怪獸與牠們的產地 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

電影名稱：怪獸與牠們的產地 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
產地：英國 GBR 美國 USA
上映日期：17 November 2016
觀看日期：18 November 2016
片長：133 Minutes
導演：David Yates
演員：Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler

觀後感：
在電影世界中，劇組可以涉獵很多不真實的元素，近年來科幻片的受歡迎程度持續高企，觀眾對魔法世界及超級英雄的題材表示支持，電影公司可以得到票房上的保證。筆者起初看電影時會過濾這類電影，認為娛樂性太高欠缺讓人思考的空間，不過在開始工作後終於明白這類電影的作用，就是讓都市人在繁忙的生活中得到大約兩小時的娛樂，抒發壓力後繼續返回生活軌道。電影屬於Harry Potter系列的前傳，並設定在當時魔法仍未普及的世界。守護怪獸的魔法師Newt Scamander(Eddie Redmayne飾)到紐約完成他的作品，他在聆聽獵殺巫師及女巫組織首領Mary Lou Barebone(Samantha Morton飾)的演說時走失了一隻怪獸，在搜尋的過程中和不懂魔法的Jacob Kowalski(Dan Fogler飾)交換了行李箱，黑巫師獵人Tina Goldstein(Katherine Waterston飾)認為他刻意製造混亂，將他交由魔法議會MACUSA處理。Newt被釋放後和Tina一起找到了Jacob，得知他讓幾隻怪獸從行李箱中逃走，眾人包括Tina的妹妹讀心術師Queenie(Alison Sudol飾)結伴尋找怪獸，參議員之死讓他們被MACUSA控告，其中一名總監Percival Graves(Colin Farrell飾)認為他和黑巫師Gellert Grindelwald(Johnny Depp飾)有關，眾人被判刑時偷走，繼續追尋失蹤的一隻怪獸。Percival私下接觸Mary Lou的養子Credence Barebone(Ezra Miller飾)，他一直受到養母的虐待，Percival要求他找出破壞城市的暗黑寄生獸；Mary Lou因發現魔法手扙而懲罰小孩，Credence釋放魔法進行報復，並向Percival坦白自己是寄生獸的原主，之後因憤怒而變成怪獸在紐約進行大規模的破壞。MACUSA其後處理事件，Percival批評組織關注人類多於保護魔法師，他後來更被揭穿是Gellert的喬裝而被當局扣留。Newt使用怪獸讓人類忘記在紐約發生的事件，他踏上歐洲的旅途去寫書，Jacob則回復認識魔法前的生活。

Katherine Waterston是一位英格蘭出生的女演員，她的家庭全部成員現在或曾經從事演藝圈，在畢業後她爭取不同的演出機會，同時兼顧電影及舞台上的演出，努力工作的她在幾年前終於嶄露頭角，得到觀眾及影評人的賞識，代表作有Michael Clayton、The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her及Inherent Vice。她在電影中的演出雖以襯托男主角為主，不過她的表現並沒有比他失色，強勢的性格為她在觀眾心目中留下一個不錯的印象；她的發揮在這齣電影有限，不過讓她衝出美國的影壇，筆者相信她的表現足以吸引到製片人的注意，給予她更多的演出機會。她的下一部推介是Mid '90s，筆者有點期待她在喜劇片的演出，不知道她能否挑戰這類型的角色，成為新一代的實力派女星。Dan Fogler是一名美國男演員，他的才華橫誇舞台、電影、電視、書本等界別，即使他的名氣不是很高，他一直在做自己喜歡的項目，筆者也得佩服他對事業的堅持，代表作有Brooklyn Thrill Killers、Hysterical Psycho及Don Peyote。他是電影中喜感的來源，飾演一個不懂魔法的人，他對新奇事物的難以理解，對Queenie的愛慕，為世界的和平而捨棄自己珍貴的記憶，這些都是他的精彩演出所製造出來的效果；這位貌似Josh Gad的演員，筆者以為他不會在下一集出現，他是令筆者對系列產生期待的亮點之一。他的下一部推介是Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald，電影的續集會在年底推出，究竟他的角色會佔甚麼位置呢？筆者真的非常期待下一集的上映，到時候一定會成為票房之選。

