The sea breeze blowing over the Pacific Ocean in March fills the whole of California with a warm spring atmosphere, without the solemnity and coldness of winter, nor the bustle and noise of summer, spring always carries a unique atmosphere, a short but wonderful stay in California, and then fly away.

The ticking of the hour hand seemed to be still lingering in my ears, and when I looked up at the calendar, I realized, "God, the first quarter of 1995 is coming to an end!" ”

Yes, March is coming to an end.

In 2004, the Academy of Arts and Sciences brought the annual Oscars forward by a month to coincide with the summer season, which also made the end of the awards season in February. But before that, the Oscars had always been held at the end of March, away from Valentine's Day, away from the Super Bowl, and away from the cold winter.

The 67th Academy Awards will be held on March 27, the last Sunday of March, and the anticipation that has been brewing for three whole months will be concentrated on this night, and it will also be the final summary of the past 1994.

This year's Oscars are undoubtedly the most competitive since the 48th Academy Awards in 1976.

There's a big reason why people are obsessed with the '70s, not only because it was a year of rock stars, but also because it was a year of great production. The lineup of contenders for Best Picture at the 48th Academy Awards can still be the strongest in history even if it is placed in 2014!

All five of the five works that participated in the election that year went down in history, Stanley Kubrick's epic masterpiece "Barry. Lyndon)", which is also considered by countless to be "perfect", and is widely regarded as Kubrick's closest to an Oscar; Robert Altman's "Nashville" is praised as the best American film since "Male and Female Thieves", and this work is also considered the pinnacle of Ultraman's satire on the world, influencing countless audiences.

Sidney Lumet, a master of dramatic conflict. Lumet) and Al Pacino's "Hot Afternoon", which is still considered the pinnacle of cop films; Then Steven Spielberg created a new style of horror films, which influenced almost an entire generation of "Jaws", and the special effects, sound effects, soundtrack, and editing of the film can be said to have revolutionized Hollywood commercial films.

Finally, there is Milos Forman. Forman)'s "One Flew Over the Asylum", the standard*, profound thoughts, and excellent acting skills, time has proven the classic status of this work in film history!

The five works are well-deserved classics of film history in terms of film completion, depth of thought, and impact on the future film industry. The winner of any work is a matter of course, so much so that when "One Flew Over the Asylum" wins, although people sigh that it is well deserved, they still sigh at the defeat of the other four works.

Such a grand occasion has not been seen since.

When the list of nominees for this year's Oscars came out, countless media exclaimed: this is the most competitive Oscar since 1976. And this point of view has been verified in the next two decades, even in 2014, there are still countless people arguing, the 48th Oscars and the 67th Oscars, which is the classic of the classics?

The top five spots for this year's best picture belong to "Forrest Gump", "Pulp Fiction", "The Shawshank Redemption", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", and "Behind the Scenes Lies".

Among the five works, "Forrest Gump" and "Pulp Fiction", which have achieved breakthroughs in all aspects, such as praise by film critics, sought after by audiences, excellent quality, good ideological depth, and box office harvest, are undoubtedly the most powerful competitors; "The Shawshank Redemption", which was not paid attention to at the beginning of the release, was accompanied by the fermentation and brewing of reviews, and then came to the top, and the super high voice also made it surpass a group of competitors at the last moment, not only won the nomination, but also became a strong contender.

Although the box office of "Four Weddings and One Funeral" in North America is limited, the brilliant original script has been unanimously praised, and the strong British humor has officially entered the attention of the American public; "Behind the Scenes" involves sensitive topics such as media and truth, and recreates the biggest TV scandal in the United States in the fifties, which can be described as an in-depth analysis of the entire entertainment industry, which is thought-provoking.

Behind the strength of these five works, there are a number of strong competitors who were not nominated for the nomination, such as "Burning Years", "The Lion King", "Natural Born Killer", "Bullets Over Broadway", "The Red of the Blue-White-Red Trilogy", "Little Women", "Ed Wood", etc., this long list of unsuccessful candidates also makes people feel more and more fiercely competitive.

