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2023年1月28日 星期六

2023 Academy Awards Supporting Actress Series

Nominee: Angela Bassett
Picture for Nomination: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Age: 64
From: United States
Filmography: Wendell and Wild (2022), Gunpowder Milkshake (2021), Soul (2020), Otherhood (2019), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Bumblebee (2018), Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018), Black Panther (2018), London Has Fallen (2016), Chi-Raq (2015), Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015), Survivor (2015), White Bird in a Blizzard (2014), Black Nativity (2013), Olympus Has Fallen (2013), This Means War (2012), Green Lantern (2011), Jumping the Broom (2011), Notorious (2009), Gospel Hill (2008), Nothing But the Truth (2008), Meet the Browns (2008), Of Boys and Men (2008), Meet the Robinsons (2007), Akeelah and the Bee (2006), Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005), Mr. 3000 (2004), The Lazarus Child (2004), Masked and Anonymous (2003), Sunshine State (2002), The Score (2001), Boesman and Lena (2000), Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000), Supernova (2000), Music of the Heart (1999), How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), Contact (1997), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), Strange Days (1995), Panther (1995), What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Malcolm X (1992), Innocent Blood (1992), Passion Fish (1992), Critters 4 (1992), Boyz n the Hood (1991), City of Hope (1991), Kindergarten Cop (1990), F/X (1986)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
1994 Best Actress in a Leading Role Nomination for What's Love Got to Do with It

Achievements in Acting:
2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2023 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nomination for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2023 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
1994 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical for What's Love Got to Do with It
Nominee: Hong Chau
Picture for Nomination: The Whale
Age: 43
From: Thailand
Filmography: The Menu (2022), Showing Up (2022), Artemis Fowl (2020), American Woman (2019), Driveways (2019), Duck Butter (2018), Downsizing (2017), Inherent Vice (2014)

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

Achievements in Acting:
2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for The Whale
2023 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nomination for The Whale
2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Downsizing
2018 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for Downsizing
Nominee: Kerry Condon
Picture for Nomination: The Banshees of Inisherin
Age: 40
From: Ireland
Filmography: Avengers: Endgame (2019), Dreamland (2019), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Bad Samaritan (2018), Human Affairs (2018), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Gold (2014), Dom Hemingway (2013), This Must Be the Place (2011), The Runway (2010), The Last Station (2009), Unleashed (2005), The Halo Effect (2004), Intermission (2003), Ned Kelly (2003), How Harry Became a Tree (2001), Rat (2000), Angela's Ashes (1999)

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

Achievements in Acting:
2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for The Banshees of Inisherin
2023 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actress for The Banshees of Inisherin
2023 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture Nomination for The Banshees of Inisherin
Nominee: Jamie Lee Curtis
Picture for Nomination: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Age: 64
From: United States
Filmography: Halloween Ends (2022), Halloween Kills (2021), Senior Entourage (2021), Knives Out (2019), An Acceptable Loss (2018), Halloween (2018), Spare Parts (2015), Veronica Mars (2014), From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), The Little Engine That Could (2011), You Again (2010), Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008), The Kid and I (2005), Christmas with the Kranks (2004), Freaky Friday (2003), Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Daddy and Them (2001), The Tailor of Panama (2001), Drowning Mona (2000), Virus (1999), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Homegrown (1998), Fierce Creatures (1997), House Arrest (1996), True Lies (1994), My Girl 2 (1994), Mother's Boys (1993), Forever Young (1992), My Girl (1991), Queens Logic (1991), Blue Steel (1990), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Dominick and Eugene (1988), A Man in Love (1987), Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987), Perfect (1985), Grandview, U.S.A. (1984), Trading Places (1983), Love Letters (1983), Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), Halloween II (1981), Escape from New York (1981), Road Games (1981), Terror Train (1980), Prom Night (1980), The Fog (1980), Halloween (1978)

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

Achievements in Acting:
2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Everything Everywhere All at Once
2023 BAFTA Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nomination for Everything Everywhere All at Once
2023 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture Nomination for Everything Everywhere All at Once
2004 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Nomination for Freaky Friday
1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for True Lies
1995 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical for True Lies
1989 BAFTA Film Awards Best Actress Nomination for A Fish Called Wanda
1989 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Nomination for A Fish Called Wanda
1984 British Academy Film Awards Best Supporting Actress for Trading Places
Nominee: Stephanie Hsu
Picture for Nomination: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Age: 32
From: United States
Filmography: Summer in Argyle (2022), Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Asking for It (2020), Set It Up (2018), The Four-Faced Liar (2010)

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

Achievements in Acting:
2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Everything Everywhere All at Once

Conclusion:
12 March 2023
Who Will Win Likely: Kerry Condon for The Banshees of Inisherin
Who May Be Alternate: Jamie Lee Curtis for Everything Everywhere All at Once

