1 Key words ill the gaps in the sentences using these key words from the text. award sequel feelgood score posthumous bizarre animated glitz tearful glamorous The music written for a film is known as its. A award is one given to someone after they have died. If someone gives a speech, they cry a lot during it. A is a film that continues the story a previous one. A film makes you feel happy and satisfied. is a special quality that makes something seem very exciting and attractive even though it has no value. 9. 10. If something is, it is attractive and interesting in an exciting and unusual way. An film is a cartoon, a film consisting a series drawings. An is a prize given to someone who has achieved something. If something is described as, it is strange and difficult to explain. 2 ind the information ind the answers to the following questions in the text. How many Golden Globes did Kate Winslet win this year? Who was her co-star in Revolutionary Road? Who directed Revolutionary Road? How many awards did rost/nixon get? Where did the Golden Globes ceremony take place this year? Who won the lifetime achievement award?
1 2 3 4 Brits have the Midas touch at Golden Globe awards Kate Winslet wins best actress and best supporting actress Danny Boyle s Slumdog Millionaire on course for Oscar glory Dan Glaister in Los Angeles January 12, 2009 British actress Kate Winslet has won the two Golden Globe categories for which she was nominated: best dramatic actress for Revolutionary Road and best supporting actress for The Reader. In an emotional acceptance speech for her surprise win for Revolutionary Road, Winslet paid tribute to her spectacular co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio, and to her husband, Sam Mendes, who directed the film. Perhaps the most highly anticipated award the night was the posthumous Golden Globe given to Heath Ledger for his performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight. Christopher Nolan, who directed the Batman sequel, paid tribute to Ledger: We will miss him, but he will never be forgotten. The Globes are traditionally seen as an indication how the Oscars will go in a month and a half s time. Sunday night s awards made the feelgood movie Slumdog Millionaire one the favourites for the Oscar. While Slumdog Millionaire also won awards for best script and best score, rost/ Nixon did not pick up a single award, despite being nominated in the best drama, director, actor, screenplay and score categories. Likewise, The Curious Case Benjamin Button, starring Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt, directed by David incher and nominated in five categories, was not a winner on the night. The Wrestler, another Oscar favourite, did better, with its star Mickey Rourke winning the best dramatic actor award and Bruce Springsteen winning a Globe for best song. Rourke dedicated the award to his dogs, past and present. It s been a very long road back for me, he told the audience. Several years ago I was almost out this business. I d like to thank all my dogs. 5 6 7 8 Sometimes when a man s alone his dogs are all he s got. The Golden Globes ceremony, which was cancelled last year because the scriptwriters strike, celebrated its return with a night classic Hollywood glitz. The red carpet, the dresses and the tearful acceptance speeches were all there as a collection stars turned out for the relatively informal evening at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Hollywood. One the biggest surprises the evening was Sally Hawkins winning the best actress in a comedy award for her role as a schoolteacher in Mike Leigh s Happy-Go-Lucky. The British actor won in the face some strong competition from famous Hollywood names, including rances McDormand, Meryl Streep and Emma Thompson. The distance from her table to the stage was an indication just how unexpected her win was. An animated feature, the Israeli film Waltz With Bashir, won the best foreign language film award. An animated documentary that examines the massacres Palestinians during the 1982 Lebanon war, the highly political film has received multiple nominations this awards season. Speaking backstage after accepting the award, director Ari olman said that he did not regret the film s relevance: Unfortunately, the film is always relevant, he said. There s only one major statement, which is an antiwar statement, and it is relevant now and unfortunately it was relevant two years ago, when we were working on it. The ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel represented a complete change from last year s bizarre event. A year ago, in the midst a writers strike that had seen most production in Hollywood shut down, the Golden Globes cancelled the glamorous prize-giving and simply held a press conference at which a list winners was read out. The advantages last year s arrangement were that it was shorter, cheaper and a better indication the significance the Globes. The disadvantage was that it deprived Hollywood one its big evenings the year
as dresses were returned to designers, the red carpet was rolled up and Steven Spielberg and Rumer Willis had to wait an extra year for their moment in the spotlight. 9 This year Spielberg was given the Cecil B DeMille award for lifetime achievement, and la Willis whose parents are Bruce Willis and Demi Moore was acknowledged as Miss Golden Globes, an award reserved for the children the stars. Guardian News & Media 2008 irst published in The Guardian, 12/01/09 3 Comprehension check Are these statements true (T) or false () according to the text? The Golden Globes take place after the Oscar awards. No Golden Globes were awarded in 200 All the favourites for the Oscars won Golden Globes. The best foreign language film was a cartoon. Last year s event was cancelled because the writers strike. This year s Golden Globe event was very similar to last year s. 4 ind the word ind the following words and phrases in the text. A two-word expression meaning an important part but not the main part in a film. (para 1) A three-word expression meaning to praise someone publicly. (para 1) A noun meaning a story someone writes for a film. (para 3) A noun meaning the person considered most likely to win a competition. (para 4) A four-word expression meaning in a situation where you have to deal with something difficult. (para 6) An adjective meaning several. (para 7) An adverb meaning in the area behind the stage in a theatre. (para 7) A four-word expression meaning while something else is happening. (para 8)
5 Expressions with prepositions Complete the phrases from the text using prepositions. pay tribute someone work a project deprive someone something in the face strong opposition in the midst the writer s strike win an award something 6 Word building Complete the table with nouns from the text. verb perform nominate accept compete indicate state arrange achieve noun 7 Discussion Which film and which actors do you think should win Golden Globes? What are your reasons for choosing them?
KEY 1 Key words 9. 10. score posthumous tearful sequel feelgood glitz glamorous animated award bizarre 2 ind the information two Leonardo DiCaprio Sam Mendes (Kase Winslet s husband) none Hollywood (the Beverly Hilton Hotel) Steven Spielberg 4 ind the word supporting actress (actor) pay tribute to screenplay favourite in the face multiple backstage in the midst 5 Expressions with prepositions to on for 6 Word building 3 Comprehension check T T performance nomination acceptance competition indication statement arrangement achievement