萬惡金錢 All the Money in the World (2017)

電影名稱：萬惡金錢 All the Money in the World
產地：英國 GBR 美國 USA
上映日期：18 January 2018
觀看日期：3 February 2018
片長：132 Minutes
導演：Ridley Scott
演員：Michelle Williams

觀後感：
金錢在生活中有著不可或缺的功能，在不同人的眼中的價值各異，有些人苦盡大半生賺取很多財富，有些人卻不會刻意追求。金錢為我們帶來很多資產、地位及方便，同時也會讓我們暴露於危險之中，其強大的力量不是普通人有能力輕易駕馭；賺錢已經非常不容易，守財的難度更甚，筆者有時候也慶幸自己不是大富大貴，反正這些東西真的夠用就好。電影將舉世聞名的綁架案放上大銀幕，清楚說明金錢並不是人生的一切，有些事情有錢也不能解決。John Paul Getty III(Charlie Plummer飾)在羅馬遭綁架勒索1,700萬美元，他的母親Gail Harris(Michelle Williams飾)在離婚時身無分文，請求Paul的富豪祖父J. Paul Getty(Christopher Plummer飾)相助被拒，媒體的報導指責看似富有的Gail沒有盡媽媽的責任；Getty認為支付贖金只會助長綁架富豪的罪行，不過為了Paul的安全，他委派下屬Fletcher Chace(Mark Wahlberg飾)追查事件。綁匪們沒有傷害Paul，只是打算收妥贖金後放人，其中一名綁匪Cinquanta(Romain Duris飾)暗中和Gail通訊，希望他們盡快付錢以保障Paul的安危。輾轉間Paul被販賣至另一犯罪集團，他們願意將贖金減至4百萬美元，Getty同意付出能獲扣稅的1百萬美元，並要求Gail放棄子女的撫養權。失去耐性的綁匪們割下Paul的一邊耳朵寄送至報館，揚言會繼續折磨肉參直至收到贖金為止，Getty最後無條件支付全額；Fletcher在交付贖金時通知警方，導致綁匪們決意將Paul殺害，最後Gail和Fletcher成功找回Paul的蹤影並結伴返國。Getty的突然猝死令Paul繼承祖父的大筆遺產，作為監護人的Gail暫時負責管理所有資產，不少Getty投資的藝術品放在以他命名的博物館永久展出。

Michelle Williams是一名美國女演員，讀書時期未能融入同學間的相處，她繼而選擇了發展演藝事業，事後她為沒有完成學業感到後悔；多次跟Academy Award擦身而過，她的演出大多數都是獨立電影，挑戰不同類型的角色，代表作有Lassie、Brokeback Mountain及My Week with Marilyn。婅擅長演繹身世較悽慘的角色，那種散發出的哀怨並沒有令觀眾反感，反而會期待她的角色會如何自強地解決問題；她在這齣電影的演出一點也不弱，身為母親對兒子被綁的無力感，然而硬著頭皮向自己不喜歡的家族懇求，她將角色應有的母性展現出來，成為作品中較可觀的演出；有報道指出在重拍部分她和Mark Wahlberg的片酬相差很遠，筆者認為她的演出值得更多的酬勞。她的下一部推介是Let It Fall Back，講述潦倒的演員假裝好友死亡的故事，她的角色暫時未有詳細資料，不過跟兩位好戲男主角對戲，她的表演也未至於太離譜的。

電影根據當年發生的綁架事件改編而成，表面上是一宗富豪後裔的綁票，當中卻展現不同的人把金錢放在甚麼位置；在觀眾的立場救人要緊，Getty不應該死守自己的財富，將親人放在危險的處境，不過老人更要求條件交換，為了金錢連人性也可以埋沒。Christopher Plummer的演出備受讚賞，除了他演繹出角色應有的冷酷無情，還有他只在短時間內臨危受命，這個提名是值得給的；Mark Wahlberg的表現則完完全全地被比下去，連飾演Paul的Charlie Plummer也有突破的表現，筆者不明白當初導演的選角。電影以急促的節奏交代兩邊的發展，製造了緊張刺激的氛圍，讓觀眾很想快點知道最後結局；由於演員的醜聞關係，導演在上映前一個月趕及易角重拍，筆者不得不佩服他對性別議題的重視，當然也避免作品的成績受到影響。金錢是一種交易的工具，它並不是我們生命的全部；現今社會較在乎經濟發展，筆者認為金錢的確決定我們的生活模式，只是有時候我們太在意金錢，便會忽然人生中一些重要的部分，最後就會像Getty一樣未能享受花盡心血所累積的財富。