However, objectively speaking, "Four Weddings and One Funeral", although interesting, is a light comedy, and it still lacks weight in terms of ideological depth; Although the topic of "Lies Behind the Scenes" is profound, director Robert Redford's discussion is only to the point, and does not dig deeper, so the overall thickness is slightly inferior.

What really made the 67th Oscar and the 48th each other was the fierce competition from "Forrest Gump", "Pulp Fiction" and "The Shawshank Redemption", and the debate over which of these three works was better and worse continued into 20 years without a clear result.

From an objective perspective, the filming techniques and techniques of "The Shawshank Redemption" are stable, and the biggest highlight of this work is the core idea of the film: freedom! The phrase "fear makes you a prisoner, hope makes you free" can be said to have influenced a generation and pushed people's yearning for freedom to the extreme. This is a work where the spirit of the core trumps the film itself.

From the layout of the script to the use of lines, from the shaping of characters to the presentation of humor, all the movies have broken people's fixed thinking, opened a new door for the entire Hollywood, and made professional filmmakers wake up: it turns out that movies can still be shot like this! This work is like a title compared to the deep digging of ideas, this is just a vulgar entertainment masterpiece, but its breakthrough innovation has completely changed the trajectory of Hollywood films.

"Forrest Gump" is like Yin and Yang Taiji, taking the golden mean to the extreme. The filming technique is smooth, the story is told smoothly without losing the highlights, and many truths and reflections are blended into the plot. This work is not innovative in filming techniques, but it is also a good biography; The depth of thought does not penetrate deep into the bone marrow, but it also vividly interprets the "American dream".

It can be said that "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Pulp Fiction" are the kind of works that people who like it very much and people who dislike them sneer, while "Forrest Gump" can win the love of most audiences. This can be clearly felt from the box office results of the three works.

The comprehensive level of the three works is similar, it can be said that they are on the same level, and even strictly speaking, "Forrest Gump" and "Pulp Fiction" will be slightly higher, but the advantage is not obvious. Therefore, the victory or defeat of the three works has become the biggest attraction, and this controversy has continued from the list of nominees to 2014 twenty years later, and it is still a topic of opinion.

Therefore, the final ******** of the best picture this time has also become the biggest attraction, which is more expected than any Oscar in the previous two decades.

This pattern can also be seen from the list of nominations, and the conclusion that "Four Weddings and One Funeral" is not competitive can be directly reflected from the number of nominations, and it only won two nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay; The same is true for "Behind the Scenes", which was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director, but only one Best Supporting Actor and one Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for the acting award, with only four nominations in hand.

"The Shawshank Redemption" has a lot of nominations, but the quality is slightly inferior, in addition to Best Picture, it also received six nominations for Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Editing and Best Score, with only seven nominations in total. Not only was he absent from the final showdown for Best Director, but actor Tim Robbins was also not nominated.

"Pulp Fiction" also received seven nominations, but the quality is ahead of "The Shawshank Redemption" by one position, although "Pulp Fiction" did not receive anything in the technical department, but the acting department won a big victory, winning five important awards in one go, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress, and also won two important nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Editing. It can be said that the nomination of "Pulp Fiction" swept all departments except the heroine, and the level of competitiveness was raised a lot at once.

"Forrest Gump" is currently the most watched work in the nomination stage, with thirteen nominations unmatched, and the best film, best director, best actor, best supporting actor, and best adapted screenplay in the main departments are all shortlisted. This also makes "Forrest Gump" lead the pack in the nomination stage.

It can be seen from this list of nominees that this year is estimated to be a three-legged situation of "Forrest Gump", "Pulp Fiction" and "The Shawshank Redemption", and in the end, who will die has also detonated everyone's attention, obviously this year's awards ceremony is far more exciting than last year's "Schindler's List"! In an instant, the storm is back again!

In terms of works, these three works are the leader, and there are also a lot of topics in terms of individual nominations, especially Tom Hanks has become the biggest attraction, because at the recent Golden Globe Awards, he defeated the highly demanded Hugo to win the title of best actor, which also makes this year's Oscar competition for best actor one of the biggest attractions besides best picture.