電影延續了觀眾對Harry Potter系列的期待，講述多年前魔法世界的形成及角色之間的複雜關係，雖然主要角色上有所變更，然而魔法世界的觀感依然存在，再度掀起追看的熱潮。電影的演員們有不錯的火花，既不激烈但卻維持到電影故事的發展，筆者特別欣賞Ezra Miller的演出，他是一位在影壇上有所作為的新星。電影帶給觀眾們視覺上的享受，無論在佈景設計、電腦特效、服裝、音效等都是很有水平的，難怪它能成為系列中第一部得到Academy Award的電影，筆者記得在觀看時真的沉醉於電影的虛擬世界。這類電影既然帶給我們輕鬆的效果，我們就不需要刻意去理解它想說的是甚麼，筆者覺得有時候看看這些商業電影，也可以平衡一下我們觀影的體驗，這樣才不會側重於觀看特定類別的電影，豐富一下我們的見聞及感受。

評分：
故事：34/50
演員：26/35
效果：14/15
總分：74/100

丹麥女孩 The Danish Girl (2015)

電影名稱：丹麥女孩 The Danish Girl
產地：英國 GBR 美國 USA
上映日期：25 February 2016
觀看日期：28 February 2016
片長：119 Minutes
導演：Tom Hooper
演員：Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander

觀後感：
每個人在不同的事件上都有自己獨立的看法及立場，不過我們接觸與自己有異的意見時，會有不同的處理方法。就如前幾天筆者跟家人討論七警被判入獄的事情，雙方的立場不太一致，我們的做法都只是嘗試透過分享去游說對方去接受自己的看法；在社會上成為少數的一群人很多時候都不能夠得到體諒，他們受盡身邊人的歧視及誤解，為的是要對自己的生命負責任。在香港這個發達的大都市裡，東方傳統的保守思想仍然影響人的價值觀，很多小眾都為了滿足其他人的期望而選擇自己要走的路；筆者也曾經有過這樣子的掙扎，雖然不想令家人和朋友失望，但筆者也沒有選擇一條違背自己原則的路，過程要感謝很多人的幫助及支持。電影故事圍繞著一名男身女心的藝術家Einar Wegener(Eddie Redmayne飾)，講述他變性成為女生的心路歷程。在二十年代的哥本哈根，Einar的想法是不被當時社會所接受的；他有變性的想法也是因為他的妻子Gerda Wegener(Alicia Vikander飾)要求他易服當模特兒。自從他試過裝扮成女生後，他內心中的女生Lili Elbe的性格便逐漸浮現，他們的好友Hans Axgil(Matthias Schoenaerts飾)幫助了他們不少。Lili性別辨認的情況變得嚴重，看過醫生後決定進行變性手術，最後他捱不過便死於併發症；Gerda帶著對她的愛和Hans生活下去。