評分：
故事：35/50
演員：29/35
效果：11/15
總分：75/100

2018 Academy Awards Supporting Actor Series

Nominee: Willem Dafoe
Picture for Nomination: The Florida Project
Age: 62
From: United States
Filmography: Opus Zero (2017), Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Death Note (2017), What Happened to Monday (2017), The Great Wall (2016), Padre (2016), A Family Man (2016), Sculpt (2016), Finding Dory (2016), Dog Eat Dog (2016), My Hindu Friend (2015), John Wick (2014), Pasolini (2014), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), Bad Country (2014), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), A Most Wanted Man (2014), Nymphomaniac: Vol. II (2013), Out of the Furnace (2013), Odd Thomas (2013), Tomorrow You're Gone (2012), John Carter (2012), The Hunter (2011), 4:44 Last Day on Earth (2011), A Woman (2010), Miral (2010), Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009), The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Daybreakers (2009), My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2009), Farewell (2009), Antichrist (2009), The Dust of Time (2008), Adam Resurrected (2008), Fireflies in the Garden (2008), Anamorph (2007), Go Go Tales (2007), Spider-Man 3 (2007), Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007), The Walker (2007), Tales from Earthsea (2006), Paris, je t'aime (2006), Inside Man (2006), American Dreamz (2006), Ripley Under Ground (2005), Before It Had a Name (2005), Manderlay (2005), xXx: State of the Union (2005), The Aviator (2004), Control (2004), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004), Spider-Man 2 (2004), The Clearing (2004), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Finding Nemo (2003), The Reckoning (2002), Auto Focus (2002), Spider-Man (2002), Edges of the Lord (2001), Pavilion of Women (2001), Bullfighter (2000), Shadow of the Vampire (2000), Animal Factory (2000), American Psycho (2000), The Boondock Saints (1999), eXistenZ (1999), New Rose Hotel (1998), Lulu on the Bridge (1998), Affliction (1997), Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997), Victory (1996), The English Patient (1996), Basquiat (1996), The Night and the Moment (1994), Clear and Present Danger (1994), Tom and Viv (1994), Faraway, So Close! (1993), Body of Evidence (1993), White Sands (1993), Light Sleeper (1992), Flight of the Intruder (1991), Arrive Alive (1990), Wild at Heart (1990), Cry-Baby (1990), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Triumph of the Spirit (1989), Mississippi Burning (1988), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Off Limits (1988), Platoon (1986), To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), Streets of Fire (1984), Roadhouse 66 (1984), New York Nights (1984), The Hunger (1983), The Loveless (1981), Heaven's Gate (1980)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2001 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Shadow of the Vampire
1987 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Platoon

Achievements in Acting:
2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for The Florida Project
2018 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for The Florida Project
2018 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for The Florida Project
2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Shadow of the Vampire
2001 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for Shadow of the Vampire

Nominee: Woody Harrelson
Picture for Nomination: Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Age: 56
From: United States
Filmography: Shock and Awe (2017), The Glass Castle (2017), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Wilson (2017), Lost in London (2017), The Edge of Seventeen (2016), LBJ (2016), The Duel (2016), Now You See Me 2 (2016), Triple 9 (2016), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), Out of the Furnace (2013), Free Birds (2013), Now You See Me (2013), Seven Psychopaths (2012), The Hunger Games (2012), Rampart (2011), Friends with Benefits (2011), Bunraku (2010), 2012 (2009), Zombieland (2009), Defendor (2009), The Messenger (2009), Seven Pounds (2008), Management (2008), Surfer, Dude (2008), Semi-Pro (2008), Sleepwalking (2008), Transsiberian (2008), Battle in Seattle (2007), The Grand (2007), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Walker (2007), Nanking (2007), A Scanner Darkly (2006), Free Jimmy (2006), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005), North Country (2005), The Big White (2005), After the Sunset (2004), She Hate Me (2004), Anger Management (2003), Scorched (2003), Play It to the Bone (1999), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), Edtv (1999), The Hi-Lo Country (1998), The Thin Red Line (1998), Welcome to Hollywood (1998), Palmetto (1998), Wag the Dog (1997), Welcome to Sarajevo (1997), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Kingpin (1996), The Sunchaser (1996), Money Train (1995), Natural Born Killers (1994), The Cowboy Way (1994), I'll Do Anything (1994), Indecent Proposal (1993), White Men Can't Jump (1992), Ted and Venus (1991), Doc Hollywood (1991), L.A. Story (1991), She's Having a Baby (1988), Wildcats (1986), Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2010 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for The Messenger
1997 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The People vs. Larry Flynt

