The 84th Academy Awards nominations focus on 3D and nostalgic films

The 84th Academy Award nominations focus on 3D and nostalgic films Xinhuanet, Los Angeles, January 24 (Reporters Wang Jun and Liu Si) The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (…

"Hugo Britt" is the fourth 3D film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, following "Avatar", "Up" and "Toy Story 3". In recent years, Hollywood has launched a swarm of blockbuster sequels, and the 3D trend is in the ascendant. Although it was not nominated for acting awards, "Hugo Britt" became the biggest winner of the 84th Academy Awards nominations with 11 nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Film Score, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Effects, and Best Visual Effects. Scorsese himself was nominated for the Best Director award for the seventh time.

"The Artist", which came in second place with one nomination difference, is unanimously regarded by industry insiders as the strongest contender for the Best Picture Award. This film is the fifth silent film to be nominated in the 83-year history of the Academy Awards, and the seventh black-and-white film to be nominated since 1970. Among the other six shortlisted black-and-white films, "Schindler's List" won seven awards at the 66th Academy Awards, including Best Picture. "The Artist" director Azanavivi is the eighth Frenchman in Hollywood history to be nominated for Best Director. The film was also nominated for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Film Score and Best Original Screenplay.

The emergence of "The Artist", which adopts the Hollywood production style of the early 20th century and aims to pay tribute to the golden age of Hollywood, has blown a breath of fresh air in the international film world. It not only provides pure enjoyment to the audience, but also makes the eyes of film critics shine, attracting rave reviews. From the Cannes Palme d'Or to the Hollywood awards season, judges from all walks of life have paid great attention and recognition to this film. "The Artist" has also become the biggest winner of awards from various film critics associations, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy, Best Actor in a Comedy (Jean Dujardin) and Best Original Score. A famous British film critic changed his habit for many years and generously used the word "perfect" to describe this film.

Judging from the history of film development, black-and-white films and silent films are the most traditional and common ways for audiences to watch movies collectively. The experience the audience has while watching the film will be amplified through mutual communication. Once upon a time, audiences were accustomed to going to movie theaters in small groups or with whole families to watch movies. The scene of theaters of all sizes being full and it was hard to get a ticket is vividly visible. However, with the development of the Internet and the rapid advancement of communication technologies such as mobile phones, this phenomenon has gradually declined, and has been replaced by on-demand videos on mobile phones or watching DVDs alone at home. This new phenomenon brought about by the development of science and technology has caused film critics and Academy of Film and Television judges to have a strong nostalgia complex, and the appearance of "The Artist" coincides with this complex.

In addition, it has been a hundred years since the birth of world cinema, but films describing the filmmakers' own experiences are very rare. "The Artist" tells the story of George Valentine, a famous actor in the silent film period who encountered setbacks in his career because he refused the fact that talkies would replace silent films, but with the help of his girlfriend, he finally gained a happy life. The nearly 5,800 judges of the American Film Academy, especially the largest number of judges who are actors, are naturally particularly fond of this film that describes the experience of actors. "The Artist" is also the first Oscar candidate for Best Picture from a non-English-speaking country in recent years.

Another Best Picture Award nominee Spielberg, the director of the film "War Horse", failed to be nominated for the Best Director Award this time.

For Woody Allen, who wrote and directed the romantic comedy "Midnight in Paris," this is his seventh Best Director Award nomination. Allen was also nominated for the Best Original Screenplay Award this time, marking his 15th time being nominated.

Among the Oscar nominees, "The Tree of Life", which was praised by film critics in the early awards activities, and the American "9/11" themed film "Very Loud and Very Close", which was not highly praised by film critics, are also shortlisted for the best picture.

Actors who also perform real-life stories are treated very differently. Hollywood evergreen Meryl Tripp, who plays former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Michelle Williams, who plays the late movie star Mary Monroe, and Brad Pitt, who plays the team manager who leads the team to turn around, are all on the list, while Leonardo DiCaprio, the movie star who portrays Hoover, the founder of the FBI, is not on the list.

In addition, the same film also presents a state of "ice and fire". David Fincher's new film "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" was well received by the judges and received 5 nominations in one fell swoop. Its star Rooney Mara was also unexpectedly nominated for the Best Actress Award, competing with veteran actors such as Streep. However, this film missed the Best Picture Award.

"Neda and Simin: A Separation" was shortlisted for the Best Foreign Language Film Award, becoming the second Iranian film to be shortlisted since 1998. If it finally wins, it will be a breakthrough for an Iranian film at the Oscars.