Eddie Redmayne是一名英國的男演員，筆者在之前的文章也有介紹過這一位炙手可熱的男星，雖然他的演出經驗不算太多，不過其演技卻得到不少觀眾的肯定，去年的Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them更再次為他帶來人氣，作品包括Like Minds、Les Misérables及The Theory of Everything。如果去年沒有Leonardo DiCaprio，筆者相信他會是最佳男主角的得主；他在這電影的演出比The Theory of Everything的演出更動人細膩，他不只是在外型上呈現角色，而是連內心的部分都處理得非常好，是筆者去年選出的最佳男演員演出之一。他的下一部推介是Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2，電影是Harry Potter系列的外傳，他的演出依然討好，希望他會再參與一些有發揮的電影演出。Alicia Vikander是一名瑞典的女演員，她出道的時間和Eddie Redmayne一樣，自從2012年的A Royal Affair為她帶來國際間的知名度後，她便投身美國電影圈，在2015年有5部電影上映，成為人氣超高的女演員，代表作有Anna Karenina、The Fifth Estate及Testament of Youth。她在電影的表演是很有水準的，包括筆者的觀眾都認為她的角色屬於女主角的類別，而她在女配角的領域當中卻橫掃各大頒獎禮；她的角色是一名很支持丈夫的妻子，雖然她不能理解他的決定，但是仍然陪著他渡過難關，她的演繹充分表達出角色在立場及行動上的矛盾，是一個很難得的優秀演出。她的下一部推介是Submergence，電影是一齣愛情文藝片，她的發揮應該沒有問題，電影又能否引起電影觀眾的注意呢？

電影是根據一本同名小說改編而成，主要想借記述主角面對身分認同困難所作出的選擇，為社會上的少數發聲抗議現代人的排斥，並鼓勵他們不要為了其他人的目光而放棄自我；電影在訊息表達上做到了一定的效果，導演在這方面有很大的功勞。電影兩位主角的演技及火花提升了電影的價值，而一眾配角都有很好的演出及發揮，以致讓電影所表達的更深刻。電影在技術上的效果做得很優秀，在美術設計、服裝及配樂上都不遺餘力地重現當時的社會風貌，加強電影的故事性及藝術感。小眾們最厲害的地方不是要接受別人的批評，而是要拿出勇氣去表現自我，接受自己跟其他人是不一樣的；筆者在這議題上也不想再重複自己的主張了，只是希望世界真的可以做到大同及共融，在求同中也能做到存異，這個才是未來可發展的方向。

評分：
故事：43/50
演員：30/35
效果：11/15
總分：84/100

霍金：愛的方程式 The Theory of Everything (2014)

電影名稱：霍金：愛的方程式 The Theory of Everything
產地：英國 GBR
上映日期：4 December 2014
觀看日期：8 December 2014
片長：123 Minutes
導演：James Marsh
演出：Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox

影評：
當我們的人生遇到不尋常的轉變時，思想會很容易變得負面。就以我的公公為例，他因為身體出現毛病，需要長時間住院，至今已經差不多四個月了，近日我去探望他的時候，他對自己的病情沒有信心，經常講一些晦氣說話，令我的家人感到十分難受；然而這種負面的情緒意味著他仍未能接受身體狀況的轉變。霍金得知自己患上不治之疾後，依然醉心於學術上的昇華，沒有放棄積極生活，是很值得世人參考的。電影講述Stephen Hawking(Eddie Redmayne飾)和第一任太太Jane Hawking(Felicity Jones飾)的故事。他倆在大學時期認識，Stephen熱衷於數理，而Jane則主修文學；在教授的協助下，Stephen決定以「黑洞為萬物之源」作論文題材。Stephen得知自己患上罕有的疾病，將會導致他不能說話、呼吸、進食及移動，但卻不會影響他的思考，於是他並沒有放棄研究，Jane更決意留守在他身邊照顧他並誕下一對子女。Stephen的理論舉世矚目，Jane的家庭負擔已令她不能分身；她參加教堂的合唱團，認識Jonathan(Charlie Cox飾)，並聘請他協助處理家中的事務，二人的關係變得密切。Stephen在完成一次手術後不能說話，他得到護士Elaine(Maxine Peake飾)的幫助，學會使用科技協助溝通，並成功出版A Brief History of Time一書。Stephen和Jane發現自己深愛的已不是對方，同意和平分手。Stephen在一次演說中發表啟發他人的看法，勉勵我們要尊重人的不同之處，無論人生的遭遇如何，都會找到方法成功；只要生存就會有希望。最後Stephen和Elaine在一起，並繼續研究工作；而Jane和Jonathan則組織家庭，並完成博士學位。

