The 89th Academy Awards finally came to an end in the hot discussion.
Special feature of 1905 film network Is this Oscar exciting? Some netizens joked: "I feel embarrassed across the Pacific Ocean." The 89th Academy Awards, which attracted much attention, came to an end in an unexpected way. Facts have proved that the reality itself may be more dramatic than any film, and the last-minute reversal transcends the scriptwriting skills, making it difficult to laugh it off. Our main creation may still suffer from the pain of empty joy (but winning six awards is also a success), and all our card companies must still be reminiscing about this lingering moment.
The awarding guest, Warren Beatty, looked helpless
This year’s Oscar is also the longest award ceremony in 10 years, which took 3 hours and 49 minutes, but the person who persisted in the end can be described as grabbing the most memorable moment of the audience. However, this will not help to save the ratings of the Oscars. According to the data listed in The Hollywood Reporter, only about 32.9 million viewers watched this year’s Oscars, down 4% from last year, and the ratings were low. In fact, since 2014, this number has been declining, and Oolong can’t save the trend.
So is Oscar, once regarded as the highest achievement, really as perfect and impeccable as imagined? Not really. Even if it is the golden statuette that everyone dreams of, the award ceremony behind it is actually full of loopholes and full of controversy.
Best film playing with an own goal: should it be awarded to Moonlight City or Philharmonic Boy?
There was little suspense in the battle for the best film. la la land, which showed Hollywood itself and inspired dreamers, won six awards in a row that day, and won heavyweight awards such as best director and best actress. At that time, everyone thought that la la land was about to reach the top. Unexpectedly, it was not the winner of the final award that was about to be announced, but an "epic" own goal. The headlines of major foreign media are all about this embarrassing moment, but the limelight of the best film was robbed by this ridiculous scene.
Friends circle, WeChat official account, all the posts should be sent, and suddenly you told me that the award was wrong?
Starring Warren Beatty and faye dunaway undoubtedly became the most eye-catching awarding guests that night. Warren Beatty "restored the scene" on the stage: "I opened the envelope, which read Emma Stone and la la land. That’s why I look at Donnelly and you. I’m not trying to be funny. " Before he could stop it, Donnelly had read out the name of la la land loudly, and the directors Damian Shazelle and "Sister Stone" came to the stage with surprises. The other masters were also excited and began to give thanks. It was not until the producer found the problem and frankly went forward to get the correct winners’ list that the truth came out.
This is not the first time that an Oscar has made an oolong award. In 1933, when wil rogersl awarded the best director award, he said, "Frank, come and get the award!" Frank capra, the director, wanted to go on stage with joy, but in fact, Frank Lloyd, the director, was the winner. But this is the best film, and it is the most important award in the audience. There should be no such accident.
After the incident, everyone was analyzing how such a bizarre mistake came about. Soon, the media revealed the behind-the-scenes process of Oscar. It is reported that PricewaterhouseCoopers prepares two sets of winners every year, one is official, and the other is just in case. Before Warren Beatty took the stage, Brian Cullinan of PricewaterhouseCoopers gave him the spare envelope of the last award, which happened to be the one that announced the best hostess as Emma Stone.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the top accounting firms in the world, has been counting Oscar votes since 1935. Because this work needs to be kept strictly confidential, it is obviously their responsibility to deliver envelopes for the awarding guests. However, this time Brian actually handed in the wrong envelope containing the most important award — — Probably because he kept tweeting during the live broadcast!
Three minutes before Warren Beatty took office, he was still filming the beautiful "Stone Sister", which was obviously lost. Friends, Twitter is a mistake.
Although Moonlight director Barry Jenkins has been praising the master of "la la land" for his grace, and "Sister Stone" also revealed that she loves Moonlight very much, none of these can hide the most chaotic and shocking oolong scene of Oscar so far. The real winner stood on the stage with an incredible expression, while the people who failed in the dream of the little golden statuette not far away cast envious eyes with complicated expressions.
In fact, the meaning of "embarrassment" is complex and varied, and it is difficult to describe it in an image way, but the scene that happened at this Oscar can be included in textbooks. In order to ease the atmosphere, "Shi Jie" and "Gao Commander" also specially offered their blessings. The facial expression management ability of the new film queen is naturally not covered, but it is still a capital circle in any case.
The media all over the world have been tricked … … At the moment when the news is racing against time, everyone hates that the newly released list can’t be released at the first time, and only procrastinators can escape this robbery. However, the straightforward CNN simply crossed out the original news headline and rewrote it with the correct answer, revealing an attitude of "Since Oscar is so bohemian, we also love freedom", which is terrible and looks like a draft paper from the student days.
Before and after the award ceremony, many people were already exhausted. After the oolong, everyone was instantly awake, and Hollywood stars collectively played bad Oscars.
And this is not the only oolong in the Oscar audience … … Ironically, Trump Jr. tweeted the new york Times article and pointed out: "Interesting mistake … … It seems that the college doesn’t really respect and care about the behind-the-scenes workers … …” It turned out that in the link of commemorating the dead filmmaker, the information of fashion designer Janet Patterson was completely wrong. The photo of producer jane Chapman was on display in the college, and this lady is still alive.
Pay tribute to the filmmaker with the wrong picture.