Achievements in Acting:
2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
2018 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for The Messenger
2010 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for The Messenger
2010 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for The Messenger
1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The People vs. Larry Flynt
1997 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for The People vs. Larry Flynt

Nominee: Richard Jenkins
Picture for Nomination: The Shape of Water
Age: 70
From: United States
Filmography: Kong: Skull Island (2017), LBJ (2016), The Hollars (2016), Bone Tomahawk (2015), Spotlight (2015), Lullaby (2014), 4 Minute Mile (2014), God's Pocket (2014), Turbo (2013), White House Down (2013), A.C.O.D. (2013), Jack Reacher (2012), The Company You Keep (2012), Killing Them Softly (2012), Darling Companion (2012), Liberal Arts (2012), The Cabin in the Woods (2011), The Rum Diary (2011), Friends with Benefits (2011), Hall Pass (2011), Let Me In (2010), Eat Pray Love (2010), Norman (2010), Waiting for Forever (2010), Dear John (2010), Happythankyoumoreplease (2010), The Tale of Despereaux (2008), Burn After Reading (2008), Step Brothers (2008), The Broken (2008), The Visitor (2007), The Kingdom (2007), Rumor Has It... (2005), Fun with Dick and Jane (2005), North Country (2005), Shall We Dance (2004), I Heart Huckabees (2004), Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), The Core (2003), The Mudge Boy (2003), Stealing Harvard (2002), Changing Lanes (2002), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), One Night at McCool's (2001), Say It Isn't So (2001), Me, Myself and Irene (2000), What Planet Are You From? (2000), Random Hearts (1999), Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), Outside Providence (1999), The Confession (1999), The Mod Squad (1999), There's Something About Mary (1998), The Impostors (1998), Eye of God (1997), Absolute Power (1997), Eddie (1996), Flirting with Disaster (1996), A Couch in New York (1996), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), Trapped in Paradise (1994), It Could Happen to You (1994), Wolf (1994), Undercover Blues (1993), Blue Steel (1990), Blaze (1989), Sea of Love (1989), How I Got Into College (1989), Stealing Home (1988), Little Nikita (1988), Courtship (1987), Rachel River (1987), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), The Manhattan Project (1986), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), On Valentine's Day (1986), Silverado (1985), The Little Sister (1985)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2009 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The Visitor

Achievements in Acting:
2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for The Shape of Water
2018 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for The Shape of Water
2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The Visitor

Nominee: Christopher Plummer
Picture for Nomination: All the Money in the World
Age: 88
From: Canada
Filmography: The Star (2017), The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom (2017), The Exception (2016), Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom (2016), Remember (2015), Pixies (2015), Danny Collins (2015), The Forger (2014), Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014), Elsa and Fred (2014), Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013), The Legend of Sarila (2013), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Barrymore (2011), Priest (2011), The Tempest (2010), Beginners (2010), The Last Station (2009), 9 (2009), The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), Up (2009), My Dog Tulip (2009), Caesar and Cleopatra (2009), Already Dead (2007), Emotional Arithmetic (2007), Closing the Ring (2007), Man in the Chair (2007), The Lake House (2006), Inside Man (2006), The New World (2005), Heidi (2005), Syriana (2005), Must Love Dogs (2005), Alexander (2004), National Treasure (2004), Cold Creek Manor (2003), The Gospel of John (2003), Blizzard (2003), Nicholas Nickleby (2003), Ararat (2002), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Lucky Break (2001), Dracula 2000 (2000), The Insider (1999), Madeline: Lost in Paris (1999), Hidden Agenda (1999), Blackheart (1998), The Clown at Midnight (1998), The First Christmas (1998), Babes in Toyland (1997), 12 Monkeys (1995), Dolores Claiborne (1995), Felidae (1994), Crackerjack (1994), Wolf (1994), Malcolm X (1992), Impolite (1992), Liar's Edge (1992), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Rock-A-Doodle (1991), Money (1991), Firehead (1991), Red Blooded American Girl (1990), Where the Heart Is (1990), Mindfield (1989), Kingsgate (1989), Souvenir (1988), Shadow Dancing (1988), Vampire in Venice (1988), Gandahar (1987), Dragnet (1987), An American Tail (1986), The Boss' Wife (1986), The Boy in Blue (1986), Lily in Love (1984), Dreamscape (1984), Ordeal by Innocence (1984), Highpoint (1982), The Amateur (1981), Eyewitness (1981), Somewhere in Time (1980), Hanover Street (1979), Murder by Decree (1979), Starcrash (1978), The Silent Partner (1978), International Velvet (1978), The Disappearance (1977), The Assignment (1977), Aces High (1976), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Assassination at Sarajevo (1975), Conduct Unbecoming (1975), The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), The Spiral Staircase (1975), The Pyx (1973), Waterloo (1970), The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969), Battle of Britain (1969), Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969), The High Commissioner (1968), Oedipus the King (1968), The Night of the Generals (1967), Triple Cross (1966), Inside Daisy Clover (1965), The Sound of Music (1965), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), Wind Across the Everglades (1958), Stage Struck (1958)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2012 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Beginners
2010 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for The Last Station