Eddie Redmayne是近幾年當紅的英國男星，有「影壇小雀斑」之稱，從影經驗大概十年左右，代表作有Elizabeth: Golden Age、My Week with Marilyn及Les Misérables。他在電影的演出得到大部分的觀眾的表揚，因為他真的很用心準備今次的演出，效果是令觀眾嘖嘖稱奇，除了形神俱備外，他還在感情表達上做得非常到位，可算是一次完美的演出。他的下一部推介是Harry Potter系列外傳Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them，他在商業片的表現不是太理想，希望今次演出會有改善。Felicity Jones也是一位英國演員，在十二歲時已經開始電視劇的演出，但銀幕演出也只有八年的經驗，作品包括Brideshead Revisited、Like Crazy及The Amazing Spider-Man 2。她在電影的演出很動人，由學生到妻子到母親，她在處於不同身份時能夠表現出相等的想法，完全駕馭到角色的不同層次，表現絕不比Eddie Redmayne遜色。她的下一部推介是Inferno，和殿堂級演員Tom Hanks合作，配合電影的情節提升吸引度。Charlie Cox主要參演英國本土的作品，其名氣大多來自一些在國際知名的英國本土製作，參演過的電影包括Stardust、Stone of Destiny及Hello Carter。他在電影中飾演Jane的第二任丈夫，其演出能恰當反映出角色在情義兩難的處理，他因為怕傷害他人而沒有勇敢追愛，戲份不算多的他很成功地掌握到故事的節奏。他的下一部推介是Eat Local，這是一齣走恐怖路線的殭屍片，不過香港好像不會上映。

電影以傳記形式講述Stephen Hawking和Jane Hawking的愛情故事，讓觀眾了解這位舉世知名的物理學家成長的故事，而電影藝術的色彩亦非常濃厚，就連角色的本人都十分欣賞電影所表達的內容及意義。電影的主要演員都有很優秀的演出，兩位飾演主角的演員完美地呈現出這個愛情故事。電影的技術水平非常高，尤其在剪接、攝影及音樂方面突出了電影的主題。正如電影中Stephen Hawking所講：When there is life, there is hope，希望大家在遇到困難時都不要放棄，始終我們都會找到屬於自己的路，繼續積極地生存下去。

評分：
故事：43/50
演員：33/35
效果：13/15
總分：89/100

2016 Academy Awards Actor Series

Nominee: Bryan Cranston
Picture for Nomination: Trumbo
Age: 59
From: United States
Filmography: Godzilla (2014), Cold Comes the Night (2013), Argo (2012), Total Recall (2012), Rock of Ages (2012), Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), John Carter (2012), Red Tails (2012), Contagion (2011), Larry Crowne (2011), Leave (2011), Drive (2011), Detachment (2011), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Love Ranch (2010), Hard Four (2007), Dark Mind (2006), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Illusion (2004), Seeing Other People (2004), The Big Thing (2000), Terror Tract (2000), The Prince of Light (2000), Last Chance (1999), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Time Under Fire (1997), Strategic Command (1997), Street Corner Justice (1996), That Thing You Do! (1996), Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994), Clean Slate (1994), Erotique (1994), Dead Space (1991), Corporate Affairs (1990), The Big Turnaround (1988), Amazon Women on the Moon (1987), Wings of Honneamise (1987)

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

Achievements in Acting:
2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Trumbo
2016 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for Trumbo
2016 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Trumbo

