《杯酒人生》精講-2(2)

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活學(xué)活用
    1. Derek Sommersby
    Miles' friend Jack is an actor. Derek Sommersby is a character that Jack plays on the soap opera "One Life to Live". This character exists only in the movie and never on the actual show.
    Jack was a soap star briefly during the '90s. Then, according to him, was a regular on a couple of series, and now mostly does commercial and voice-over work. He informs every girl he sees about this when he flirts with them. Also, even though it isn't mentioned in the movie, Jack's last name is Cole.
    2. put one's face on
    This idiom means “apply makeup 化妝”, for example: Helen won't stir out of the house before she puts her face on. 海輪不化妝才不會出房子呢。
    3. Just a snack.
    Here it means “a hurried meal”.
    4. main man
    It's “one's best and most trusted male friend”. Jack has his best and most trusted male friend Miles as his best man.
     文化面面觀
    Awards and nominations for Sideways 《杯酒人生》所獲獎項和提名
    Sideways 這部電影橫空出世,橫掃各大電影節(jié),獲得了多個獎項,堪稱奇跡。
    Sideways won the following awards:
    Academy Awards: 奧斯卡
    Best Adapted Screenplay 改編劇本 (Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor)
    BAFTA Awards: 英國學(xué)院獎
    Adapted Screenplay (Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor)
    Golden Globe Awards: 金球獎
    Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy 音樂/喜劇片
    Best Screenplay 劇本
    Nomination - Best Musical Score 配樂
    Gotham Awards: 高譚獎
    Best Picture 影片
    National Board of Review of Motion Pictures:國家評論協(xié)會獎
    Top Ten Film of 2004
    Best Supporting Actor
    Best Adapted Screenplay
    IFP Independent Spirit Awards: 獨立精神獎
    Best Male Lead
    Best Supporting Male
    Best Supporting Female
    Best Screenplay
    Best Director
    Best Feature 劇情片 (won in all categories it was nominated for).
    New York Film Critics Circle Awards:紐約影評人協(xié)會獎
    Best Film
    Screen Actors Guild Award: 演員公會獎
    Best Ensemble 全體演員 (Paul Giamatti, Sandra Oh, Thomas Haden Church, and Virginia Madsen).
    It was nominated for the following awards:
    Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical or Comedy, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Original Score, and Best Director, Golden Globe Awards
    Academy Awards for Best Picture, Church as Best Supporting Actor, Madsen as Best Supporting Actress