Achievements in Acting:
2018 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for All the Money in the World
2018 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for All the Money in the World
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Beginners
2012 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor for Beginners
2012 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Beginners
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for The Last Station
2010 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for The Last Station

Nominee: Sam Rockwell
Picture for Nomination: Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Age: 49
From: United States
Filmography: Woman Walks Ahead (2017), Mr. Right (2015), Poltergeist (2015), Don Verdean (2015), Digging for Fire (2015), Loitering with Intent (2014), Better Living Through Chemistry (2014), Laggies (2014), A Case of You (2013), Trust Me (2013), A Single Shot (2013), The Way Way Back (2013), Seven Psychopaths (2012), The Sitter (2011), Cowboys and Aliens (2011), Conviction (2010), Iron Man 2 (2010), Everybody's Fine (2009), Gentlemen Broncos (2009), G-Force (2009), Moon (2009), The Winning Season (2009), Frost/Nixon (2008), Choke (2008), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), Joshua (2007), Snow Angels (2007), The F Word (2005), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Piccadilly Jim (2004), Matchstick Men (2003), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Welcome to Collinwood (2002), 13 Moons (2002), Heist (2001), Made (2001), Charlie's Angels (2000), Galaxy Quest (1999), The Green Mile (1999), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), The Call Back (1998), Celebrity (1998), Safe Men (1998), Louis and Frank (1998), Jerry and Tom (1998), Lawn Dogs (1997), Arresting Gena (1997), Box of Moon Light (1996), Basquiat (1996), Mercy (1995), Glory Daze (1995), Drunks (1995), The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994), Somebody to Love (1994), Jack and His Friends (1992), Happy Hell Night (1992), Light Sleeper (1992), In the Soup (1992), Strictly Business (1991), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), Clownhouse (1989)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
This is his first nomination in Acting Categories.

Achievements in Acting:
2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
2018 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
2018 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
2003 Berlin International Film Festival Best Actor for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Conclusion:
26 February 2018
Who Will Win Likely: Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Who May Be Alternate: Willem Dafoe for The Florida Project
13 February 2018
Who Will Win Likely: Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Who May Be Alternate: Willem Dafoe for The Florida Project
5 February 2018
Who Will Win Likely: Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Who May Be Alternate: Willem Dafoe for The Florida Project

Who Should Win: Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Who Got Snubbed: Armie Hammer for Call Me by Your Name, Michael Stuhlbarg for Call Me by Your Name
Personal Favorite: Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Who Wins? Sam Rockwell for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri

2012 Academy Awards Supporting Actor Series

Nominee: Kenneth Branagh
Picture for Nomination: My Week with Marilyn
Age: 51
From: Northern Ireland
Filmography: The Boat That Rocked (2009), Valkyrie (2008), Sleuth (2007), Five Children and It (2004), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002), Short6 (2001), How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Love's Labour's Lost (2000), The Book That Wrote Itself (1999), Wild Wild West (1999), The Theory of Flight (1998), Celebrity (1998), The Proposition (1998), The Gingerbread Man (1998), Hamlet (1996), Othello (1995), Frankenstein (1994), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Swing Kids (1993), Peter's Friends (1992), Dead Again (1991), Henry V (1989), High Season (1987), A Month in the Country (1987), Chariots of Fire (1981)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
1990 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Henry V

