‘American Hustle’, ‘12 Years’ Take Top Golden Globe Honors (ZT)
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LOS ANGELES — A comic crime caper (罪惡的勾當) and a drama about slavery earned top honors at the Golden Globe awards Sunday. The prizes, given out annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association(好萊塢外國記者協會), mark the start of the award season for the American movie industry.
"American Hustle", from director David O. Russell, took the Golden Globe for best musical or comedy movie.
Amy Adams was named best actress in a comedy for her role, in which she starred opposite Christian Bale. The pair played con artists(騙子; 能說會道的人) in a fictionalized tale of a 1970s political corruption scandal.
Jennifer Lawrence was also honored for her supporting role in "American Hustle".
"12 Years a Slave", from director Steve McQueen, was named the best drama motion picture. The film tells the story of a free black man who was abducted and sold into slavery before the American Civil War.
Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron was named best director for his space drama "Gravity".
Matthew McConaughey was named best actor in a drama movie for his starring role in "Dallas Buyers Club", the tale of a man with AIDS who became an activist for AIDS patients in Texas. The film was based on a real-life story, and the actor said it was difficult to get made.
“This film, Ron Woodruff's story, was an underdog(處於劣勢的一方). For 20 years, it was an underdog. Turned down 86 times. No one wanted to put up money for it. We got the right people together,” said McConaughey.
Jared Leto was honored for his supporting role in the film as a transgender AIDS patient.
Cate Blanchett was named best actress in a drama for her role in Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine". She thanked the reclusive (隱遁的, 深居簡出) director, who was absent from the Hollywood event.
“Thank you Woody, for calling me and not calling one of the other incredible women who are in the room this evening, so thank you,” said Blanchett while collecting the award.
Allen was also honored with a lifetime achievement award (終身成就獎), accepted by his longtime friend, actress Diane Keaton.
“And as the history of cinema unfolds, you'll be regarded as one of the great artists of our time. Thank you for your mentorship(指導),” said DiCaprio.
The Italian production "The Great Beauty" was named best foreign language film.
The rock group U2 won the Golden Globe for best original song for "Ordinary Love", which honored Nelson Mandela in the film "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom".
Lead singer Bono says the project had special meaning.
“This really is personal for us, very, very personal. This man turned our life upside down, right-side up, a man who refused to hate, not because he didn't have rage or these things, but that he thought love would do a better job,” said Bono.
The Golden Globes mark the start of Hollywood's award season, which will culminate with(達到高潮) the Academy Awards – popularly known as the Oscars – on March 2.
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U2 - Ordinary Love (From Mandela OST) Lyric Video (ZT)
Song: Ordinary Love
Artist: U2
The sea wants to kiss the golden shore
The sunlight warms your skin
All the beauty that's been lost before
Wants to find us again
I can't fight you anymore
It's you I'm fighting for
The sea throws rock together
But time leaves us polished stones
We can't fall any further
If we can't feel ordinary love
We cannot reach any higher
If we can't deal with ordinary love
Birds fly high in the summer sky
And rest on the breeze
The same wind will take care of you and
I will build our house in the trees
Your heart is on my sleeve
Did you put there with a magic marker
For years I would believe
That the world couldn't wash it away
'Cause we can't fall any further
If we can't feel ordinary love
We cannot reach any higher
If we can't deal with ordinary love
Are we tough enough
For ordinary love
We can't fall any further
If we can't feel ordinary love
We cannot reach any higher
If we can't deal with ordinary love
We can't fall any further
If we can't feel ordinary love
We cannot reach any higher
If we can't deal with ordinary love
