62-year-old Tony Leung won six Academy Awards "Best Actor", but 58-year-old Lin Baoyi has become a "missing pearl"

On the evening of April 14, Tony Leung won the Academy Awards "Best Actor" for the sixth time, and now he is in Germany to shoot a new film, he asked his wife Carina Lau to accept the award with a huge lobster necklace.

There is no doubt that Tony Leung is capable enough to win the trophy.

However, compared with his previous Best Actor who won the Academy Awards for "Chongqing Forest", "Happy Spring", "In the Mood for Love", "Infernal Affairs", and "2046", this time he won the award with his new work "Goldfinger", this work with less than ideal reputation and box office seems much thinner.

Especially among the shortlisted actors, Huang Zihua, who was shortlisted for "The Bad Tongue Lawyer", and Lin Baoyi in "Under the White Sun" have all taken out sincere works that have been in the industry for decades, and they finally accompanied the audience in the audience, which seemed a little uneasy.

In the eyes of cherries, the 58-year-old Lin Baoyi has really become the "missing pearl" of the Academy Awards this time.

He was favored and finally did not reap anything

The 58-year-old was shortlisted for Best Actor at the Academy Awards, and he shouted through the media early in the morning that if he couldn't get the trophy, he hoped that the audience would not be sad, because he was already content.

In recent years, the number of works has plummeted, and he shows enough humility.

However, in the discussion of fans, the most popular in this shortlist has always been him and Huang Zihua, which was originally considered to be a dispute between the two.

However, Lin Baoyi, who was dressed in a straight suit, walked on the red carpet with the crew of "Under the White Sun", looking proud.

This movie, which has scored 8.0 points in word-of-mouth, did indeed shine at the awards ceremony, the heroine Yu Xiangning won the "Queen", Jiang David and Liang Yongting won the best supporting actor and actress respectively, and the outside world originally thought that Lin Baoyi was extremely expected to win the "Best Actor" trophy, which completely covered the performance awards of the Academy Awards.

In the end, he ran away with a smile on his face, and Huang Zihua, who was about to leave without winning the award, also missed, but Tony Leung won the "Best Actor" for the sixth time.

Tony Leung won the "Best Actor" is no longer news, in the Chinese film industry, he is the ceiling of male actors.

But in "Goldfinger", which won the award this time, Tony Leung still played Cheng Yiyan with empty gloves and white wolves, but compared with his previous works, the final presentation of this play is unsatisfactory, and the twists of the story and the details of the character settings have caused controversy.

These problems have made Tony Leung and Andy Lau's cooperation after 20 years a little regrettable, and the reputation of the movie does not fit this fantastic lineup.

However, in the end, with this work, he outperformed Huang Zihua in "The Bad Tongue Lawyer" and Lin Baoyi's subversive performances in "Under the White Sun", which caused a lot of controversy.

From the previous estimates of many film critics, Zhang Jianhua played by Lin Baoyi in "Under the White Sun" has become the favorite to win the award, and this role is completely different from the elite and gentle image he has left in TVB dramas in the past few decades.

As the director of a welfare home, Zhang Jianhua, who suffers from eye disease, seems to be kind and kind, but he constantly stretches out his claws to the disadvantaged, and the complex layers of this character are played by Lin Baoyi in detail.

In this work based on real events, Zhang Jianhua, who was created by the character prototype, also became the villain of the story of "Under the White Sun", which is also the support.

Lin Baoyi, who has a creepy micro-expression in the play, finally became the only one in the starring role who did not win the trophy.

He shattered his comfort zone but became a "lost pearl"

Lin Baoyi failed to win the "Best Actor" with the character of Zhang Jianhua, which made fans cry out regret.

In TVB dramas, he is not a handsome guy who is not superior in height and is not a stunning handsome guy at a glance, but Lin Baoyi has become the "white moonlight" in the audience's memory with her acting skills.

Zeng Jiayuan in "Forensic Record", Li Guozhu in "Wonderful Hands and Benevolence", Sun Baiyang in "Golden Branches", and Gao Changsheng in "Jewels", these male protagonists he has portrayed have created the highlights of TVB dramas.

can be affectionate and a little yuppies, Lin Baoyi is also a unique existence.

However, compared with many professional debuting actors, Lin Baoyi, who appeared in the entertainment industry as a singer, initially opened her voice on the same stage as Faye Wong, and becoming an actor was purely an accident.

From a poor family, he started working very early, joined the band at the age of 13, became a drummer at the age of 18, worked as a firefighter, and also served as a police officer for four years.

It's just that at that time, the masters of the Hong Kong music scene were like clouds, Lin Baoyi and Faye Wong starred in the movie "Farewell My Concubine" together in 1990 and signed a contract with TVB, and his partner became a generation of "divas", and he opened the road of actor.

has dominated the screen in TVB for 20 years, Lin Baoyi started from supporting roles, Chen Taotao in "The Great Era", Ling Keyang in "Chitose Lover", these supporting roles finally paved the way for him to bring the highlights of "Forensic Record" and became the master of TVB.

The story of Zeng Jiayuan and Nie Baoyan is still a template for workplace dramas, and the love and workplace order are just right, and Lin Baoyi and Chen Huishan have also become the white moonlight in the audience's memory.

In 2023, Lin Baoyi and Chen Huishan will open their voices together in the party, and the same stage of the classic CP will make Wang Zulan in the audience show a fan face.

In the Hong Kong drama circle, Lin Baoyi has long held the "Emperor", but he is not satisfied with the label of Xiaosheng.