Achievements in Acting:
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for My Week with Marilyn
2012 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for My Week with Marilyn
2012 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for My Week with Marilyn
1996 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Othello
1990 BAFTA Film Awards Best Actor Nomination for Henry V

Nominee: Jonah Hill
Picture for Nomination: Moneyball
Age: 28
From: United States
Filmography: The Sitter (2011), Megamind (2010), Get Him to the Greek (2010), How to Train Your Dragon (2010), Cyrus (2010), The Invention of Lying (2009), Funny People (2009), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009), Just Add Water (2008), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Strange Wilderness (2008), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Superbad (2007), Evan Almighty (2007), Knocked Up (2007), Rocket Science (2007), 10 Items or Less (2006), Accepted (2006), Click (2006), Grandma's Boy (2006), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), I Heart Huckabees (2004)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
This is his first nomination in Acting Categories.

Achievements in Acting:
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Moneyball
2012 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Moneyball
2012 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for Moneyball

Nominee: Nick Nolte
Picture for Nomination: Warrior
Age: 70
From: United States
Filmography: Zookeeper (2011), Arthur (2011), Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010), Arcadia Lost (2010), My Own Love Song (2010), Tropic Thunder (2008), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008), Chicago 10 (2007), Quelques jours en septembre (2006), Peaceful Warrior (2006), Paris, Je T'aime (2006), Over the Hedge (2006), Off the Black (2006), Neverwas (2005), Hotel Rwanda (2004), Clean (2004), The Beautiful Country (2004), Hulk (2003), Northfork (2003), The Good Thief (2002), Intimate Affairs (2001), Trixie (2000), The Golden Bowl (2000), Simpatico (1999), Breakfast of Champions (1999), The Thin Red Line (1998), Affliction (1997), U Turn (1997), Afterglow (1997), Nightwatch (1997), Mother Night (1996), Mulholland Falls (1996), Jefferson in Paris (1995), I Love Trouble (1994), Blue Chips (1994), I'll Do Anything (1994), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), The Player (1992), The Prince of Tides (1991), Cape Fear (1991), Another 48 Hrs. (1990), QandA (1990), Everybody Wins (1990), New York Stories (1989), Farewell to the King (1989), Three Fugitives (1989), Weeds (1987), Extreme Prejudice (1987), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Grace Quigley (1984), Teachers (1984), Under Fire (1983), 48 Hrs. (1982), Cannery Row (1982), Heart Beat (1980), North Dallas Forty (1979), Who'll Stop the Rain (1978), The Deep (1977), Northville Cemetery Massacre (1975), Return to Macon County (1975), Electra Glide in Blue (1973), Dirty Little Billy (1972)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
1999 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Affliction
1992 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The Prince of Tides

Achievements in Acting:
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Warrior
1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Affliction
1999 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Affliction
1992 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Prince of Tides
1988 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Weeds

Nominee: Christopher Plummer
Picture for Nomination: Beginners
Age: 82
From: Canada
Filmography: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Barrymore (2011), Priest (2011), The Tempest (2010), The Last Station (2009), 9 (2009), The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), Up (2009), My Dog Tulip (2009), Caesar and Cleopatra (2009), Already Dead (2007), Emotional Arithmetic (2007), Closing the Ring (2007), Man in the Chair (2007), The Lake House (2006), Inside Man (2006), The New World (2005), Heidi (2005), Syriana (2005), Must Love Dogs (2005), Alexander (2004), National Treasure (2004), Cold Creek Manor (2003), The Gospel of John (2003), Blizzard (2003), Nicholas Nickleby (2003), Ararat (2002), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Lucky Break (2001), Dracula 2000 (2000), The Insider (1999), Madeline: Lost in Paris (1999), Hidden Agenda (1999), Blackheart (1998), The Clown at Midnight (1998), The First Christmas (1998), Babes in Toyland (1997), 12 Monkeys (1995), Dolores Claiborne (1995), Felidae (1994), Crackerjack (1994), Wolf (1994), Malcolm X (1992), Impolite (1992), Liar's Edge (1992), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Rock-A-Doodle (1991), Money (1991), Firehead (1991), Red Blooded American Girl (1990), Where the Heart Is (1990), Mindfield (1989), Kingsgate (1989), Souvenir (1988), Shadow Dancing (1988), Vampire in Venice (1988), Gandahar (1987), Dragnet (1987), An American Tail (1986), The Boss' Wife (1986), The Boy in Blue (1986), Lily in Love (1984), Dreamscape (1984), Ordeal by Innocence (1984), Highpoint (1982), The Amateur (1981), Eyewitness (1981), Somewhere in Time (1980), Hanover Street (1979), Murder by Decree (1979), Starcrash (1978), The Silent Partner (1978), International Velvet (1978), The Disappearance (1977), The Assignment (1977), Aces High (1976), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Assassination at Sarajevo (1975), Conduct Unbecoming (1975), The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), The Spiral Staircase (1975), The Pyx (1973), Waterloo (1970), The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969), Battle of Britain (1969), Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969), The High Commissioner (1968), Oedipus the King (1968), The Night of the Generals (1967), Triple Cross (1966), Inside Daisy Clover (1965), The Sound of Music (1965), The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), Wind Across the Everglades (1958), Stage Struck (1958)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2010 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for The Last Station

