Oscar in-depth analysis: "Instantaneous Universe" won seven awards, why did Michelle Yeoh win the queen?

On March 13, Beijing time, the 95th Academy Awards held an awards ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA. This year's Oscars by Jimmy Cummel as the host, as of press time, the full list of winners has been released, of which "Instantaneous Universe" has become the biggest winner of this year's Oscar, winning a total of seven awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Picture. And "No War on the Western Front" followed with four awards, and Cameron's "Avatar 2" only won one award for best visual effects, which is analyzed one by one.

Best Animated Feature Film: "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio"

The first award was Best Animated Feature Film. This year's Oscars were shortlisted for five works, namely "Pinocchio of Jill Model Toro", "Shell Marcel in Boots", "Puss in Boots 2", "Sea Beast Hunter" and "Metamorphosis of Youth", and finally "Ginmo del Toro's Pinocchio" won the award.

It should be noted here that "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" and Disney's "Pinocchio" are not the same, the award-winning one is co-directed by well-known producers Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustason, which has previously won the American Art Directors Guild Award and the British Academy Film Award, which is equivalent to the wind vane of the Oscar, so it is not surprising that this time won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film.

And this time Disney and Pixar rarely failed to win the award, somewhat regrettable, the "Youth Metamorphosis" full of oriental elements is actually good, the reason for the defeat may be because from the perspective of orientals, telling oriental stories has not been recognized by the judges! In addition, the production of "Puss in Boots 2" is also very good, and it has also landed on the mainland big screen.

Best Supporting Actor: "Instantaneous Universe" Guan Jiwei

Among the five actors nominated for this Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, Guan Jiwei has the highest probability of winning, on the one hand, "Instantaneous Universe" is the first to win, whether it is the excitement of the film or the performance level of the actors, Guan Jiwei has obvious advantages.

Guan Jiwei entered the film and television industry as a child star since he was a child, was very active in the 80s of the last century, and later transformed into a stuntman, and had a wonderful performance in the movie "Indiana Jones 2". This award is really hard work and luck, Guan Jiwei is more than 50 years old, originally "Instantaneous Universe" did not consider him, and wanted to invite Jackie Chan. But for various reasons, Jackie Chan resigned, which gave Guan Jiwei a chance.

Audiences who have watched "Instantaneous Universe" will not deny that Guan Jiwei performed very well in the movie, his image of a husband who only promises, and the image of a shrewd and brave warrior in parallel time and space, almost one person plays two roles, which is particularly brilliant and deserves to win the award.

Best Supporting Actress: "Instantaneous Universe" Jamie Lee Curtis

Xu Weilun and Jamie Lee Curtis were nominated for Best Supporting Actress through "Instantaneous Universe", and in the end, Xu Weilun was defeated, which is quite regrettable, she played more daughters, and her performance was also very good.

Of course, Jamie Lee Curtis is also very convincing to win the award, she is very outstanding in the role of tax collector, and the change in image behind is also very convincing. In fact, she is far from being as old as she looks in the movie, and many audiences may not see it, she is the heroine in the popular "True Lies" that year, playing the wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and won the Golden Globe Award, and also had a wonderful performance in 2019's "Blade Out of the Sheath".

Best Feature Documentary: Navalny

Among the five best documentary feature film nominations, my personal favorite is "Volcano Love", which unfortunately failed. However, "Navalny" has a good reputation, Douban got a high score of 7.5, telling the story of Navalny's unbearable investigation of the murder that targeted him, and has previously won the Most Popular Award at last year's Sundance Film Festival and the Audience Award in the American Documentary Competition Unit.

Best Cinematography: "No War on the Western Front"

Frankly speaking, among the Oscar finalists this year, "No War on the Western Front" is my favorite first, although it is a remake, but whether it is the choice of subject matter, character shaping, detail portrayal and the use of lenses, it is very good, so it is well deserved to win the Best Cinematography Award. In comparison, the other nominated four films "Poet", "Elvis", "Empire of Light" and "Thar" are indeed not as brilliant as "No War on the Western Front".

Best Makeup & Hairstyle: "Whale"

For Best Makeup & Hairstyling, the five finalists were No War on the Western Front, The New Batman, Black Panther 2, Elvis Presley and Whale (aka Behemoth).

This movie can win this award, should be thanks to the character styling design, in the movie Brandon Fisher played by the English teacher Charlie, weighing up to 272 kilograms, character styling is much more advanced than Andy Lau's "Big Man Has Big Wisdom", this award should indeed be won, although other films are also good in makeup and hair design.

Best International Film: "No War on the Western Front"

Best International Film, which refers to films produced by non-American films, the five finalists this time are "No War on the Western Front", "Argentina, 1985", "Intimate", "Donkey Call" and "Summer Whisper", this award is not in suspense, because "No War on the Western Front" is far ahead in terms of international influence and film quality.

Best Art Direction: "No War on the Western Front"

If you want to say that the most competitive award at the Oscars this year, it should be Best Art Direction. The five nominated works are very strong, "Avatar: The Way of Water" creates a beautiful underwater world, "Elvis" restores the sense of age and scenes of that year, "Dream House" is in place under Spielberg's strict requirements, and "No War on the Western Front" finally won this award with excellent scenes, costumes and other designs, which is indeed very real and intriguing in every detail.

