Доброе утро, друзья! Сегодня я хочу представить вашему вниманию статью о событии, которое никого не оставило равнодушным – церемония вручения премии «Оскар». Возможно, кто-то был разочарован, а кто-то был удивлен решением Американской киноакадемии, но, безусловно, все с нетерпением ждали развязки. Церемония, как всегда, ошеломила зрителей блестящими нарядами, юмором, а также подняла важные социальные вопросы.
Ознакомьтесь со статьей, обратите внимание на кинематографический вокабуляр, если возникнут сложности – вам на помощь придут перевод и объяснения. Кстати, если вы посетите сайт BBC по ссылке на эту статью, то внизу страницы сможете пройти интерактивный тест о крупнейших курьезах церемонии вручения премии Оскар.
Статья будет наиболее полезна студентам уровня Intermediate и выше.
Oscars 2018: The Shape of Water and Frances McDormand rule
The Shape of Water, a film about a woman and an amphibious creature, has won top honours at the Oscars.
Frances McDormand won best actress for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and persuaded every female nominee to stand with her in a night full of statements about inclusion.
Britain's Gary Oldman was named best actor for playing Winston Churchill in World War Two epic Darkest Hour.
The Shape of Water won the most Oscars with four, including best film.
In her speech, McDormand put her Oscar on the floor in front of her and addressed executives as the female nominees got to their feet. It was one of the most powerful and symbolic moments of the night.
"Look around, ladies and gentlemen, because we all have stories to tell and projects we need financed," she said.
"Don't talk to us about it at the parties tonight - invite us into your office in a couple of days, or you can come to ours, whatever suits you best - and we'll tell you all about them."
Her request came amid a push for greater equality in film - especially in the wake of the Hollywood sexual harassment scandal.
She finished her speech with the words: "I have two words to leave you with tonight - inclusion rider."
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What is an inclusion rider?
Backstage, McDormand explained that an inclusion rider is a clause that actors can put in their contracts to insist on at least 50% diversity in the film's cast and crew.
"We're not going back," she said in the winners' room.
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McDormand received a rousing reception for her best actress win, which came for playing a vengeance-seeking mother who is let down by the authorities after her daughter is raped and murdered.
It's her second Oscar, 21 years after her first for Fargo.
The ceremony also marked the Me Too and Time's Up campaigns with a segment presented by actresses Ashley Judd, Salma Hayek and Annabella Sciorra, who have all accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct.
"The changes we are witnessing are being driven by the powerful sound of new voices, of different voices, of our voices, joining together in a mighty chorus that is finally saying: Time's up," Judd said.
Accepting his first ever Oscar, Gary Oldman mentioned his 98-year-old mother, among other people, telling her: "Thank you for your love and support. Put the kettle on. I'm bringing Oscar home."
Mexico's Guillermo del Toro won best director for The Shape of Water, which stars British actress Sally Hawkins as a mute cleaning lady who has a relationship with a mysterious river-dwelling creature. It led the Oscar race with 13 nominations.
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The winning films in numbers:
- The Shape of Water - 4
- Dunkirk - 3
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - 2
- Darkest Hour - 2
- Blade Runner 2049 - 2
- Coco - 2
The contest had been wide open - Three Billboards had also been hotly tipped, while Get Out, a savage satire on hidden liberal racism, had a wave of late support.
Get Out won one prize on the night - best original screenplay for its writer-director Jordan Peele.
Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, another action-packed war drama, won three awards in the technical categories.
Other notable winners included:
- Allison Janney, hitherto best known for The West Wing, won best supporting actress for I, Tonya
- Sam Rockwell was named best supporting actor for playing a racist policeman in Three Billboards
- James Ivory, the director and writer of Merchant Ivory fame, won best adapted screenplay for Call Me By Your Name.
- Chile's A Fantastic Woman, with an acclaimed central performance by transgender actress Daniela Vega, was named best foreign language film
- Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant won best animated short for Dear Basketball
- British cinematographer Roger Deakins finally won an Oscar at the 14th attempt for Blade Runner 2049
- Lady Bird and The Post were among the films that were left empty-handed.
Adapted from www.bbc.com
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
- has won top honours at the Oscars – получил высшую награду. Обратите внимание, в начале новости употребляется Present Perfect, так как мы делаем упор на самом событии. А везде дальше по тексту используется Past Simple, поскольку речь идет о конкретном событии, которое произошло в минувшее воскресенье.
- won best actress / was named best actor – выиграл(а) награду как лучшая актриса / лучший актер
- persuaded every female nominee – убедила каждую номинированную женщину
- inclusion (Inclusion is based upon the idea of allowing everyone equal access to a service regardless of gender, disabilty, religion etc.) – инклюзивность предполагает открытый доступ к услугам и работе, независимо от пола, физических возможностей, вероисповедания и т.д.
- executives – в данном контексте – представители руководящих должностей в киноиндустрии
- the most powerful and symbolic moments – наиболее сильный и символический момент
- Her request came amid a push for greater equality in film – Ее призыв прозвучал в разгар кампании за равенство киноиндустрии. Это предложение показывает, что дословный перевод не всегда будет ясен.
- in the wake of – как следствие, в свете определенных событий
- Inclusion rider – инклюзивный райдер, список требований, которые представляют актеры и музыканты, что будет обеспечивать инклюзивность (см. выше)
- a clause that actors can put in their contracts – условие, которое актеры могут указывать в своих контрактах
- at least 50% diversity in the film's cast and crew – не менее 50% актерского состава и команды фильма должны быть многообразны (diversity – широкий термин, включающий в себя социокультурное, возрастное, половое, национальное, образовательное, этническое многообразие)
- received a rousing reception – получила очень бурный прием
- vengeance-seeking mother – мать, которая стремится к мести
- Me Too and Time's Up campaigns – кампании Me Too и Time's Up в защиту равенства и против сексуальных притязаний
- The changes we are witnessing are being driven by the powerful sound of new voices, joining together in a mighty chorus - Те изменения, свидетелями которых мы стали, были вызваны звучанием новых мощных голосов, которые объединяются вместе в могучий хор.
- Put the kettle on – включай чайник.
- a mute cleaning lady – немая уборщица
- a mysterious river-dwelling creature – мистическое существо, проживающее в реке
- hotly tipped – брит. англ. - воспринимали как потенциального победителя
- savage satire on hidden liberal racism – жестокая сатира на скрытый либеральный расизм
- action-packed war drama – драма, полная экшна
- hitherto best known for – до сих пор известна за … Hitherto – книжная фраза, часто употребляемая, например, в контрактах.
- screenplay – сценарий
- at the 14th attempt – с 14й попытки
- were left empty-handed – ушли с пустыми руками
М. ПЛОЩАДЬ УКРАИНСКИХ ГЕРОЕВ,
