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Oscar Hopefuls On March 5th, 2006, actors, directors, producers and other filmmakers will gather in Hollywood, the center of

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问题                          Oscar Hopefuls
    On March 5th, 2006, actors, directors, producers and other filmmakers will gather in Hollywood, the center of the American film industry. They will receive Academy Awards for the best acting, directing, writing, editing, music and other work on movies released last year.
    The winners will receive an award called an Oscar. This statue is shaped like a man. It is made of several metals covered with gold. The Oscar is only about 34 centimeters tall. It weighs less than 4 kilograms. But the award can be priceless to the person who receives it.
    Winning an Oscar can mean becoming much more famous. It can mean getting offers to work in the best movies. It also can mean earning much more money.
Films Nominated for Best Motion Picture
    Five films are nominated(提名)for best motion picture. They are "Brokeback Mountain," "Good Night, and Good Luck," "Crash," "Capote" and "Munich." The directors of these movies were also nominated for best director.
    These five films are different from the ones that are often nominated for best picture. They are all realistic films for adults that deal with serious political or social issues. Four of the movies were mainly produced outside the major Hollywood movie studio system. They cost far less money to produce than most major Hollywood movies.
    "Brokeback Mountain" received 8 nominations, the most of any movie this year. They include best director for Aug Lee and nominations for two actors and one actress in the film. "Brokeback Mountain" is the story of two young cowboys in the western state of Wyoming. They fall in love during the 1960s. They marry young women and have children. But the two men continue their secret relationship for 20 years.
    Two of the other films received 6 nominations each. "Good Night, and Good Luck" is about the television newsman Edward R. Murrow in the 1950s. His broadcasts opposed the powerful Senator. Joseph McCarthy. George Clooney directed "Good Night, and Good Luck." He also wrote the screenplay with Grant Heslov. And Clooney acts in the movie. Clooney was also nominated as best actor in a supporting role in another movie, "Syriana." He plays a secret United States government agent in the Middle East.
    The film "Crash" also received 6 nominations. Paul Haggis wrote and directed the movie. "Crash" is about racial tensions among a group of people in Los Angeles. These strangers meet during 36 hours and are involved in car crashes and crimes.
    Bennett Miller directed "Capote," another nominee for best picture. It is a true story about the writer Truman Capote. It tells about his relationship with two men sentenced to be executed for killing a family in a small town in Kansas. Capote wrote about the killings in his famous book, "In Cold Blood."
    The last nominee for best picture is "Munich," directed by Steven Spielberg. It is also based on true events. "Munich" deals with the killing of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches by Palestinian terrorists. That happened at the Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, in 1972. The movie is about Israeli agents and their efforts to find and kill the men responsible for the deaths.
Men Nominated for Best Leading Actor
    Five men were nominated for the best performance by an actor in a leading role. Three of them play famous American men during the 1950s and 1960s. The three actors changed their appearances and voices to look and sound like the real people.
    David Strathairn plays Edward R. Murrow in "Good Night, and Good Luck." Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Truman Capote in "Capote." And Joaquin Phoenix plays the famous country singer Johnny Cash in "Walk the Line."
    Heath Ledger was nominated for his role as one of the gay cowboys in "Brokeback Mountain."
    And Terrence Howard was nominated for his role in the movie "Hustle and Flow." He plays a man who tries to become a rap music singer in Memphis, Tennessee.
Women Nominated for Best Leading Actress
    Five women received nominations for best performance by an actress in a leading role. Judy Dench plays a women who owns a musical theater in London during World War Ⅱ. Her movie is called "Missus Henderson Presents."
    Keira Knightley plays a young woman in a family of 5 sisters who seek husbands in 19th century England. The movie is based on the book called "Pride and Prejudice."
    Reese Witherspoon plays, and sings the songs of, the famous country music singer June Carter Cash in "Walk the Line."
    Charlize Theron was nominated for the movie "North Country." She plays a woman who works in a mine. She takes legal action against the male workers who mistreat her,
    And, in the most unusual role, Felicity Huffman was nominated for "Transamerica," She plays a man about to have an operation to become a woman. The man discovers for the first time that he has a teenage son.
Movies Nominated for Best Documentary
    Five movies were nominated for best documentary, a movie showing real people and events. "Darwin’s Nightmare" is about the difficult life for the poor people of Tanzania. The movie shows how valuable fish from the country’s waters are sent to rich countries while the people of Tanzania are left hungry.
    "March of the Penguins" is a French movie about the struggle for survival of emperor penguins(企鹅)in Antarctica.
    "Murderball" is about disabled American athletes who compete in specially designed wheelchairs in a sport called Quad Rugby.
    Another nominee for best documentary is "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room." It is about the top officials of the formerly powerful energy-trading company. The failure of the company affected the lives of its employees and American business. Two of those Enron officials are currently on trial on charges of plotting to cheat investors.
    "Street Fight" is the 5th nominee. It is about a recent election for mayor in Newark, New Jersey. The film raises hard questions about American politics, democracy and race.
Other Awards
    More than 20 Academy Awards will be presented on March 5th. The people who designed the best costumes, makeup and special effects will receive awards. So will the people who wrote the best screen- plays and did the best film and sound editing.
    Songs from "Crash," "Hustle and Flow" and "Transamerica" are nominated as best original song. Musical scores from 5 other movies are nominated for best original score.
The Academy Committee
    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents the Oscars each year. Almost 6,000 people who work in the movie industry belong to the organization..
    Members of the Academy begin the process of choosing award winners. These people work in 13 different professions. They nominate candidates for Academy Awards.
    The members choose among people doing the same kind of work. For example, actors nominate actors. Directors nominate directors. Designers nominate designers.
    All Academy members vote to choose the final winners.
Edward R. Murrow, Truman Capote, and Johnny Cash are famous American figures during the 190s and 1960s.
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