Nominee: Matt Damon
Picture for Nomination: The Martian
Age: 45
From: United States
Filmography: Interstellar (2014), The Monuments Men (2014), The Zero Theorem (2013), Elysium (2013), Behind the Candelabra (2013), Promised Land (2012), We Bought a Zoo (2011), Happy Feet Two (2011), Margaret (2011), Contagion (2011), The Adjustment Bureau (2011), True Grit (2010), Hereafter (2010), Green Zone (2010), Invictus (2009), The Informant! (2009), Ponyo (2008), Che: Part Two (2008), Youth Without Youth (2007), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Ocean's Thirteen (2007), The Good Shepherd (2006), The Departed (2006), Syriana (2005), The Brothers Grimm (2005), Ocean's Twelve (2004), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), Jersey Girl (2004), EuroTrip (2004), Stuck on You (2003), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), The Bourne Identity (2002), The Third Wheel (2002), Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), Gerry (2002), The Majestic (2001), Ocean's Eleven (2001), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), All the Pretty Horses (2000), Finding Forrester (2000), The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000), Titan A.E. (2000), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Dogma (1999), Rounders (1998), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Good Will Hunting (1997), The Rainmaker (1997), Chasing Amy (1997), Courage Under Fire (1996), Glory Daze (1995), Geronimo: An American Legend (1993), School Ties (1992), Field of Dreams (1989), The Good Mother (1988), Mystic Pizza (1988)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2010 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Invictus
1998 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Good Will Hunting

Achievements in Acting:
2016 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for The Martian
2016 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical for The Martian
2014 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Behind the Candelabra
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Invictus
2010 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Nomination for The Informant!
2010 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for Invictus
2000 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for The Talented Mr. Ripley
1998 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Good Will Hunting
1998 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Good Will Hunting

Nominee: Leonardo DiCaprio
Picture for Nomination: The Revenant
Age: 41
From: United States
Filmography: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), The Great Gatsby (2013), Django Unchained (2012), J. Edgar (2011), Inception (2010), Shutter Island (2010), Revolutionary Road (2008), Body of Lies (2008), Blood Diamond (2006), The Departed (2006), The Aviator (2004), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Gangs of New York (2002), Don's Plum (2001), The Beach (2000), Celebrity (1998), The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), Titanic (1997), Marvin's Room (1996), Romeo + Juliet (1996), Total Eclipse (1995), The Quick and the Dead (1995), The Basketball Diaries (1995), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), This Boy's Life (1993), Poison Ivy (1992), Critters 3 (1991)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2014 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The Wolf of Wall Street
2007 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Blood Diamond
2005 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The Aviator
1994 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Achievements in Acting:
2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for The Revenant
2016 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor for The Revenant
2016 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Revenant
2014 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for The Wolf of Wall Street
2014 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for The Wolf of Wall Street
2013 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for Django Unchained
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for J. Edgar
2012 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for J. Edgar
2009 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Revolutionary Road
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Blood Diamond
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for The Departed
2007 BAFTA Film Awards Best Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The Departed
2007 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Blood Diamond
2007 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for The Departed
2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The Aviator
2005 BAFTA Film Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The Aviator
2005 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Aviator
2003 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Catch Me If You Can
1998 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Titanic
1997 Berlin International Film Festival Best Actor for Romeo + Juliet
1994 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Nominee: Michael Fassbender
Picture for Nomination: Steve Jobs
Age: 38
From: Germany
Filmography: Macbeth (2015), Slow West (2015), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Frank (2014), The Counselor (2013), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Prometheus (2012), Haywire (2011), Shame (2011), A Dangerous Method (2011), X-Men: First Class (2011), Jane Eyre (2011), Jonah Hex (2010), Centurion (2010), Blood Creek (2009), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Fish Tank (2009), Eden Lake (2008), Hunger (2008), Angel (2007), 300 (2006)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2014 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for 12 Years a Slave

Achievements in Acting:
2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Steve Jobs
2016 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for Steve Jobs
2016 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Steve Jobs
2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for 12 Years a Slave
2014 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for 12 Years a Slave
2014 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for 12 Years a Slave
2012 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for Shame
2012 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Shame
2011 Venice Film Festival Best Actor for Shame

