The Golden Rooster Awards in 2020 are a little different.
After almost a whole year of the epidemic, the Academy Awards Hundred Flowers Awards have cancelled the ceremony of walking the red carpet, without the competition of red carpet actresses, the taste of the film festival seems to be half faint, but the Golden Rooster Awards on November 25 have resumed the red carpet for the first time.
The red carpet is red, and the screen can bloom with a hundred flowers.
Audiences who look forward to the Golden Rooster can also see a complete Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, and I believe that this scene is of great significance to both Chinese filmmakers and ordinary audiences.
However, everyone is most concerned about the queen, in addition to the red carpet.
Young director Zeng Guoxiang's "Young You" has won 11 nominations for the Golden Rooster Award, can it become the biggest winner of this year's Golden Rooster? Can the young Zhou Dongyu win his first Grand Slam to make history?' Can Yi Qianxi step on the shoulders of his predecessors and take off the Crown of the Shadow Emperor?
All of this will be revealed immediately.
With this nomination, Tomato Jun may wish to guess the empress and best director of this year's Golden Rooster as usual - whether to put aside first, these films and these actors are not only the treasures of Chinese films, but also the future of Chinese films.
1. Emperor of Shadows: Yi Qianxi or Xiao Yang
To be honest, I was selfish in this prediction. The five current nominees for the Golden Rooster Awards are as follows:
Looking at the hard work for many years, but in addition to Huang Xiaoming in 1977, there are three post-80s nominations in the remaining nominations: Xiao Yang in 1980, Dapeng in 1982, and Wu Yuhan in 1986.
At that time, the youngest was Yi Qianxi, who was just 20 years old this year and was born in 2000.
Privately, I think that the award will most likely not be awarded to Yi Qianxi, first, he is too young, and second, there is still room for improvement in acting, but it is enough to explode and be excellent.
In "Young You", Xiao Bei, played by Yi Yanqianxi, has unparalleled emotional appeal and explosive power.
What to see when it comes to infectiousness? Eyes.
In the movie, Yi Qianxi already has a look that a movie emperor should have, and even a few moments make me think of Liang Chaowei.
Look at the lover, there is light in his eyes, there is a sea of stars.
Looking at the enemy, his eyes were fierce, deep and serious.
As if to make people believe that he is not playing Xiao Bei, he is Xiao Bei, the boy who is the outside and soft on the inside.
Although the theme adds a lot of points, Yi Qianxi proved himself with acting skills for the first time.
In a shortlist of previous Academy Awards film emperors, Yi Qianxi lowered the average age value of the entire shortlist with the age of 19.
The age after being pulled down is 43.4 years old.
I very much hoped that this film emperor could give Yi Qianxi, but the truth is that if it is given to Xiao Yang, there is nothing to say.
Although the 8.3-point "Young You" is 0.6 points higher than the 7.7-point "Manslaughter", and "Manslaughter" is a remake, this does not mean that xiao Yang, the male protagonist of "Manslaughter", does not have gold content.
On the contrary, compared to the original Indian version of "Manslaughter and Concealment of Heaven", I think the national version is better.
The main reason for this is good in several actors - Xiao Yang, who nominated the film emperor, Tan Zhuo, who nominated the film queen, and even the 7-year-old Zhang Xiran child who was nominated for the best supporting actress ("Manslaughter").
Why does Xiao Yang have a gold content?
First, he is a comedic transformation. From singer to actor, from comedy to drama, Xiao Yang has completed the transformation of only his own.
Secondly, in "Manslaughter", Xiao Yang's chemical reaction with Tan Zhuo, Chen Chong and even An An presents the feeling of the whole play delicately and to the extreme.
He was just an honest craftsman, but when his wife and daughter were threatened and he did not stand up, he tried to do what a real man should do.
His character presentation is just the opposite of Yi Qianxi's, he is soft on the outside and tough on the inside.
In Xiao Yang, we can obviously see this transition and fusion of rigidity and softness.
As far as performance is concerned, he is more fiery and more mature than Yi Qianxi. The only thing that is lacking is that the stereotypical characters left in the previous "Tang Detective" are too deep, resulting in some audiences acting out to comedy.
But Xiao Yang is still worthy of this movie emperor.
Therefore, the Golden Rooster Shadow Emperor, giving Xiao Yang and Yi Qianxi, is beyond reproach.
The remaining three awards may not be large, Huang Xiaoming's "Heroes of Fire" is too main theme, and the god is not an absolute male protagonist in the play, and the theme is reduced a lot.
The Dapeng in "The Beneficiary" is still in the transition period, although the performance has become much more mature than "Pancake Man", but the traces of "acting" are still too heavy.
