On February 26 next year, the 89th Academy Awards ceremony will officially open. Competition for various awards is about to begin.
Of course, the Lifetime Achievement Award is not in this rule, and has been announced in advance over the years, congratulating Jackie Chan on winning a small golden man first.
According to the rules of the Academy Awards, films staged from January 1 to December 31 of the previous year can participate in the judging. That is to say, in the last 3 months of this year, those good films that everyone is looking forward to will also be released in a bunch. Compare last year's winning films, from last year's two big winners, "Spotlight" and "Mad Max 4 Fury Road"
Xiao Ji feels that the oscar selection range seems to be becoming more and more diversified, whether it is academic or heavy taste, Oscar meat is not taboo, all can be accepted.
That makes next year's Oscars unpredictable. In particular, the success of Fury Road and The Martian is a wake-up call. The current market does not mean that some epic films, literary films, and biopics can be easily awarded.
So, which Oscars will be winners next year? Xiao Key has compiled the hottest and best movies of the year.
Collected in three ways: commercial blockbusters, championship favourites and Oscar regulars, don't miss out on the Oscars next year:
NO.1 "City of Philharmonic"
Directed By: Damian Chazelle Starring: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, J. K. Simmons, Mizuno Sonoya Release Date: 2016-12-16 This movie is very popular and is a veritable favorite to win next year's Oscars. As the opening film of the Venice Film Festival, it was also nominated for the Golden Lion Award in the main competition section of the Venice Film Festival. Not long ago, it also won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival. This award is known as the Oscar vane, and only two of the winning films in the past 10 years have not been nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture, which can be said that the film has been predetermined for the Oscar Best Picture nomination.
It is a song and dance film about the jazz pianist Sebastin played by Ryan Gosling and the actress Mia played by Emma Stone in Los Angeles. The two are attracted to each other because they share a like-minded career view, but the story of irreconcilable friction between the relationship and the starting career gradually appears.
Director Damien Chazere's work "Burst Drummer" was nominated for six Oscars and won three awards. This movie is very different from the rage of "Burst Drummer", but is full of tender romance.
In addition to the Best Picture Award, in the best sound effects, best sound editing, "Philharmonic City" is also expected to win the crown again.
NO.2 "Billy Lynn's Halftime Battle"
Director: Ang Lee Starring: Joe Alvin, Kristen Stewart, Garnett Hedland, Van Diesel, Steve Martin Release Date: 2016-11-11 The film aka HalfTime No War is based on the novel of the same name. The biggest attraction of this film is that the director is called Ang Lee. With these two words, we should know that this is another masterpiece under director Ang Lee's self-exploration. The film explores the war, telling the story of 19-year-old Billy Lynn, who, after his glorious enlistment in the army, is sent to the battlefields of Iraq. During an exchange of fire, he was recalled to China by the government. After being awarded the Medal of Honor, they were sent back to the Battlefield in Iraq by the Government.
The film pioneered the use of high-frame rate photography of 120 frames. That's 5 times the size of a 24-frame movie, and the previous maximum frame rate of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" has only reached 48 frames. Beijing U-Tang Cinema has taken the lead in renovating a screen that can play 120 frames, and I am looking forward to what kind of visual spectacle this movie will bring us.
The film is expected to win three awards: Best Visual Effects, Best Picture, and Best Director.
NO.3 "Silence"
Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield, Adam Dreifer, Tadanobu Asano Release Date: The undetermined old horse has been nominated for 10 Oscars, and he is very depressed by the estimated lack of nominations over the years. Whether you can get the little golden man next year depends on the results of this movie.
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Japanese writer Shusaku Endo, and tells the story of two priests who go to Japan to check on the missionary situation there. At that time, Japan was in a closed state. The protagonists witness first-hand the persecution of Christians by the government. This has seriously challenged the faith of pastors
In the film, there are also famous Japanese directors such as Shinya Tsukamoto and Sabu who joined in the film, and Lao Ma revealed that the film will be released at the end of this year. The film's story spans 25 years, and if handled properly, it will most likely be rewarded with the Best Director Award.
NO.4 "Captain Sully"
Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: Tom Hanks, Laura Linnie, Alan Eckhart Release Time: 2016-09-09 The director of this film is clint Eastwood, who has won five Oscars and has been nominated seven times for 60 years old, tom Hanks as Captain Sully, and the two veterans who staged the aerial version of "Survival in the Wild" Still continue the tough guy + American theme package.
The story is based on a true event in which US Airways Flight 1549 was hit by a black goose during its take-off and climb, causing both engines to shut down at the same time. After the captain confirmed that he could not reach any nearby airport, he decided to make a forced landing on the Hudson River, and finally all 155 passengers and crew survived.
It is highly likely that the film will win the north American box office for two consecutive weeks after its release, and next year the film will win another trophy for best director for Clint Eastwood.