Too political? Trump became the focus of the audience and was stunned by "chicken feathers"
Perhaps limited by the current situation, the political color of this year’s Oscar is obviously more intense than before. Winners have come on stage to express their opinions freely. With the help of Iranian director asghar farhadi who won the best foreign language film, he asked the generation leader to express his views and criticize the shortcomings of the times. The whole speech is not only polite and courteous, but also very elegant in maintaining dignity. "Aunt Mei’s incisive and profound speech at the Golden Globe Awards has obviously inspired more artists to speak out bravely, which is undoubtedly awe-inspiring.
However, it is also aesthetically tiring to regard political hot spots and endless debates as a stunt of an award ceremony focusing on film and art. The host "Chicken Feather" seems to be interested in aiming at Trump, and from time to time, he takes it as the goal to make spicy remarks during the awards and performances, instead of swearing at Trump for "ruling the country by Twitter": "It’s been two hours since the Oscars were awarded, and Trump hasn’t sent a tweet, so I’m worried about him … …” Just send Twitter @ Trump directly, and then ridicule whether the skirt of "Mei Yi" comes from the brand of the president’s daughter.
Trump himself then commented on this Oscar: "I think they pay too much attention to politics, which is somewhat sad and makes Oscar lose its charm." Last night was not a radiant and charming night. I attended the Oscars before, and its unique preciousness has been lost. It is also sad to end in that way. "
I don’t want to talk about American politics here, but the American president outside the field has become the focus of banter on the field, and Oscar seems to have lost its original pure texture and charm. After all, being immersed in art to show one’s views and defend one’s ideas is a more powerful way of expression than frequent verbal battles.
Oscar is still a male-dominated game? No woman was shortlisted for best director.
As soon as last year’s Oscar nomination was exposed, it instantly became a topic of heated debate among many people. In the heated debate, people can’t ignore a glaring fact: why are all white actors nominated for the 88th Oscar, which is really suspected of racial discrimination. "Oscar So White" has become increasingly fierce and rapidly fermented on social media such as Twitter, which has attracted a controversy. After will smith, a famous actor, refused to attend, many filmmakers announced their boycott of the Oscars, and its influence was irresistible and could not be calmed for a long time.
After painstakingly announcing the innovation, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences clearly realized the importance of diversity, and the nomination for the 89th Oscar immediately showed a trend of all rivers running into the sea. Moonlight Barry Jenkins was shortlisted as the best director, while Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. and Ruth Nega were shortlisted as the best actor and the best actress. Judging from the list of winners, the college seems to be changing itself drastically. However, many people still hit the nail on the head and pointed out the question: Why is Oscar so masculine? There is no female director’s name in the category of best director at all, and some people’s works have failed to get the recognition they deserve. Although Ava DuVernay’s and Maren Ade’s are among the best documentary feature films, they are only a few, and their directorial achievements are suspected to be neglected.
IndieWire, a well-known media, wrote an article for this purpose, pointing out that in fact, some female directors’ works have won a lot of praise this year, and they also have high popularity at film festivals, such as rebecca miller’s director and screenwriter. This film is very popular in Toronto and Sundance, but this kind of comedy about the emotional relationship of the characters doesn’t seem to conform to the aesthetics of the voting members of the college. Of course, Woody Allen, who keeps writing, is an exception.
A similar situation also appeared in lupita nyongo’s starring role. The director mira nair was brilliant and highly praised by film critics, but the college judges may think that they have understood the genre and style of the film without even looking at it. Disney’s marketing strategy also failed to attract audiences, and the film’s performance at the box office was very low.
In addition, American Sweetheart, which was favored by major media in the early stage, was also "rejected". This work by director Adria Arnold focused on the youth and growth of young girl Steyr. It not only appeared at Cannes Film Festival, but also won the jury prize in the main competition unit, and was shortlisted or won in the British Film Academy Award, independent spirit awards and british independent film awards, but it was silent at the Oscar.
Is the college really biased or dismissive of female directors and their works? This may not be the case, and we cannot directly draw such a slightly extreme conclusion. However, from the current situation, female directors do not have enough right to speak, and their status needs to be improved urgently.
Of course, this Oscar is not without its merits, and the coronation of Moonlight is undoubtedly a historic moment. The first same-sex film finally won the Oscar for Best Picture, but the director was very excited about it, and the college is becoming more inclusive and open. Jordan, the producer of "la la land", took control of the situation calmly and restrained in time on the stage, and quickly corrected his mistakes. This kind of on-the-spot response ability of crisis management is commendable. Moreover, the college also officially issued a statement, apologizing to la la land, Moonlight, two award-winning guests, producers and global audiences, and making every effort to make up for the mistakes.
The scene of the "gift package from heaven" is also full of imagination. The stars received cookies and candy in the parachute-shaped gift bag, and the scene was as warm as Christmas.
The scene of opening Dolby Theatre to lucky tourists is also very novel and even exciting.
However, perhaps Oscar blessed too many spectators’ fantasies and ambitions. Under the oolong farce, we indirectly hit its extremely real side. In fact, we don’t need to take Oscar as the highest standard, and we don’t need to idealize it too much. As the host "Chicken Feather" said — — "This is just an awards show."
