The Cannes Film Festival is one of the most influential and prestigious international film festivals in the world, and is considered one of the three major international film festivals in the world, along with the Berlin and Venice Film Festivals.
Its existence and international influence are far superior to those of domestic film awards. Interestingly, despite so many years of cultural export and international influence, China's presence in these awards is still surprisingly weak. Many netizens' first impression of them is the glamorous Cannes red carpet and countless announcements of people outshining each other on the red carpet.
Very few people are truly qualified to enter this place.
Even now, with the rapid development of film and television, it is in a state of transition, and is no longer as good as it used to be.
This time, "No Bait" has made it into the main competition unit even before its official release in China, thanks to its script that was shelved for ten years, a new male lead who has just made his mark in the film industry, and a director who is planning to retire after this big hit. It will face off against other internationally renowned directors, screenwriters, and lead actors from the same period.
Even if it doesn't win an award in the end, it is still a glorious moment worth recording in "No Bait" and following for a lifetime. It also means that even though "No Bait" has not yet been released in China, it has already gained international recognition to a certain extent.
With its impressive track record of being shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival, the official release of "No Bait" was destined to be extraordinary.
In fact, many people were already excited the moment the shortlist was announced.
It's been so long, so long since we've had such exciting news!
The main competition section is the most important competition section of the Cannes International Film Festival, and the most well-known award is undoubtedly the "Palme d'Or," which is the most prestigious award in Cannes, bar none.
If the fact that "No Bait" was nominated for the main competition was already exciting enough, then the subsequent nomination for Best Actor was a double celebration.
The only slight disappointment is that no one was nominated for Best Screenplay.
The script for "No Bait" has been stuck for ten years, so it's a real shame it wasn't nominated.
However, the plot of "No Bait" does have some flaws and is not suitable for winning awards. Its commercialized, fast-paced storytelling greatly reduces the judgment and in-depth exploration of certain social phenomena. Therefore, in essence, it is not artistic enough, not profound enough, and not suitable for success in awards.
However, the film was still nominated.
This demonstrates that the director's creativity and Xiao He's performance successfully elevated this "deep" work to another level.
Even Xiao He himself didn't expect that his character, Shu Yuxiu, would be nominated for Best Actor.
But thinking about it carefully, Shu Yuxiu was indeed the peak of his acting skills. During that period, I was really tormented by Shu Yuxiu, almost to the point of being obsessed.
When Liu Rulan received the news, she conducted a thorough investigation and confirmed that Xiao He was the youngest among the other male actors nominated this time.
More accurately, Xiao He is the youngest nominee in Chinese film history—regardless of whether he wins an award, his nomination has already left a mark on Chinese film history.
For a newcomer like Xiao He, such a record is practically an unbeatable start.
Even before this, Xiao He had not won any major film awards in China.
His starring role in "Law of the Jungle" did bring some minor awards and achievements, but none of them were well-known or of high quality. "No Bait," on the other hand, was submitted to the Cannes Film Festival for review before its release and successfully won Cannes' favor.
This move, this achievement, this ability—at this moment, everyone in the industry understood that Xiao He was unstoppable.
His brilliant performance in "The Twelve Mirrors" made people see his acting skills, while his successful nomination for Best Actor in "No Bait" made people see his value.
Almost as soon as Xiao He got off the plane, his phone was bombarded with calls.
Seeing his constantly vibrating phone and the endless stream of new messages, Xiao He greeted Liu Rulan and then began replying to them one by one.
At the same time this news reached China, the film "No Bait," originally scheduled for release during the May Day holiday, began its pre-release promotion ahead of schedule.
At a time when no one expected it, the trailer for "No Bait" was released.
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