[ti:Movie Industry Honors More Women, Blacks with Oscar Nominations]
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[00:00.04]It is a year of diversity and firsts for Oscar nominations.
[00:08.04]The Oscars given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
[00:14.88]are widely considered the top awards
[00:18.72]for Hollywood and the movie industry worldwide.
[00:24.32]This week, the academy honored two women with nominations
[00:29.92]for the best director Oscar, a big change from years past.
[00:36.92]Chloé Zhao was nominated for “Nomadland”
[00:41.36]and Emerald Fennell for “Promising Young Woman.”
[00:47.00]They were among 70 women who received a record 76 nominations.
[00:56.16]The nominees for acting awards also received special attention.
[01:01.84]Eleven of the acting nominees have never been nominated before.
[01:07.92]The decision by film studios to postpone big,
[01:12.56]costly movies in 2020 permitted new faces to be noted.
[01:19.20]Six of those nominated for acting awards are Black
[01:24.24]including the late Chadwick Boseman for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
[01:30.36]and Andra Day for “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.”
[01:38.24]Other Black nominees include Viola Davis for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,”
[01:45.80]Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield for “Judas and the Black Messiah”
[01:54.04]and Leslie Odom, Jr. for “One Night in Miami.”
[02:00.44]Steven Yeun became the first Asian American to be nominated
[02:05.84]for best actor for his performance in “Minari.”
[02:11.04]Youn Yuh-jung, a South Korean actress,
[02:15.32]received a nomination for her supporting part in “Minari.”
[02:21.36]And Riz Ahmed became the first person of Pakistani descent
[02:26.96]to be nominated for an acting award as best actor in “Sound of Metal.”
[02:35.52]Glenn Close was nominated for best supporting actress
[02:40.68]for her part in “Hillbilly Elegy.”
[02:45.12]It is the eighth nomination of her career, but she has never won.
[02:52.12]“Mank” received the most nominations of any movie this year with 10,
[02:58.76]including best actor for Gary Oldman and best picture.
[03:06.20]The film tells the story of Hollywood writer Herman Mankiewicz
[03:11.84]who wrote the script for Orson Wells’ 1941 film classic “Citizen Kane.”
[03:21.44]The seven other best picture nominees include “The Father,”
[03:27.32]“Judas and the Black Messiah,” “Minari,” “Nomadland,”
[03:35.12]“Promising Young Woman,” “Sound of Metal,”
[03:39.80]and “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”
[03:45.68]The year 2020 was especially difficult for the movie industry.
[03:51.88]The new coronavirus health crisis meant movie theaters were closed
[03:57.92]much of the year in America and in many other countries.
[04:03.48]As a result, moviegoers watched more movies on internet streaming services.
[04:12.20]Two of the best picture nominees, “Mank” and “Chicago 7,”
[04:18.12]were seen on the streaming service Netflix.
[04:22.68]Netflix movies received 35 total nominations
[04:28.32]while Amazon films received 12.
[04:33.00]Not everyone was satisfied with the choices
[04:36.64]for those nominated from the film industry.
[04:40.84]Boseman, who died of cancer at age 43,
[04:45.28]was not nominated for his part in “Get On Up”
[04:50.36]but was nominated for another movie.
[04:54.24]And director Spike Lee did not receive a nomination
[04:59.84]for his movie “Da 5 Bloods,”
[05:02.44]although it was nominated for best musical score.
[05:09.12]This year’s ceremony for the Oscars will take place on April 25
[05:16.08]in at least two places in Los Angeles.
[05:19.96]One will be Los Angeles train station Union Station,
[05:25.96]which has been seen in several films.
[05:29.72]The other is the Dolby Theater, formerly known as Kodak Theater.
[05:37.44]Other places may also be included.
[05:41.32]While unusual, it is not the first time the event has been split.
[05:48.48]Usually held in February, this year’s Oscars were moved to April
[05:55.32]because of concerns over COVID-19.
[06:00.52]The Academy also eased rules to include films
[06:05.88]that were not shown in theaters
[06:08.64]and may not have been seen by many fans.
[06:14.24]The Oscars ceremony is a big night for the movie industry,
[06:20.20]but expectations are not high for this April’s event.
[06:25.48]Last year, a record low 23.6 million people
[06:31.68]watched the event on television.
[06:35.92]Some experts say
[06:38.04]people are showing less interest in awards shows generally.
[06:43.60]They say getting attention for films many people have not seen
[06:49.20]will be a difficult task for Hollywood.
[06:55.16]I’m Mario Ritter Jr.
[06:58.36]And I'm Caty Weaver. 更多听力请访问21VOA.COM
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