The star-studded red carpet finally kicked off.
Of course, even Cannes, the most popular of the three major European film festivals, is not comparable to the Golden Globes and the Oscars. From the guest lineup to the live broadcast team, to the onlookers, it lags behind by more than one grade.
But what is different is that on the closing ceremonies of the three major European film festivals, this is the real "awards ceremony", and every crew member who walks on the red carpet can be sure to win the award-
At the last moment, the film and crew who ended the premiere, stayed in Cannes, and had no awards appeared on the red carpet. This situation has also occurred before. Anyway, they all stayed in Cannes to attend the closing ceremony to increase exposure and discussion, thereby attracting the market. The attention of the team, this is not a bad idea.
But it's still a minority.
Whenever a production team shows up, the media center begins to bustlingly discuss what awards they might win and what impact it will have on the Palme d'Or; but forecasting is not an easy task.
The three individual awards of best actor, best actress and best screenwriter in previous years can more or less capture some clues; this year is an exception.
The actress has basically locked in the two works "The Past" and "Adele's Life", and it depends on whether the latter can hit the Palme d'Or and the screenwriter. "," Destined", "Like Father Like Son" and "A City of Absolute Beauty" all have a chance, and one award may completely disrupt the trend of other comprehensive awards.
When the "City of Absolute Beauty" crew appeared on the red carpet, the entire media center exclaimed, and Mark patted his forehead exaggeratedly, making a grunting annoyance, as if he had lost everything World in general.
And when the "Hurley" crew also collectively appeared on the big TV screen, the entire media center was in a frenzy. Everyone was emotionally expressing their protests and dissatisfaction, and they couldn't believe their eyes. .
After being extremely nervous and anxious, Emily calmed down instead, let out a heavy breath, clenched her fists, and cheered for herself and the crew of "Drunken Town Folk Ballad". It's still not the end of the world—
If a total of eight crew members attended the closing ceremony, it would mean that there was only a double egg yolk. At least, "Drunken Hometown Folk Ballad" was not without success, and she was still qualified to hit the grand prize. She should not be too pessimistic. It shouldn't be too negative, she should believe in Steven Spielberg's aesthetic vision!
Wait, what if the "Drunken Country Ballad" crew didn't win an award
All the speculation so far is based on a given fact: the crew of "Drunken Country Ballads" stayed in Cannes because they were sure to win the award.
But what if the crew's stay has nothing to do with the awards, and it's just that Renly and the Coen brothers made a special trip to watch the movie
Renly mentioned before that he is full of expectations for "City of Absolute Beauty" and hopes to watch this work on the big screen; and Mark also said that Renly enjoyed watching the movie in Berlin last year. , and even actively participated in the discussion among the audience.
God!
If "Drunken Country Ballad" didn't have a single trophy and was completely reduced to cannon fodder, Emily thought she might cry.
"Clap clap clap!"
There was a burst of applause in my ears, not the kind of thunderous, passionate applause, just a polite salute, clapping my hands lightly, then slowly raising my hands, continuing to applaud above my head, Expressing his inner expectations and excitement in this way, he looked at the big TV screen, and then—
It's "Drunken Country Ballad"!
Emily immediately also raised her hands high and began to applaud enthusiastically, they appeared, they finally appeared! It's a good thing, it's definitely a good thing, at least to look forward to tonight.
It can be seen that Renly's mood is very relaxed, as if it is not an important occasion to attend the awards ceremony and the closing ceremony, but just a small party; justin and Kerry, who are traveling together, are even more nervous, vaguely looking forward to it, the Coen brothers. After a lapse of 22 years, he was able to win the Palme d'Or again.
In fact, the Coen brothers have always been the darlings of the Cannes Film Festival.
1991's "Barton-Funk" won the Palme d'Or, best director and best actor three awards, and 1996's "Frozen" and 2001's "The Absentee" won the best director twice. , this year has once again become a strong shocker of the highest award, especially the chairman of the jury is still Steven Spielberg, which is more and more worth looking forward to.
Joel - Cohen and Ethan - Cohen are light-packed, and it can be seen from their looks and actions that they are enjoying a good time tonight.
The best moment of the night, though, came from "Adele's Life."
Say a thousand words and ten thousand, this is a French film.
