to him word by word, he rushed to Leonardo grinned: "It's the first time I found out that The New York Times is so discerning. Before that, I didn't let Lynn subscribe to the New York Times for a year. This was really a huge mistake."

Leonardo rewarded him with two huge white eyeballs.

His first actor nomination also received a lot of comments from the media, but everyone agreed that Leonardo was just an accompanying character. Compared with Ebert's sophistication, Leonardo's acting skills still have some problems. In a nutshell, the voice of encouragement is far higher than the voice of praise.

He had seen the New York Times report a long time ago, but he didn't want Ebert to be too complacent and didn't show him the first time.

In fact, Leonardo's mentality is not bad. He knows that it is absolutely impossible for Oscar to hand over the trophy of Best Actor to him. He just feels sorry for Martin Scorsese.

After staying at home for two days shamelessly, Ebert finally went to report to the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2".The so-called "shameless and impatient" words were all based on Ebert's imagination, because on the second night after Oscar, Leonardo, who felt that he was tortured by Ebert, quietly returned to his villa.

This was the situation at the time.

Ebert: "Leo, let me make you a nutritious soup!"

Leonardo nodded: "Okay."

Half an hour later, Ebert came to the bedroom with a bowl of soup that didn't look too bad but whose ingredients couldn't be detected: "Leo, the soup is ready, hey, where's the person?"

Leonardo, who was still lying on the bed and playing with his mobile phone, disappeared in place!

Then, Ebert decisively abandoned the bowl of soup that was still hot, and ran to the door of Leonard's house pitifully.

However, the deeply devastated Leonardo has already figured out Ebert's routine. When this guy wants to do something that is not humane, he is arrogant and arrogant, but when he is done When something happened, he would immediately turn into an innocent boy.

In the next two days, Ebert did not succeed in entering the gate of Leonardo, but at least he had done everything he wanted to do before entering the group retreat. Ebert entered with excitement and satisfaction. group.

Of course, Ebert was also lamenting that people really couldn’t get rid of the ban easily. He was like a teenager who had been a vegetarian for a long time and suddenly started eating meat. He was already immersed in the longing memories and couldn’t help himself.However, as a young man who is only 25 years old, he still has to restrain himself a little bit in some things. After all, he and his dear Leo have a lifetime to consume.

In March, when the weather was still slightly cool in the early spring, Ebert brought a lot of luggage and equipment to the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" and started shooting the sequel of this classic commercial blockbuster.