Achievements in Acting:
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Beginners
2012 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor for Beginners
2012 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Beginners
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for The Last Station
2010 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for The Last Station

Nominee: Max von Sydow
Picture for Nomination: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Age: 82
From: Sweden
Filmography: Moomins and the Comet Chase (2010), Robin Hood (2010), Shutter Island (2010), The Wolfman (2010), Oscar and the Lady in Pink (2009), Solomon Kane (2009), A Man and His Dog (2008), Emotional Arithmetic (2007), Rush Hour 3 (2007), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), The Final Inquiry (2006), Heidi (2005), Night of the Living Dorks (2004), Les amants de Mogador (2002), Minority Report (2002), Intacto (2001), Druids (2001), Sleepless (2001), Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), What Dreams May Come (1998), En frusen dröm (1997), Private Confessions (1996), Jerusalem (1996), Hamsun (1996), Lumière and Company (1995), Judge Dredd (1995), Atlanten (1995), Time Is Money (1994), Needful Things (1993), Morfars resa (1993), The Touch (1992), The Best Intentions (1992), The Ox (1991), Until the End of the World (1991), Europa (1991), A Kiss Before Dying (1991), Awakenings (1990), Cellini: A Violent Life (1990), Father (1990), The Bachelor (1990), The Fascination (1989), Ghostbusters II (1989), Pelle the Conqueror (1987), Duet for One (1986), Oviri (1986), The Second Victory (1986), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Il pentito (1985), Code Name: Emerald (1985), Dune (1984), The Soldier's Tale (1984), Dreamscape (1984), Never Say Never Again (1983), Strange Brew (1983), Le cercle des passions (1983), Jugando con la muerte (1982), The Flight of the Eagle (1982), Conan the Barbarian (1982), Victory (1981), She Dances Alone (1981), Flash Gordon (1980), Death Watch (1980), Venetian Lies (1979), Hurricane (1979), Brass Target (1978), Black Journal (1977), March or Die (1977), Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Voyage of the Damned (1976), The Desert of the Tartars (1976), Foxtrot (1976), Illustrious Corpses (1976), Cuore di cane (1976), The Ultimate Warrior (1975), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Trompe l'oeil (1975), Ägget är löst! En hårdkokt saga (1975), Steppenwolf (1974), The Exorcist (1973), Embassy (1972), The New Land (1972), The Apple War (1971), The Touch (1971), The Emigrants (1971), The Night Visitor (1971), The Kremlin Letter (1970), The Passion of Anna (1969), Made in Sweden (1969), Shame (1968), Black Palm Trees (1968), Hour of the Wolf (1968), Here Is Your Life (1966), The Quiller Memorandum (1966), Hawaii (1966), The Reward (1965), 4 x 4 (1965), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Winter Light (1963), The Swedish Mistress (1962), Nils Holgerssons underbara resa (1962), Through a Glass Darkly (1961), Bröllopsdagen (1960), The Virgin Spring (1960), The Magician (1958), Spion 503 (1958), Brink of Life (1958), The Minister of Uddarbo (1957), Wild Strawberries (1957), The Seventh Seal (1957), Rätten att älska (1956), Ingen mans kvinna (1953), Miss Julie (1951), Only a Mother (1949)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
1989 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Pelle the Conqueror

