GII "OSCAR"
NM NAY C G L?

LU NAM ANH
Trܧc ht, ti mun lm sng t ta bi ln ny. Khi ti ni gii "Oscar" nm nay, ti mun m ch gii "Oscar" ca nm 1995, tc l "Oscar" ln th 68. Tht vy, l pht gii "Oscar" thܩng ܮc t chc vo ti th Hai cui cng ca thng Ba Nj tܪng thܪng nhng thnh qu rc r trong lnh vc in nh ca nm va qua. Thnh th ta bi ln ny cn phi ǰi thnh Gii "Oscar" nm 1995 c g l?

Sau khi džc danh sch nm phim ܮc NJ ngh gii "Best Picture" l Apollo 13, Babe, Braveheart, Il Postino (The Postman) v Sense and Sensibility, iu l th nht m ti nhn thy l Il Postino (The Postman) li l phim . Trong lch s ca gii "Oscar," ch c bn phim ngoi quc ܮc NJ ngh gii "Best Picture;" l Grand Illusion ca Php (1938), Z ca Algeria (1969), The Emigrants ca Thy in (1972) v Cries and Whispers cng ca Thy in (1973); nhng khng phim no thng gii c, ch tr Z ot ܮc gii "Foreign Language Film." iu l th hai l Babe l mt phim nhi ng k v mt ch heo con bit ni. Hn th na, Babe li l cochon ca nhng nh lm phim t x "Down Under," ch khng pht xut t "l heo" ca "Uncle Walt." T trܧc ljn nay, ch c phim hot ha Beauty and the Beast ca "The Mouse Factory" l phim nhi ng duy nht lt ܮc vo vng chung kt ca gii "Best Picture" (1991), nhng cui cng ch ot ܮc gii "Original Song" v gii "Original Musical or Comedy Score" an i v xe. iu l th ba l c hai o din ca Apollo 13 v Sense and Sensibility l Ron Howard v Ang Lee NJu khng ܮc NJ ngh gii "Best Director." y l du hiu chng lnh cho thy hai phim ny s khng c ܮc "s mi" g c trong m 25 thng Ba. Thnh ra nhn i, nhn li ch cn Braveheart mt mnh, mt nga khng b "handicapped" g c, c th m mnh dn tin ln sn khu cum ch tܮng vng "Oscar" v nh trng chi!

Trong gii "Best Director," nm o din ܮc dim phc lt vo cp mt vng ca ch "Oscar" l Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas), Mel Gibson (Braveheart), Chris Noonan (Babe), Michael Radford (Il Postino) v Tim Robbins (Dead Man Walking). Nh ta bit, Vin Hn Lm c khuynh hܧng thch dng "double coupon," tc l dn c hai gii "Best Picture" v "Best Director" cho cng mt phim. Trong trܩng hp y, Mike Figgis v Tim Robbins nh "mc bc." Cn Chris Noonan v Michael Radford cng khng c hy vng g nhiu, v heo con v anh pht th ngܩi m yu th lm sao ch ni anh hng nng dn William Wallace tay u, tht bp. Khng n t chi lng u i ca Vin Hn Lm, Mel Gibson nh em hai ch "Oscars" v nh trng cho c cp.

Cn v gii "Best Actor," tuy Richard Dreyfuss (Mr. Hollands Opus), Anthony Hopkins (Nixon), Sean Penn (Dead Man Walking) v ti t qu c Massimo Troisi (Il Postino) NJu rt xut sc, nhng Nicolas Cage rt xng ng vi gii "Best Actor" v khng ai c th ph nhn rng Nicolas Cage lm khn gi say ty ly trong Leaving Las Vegas vi ti din xut tuyt vi ca anh. V li, khng bit phi chng a s hi vin ca Vin Hn Lm thܩng gi s in thoi "hot line" ca A.A. hay sao, ti t ng vai nj t ca Lu Linh li thܩng c c hi thng ln. C xem trܩng hp ca Ray Milland trong The Lost Weekend v Lee Marvin trong Cat Ballou th r.

Trong gii "Best Actress," ngoi tr Elizabeth Shue (Leaving Las Vegas) v Sharon Stone (Casino) l hai ch lnh mi t te, Meryl Streep (The Bridges of Madison County), Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility) v Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking) NJu l dn lo lng c. Tuy nhin, trong khi Meryl v Emma NJu c mt ch nh Nj cm chi (Meryl li c ljn hai ch; mt cho "Best Supporting Actress," mt cho "Best Actress"), Susan vn cn trng tay, mc d trܧc y ܮc NJ ngh nm ln. Susan, its about time!

Xt v gii "Best Supporting Actor," Brad Pitt (12 Monkeys) v James Cromwell (Babe) l hai anh ng ngoi chi ch thi. Tuy Ed Harris (Apollo 13) din xut vng chc nh trong nhng phim trܧc y, nhng li khng c g ni bt cho lm. Ring Tim Roth (Rob Roy) v Kevin Spacey (The Usual Suspects) din xut "b chy" hn nhiu. K tm cn, ngܩi na lng. Flip the coin. Head or tail? Kevin Spacey ܮc T i. Th ng T ca xi-n l ai? Hai anh em Lumire ch cn ai na.

Ring trong gii "Best Supporting Actress," Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite) b xa Joan Allen (Nixon), Kathleen Quinlan (Apollo 13), Mare Winningham (Georgia) v Kate Winslet (Sense and Sensibility) c dm ܩng. Who are these people, anyway? Nh th, ti c th tuyn b "case closed" ܮc chng trong trܩng hp ny?

Cui cng, ti xin ni thm Restoration ot ܮc hai gii v "Art Direction" v "Costume Design;" trong khi Pocahontas, mt trong nhng phim hot ha "boring" nht ca hng Walt Disney, ܮc an i bng gii "Original Musical or Comedy Score" v gii "Original Song." ng bun hn ht l Il Postino, mc d ܮc xem nh l phim ngoi quc "ht bc" nht t trܧc ljn nay v ܮc NJ ngh nm gii "Oscars," ch vn vn ot ܮc gii "Original Dramatic Score." Th ta mi thm tha cu ni "c cn hn khng" ca nh th qu c Nguyn Tt Nhin.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

Wed like to thank LESLIE UNGER, Publicity Coordinator of The 68th Academy Awards, for providing us valuable press material. Many thanks are also due to PAM KELLY of Camera Cinemas, LESLEY COOTES of Bill Lanese and HARRIS DEW of Larsen Associates for their support and friendship.

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