"Lincoln","Big Bang Theory" top contenders for 70th Golden Globes

 LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Steven Spielberg's bio-pic " Lincoln" and the CBS sitcom¹ "The Big Bang Theory" finished among the top contenders for the 70th Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced in Los Angeles Thursday morning.

"Lincoln", a Spielberg's directorial project which follows the later part of the life of the 16th U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, led the nominees² on the film front with seven nominations³ including best dramatic film, best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis and supporting mentions for Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones.

On Wednesday, the well-received and reviewed film also finished among top contenders for the Screen Actors Guild⁵ (SAG⁶) Awards, taking home four nods including best actor, best supporting actor and actress, and best ensemble⁷ cast.

With a big haul of multiple nominations at the Golden Globes and SAG scene, "Lincoln" is well positioned among top contenders for best picture and other top awards at the Academy Awards to be presented in late February, 2013.

Joining Spielberg's film to vie in the best motion picture drama category is director-actor Ben Affleck's political thriller⁸ "Argo", along with Quentin Tarantino's western "Django Unchained", Ang Lee's fantasy "Life of Pi" and Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty".

In the best motion picture comedy or musical category, romantic comedy "Silver Linings⁹ Playbook", musical "Les Miserables", Wes Anderson's latest indie movie "Moonrise Kingdom", the British comedy-drama film "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" and another UK romantic drama "Salmon¹⁰ Fishing in the Yemen" all made their way into the pack.

"Argo" and "Django Unchained" followed "Lincoln" with five nominations apiece. "Les Miserables", "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Zero Dark Thirty" each garnered¹¹ four nods.

Among the distributors which were featured on the list, the Weinstein Company was the biggest winner with a haul of 14 nominations, followed by Sony Pictures Releasing with 12 and Touchstone Pictures with seven. Warner Bros. and Fox Searchlight also made their way into the front-runners with six and five nods, respectively.

On top of the list for best actor in a drama film is Daniel Day- Lewis, a two-time Academy Award best actor who won a nod for his portrayal¹² of the 16th U.S. president in Steven Spielberg's bio-pic "Lincoln". He will vie for the award against John Hawkes ("The Sessions"), Joaquin Phoenix¹³ ("The Master"), Denzel Washington (" Flight") and Richard Gere ("Arbitrage"), whose nomination⁴ turned out to be a bit of surprise.

Jessica Chastain, who played a young CIA agent who is bent¹⁴ to find Osama bin¹⁵ Laden¹⁶ in the political thriller "Zero Dark Thirty", was joined by Marion Cotillard ("Rust and Bone"), Helen Mirren (" Hitchcock"), Naomi Watts¹⁷ ("The Impossible") and Rachel Weisz ("The Deep Blue Sea") in contention¹⁸ for best actress in a drama film accolade¹⁹.

The contenders for best actor in motion picture comedy/musicals consists of critics' darlings Bradley Cooper ("Silver Linings Playbook") and Hugh Jackman ("Les Miserables"). The pack also featured Jack²⁰ Black ("Bernie"), Ewan McGregor ("Salmon Fishing in the Yemen") and Bill Murray ("Hyde Park on Hudson").

Jennifer Lawrence ("Silver Linings Playbook") was nominated for best actress in film comedy/musicals, along with Emily Blunt (" Salmon Fishing in the Yemen"), Judi Dench ("The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"), Maggie Smith ("Quartet") and Meryl Streep ("Hope Springs").

On television side, aside from "The Big Bang Theory", other series such as "Episodes", "Girls", "Modern Family" and "Smash" also were mentioned as contenders for best comedy series. " Breaking Bad", "Boardwalk Empire","Downton Abbey","Homeland" and " The Newsroom" all scored in the nominations for best drama.

Receiving a nod for best actor in a television drama, Steve Buscemi("Boardwalk Empire") will vie for the honor against Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad"), Jeff Daniels ("The Newsroom"), Jon Hamm ("Mad Men") and Damian Lewis ("Homeland").

Claire Danes from "Homeland" was mentioned for the honor of a possible best actress in a drama, while other actresses including Connie Britton ("Nashville"), Glenn Close ("Damages"), Michelle Dockery ("Downton Abbey") and Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife") also finished among the nominees.

In best actor in a comedy category, Alec Baldwin ("30 Rock") will compete against a pack which also included Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory"), Matt LeBlanc ("Episodes"), Don Cheadle ("House of Lies") and Louis C.K. ("Louie"). Comediennes Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, who were slated²¹ to host the awards ceremony, won a nod each for best comedy actress for their roles in "30 Rock " and "Parks and Recreation" respectively. The nominees in the category also featured Zoe Deschanel ("New Girl"), Julia Louis- Dreyfus ("Veep") and Lena Dunham ("Girls").

The 70th Golden Globe Awards will be handed out on Jan. 13 at the Beverly Hilton in Hollywood, California.

1 sitcom   

n.情景喜剧，（广播、电视的）系列幽默剧

参考例句：

• This sitcom is produced in cooperation with Hong Kong TV.这部连续剧是同香港电视台联合制作的。
• I heard that a new sitcom is coming out next season.我听说下一季会推出一个新的情境喜剧。

2 nominees   

n.被提名者，被任命者( nominee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She's one of the nominees. 她是被提名者之一。 来自超越目标英语 第2册
• A startling number of his nominees for senior positions have imploded. 他所提名的高级官员被否决的数目令人震惊。 来自互联网

3 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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

4 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

5 guild   

n.行会，同业公会，协会

参考例句：

• He used to be a member of the Writers' Guild of America.他曾是美国作家协会的一员。
• You had better incorporate the firm into your guild.你最好把这个公司并入你的行业协会。

6 sag   

v.下垂，下跌，消沉；n.下垂，下跌，凹陷，[航海]随风漂流

参考例句：

• The shelf was beginning to sag beneath the weight of the books upon it.书架在书的重压下渐渐下弯。
• We need to do something about the sag.我们须把下沉的地方修整一下。

7 ensemble   

n.合奏(唱)组；全套服装；整体，总效果

参考例句：

• We should consider the buildings as an ensemble.我们应把那些建筑物视作一个整体。
• It is ensemble music for up to about ten players,with one player to a part.它是最多十人演奏的合奏音乐，每人担任一部分。

8 thriller   

n.惊险片，恐怖片

参考例句：

• He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
• I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。

9 linings   

n.衬里( lining的名词复数 )；里子；衬料；组织

参考例句：

• a pair of leather gloves with fur linings 一双毛皮衬里的皮手套
• Many of the garments have the customers' name tags sewn into the linings. 这些衣服有很多内衬上缝有顾客的姓名签。 来自辞典例句

10 salmon   

n.鲑，大马哈鱼，橙红色的

参考例句：

• We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
• Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗？

11 garnered   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句

12 portrayal   

n.饰演；描画

参考例句：

• 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。

13 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

14 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

15 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

16 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

17 watts   

（电力计量单位）瓦，瓦特( watt的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• My lamp uses 60 watts; my toaster uses 600 watts. 我的灯用60瓦，我的烤面包器用600瓦。
• My lamp uses 40 watts. 我的灯40瓦。

18 contention   

n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张

参考例句：

• The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。

19 accolade   

n.推崇备至，赞扬

参考例句：

• Four restaurants have been awarded the highest accolade of a three-star rating.四家餐馆获授予三星级餐馆的最高荣誉称号。
• The Nobel prize has become the ultimate accolade in the sciences.诺贝尔奖已成为科学界的最高荣誉。

20 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

21 slated   

用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
• Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。