Achievements in Acting:
1982 Venice Film Festival Best Actor for The Flight of the Eagle
1974 Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor Nomination for The Exorcist
1967 Golden Globes Best Actor - Drama Nomination for Hawaii

Conclusion:
Who Wins? Christopher Plummer for Beginners

The Last Station---最後車站"夫婦的相處之道"

如果我要解釋為何我會選擇荷里活電影，我想我未必能夠道出箇中原因，不過在我這兩年看電影寫網誌的過程，我體驗美國電影不同的特色及認識更多值得尊敬的一班演員。我不是要數盡港產片的不是，但是比較兩地的劇情片，外地製的始終在題材及意念的層面較廣，以下介紹的《The Last Station》便是其中一例，藉著講述歷史家庭的運作，以兩段感情關係作主線。但電影其實都講了一個道理，就是經營一段感情，無論對象是甚麼人，都只是異曲同工，而互相尊重及有商有量則是基礎。此電影的陣容不算是強大，但是眾多主要演員的演出都令人嘆為觀止。男主角的角色是作家的助理，他在入職後需要和不同身份的人見面及相處，而且遇到女子向他調情，生活上已經很好。飾演此角色的James McAvoy，在美國都算是名氣高的演員，他在這電影的角色形象十分討好。而女主角Helen Mirren則廣為人知，她今次飾演的野蠻妻子，雖然性格令人討厭，但戲迷也不能不佩服她的精彩演出。Helen Mirren曾經多次角逐Academy Awards的角色獎項，並在四年前憑《The Queen》勇奪影后殊榮，在此片出色的演出亦被提名最佳女主角，小弟認為她每次的角色都有突破，不會經常重複曾經演過的角色。至於飾演作家的Christopher Plummer，拍戲生涯已經很長，但他第一次的Academy Awards提名便是憑此片候選最佳男配角，的確他在這電影的演出算是他近年最好的演出，而他令我最有印象的演出則是60年代的《The Sound of Music》(小弟最愛影片其中之一)。值得一提的還有飾演男主角女友的Kerry Condon，她能在平凡中演到突出，相信這部電影可令她有更多的演出機會。我從來都不喜愛在雞蛋裡挑骨頭，但我在遇到好電影時，我便會有這樣的表現。《The Last Station》畢竟是一齣好電影，只是在細微的地方再多留意便更佳。評分：
場景：4/5
音效：10/15
效果：15/20
演員：32/35
內容：22/25
總分：83/100

年終獎的考量：
The Best Picture
The Best Director
The Best Adapted Screenplay
The Best Actor Performance in Leading Role---James McAvoy (Valentin Bulgakov)
The Best Actress Performance in Leading Role---Helen Mirren (Sofya Tolstoy)
The Best Actor Performance in Supporting Role---Christopher Plummer (Leo Tolstoy)
The Best Actress Performance in Supporting Role---Kerry Condon (Masha)
The Best Ensemble Cast
The Best Cinematography
The Best Art Direction
The Best Costume Design

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus---柏納大師奇幻Show"只有詭異氣氛的劇作"

我好耐以前已經睇左呢套戲既一小部分，我覺得佢的表達方式有少少古怪，電影的風格走向偏門路線，唔係一向Academy Awards喜愛的戲劇類電影。但係呢部戲仍然獲得兩項技術獎項提名，其實都做得唔算太差，可惜作為一個觀眾，我認為套戲表達得模糊，雖煞情節清楚，但好似冇乜重心，所以整體上只算普通。演員方面亦不屬於大cast，最著名的已是配角的Heath Ledger，而且佢的戲分被另外二個演員分薄左，個人認為演員唔算好突出，即使演員組合都幾新鮮，但係仍然無乜大的火花。惟一可以講既係Christopher Plummer的Doctor Parnassus形象塑造得唔錯，替此部電影增添些微的分數。我覺得套戲的氣氛其實可以，但係始終對我來說都是過於陰沈，劇情亦不太配合該氣氛，所以變得不太容易接受。評分：
場景：4/5
音效：11/15
效果：14/20
演員：25/35
內容：19/25
總分：73/100

年終獎既考量：
The Best Original Screenplay
The Best Cinematography
The Best Art Direction
The Best Costume Design
The Best Make Up
The Best Score
The Best Visual Effects
The Worst Actress Performance in Leading Role---Lily Cole (Valentina)