Before many actors left the nest, in 2011, Lin Baoyi's contract with TVB expired and was not renewed. He confessed to the media camera that he hoped to pick some good scripts, so he decided to fly solo.

After leaving TVB, he is no longer just a big male lead, when he plays against Zhang Ziyi and Song Hye Kyo, he is Yuan Pete, a thin man;

In "Anti-Corruption Storm 2", he is the security manager Lun Tianyuan who was brutally murdered.

is different from the previous dramas where all the dramas were big male leads, in the 13 years since leaving TVB, although Lin Baoyi has participated in 14 movies one after another, she is basically in a supporting role. And each of his characters has a very different style, and after stepping out of the character label, the path of both good and evil shows a bit of wildness.

The outside world sighed that Lin Baoyi was no longer popular, but he was willing. When he was asked to play in "Under the White Sun", the role of Zhang Jianhua was almost pushed away by him, because at that time he was busy challenging to be a producer for the first time and filming the suspense drama "Bridge of Sighs".

Unexpectedly, five years later, director Jian Junjin asked him to play Zhang Jianhua again, and he decided not to live up to this fate.

In order to play this role, Lin Baoyi has to use a silver pen to paint his hair white every day, in order to grasp the details of this character, he is fatter than in the past, and carefully looks at the past information of the prototype character, and analyzes the character from the details of actions such as tilting his head, but what bothers him is that this Buddha-mouthed and snake-hearted character makes him resist from the bottom of his heart, and he doesn't dare to look in the mirror when he goes home from work every day.

Lin Baoyi's disgust is because he can't accept the layers of divisions of Zhang Jianhua's character, who seems to be a good person who helps the weak, but in private he is a demon who keeps stretching out his claws.

Two hours after the completion of "Under the White Sun", Lin Baoyi washed off all her makeup and returned to herself completely.

He said that this was the fastest play, and his determination could also read how deep his understanding of the character of Zhang Jianhua was.

After the movie was released, many fans shouted that they couldn't recognize Lin Baoyi at a glance, the once gentle and elegant actor or the actor who was full of rivers and lakes is no longer there, and Zhang Jianhua, who seems to be middle-aged but shows ruthlessness in the transformation of details, completely cut off his past.

Therefore, after Lin Baoyi was shortlisted for the Best Actor at the Academy Awards, he was considered very hopeful of winning the trophy, because he not only acted well, but also completely shattered his past comfort zone.

However, the final result was that he was just a spectator the whole time, watching the actors in the same group win awards one by one, which was embarrassing.

Only he doesn't feel sorry

Carina Lau, who took the stage to win the award instead of her husband Tony Leung, couldn't help but joke when she thanked her: "I know that as soon as Tony Leung wins the award, many people will say no! It's him again, give others a chance." But I've been around him for so many years, and I think he's really a great actor."

This Versailles tone is paired with a huge lobster necklace on the chest, showing a bit of comedy.

For Tony Leung's acting skills, both Carina Lau and the audience recognize it. The controversy in the outside world is only the characters in "Goldfinger", which is not Tony Leung's masterpiece, which is somewhat "upset".

Compared with Tony Leung's decades of dominance at the Academy Awards, Carina Lau has also experienced the loss of a frozen smile at this award ceremony.

In 1991, Carina Lau was considered to be the "Actress" of the Academy Awards with "The True Story of A Fei", and she was the only one among the five nominated actors that arrived at the scene, and even Chow Yun-fat and Brigitte Lin, who won the lottery, sent her blessings in advance, but when the mystery was finally revealed, it was Zheng Yuling who won the award with "Cousin, Hello!".

This made Carina Lau's smile instantly freeze that day, and even after many years of holding the "Actress" trophy, she did not hide the sense of loss in her heart at that time.

This mood is not difficult to substitute for Huang Zihua and Lin Baoyi, who are favored by the outside world this time, they have excellent works in hand, and they have appeared in gorgeous costumes, but in the end they lost to Tony Leung, who won the award remotely.

But unlike the young and frivolous Carina Lau, who was eager to win awards to prove her acting skills, Huang Zihua and Lin Baoyi, who are now middle-aged, are even more light-hearted.

Huang Zihua admitted that he was still a newcomer after the award ceremony, and the future was still promising;

Lin Baoyi said as early as March that it was enough to be nominated, and she cleared herself in advance.

Compared with Huang Zihua's attitude, Lin Baoyi's attitude is more calm.

This is not surprising, since leaving TVB, the number of his works has decreased sharply, and even the leading role has decreased sharply, but the requirements for the role are different, and filming is more like his hobby.

On his social platform, he is more willing to share gatherings with old friends, and the daily routine of going to the seafood market to buy vegetables alone has long been not like a star.

In the past ten years, Lin Baoyi has lived a wandering life around the entertainment industry, so much so that many viewers once mistakenly thought that he had retired.

Even if it was about the emotional scandal with the little fresh meat in his relationship, he didn't bother to respond for a long time. Just wait for the rumors to intensify, simply clarify it yourself on social platforms.

This time at the Academy Awards, Lin Baoyi made the audience sigh, but for him, he was already unfazed.

After all, in his opinion, picking a good script is the goal, so even if he doesn't win an award, he smiles sincerely.

It's just that for fans, 62-year-old Tony Leung can be said to be a "great actor", and the 58-year-old Lin Baoyi, who has worked silently, also deserves more recognition.

Because there are not enough opportunities for his male protagonist, he finally missed the highlight in a hurry, so this "lost pearl" is emotional.