NO.5 "Heroic Seven Dragons"
Director: Anthony Fuquia Starring: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Matt Pomo, Ethan Hawke Release Date: 2016-09-23 The biggest blessing of this movie is that Akira Kurosawa and Shinobu Hashimoto as screenwriters were inspired by Akira Kurosawa's most famous "Seven Samurai".
The story is about a small village in Mexico after the American Civil War, which was overwhelmed by bandits, and paid seven gunmen from the United States to fight the bandits. It can be said that this is to put the core of the story of "Seven Samurai" in a layer of the american west.
After the release of the film, the leading momentum of "Captain Sully" ended, becoming the box office champion of the week and the director's own black identity, the film will be more novel in the perspective of the Civil War, and is expected to become a strong contender for next year's Oscars.
NO.6 "The Lion"
Director: Garth Davis Starring: Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman, Dave Patel, David Vinham, Navazuddin Siddigui Release Date: 2016-11-25 This film is a production by Weinstein International Pictures specifically for the award-winning season. The double lead cast of Rooney Marla and Nicole Kidman is clearly going to run for Best Actress
Director Garth Davis is a newcomer to film for the first time. But before that, he worked as a TV series director, and the divine drama "Top of the Lost Lake" was directed by him. The film is based on the autobiographical memoir of Indian writer Salo Blairley, The Long Way to Find Home. It tells the story of a five-year-old who accidentally broke up with his family on a train in India, was sent to an orphanage and adopted by a couple in Australia.
25 years later, he began to use his vague memory to use Google Earth to find his former home.
From the perspective of theme, plot, theme, etc., the film has the potential to win awards.
The film will most likely make it to the Best Film Award.
NO.7 "Manchester by the Sea"
Director: Kenneth Ronagan Starring: Michelle Williams, Cassie Affleck, Kyle Chandler, Carla Hayward Release Date: 2016-11-18 This film was produced by Matt Damon, who originally planned to direct and star in the film himself, but for scheduling reasons, he finally went to shoot "The Martian Rescue" and missed it.
The film tells the story of a taciturn plumber who has to return to his hometown after his brother's death to take care of his nephew 16. Thus revealing a tragic incident that happened to him in the past.
Kenneth Bonagan's work at the Sundance International Film Festival was greatly amazed: "The film feels very realistic, although it is more than a year before the Oscars, and people are already looking forward to the possibility of winning it at the Oscars." This benevolent brother has successfully predicted the award of "Spotlight", and his evaluation is very trustworthy.
The film is expected to win some awards in the actor category.
NO.8 "The Birth of a Nation"
Director: Nate Pike Starring: Nate Pike, Amy Hammer, Mark Boone Jr., Coleman Domingo Release Date: 2016-10-07The directorial debut of black actor Nate Pike, who also served as the film's director, writer, producer and star. The film is the same name as David Griffith's 1915 film history classic The Birth of a Nation.
Parker's choice of the same name for this film also seems to be to justify the historical black community. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and won two awards, the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award, and was hailed as "Twelve Years of Slavery Meets Braveheart" and set a record for the all-time deal at the Sundance Film Festival.
But director Nate Pike was suddenly exposed to the scandal of raping a white girl many years ago, which led to the film being ridiculed and boycotted as one of the seed contestants competing for the Oscars, and the future of the film became unpredictable.
NO.9 "The First Lady"
Director: Pablo Lareen Starring: Natalie Portman, Peter Sasgaard, Greta Gerweger, Max Casela Release Date: 2016-12-09 This movie is set for December this year, and it is clear that it has ambitions to rush the Olympics.
The film starts from the perspective of Jacqueline Kennedy, one of the most popular "first ladies" in American history, and presents the details of her husband, then President John F. Kennedy, before and after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The film won the Best Screenplay Award at the just-concluded Venice Film Festival, and Portman's Jacqueline was unanimously praised by European and American film critics.
With this film, Natalie Portman will most likely win a second Oscar queen trophy.
NO.10 Zootopia
Director: Byrne Howard Gerald Bush Starring: Jennifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman Release Date: 2016-03-04 After the release of this movie, the word of mouth was particularly crazy, and the north American Rotten Tomatoes network received nearly 100% praise rate
The main content of the movie is to tell the story of Judy the Rabbit who completed his dream of becoming a police officer
Compare similar animations released this year such as "Pet Secret", "Finding Nemo 2", "Funny Bird Story" and "The Voice of Joy" released in December this year.
No matter from the special effects, soundtrack, plot and other aspects, it can not pose a threat to this film. Saying that the film is scheduled for next year's Oscar nomination is already somewhat inaccurate almost to say that Zootopia has locked in the trophy for best animated film.
Of course, we don't know whether there are any variables in the selection of next year's Oscars, xiao Ji feels that there is always a failure on the competition, whether it is selected or not, whether it wins the award, as long as it is a good film, it is worth our attention and appreciation. Which movie are you most optimistic about? Let's share it with Xiao Key!