Baby's return to the red carpet of the Academy Awards sparked heated discussions
As a once controversial artist, Baby (Yang Ying) appeared on the red carpet of the Hong Kong Film Awards again after 10 years, which aroused widespread attention and questions. On the one hand, her attendance has undoubtedly added some traffic and topicality to this once influential film event, and on the other hand, netizens have also questioned whether she has enough qualifications and works to support such professional film award ceremonies.
Baby appeared on the red carpet in a white off-the-shoulder haute couture dress, and her look was very eye-catching. She and her old friend Feng Delun served as the guests of the awards, which can be described as a highlight of this year's Academy Awards. Baby's status in the film industry is not high, and there are few outstanding film and television works in recent years, so her presence has aroused a lot of doubts.
There is a view that the reason why Baby was able to attend the Academy Awards was mainly due to her popularity and traffic advantages, as well as her good relationship with the organizers. After all, Hong Kong films are in a downturn, and the organizers also hope to use Baby's exposure to increase the attention of the Academy Awards.
On the other hand, some netizens think that Baby's attendance is not up to standard, and the Academy Awards, as a stage to show her achievements in film art, have lacked sufficient support for her works in recent years, which is not commensurate with this award. Baby was accused of "making up the heat".
Baby himself behaved quite calmly during the interview. She admits that she is not too busy at work and has more time to spend with her children. Some netizens questioned whether she wanted to establish a "good mother" character and "whitewash" herself. But Baby did not respond positively to such questions.
Netizens questioned Baby's lack of qualifications to participate in the Academy Awards
Baby's attendance at the Academy Awards has aroused widespread doubts among netizens, mainly focusing on her lack of sufficient film and television works to support her in recent years. Many people think that the Academy Awards are an important stage to showcase the achievements of film art, and Baby's participation is obviously a bit out of place.
Specifically, since Baby starred in the movie "Little Times" series in 2013, there have been few outstanding film and television works. After she gave birth to a child in 2018, she faded out of the film and television industry for a long time and concentrated on being a mother. She has hardly any noteworthy works in the past 5 years.
Other award-winning guests such as Andy Lau, Donnie Yen, Zhang Jiahui, etc., have a wealth of work accumulation, and also have a very high status and achievements in the film industry. Baby is really a little inferior to them. Some netizens bluntly said that Baby's "rubbing" of the popularity of the Academy Awards is not quite in line with the artistic concept of this professional award.
In addition, the Academy Awards have strict requirements for the works of the candidates. According to the rules, only films released in Hong Kong or the Mainland during the selection year are eligible to compete for major awards. Baby really hasn't had any work in this regard in recent years.
Some netizens also played a round for Baby, thinking that she was only present as an award presenter and did not compete for any awards, so it is not reasonable to question her voice. Baby's presence may be more to increase exposure and topicality.
Baby's attendance at the Academy Awards has indeed caused a lot of criticism, among which the voice questioning her lack of qualifications is the highest. This may also reflect from the side that professional awards have strict requirements for participants, and traffic stars may not be able to "rub" the heat.
Pay attention to professionalism and maintain the authority of the Academy Awards
The core of the controversy over Baby's attendance at the Academy Awards actually reflects two issues worth pondering: one is the current situation that the entertainment industry is too much after traffic stars and ignores professionalism, and the other is how to maintain the authority of professional awards such as the Academy Awards.
It is undeniable that Baby's presence has indeed brought a certain amount of attention and exposure to the Academy Awards, which is beneficial to enhance the influence of the awards. But from another point of view, too much pursuit of traffic stars and neglect of professionalism will also make professional awards like the Academy Awards lose their original value and significance.
The original intention of the Academy Awards was to recognize and encourage excellent film art, rather than simply pursuing exposure. If you can't even control the basic qualifications of the participants, then the award may become a "vase".
When inviting guests, the organizer should still uphold certain professional standards to avoid chasing traffic stars too much and losing the original professionalism of the award. The review of the qualifications of candidates should also be strengthened to ensure that only artists with outstanding film and television works in the selection year can compete for the awards, so as to maintain the authority of the Academy Awards.
On the other hand, viewers and netizens should also face up to the potential harm of putting traffic first and ignoring professionalism. We should learn to look at the influence of celebrities dialectically, and we can neither completely deny the value of traffic, nor can we be too sought after and ignore the professional cultivation of artists. Only by valuing professionalism and cherishing excellent works of art can professional awards such as the Academy Awards truly highlight their value.
The controversy over Baby's attendance at the Academy Awards once again sounded the alarm, reminding us to reflect on some unhealthy phenomena in the current entertainment industry, calling for attention to professionalism and maintaining the authority of professional awards such as the Academy Awards.