This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 91 стр.

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11. What is the process of choosing award winners like?
12. When are awards presented?
13. What do the winners say in their speech?
14. How do Oscar Night parties help local aid organizations?
ACADEMY AWARDS
On March 24, 2002 actors, directors and other filmmakers will gather in Los
Angeles, California, for the yearly Academy Awards ceremonies. It is a night of
excitement for people who make movies and for people who watch them.
Sunday will be the most important day of the year for hundreds of people in the
movie industry. Filmmakers will receive Academy Awards for the best acting,
directing, writing, editing, sound, music and other work on movies released last year.
The winners will receive an award called an Oscar. It is shaped like a man. It is
made of several metals covered with gold. The statue is only about thirty-four
centimeters tall. It weighs less than four kilograms. But the award can be priceless to
the person who receives it. Winning an Oscar can mean becoming much more
famous. It can mean getting offers to work in the best movies. It also can mean
earning much more money.
Movies from the United States and several other countries are competing in the
Academy Awards this year. Five movies were nominated as best foreign language
film. They are from France, Norway, India, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Argentina.
The film from France, “Amelie,” was nominated for four other awards. It is about a
young woman who brings happiness to other people.
For the first time, an Oscar will be given for best animated feature film. Three
movies are competing. They are “Shrek,” “Monsters, Inc.” and “Jimmy Neutron: Boy
Genius.”
A movie based on a famous series of books by British writer J.R.R. Tolkien
received the most Academy Award nominations. The movie, “Lord of the Rings: The
Fellowship of the Ring,” is a story about a struggle to save the world from the forces
of evil. Good creatures called hobbits and elves battle against evil creatures. The
movie is competing for thirteen Oscars, including best motion picture. Peter Jackson
was nominated as best director. Ian McKellen was nominated as best supporting
actor. Two more movies in the “Lord of the Rings” series will be released this year
and next.
“A Beautiful Mind” received eight nominations, including one for best motion
picture. It is about a famous American mathematician, John Nash. He suffered from
severe mental illness. Yet he shared the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1994. Russell
Crowe was nominated for best actor for playing John Nash as he struggles against the

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