Take Away English-The BAFTAs 英国电影奖
时间：2019-01-02 作者：英语课 分类：Take Away English
British BAFTA winner Thandie Newton
The red carpet was rolled out in London’s Leicester Square on Sunday as stars from all over the world gathered for this year’s British Academy Film Awards.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, or BAFTA as it is more commonly known, has raised its profile in recent years by bringing forward its award ceremony to take place before the American Oscars.
However, hopes that home-grown films would triumph over Hollywood productions were dashed as American movies swept the board, winning all the major awards including Best Film, Best Actor and Best Actress. Ang Lee’s ‘Brokeback Mountain’ enjoyed particular success, winning four BAFTAs in total.
Fans and supporters of British Cinema were particularly disappointed that ‘The Constant Gardener’, featuring British stars Rachel Weisz and Ralph Fiennes, won only one award despite having received ten nominations 1.
One consolation 2 prize for the UK was the award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role which went to Thandie Newton for her performance in ‘Crash’. Thandie, who was born in Zambia to a Zimbabwean mother and a British father, impressed the Academy with her portrayal 3 of a woman confronting her racial prejudices.
It was also a disappointing night for Keira Knightley who failed to be nominated for her role in the adaptation of the classic Jane Austen novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’. However, she is still in the running for an Oscar having been nominated in the Best Actress category.
In fact, the UK is well-represented in this year’s Oscar nominations. British actresses Judi Dench and Rachel Weisz hope to win Best Actress and Best supporting actress respectively, whilst ‘The Constant Gardener’ has received four nominations including best adapted screenplay.
In the Best Animation 4 category, the ‘claymation’ film ‘Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit’ is another UK hopeful. Its director, Nick Park, told us that he just made films for the love of it, but he admitted, “It is great to have this kind of recognition.”
GLOSSARY 词汇表
red carpet
红地毯/贵宾礼遇的
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
英国电影和电视艺术学院大奖
award ceremony
颁奖仪式
triumph over
战胜
swept the board
大赢家
consolation prize
安慰奖
portrayal
扮演
adaptation
改编
well-represented
占有相当比例的
claymation
粘土动画
rolled out
铺开
bringing forward
提前
home-grown
土生土长的；本国编导的
dashed
挫败；破灭
nominations
提名
performance
表演
racial prejudices
种族歧视
in the running
仍有望获奖
screenplay
（电影）剧本
recognition
承认
- Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句
- The children were a great consolation to me at that time.那时孩子们成了我的莫大安慰。
- This news was of little consolation to us.这个消息对我们来说没有什么安慰。
- His novel is a vivid portrayal of life in a mining community.他的小说生动地描绘了矿区的生活。
- The portrayal of the characters in the novel is lifelike.该书中的人物写得有血有肉。