If "Adele's Life" can successfully reach the Palme d'Or tonight, it will be the third time since the millennium that a French domestic film has topped the festival's top honor. The previous two works were "Children" in 2005 and "Classroom" in 2008.
Compared with Berlin and Venice, Cannes has put more attention on the world map, and at the same time has not forgotten the cultivation and support of local films, but the overall effect is still not outstanding enough. Those who are active in the world film circle French filmmakers are still members of the Mesozoic generation, and the growth rate of the new generation has not kept up.
By the way, the director of "Adele's Life", Abdel-Kechiche, is fifty-three years old this year, but in fact, he is still an important representative of the new generation of filmmakers.
Abu Dai is an actor who has appeared on the big screen as early as the 1980s and has participated in many works, but his performance has always been tepid, and he has not been able to truly break out into the world; in 2000, in his 40s At the age of 19, he directed his debut film "Voltaire's Mistake", which won two Critics' Awards at the Venice Film Festival, a blockbuster.
After that, Abday's directorial career took off.
"Dodge" in 2003 and "The Millet and the Mullet" in 2007, both of which swept the French mainland's top prize, the César, and twice won Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay In addition, each work was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Venice Film Festival. Although it failed to win the main award, it received a lot of affirmation from the film critics.
"The Life of Adele" is only Abday's fifth feature film.
Therefore, Abu Dai is still regarded as a "new generation".
If Abu Dai can reach the top of the Palme d'Or at the awards ceremony tonight, it will undoubtedly have a more long-term significance for French films.
Plus, Lea-Seydoux, one of the two heroines of "The Life of Adele," is an absolute focal point.
Since she started her acting career in 2008, Leia has become the darling of fashion. It is a pity that she has never encountered the work that made her shine until now; however, what really makes Leia become the focus , but because of her family background, like Renly, she also came from the upper class.
Leia's grandfather is the chairman of the old French film company EMI, and the chairman of Gaumont is her great-uncle. In other words, she is the third generation of a movie family.
So, when the crew members appeared on the red carpet, the reporters in the audience were boiling. The degree of attention was faintly overpowering the "Drunken Country Ballad" and became the biggest hit tonight.
When the red carpet officially ended, a total of eight crew members arrived at the Film Palace.
"Adele's Life," "Drunken Country Ballad," "The Past," "Nebraska," "Doomed," "Hurley," "A City of Absolute Beauty," and "Father Like Son."
Tonight's seven awards are about to be born among them, including the most anticipated Palme d'Or of the year.
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The awards ceremony began. Steven Spielberg led the jury members onto the stage. They sat collectively on the red sofa on the right side of the stage. Each award was announced by Chairman Steven. The two judges will serve as the presenters and present the trophies to the winners.
There are no performances, no greetings, and no tributes. Everything revolves around the awards. The entire awards ceremony lasts between forty-five minutes and an hour. It is simple, clear, and neat.
Best actress was awarded first.
It's a little surprising, but strictly speaking, the four individual awards, including best actress, best actor, best screenwriter, and best director, are in no order, and the order of awards should be determined according to the intensity of competition. , and does not have a strict list of official processes.
In the end, "Past" French actress Berenice Bejo won out! Following the "Great Artist" the year before, she once again presented a highly anticipated work. This work directed by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi lived up to expectations and continued the director's previous work "A Parting Once". The excellent reputation has won a lot of praise at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Immediately after, the Best Screenplay Award, "Tian Destined" from China/China stood out in the fierce battle.
This is a minor accident.
Not unpopular, but accidental. Because there are quite a lot of impactful works in the screenwriting department; but from another perspective, "Tian Destiny" won the award, while other competitive works may have been upgraded, with the ability to impact the top three major awards. Probably, for "Adele's Life" and "Drunken Country Ballad", this is a good thing.
Then, the Jury Prize.
The three comprehensive awards at the Cannes Film Festival are the Palme d'Or, the Grand Jury Prize, and the Jury Prize, corresponding to the first, second and third places respectively.
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However, no one wants to be second and third, although this is still an important affirmation.
Emily's heart shrank involuntarily. On the one hand, she was worried about the appearance of the name "Drunken Town Folk Ballad"; on the other hand, she was worried that after missing the jury award, "Drunken Town Folk Ballad" failed, so what should I do?
Steven didn't create suspense, and directly announced the answer, "like father as son".