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The black-and-white film The Artist was the big winner at Sunday's 84th Annual Academy Awards -- the Oscars -- capturing best picture and major awards for its director and lead actor.
Frenchman Jean Dujardin won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in the film about a struggling silent-era movie star, while Michel Hazanavicius was honored as Best Director.
Meryl Streep won her third Oscar, taking the award for Best Actress for her portrayal1 of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher2 in The Iron Lady.
Christopher Plummer made history by becoming the oldest actor to win an Oscar. The 82-year-old won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role in Beginners as an elderly widower3 who embraces his homosexuality.
Octavia Spencer received a standing4 ovation5 when she won the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Help. She was one of two actresses nominated in the category from the film, which tells the story of African American maids in the racially segregated6 southern United States of the 1960s.
Another big winner was Hugo, a visually rich 3D tribute to a French film pioneer. It won five awards, including cinematography, art direction and sound editing.
Asghar Farhadi, of Iran, accepts the Oscar for best foreign language film for “A Separation” during the 84th Academy Awards on Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
In the best foreign language film category, the prize went as expected to Iran's A Separation. Directed by Asghar Farhadi, it tells the story of the difficult lives of a couple seeking a divorce. It already has won numerous awards this year.
The award ceremony by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood honors last year's best films, actors, directors and producers, and is viewed by hundreds of millions around the world.
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portrayal
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n.饰演;描画 | |
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thatcher
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n.茅屋匠 | |
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widower
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n.鳏夫 | |
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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n.欢呼,热烈欢迎,热烈鼓掌 | |
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segregated
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分开的; 被隔离的 | |
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