Nominee: Eddie Redmayne
Picture for Nomination: The Danish Girl
Age: 34
From: England
Filmography: Jupiter Ascending (2015), The Theory of Everything (2014), Les Misérables (2012), My Week with Marilyn (2011), Hick (2011), Black Death (2010), Glorious 39 (2009), Powder Blue (2009), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), The Yellow Handkerchief (2008), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Savage Grace (2007), The Good Shepherd (2006), Murderous Intent (2006)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2015 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for The Theory of Everything

Achievements in Acting:
2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The Danish Girl
2016 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for The Danish Girl
2016 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for The Danish Girl
2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for The Theory of Everything
2015 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor for The Theory of Everything
2015 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Theory of Everything

Conclusion:
28 February 2016
Who Will Win Likely: Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant
Who May Be Alternate: Matt Damon for The Martian
22 February 2016
Who Will Win Likely: Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant
Who May Be Alternate: Matt Damon for The Martian
16 February 2016
Who Will Win Likely: Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant
Who May Be Alternate: Eddie Redmayne for The Danish Girl
11 February 2016
Who Will Win Likely: Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant
Who May Be Alternate: Eddie Redmayne for The Danish Girl
23 January 2016
Who Will Win Likely: Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant
Who May Be Alternate: Michael Fassbender for Steve Jobs

Who Should Win: Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant
Who Got Snubbed: Will Smith for Concussion, Steve Carell for The Big Short
Personal Favorite: Eddie Redmayne for The Danish Girl
Who Wins? Leonardo DiCaprio for The Revenant

2015 Academy Awards Actor Series

Nominee: Steve Carell
Picture for Nomination: Foxcatcher
Age: 52
From: United States
Filmography: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014), Neighbors (2014), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), Despicable Me 2 (2013), The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013), The Way Way Back (2013), Hope Springs (2012), Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012), Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011), Dinner for Schmucks (2010), Despicable Me (2010), Date Night (2010), Get Smart (2008), Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Stories USA (2007), Dan in Real Life (2007), Evan Almighty (2007), Over the Hedge (2006), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Bewitched (2005), Melinda and Melinda (2004), Sleepover (2004), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Bruce Almighty (2003), Suits (1999), Homegrown (1998), Tomorrow Night (1998), Curly Sue (1991)

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

Achievements in Acting:
2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Foxcatcher
2015 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for Foxcatcher
2015 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for Foxcatcher

Nominee: Bradley Cooper
Picture for Nomination: American Sniper
Age: 40
Filmography: Serena (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), American Hustle (2013), The Hangover Part III (2013), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), Hit and Run (2012), The Words (2012), The Hangover Part II (2011), Limitless (2011), The A-Team (2010), Valentine's Day (2010), All About Steve (2009), Case 39 (2009), The Hangover (2009), He's Just Not That Into You (2009), Yes Man (2008), New York, I Love You (2008), The Rocker (2008), The Midnight Meat Train (2008), Older Than America (2008), The Comebacks (2007), Failure to Launch (2006), Wedding Crashers (2005), Bending All the Rules (2002), My Little Eye (2002), Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2014 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for American Hustle
2013 Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Silver Linings Playbook

Achievements in Acting:
2014 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for American Hustle
2014 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for American Hustle
2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Silver Linings Playbook
2013 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for Silver Linings Playbook
2013 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Nomination for Silver Linings Playbook

Nominee: Benedict Cumberbatch
Picture for Nomination: The Imitation Game
Age: 38
From: England
Filmography: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014), Penguins of Madagascar (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), August: Osage County (2013), The Fifth Estate (2013), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), Wreckers (2011), War Horse (2011), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Frankenstein (2011), The Whistleblower (2010), Third Star (2010), Four Lions (2010), Creation (2009), Burlesque Fairytales (2009), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), Atonement (2007), Amazing Grace (2006), Starter for 10 (2006), To Kill a King (2003)

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

Achievements in Acting:
2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for The Imitation Game
2015 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for The Imitation Game
2015 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Nomination for The Imitation Game