Including acting when making up and going out to the street to ask for food, it still gives people the feeling that gimmicks are greater than content, and shows are greater than business.
We admire Dapeng's courage, but this is not a reason to take the Emperor of Shadows.
"Half a Comedy" is too much to eat the actor's dividend, and Wu Yuhan has a feeling of being carried by Ren Suxi the whole time, and there is a high probability of running with him.
2. Shadow Queen: Zhou Dongyu or Tan Zhuo
Looking around, this year's film queen is not a good stubble.
This golden rooster is very important for Zhou Dongyu.
Picking a hundred flowers in September, "July and Ansheng" won the Golden Horse, "Young You" won the Golden Statue Film, if you win the Golden Rooster this time, and then go to Huabiao, she will become Zhang Ziyi's second Chinese five-time grand slam.
It is difficult to say whether Zhou Dongyu made "Young You" or "Young You" achieved Zhou Dongyu, but it is undeniable that Chen Nian's role was chosen.
Zhou Dongyu has a natural girlish feeling, born in 92 years old, she is 28 years old, but do not have to wear excessive makeup, as long as you wear a school uniform and carry a school bag, you are still a middle school student, no one will doubt.
This may be "God appreciates the meal".
Temperament appearance is on the one hand, on the other hand, Zhou Dongyu really has aura. "Young You" is such a depressing movie, you will be sad because of her.
I will also be happy because of her.
Her performance is mature, infectious, and explosive. There are also young people who Yi Qianxi does not have.
In fact, she is also 8 years older than her four-character brother, which is considered to be an "old drama bone".
But it's only 28.
Compared with Zhou Dongyu, Tan Zhuo is too brilliant and stable in "Manslaughter".
In the first half of the film, Tan Zhuo is completely a gentle and frugal traditional Chinese housewife.
A good mother who can't get out of the door, a good daughter-in-law who is considerate of her husband.
But maternal love is a fuse, and when her child is threatened and hurt, the mother can also burst out with amazing energy.
"Some children are beasts!"
The rivalry between Tan Zhuo and Chen Chong is the most explosive female opponent scene this year, and there is no one, and it still seems shocking.
Ren Suxi's performance is still perfect, it can be said that she saved "Half a Comedy".
However, because the plot is really full of loopholes, and it is not the type that the judges and ordinary audiences like, it is unlikely that the film queen will give Ren Suxi.
And Liu Yan in "The Beneficiary", there is indeed a performance of rebirth. I can even say that the first time Liu Yan gave me such a stunning feeling.
Although the experience of Yue Miaomiao's character is similar to Liu Yan's, I think most people value the overlap of experiences too much and ignore Liu Yan's performance.
Experience is additive, performance is the foundation.
There is nothing to be ashamed of admitting that Liu Yan is underrated in his performance.
And the fact is that Liu Yan's monologue in front of the camera is the clip that makes all the audiences most moved, and it is also one of the climax points of the plot of "The Beneficiary".
However, Liu Yan's works with gold content are too few, there is no previous accumulation, and with a single "Beneficiary", the title of the film is still a little too heavy.
However, according to this path, Liu Yan, who has been misunderstood as "relying on the chest", will sooner or later have his own shadow queen.
Finally, the theme of "Empty Nest" is too niche, and it may not be a genre film that the judges and the audience like, and there is a high probability of running with it.
3. Best Director: "Young You" Zeng Guoxiang
The Best Director edition is actually very interesting.
"My Motherland and Me" so many directors, whether to share a "best director", is still inconclusive, but in general, this situation is unlikely to occur.
After all, "Motherland" and this year's "Hometown" are not popular film genres.
And Chen Kexin's "Win the Championship", the theme itself is more purposeful, and it belongs to a niche sports film, and the possibility of winning the best director is doubtful.
So still optimistic about "Young You".
We have said too much about this movie, so I will not repeat it here.
summary:
Originally, this time the battle for the empress would be very fierce. However, "One Second" Zhang Translation, "Calm Wind and Waves" Zhang Yu missed the selection due to the delay in the release.
"The Party at South Station" Hu Ge and Wan Qian missed the nomination opportunity in vain due to the rule reform.
Gong Li ("Win the Championship", Singaporean nationality) and Chen Chong ("Manslaughter" American nationality) were unable to participate in the competition because of their nationality.
So there will be a lot less suspense left.
But this golden rooster is worthy of attention and celebration.
Because we know that Chinese movies in 2021 will get better and better.
(Rotten Tomatoes Editorial Board: Yang Yang)