Best Soundtrack: "No War on the Western Front"

This year's Oscar for Best Soundtrack was only nominated for four films, and the award-winning "No War on the Western Front" has a bit of "the road to simplicity", and the simple soundtrack that appears many times knocks people's hearts, it should be this clever use that makes this movie win!

Best Visual Effect: Avatar: The Way of Water

Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" won the Best Visual Effects award without dispute, and if nothing else, the motion capture effect alone and the creation of the underwater world have definitely won.

In comparison, the "No War on the Western Front" nominated at the same time focuses on reality, "The New Batman" focuses on action scenes, the effect of "Black Panther 2" is unsatisfactory, "Top Gun 2: The Lone Ranger" is relatively single, and indeed "Avatar 2" should win the award.

The VFX team took the stage to accept the award on behalf of a very large group of people, and thanked the members of Weta Studios in Los Angeles and New Zealand for their hard work and polishing the actors' performances and all the polishing of the film.

Best Original Screenplay: "Instantaneous Universe"

Guan Jiayong and Daniel Schnatter's "Instantaneous Universe" won the best original screenplay, compared to the "Triangle of Pathos" nominated at the same time is more realistic and ironic, but in my opinion, "Instantaneous Universe" in addition to playing parallel universes with new ideas, and the plot is smooth and enjoyable, it also highlights the American dream that Oscar likes!

Best Adapted Screenplay: "Women's Negotiation"

"Women's Negotiation" (also known as "Women's Talk") won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, a film based on the best-selling book of the same name, which tells the story of a remote religious colony where hundreds of women are rebelled against each other for years and decide to take action. It is very relevant compared to several other nominated works.

Best sound effect: Top Gun 2

The roar of the engine, the friction of the air flying across the ground, and the balance of the noise of flying in the air and the sound of the characters' dialogue, "Top Gun 2" has been completed very well, and it should be the successful creation of these sound effects, so that "Top Gun 2" won the Best Sound Effects Award at this Oscar, but "No War on the Western Front" also depicts the battlefield sound effects very well.

Best Original Song: "Naatu Naatu" by RRR

I have to admit that among the films nominated for Best Original Song, "RRR" is the most brilliant, joyful and joyful, and the performance at the awards ceremony has also made the audience boil, singing and dancing has become a unique label of Indian cinema, and always conquers the audience.

Best Editing: "Instantaneous Universe"

Best Editing can be said to be the highest technical award among all the Oscar awards, the importance of editing is equivalent to the secondary creation of a movie, excellent editing can even turn decay into magic, so that the film "transformed", such as "Nameless", originally a conventional spy film, but the editing will disrupt time and space, creating a unique brain-burning maze.

The editing of "Instantaneous Universe" is also very good, while ensuring the smoothness of the movie's story, the intersection of the real world and parallel time and space is properly arranged and logical, which is indeed the most convincing of the nominated works.

Best Director: "Instantaneous Universe" Guan Jiayong & Daniel Schnater

The competition for Best Director at this Oscar is not too strong, from the perspective of directing techniques, Spielberg's "Dream House" did not meet the audience's expectations, Ruben's "Triangle of Pathos" performed averagely, "Instantaneous Universe" is indeed the seed contestant who won the award, and the reputation is very good, congratulations to the two directors.

Best Actor: "Whale" Brandon Fisher

The Best Actor award was won by Brandon Fisher for the movie "Whale", which is adapted from the play of the same name, Brandon Fisher plays Charlie, an English teacher who weighs 272 kilograms, he is secluded, stubborn, determined to eat himself to death, and abandons his family for same-sex lovers in middle age, and finally tries to repair a relationship with his 17-year-old daughter.

Brandon Fisher's performance can be described as brilliant, and in the face of the pressure of 272 kg of character modeling, he completed a wonderful portrayal, and this award was awarded to him without dispute.

Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh in "Instantaneous Universe"

Michelle Yeoh is the most vocal actor nominated for Best Actress this year, but it is not easy to win the award, because in the past 100 years, she is the first Asian actress to win an Oscar. Moreover, the competition for Best Actress at this Oscar is very fierce, and Cate Blanchett and Ana de Armas have performed equally well.

It can only be said that Michelle Yeoh's years of hard work and dedication have finally paid off, and winning this award in her 50s can be regarded as the highest praise for her film career. Her performance in "Instantaneous Universe" is very good, and there are a lot of scenes, which is inseparable from her years of star playing experience, congratulations Michelle Yeoh!

Best Film: "Instantaneous Universe"

The Best Picture Award is the most nominated and most competitive award of this year's Oscar, and finally "Instantaneous Universe" won the award. Best picture is to consider the performance of all aspects of the work, throughout "Instantaneous Universe", whether it is the choice of theme, narrative techniques, special effects production, or the performance of actors, editing skills, are worthy of this award, and this film has also become the biggest winner of this Oscar, congratulations to the director and congratulations to the starring Michelle Yeoh.