"Brave" wins Oscar Aminated Feature Film

 　　LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- "Brave" won the Oscar Award of Animated¹ Feature Film Sunday night at the 85th Academy Awards Ceremony.

　　The animated film of Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman featured a high-spirited Scottish princess named Merida who resists her mother's efforts to transform her into a more ladylike young woman.

　　Faced with an arranged marriage she doesn't want, Merida runs away into the forest, where she encounters a witch who teaches her a dangerous spell.

　　The Award of Actor in Supporting Role goes to Christoph Waltz who portrays² Dr. King Schultz, a German bounty³ hunter in the pre-Civil War South who buys a slave to assist him with his work, in "Lincoln."

　　It is the first Oscar big night after the traditional award ceremony theatre changed the name from Kodak to Dolby last year.

　　Some 282 features were eligible⁴ for Best Picture this year and the number of members voted secretly for the awards was 5,856, according to the Academy.

　　It is estimated that people from more than 225 countries and regions will watch the telecast of the ceremony while the U.S. audience will reach 39.2 million.

　　Among the favorite nominees⁵, Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy's "Lincoln" is in the lead with 12 nominations⁶. But Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney's "Argo" is a strong competitor to win the top prize.

1 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。

2 portrays   

v.画像( portray的第三人称单数 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• The museum collection vividly portrays the heritage of 200 years of canals. 博物馆的藏品让运河200 年的历史再现眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The film portrays Gandhi as a kind of superman. 这部电影把甘地描绘成一个超人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 bounty   

n.慷慨的赠予物，奖金；慷慨，大方；施与

参考例句：

• He is famous for his bounty to the poor.他因对穷人慷慨相助而出名。
• We received a bounty from the government.我们收到政府给予的一笔补助金。

4 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

5 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

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