27 February 2023
Who Will Win Likely: Kerry Condon for The Banshees of Inisherin
Who May Be Alternate: Angela Bassett for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

20 February 2023
Who Will Win Likely: Angela Bassett for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Who May Be Alternate: Kerry Condon for The Banshees of Inisherin

28 January 2023
Who Will Win Likely: Angela Bassett for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Who May Be Alternate: Kerry Condon for The Banshees of Inisherin

Who Should Win: Stephanie Hsu for Everything Everywhere All at Once
Who Got Snubbed: Dolly de Leon for Triangle of Sadness, Carey Mulligan for She Said
Personal Favorite: Stephanie Hsu for Everything Everywhere All at Once
Who Wins? Jamie Lee Curtis for Everything Everywhere All at Once

2018年7月2日 星期一

縮水人間 Downsizing (2017)

電影名稱:縮水人間 Downsizing
產地:美國 USA
上映日期:25 January 2018
觀看日期:25 January 2018
片長:135 Minutes
導演:Alexander Payne
演員:Hong Chau

觀後感:
香港是一個非常急促的城市,生活在這個空間的人隨著身邊的節奏調整自己的步速,凡事都講求效率及時間;我們感受到其他國家的人民如何分配時間達至工作生活平衡,我們這些「籠中鳥」唯有另覓方法尋找生活中的樂趣,有能力的人士會選擇離開,移居至其他地方適應全新的生活方式。當我們考慮是否移民的時候,資金需求外的最大問題只有一個:我們可以放下在香港所擁有的一切嗎?往往到了這個關口,不少人和事會浮現在我們腦海中,他們會成為我們做決定時的羈絆。電影的題材關於一種較另類的移民,到頭來得失交換也不一定是同等價值的。故事設定在處於人口膨脹及全球暖化的未來,科學家研究出縮小人類的尺寸以解決環境問題。Paul和Audrey(Matt Damon和Kristen Wiig飾)兩夫妻打算進行這項不能回頭的技術後遷至專屬的居住地,Audrey在最後關頭卻步離開了Paul。一年後Paul正式離婚,他在所在地未能任職原來的工作,開始感到後悔時認識了富豪鄰居Dušan(Christoph Waltz飾)。Dušan的清潔工Ngoc Lan Tran(Hong Chau飾)吸引了Paul的注意,她是縮小人口走私活動的受害者,事發後斷了一隻腳影響生活,並居住在圍牆外的社區;Paul協助Ngoc Lan的工作及社區內有需要的人,Dušan見狀後提議結伴前往挪威拜訪當地第一個縮小人的社區,Ngoc Lan知悉後自薦同行以回覆縮小技術發明者的邀請。Paul抵達後得知當地開展了避難所,防止世界末日時人類的滅絕,他一意孤行地參與避難所的遷移,但最後因為Ngoc Lan的說話而回到愛人和朋友身邊,眾人返回居住地繼續縮小後的生活。

Hong Chau是一名美國女演員,她來自於一個逃難的越南家庭,後來得到美國一所教會的協助在當地生活;她選擇成為演員的目的是從事能夠維持生計的行業,她的興趣則在影視作品的製作,代表作有Inherent Vice。筆者在觀影前已聞說她的演出相當精彩,實際上她的戲份多如電影女主角;她刻意為了角色加入濃厚的越南口音,其實她的英語相當流利,在角色的呈現上給了不錯的成績,至於成為年初Academy Award的遺珠,筆者只能說她差一點就可以了,角色跟她個人經歷太相似,在挑戰程度上略嫌不太足夠。她的下一部推介是Duck Butter,故事講述兩名女士嘗試在這個感情關係混亂的世界尋找親密,她在作品中只是一名配角,相信迴響應該不會太大。

電影講述的是一個原創的故事,導演花了兩年多的時間寫下這個發人深省的劇本,讓觀眾反思環保及人性的議題;筆者起初看到片名以為跟Up in the Air相似,原來劇情就是以天馬行空的想法提醒我們甚麼是應該做的事情。幾位主要演員的表演不錯,可惜並沒有突出之處,因此欠缺話題性;Hong Chau的角色引起部分觀眾的共鳴,讓我們認清楚現實世界的殘酷。電影有趣獨特的設定讓觀眾期待在技術上的工夫,不過作品偏重於主旨的表達,末段的發展已經有點過位,導致電影越看越沉悶,觀眾難以吸收背後的心意。逃避從來也不是一個辦法,只要有了堅定的想法,鼓起勇氣把事情完成才不會讓自己後悔;筆者有很多不同的目標,希望多抽時間陪伴筆者關心的人、繼續經營網誌寫作電影觀後感、能夠努力專注工作並減少為他人帶來影響,這些都是筆者會去盡力實現的。

評分:
故事:33/50
演員:26/35
效果:8/15
總分:67/100