"Argo" takes best picture, director at Critics' Choice Awards

 　　LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Thursday turned out to be bittersweet for Ben Affleck, as his Iran hostage drama "Argo" was honored with top awards including best picture and best director at the 18th Critics' Choice Movie Awards, but was apparently¹ snubbed by Oscar voters.

　　The actor-director was shut out of the best director nomination² for the 85th Academy Awards when Seth MacFarlane and "The Amazing Spider-Man" star Emma Stone unveiled the nominees³ in the wee hours at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.

　　Affleck, however, saw his loss being largely recouped when he won over Steven Spielberg and other heavyweights at the annual Critics' event held by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA).

　　"I would like to thank the academy," Affleck joked when accepting his trophy⁴ onstage. "I'm kidding this is the one that counts.""Lincoln," Spielberg's biopic about the 16th U.S. president's effort to end slavery and civil war, led the contentions⁵ with 13 nods. However, it only won a best actor for Daniel Day-Lewis, and a best screenplay and a best score.

　　This is a heaven-and-earth ride for the veteran film-maker and his film. Earlier, "Lincoln" nabbed a total of 12 nominations⁶, including best picture, best director, best actor and best supporting actress as the top winner along the Oscar trail.

　　"Silver Linings⁷ Playbook" also won big at the ceremony held in Santa Monica, California, as the romantic drama took home best comedy, best actor in a comedy for Bradley Cooper and best actress in a Comedy for Jennifer Lawrence.

　　Earlier, the comedy, directed by David O. Russell, was mentioned eight times as a formidable contender during the Academy Awards nominations.

　　Lawrence, who was also honored with best actress in an action movie for her portrayal⁸ in the sci-fi actioner "The Hunger Games," ceded⁹ best actress to Jessica Chastain who played a young CIA analyst¹⁰ who is bent¹¹ to track down and kill Osama bin¹² Laden¹³ in "Zero Dark Thirty.""In my moments of deepest doubt you lifted me up," Castain said when accepting her award onstage, referring to director Kathryn Bigelow. "You're an inspiration to me in all ways."The supporting actor awards were split between Anne Hathaway who played an impoverished¹⁴ mother in "Les Miserables," and Philip Seymour Hoffman who starred as a cult¹⁵ leader in "The Master.""Skyfall," the 23rd James Bond film thwarted¹⁶ "The Dark Knight¹⁷ Rises" and "The Avengers" to garner¹⁸ the best action movie honor, while its star Daniel Craig was named best actor in an action movie.

　　"Amour," an Austrian French-language drama depicting¹⁹ an elderly couple, won for best foreign language film.

　　Best animated²⁰ feature was won by "Wreck-It Ralph," a Disney 3-D computer-animated family-action comedy.

　　The BFCA, founded in 1995, is the largest film critics organization in the United States and Canada comprising about 270 television, radio and online critics.

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 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。

3 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

4 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

5 contentions   

n.竞争( contention的名词复数 )；争夺；争论；论点

参考例句：

• Direct tests on individual particles do not support these contentions. 对单个粒子所作的直接试验并不支持这些论点。 来自辞典例句
• His contentions cannot be laughed out of court. 对他的争辩不能一笑置之。 来自辞典例句

6 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

7 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

8 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。

9 ceded   

v.让给，割让，放弃( cede的过去式 )

参考例句：

• Cuba was ceded by Spain to the US in 1898. 古巴在1898年被西班牙割让给美国。
• A third of the territory was ceded to France. 领土的三分之一割让给了法国。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

11 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。

12 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。

13 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。

14 impoverished   

adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化

参考例句：

• the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
• They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 cult   

n.异教，邪教；时尚，狂热的崇拜

参考例句：

• Her books aren't bestsellers,but they have a certain cult following.她的书算不上畅销书，但有一定的崇拜者。
• The cult of sun worship is probably the most primitive one.太阳崇拜仪式或许是最为原始的一种。

16 thwarted   

阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 )； 使受挫折； 挫败； 横过

参考例句：

• The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison. 警卫阻扰了他越狱的企图。
• Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the rain. 我们的野餐计划因雨受挫。

17 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

18 garner   

v.收藏；取得

参考例句：

• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals.他的提议得到了广泛的支持。
• Squirrels garner nuts for the winter.松鼠为过冬储存松果。

19 depicting   

描绘，描画( depict的现在分词 )； 描述

参考例句：

• a painting depicting the Virgin and Child 一幅描绘童贞马利亚和圣子耶稣的画
• The movie depicting the battles and bloodshed is bound to strike home. 这部描写战斗和流血牺牲的影片一定会取得预期效果。

20 animated   

adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的

参考例句：

• His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
• We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。