Do you know who was honored at Hollywood’s biggest night, the 88th Oscar Academy Awards?And do you know how to say ‘LEO WON’:) in different ways?
Scanning the news provides a good opportunity to extend your vocabulary. Instead of saying the usual ‘Spotlight won best picture drama’ you may come across a number of other useful expressions:
Spotlight took home best picture award
Mad Max: Fury Road nabbed the most wins of the night
DiCaprio received a standing ovation as he picked up his award
Alejandro González Iñárritu notched his second straight Oscar in the directing category
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You have reached 0 of 0 points, (0) Spotlight ……………….. home the best picture Oscar That’s right See also: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35670715 right answer: took See also: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35670715 Mad Max: Fury Road ……………… up the most awards of the night, with six accolades. That’s right! right answer: picked to pick up (here: an award) Mad Max: Fury Road was …………………… for 10 Oscars including best director for George Mille. That’s right right answer: nominated DiCaprio wins but ‘Spotlight’ t…………………. top prize at Oscars That’s right! See also: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/02/28/oscars-academy-awards-news/81075110/ right answer: takes See also: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/02/28/oscars-academy-awards-news/81075110/ Brie Larson swept through award season and c……………… the Oscars as well, winning best actress for the emotional drama Room. See also: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/02/28/oscars-academy-awards-news/81075110/ That’s right! right answer: conquered Alejandro González Iñárritu n………………….. his second straight Oscar in the directing category; he’s the first person to pull off that feat since Joseph L. Mankiewicz in 1949-50. That’s right! right answer: notched See also: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/28/entertainment/oscars-2016-feat/ The Oscars would see awards h……………… out in 24 categories celebrating some of the best in film. For many nominees, this year was predicted to be their first Oscars score. See: http://news.yahoo.com/oscars-2016-winners-full-list-014200363.html right answer: handed out In a ceremony where no single movie commanded attention, Mexico’s Alejandro Inarritu na……………. the best directing Oscar for “The Revenant”, becoming the first filmmaker in more than 60 years to win back-to-back Academy Awards. Inarritu won in 2015 for “Birdman.” right answer: nabbed See: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-awards-oscars-idUSKCN0W10CY The best foreign language film Oscar w………… to Hungarian film Son of Saul, telling the story of a Jewish man forced to work at a Nazi death camp who seeks a proper religious burial for a boy who he believes is his son. right answer: wentQuiz-summary
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to take home (an award)
to take home (an award)
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to pick up (here: an award)
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to nominate (here: for an Oscar)
to nominate (here: for an Oscar)
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See also: http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/02/28/oscars-academy-awards-news/81075110/
to conquer (here: to gain the victory)
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to notch (to achieve, to score)
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to nab = to catch / to get quickly
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to go to… (the Oscar goes to….)
See: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35670715
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