Nominee: Michael Keaton
Picture for Nomination: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Age: 63
From: United States
Filmography: Need for Speed (2014), RoboCop (2014), Blindsided (2013), Noah (2012), The Other Guys (2010), Toy Story 3 (2010), Post Grad (2009), The Merry Gentleman (2008), The Last Time (2006), Cars (2006), Herbie Fully Loaded (2005), Game 6 (2005), White Noise (2005), First Daughter (2004), Quicksand (2003), A Shot at Glory (2000), Jack Frost (1998), Out of Sight (1998), Desperate Measures (1998), Jackie Brown (1997), Inventing the Abbotts (1997), Multiplicity (1996), Speechless (1994), The Paper (1994), My Life (1993), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Porco Rosso (1992), Batman Returns (1992), One Good Cop (1991), Pacific Heights (1990), Batman (1989), The Dream Team (1989), Clean and Sober (1988), Beetlejuice (1988), She's Having a Baby (1988), The Squeeze (1987), Touch and Go (1986), Gung Ho (1986), Johnny Dangerously (1984), Mr. Mom (1983), Night Shift (1982), Rabbit Test (1978)

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

Achievements in Acting:
2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nomination for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor Nomination for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Nominee: Eddie Redmayne
Picture for Nomination: The Theory of Everything
Age: 33
From: England
Filmography: Les Misérables (2012), My Week with Marilyn (2011), Hick (2011), Black Death (2010), Glorious 39 (2009), Powder Blue (2009), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), The Yellow Handkerchief (2008), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Savage Grace (2007), The Good Shepherd (2006), Murderous Intent (2006)

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

Achievements in Acting:
2015 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for The Theory of Everything
2015 BAFTA Film Awards Best Leading Actor for The Theory of Everything
2015 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for The Theory of Everything

Conclusion:
22 February 2015
Who Will Win Likely: Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything
Who May Be Alternate: Michael Keaton for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
9 February 2015
Who Will Win Likely: Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything
Who May Be Alternate: Michael Keaton for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
31 January 2015
Who Will Win Likely: Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything
Who May Be Alternate: Michael Keaton for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Who Should Win: Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything
Who Got Snubbed: Jake Gyllenhaal for Nightcrawler, Ralph Fiennes for The Grand Budapest Hotel
Personal Favorite: Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything
Who Wins? Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything

孤星淚 Les Misérables (2012)

電影名稱：孤星淚 Les Misérables
產地：英國 GBR
上映日期：25 December 2012
觀看日期：24 December 2012
片長：158 Minutes
導演：Tom Hooper
演員：Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway

