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Seven nominations2 for Brit Flick3 七部提名英国影片
The British romantic drama Atonement is leading the pack of British hopefuls for this year’s Oscars.
The film is up for seven gongs including best picture. However, the stars of the movie Keira Knightley from Pirates of the Caribbean and James McEvoy from The Last King of Scotland, haven’t been nominated for their acting4.
The thirteen-year old Irish actress Saoirse Ronan has eclipsed her Atonement co-stars by picking up a nomination1 for the best supporting actress.
A British-born Irish actor, Daniel Day-Lewis, has been shortlisted as best actor for his role in the film There Will Blood.
In the best actress category the British star Julie Christie is a nominee5 for playing an Alzheimer’s sufferer in Away From Her.
Overall, the American movie No Country For Old Men has topped the list of Oscar nominations with a total of eight.
The Australian actress Cate Blanchett could pick up both the best actress and best supporting actress awards for her parts as Queen Elizabeth the First of England and in the bio-pic of the rock legend Bob Dylan called I’m Not There. Cate, who's a woman, has drawn6 praise for her portrayal7 of Dylan, who is, of course, a man.
It's still not certain whether the Oscars ceremony will go ahead this year because of an ongoing8 strike by screenwriters, though organisers insist it will take place.
But the announcement of this year's Oscar nominations has been tainted9 with sadness at the news that the actor Heath Ledger10 has died.
The body of the 28-year-old co-star of the 2005 Ang Lee film Brokeback Mountain was discovered in his home in New York.
Police are investigating if the actor had taken an overdose of prescription11 pills.
GLOSSARY 词汇表
romantic drama 浪漫剧
Atonement 赎罪,赔罪
leading the pack 领先于其他的候选影片
hopefuls 有希望获得成功的人
gongs 锣
nominated 被提名
eclipsed 使…失色
best supporting actress 最佳女配角
shortlisted 筛选后的候选人名单
role 角色
category 种类
nominee 被提名的人
Alzheimer's 老年痴呆症
topped the list 名列榜首
bio-pic 传记片
drawn praise 受到称赞
portrayal 扮演
screenwriters 编剧,电影剧本作家
tainted with sadness 带有悲伤色彩
overdose 过量 (服用药物)
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