影評：
音樂電影一向是我最喜愛的電影題材，因為這類電影會有大量動聽的歌曲，很容易令觀眾從歌曲中得到共鳴，了解角色的情感及故事的發展。音樂電影對我的電影鑑賞歷程十分重要，第一齣我迷上的電影並要求媽媽買影碟給我的是1965年的The Sound of Music，這個改編故事家喻戶曉，歌曲如Edelweiss、Do-Re-Mi和My Favourite Things都是我較喜歡的歌曲。第二齣我真正迷上的是2008年的Mamma Mia!，這是以我媽媽的偶像瑞典樂隊ABBA的歌曲串連而成，這亦是我對電影藝術產生興趣的重要作品，當然我也從此以Meryl Streep為偶像。這電影的很多歌曲都被我唱得滾瓜爛熟，有兩首我特別喜歡：Slipping Through My Fingers和The Winner Takes It All，大家空閒時可以試聽一下電影的版本。直到2012年，Les Misérables成功俘虜我的心，成為我最喜歡的電影之一，所以可能這篇影評會有偏差。故事發生在法國，囚犯Jean Valjean(Hugh Jackman飾)被囚禁十九年後被釋放，與監獄看護Javert(Russell Crowe飾)發生爭執，Jean需要定時到國家不同的地方報到，終生過著囚犯的身份。他不甘這命運的安排，得到一個傳教士的收留，但他卻偷取銀器。傳教士為了幫助他而說謊，他心感悔疚並明白世間沒有置他於死地，立志改名換姓幫助社會上有需要的人士，Javert便決定把Jean繩之以法。Jean在多年後成為一個城市的市長，他同時持有一間工廠。Fantine(Anne Hathaway飾)被趕出工廠，失業的她為了養活自己年幼並寄居於酒館老闆的家庭的女兒Cosette(成年版由Amanda Seyfried飾)而從事妓女行業，她後來因襲擊男人而被Javert拘捕，Jean見狀拯救她，在她臨終時答應照顧Cosette，他也向法庭招認自己真正的身份，然後開始尋找Cosette之旅。他用錢從酒館夫婦(Sacha Baron Cohen和Helena Bonham Carter飾)贖回Cosette。Marius(Eddie Redmayne飾)和Enjolras(Aaron Tveit飾)領導年輕人的秘密革命，此時Marius邂逅Cosette便迷上她，他便拜託一直暗戀他的Éponine(Samantha Barks飾)幫忙查出Cosette的下落，Éponine只好把自己的心意隱藏，默默在Marius身邊守候。與此同時，Jean為了逃亡要帶Cosette離開，一對戀人終於分開。Enjolras團結巴黎的人民革命，豈料最後平民百姓放棄令到他們受到敵軍的圍剿，Javert充當間諜混入革命黨，東窗事發後被Jean放走。Jean在雙方的激戰時救了Marius，令他成為唯一的生還者。Javert感到混亂，在法律及道德上的矛盾，他最後決定自殺了結事件。Jean放心把Cosette交予Marius並離開，他向Marius道出一切，後來他獲悉Jean是他的救命恩人，便帶Cosette去見Jean。Jean見完他倆的最後一面便離開人世，到了一個更自由的世界。

Hugh Jackman是一名非常成功的澳洲演員，他以健美的體格出演過X-Men系列的電影，至今他較為觀眾讚賞的角色就是這電影的演出。他把角色演得有血有肉，演唱技巧手到拿來，值得大眾的表揚，並成為Academy Award Best Actor的大熱之選。除了兩部X-Men系列的電影外，他正在拍攝Prisoners及宣佈參與劇團音樂片The Greatest Showman on Earth，他的事業可能因Les Misérables而再衝巔峰。Russell Crowe來自新西蘭，在大約十年前憑The Inside Man和Gladiator打響名堂，之後的A Beautiful Mind和Cinderella Man更加令人信服他的演技。他今次的演出評價好壞參半，有不少觀眾認為這是選角錯誤，我的看法是他的演出相當不錯，可能有更適合的人選，但他也不是演得很差。他未來較有看頭的作品為Noah，不知道電影是否沉悶或成為獎項大熱。Anne Hathaway很年輕便已經吸引到觀眾的目光，Princess Diaries至Rachel Getting Married，她向觀眾展示自己的成熟演技，在之後更加在不少電影中發光發亮，她在2012年在The Dark Knight Rises飾演貓女，成為影圈的一時熱話。她的演出獲得一致的好評，由於她演唱I Dreamed a Dream時的情緒詮釋得非常到位，並在其他場合的演出都真實地顯示出獨力照顧女兒的苦況。我相信不少觀眾和我一樣，看到她的演出後都有不少的感觸。她暫時沒有電影的拍攝工作，可以等待頒獎禮季度過後才重新出發。

這電影除了主要的角色外，其他配角的演出都相當具水準。我最欣賞的是Samantha Barks和Eddie Redmayne兩位新星。Samantha Barks演唱On My Own時的傷心的感情很到位，這也是她第一齣的電影作品。Eddie Redmayne在Empty Chairs At Empty Table的表現同樣理想，令不少觀眾對兩位演員留下印象。在Les Misérables之後，未知會否又有音樂電影呢，我仍舊是十分期待。

評分：
故事：45/50
演員：35/35
效果：14/15
總分：94/100