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Nobody expected the film to be such as success
The cast and crew of British movies will no longer be hailed as the underdogs at awards ceremonies. At the recent 81st Oscars ceremony, British actors and movies won no less than 11 awards.
The list of Oscar winners is usually dominated by American films and actors but 2009 has seen a more international flavour to the ceremony.
British actors and actresses have long awaited such global recognition. Kate Winslet was nominated six times for an Oscar before she eventually won the Best Actress award at this year’s ceremony.
Slumdog Millionaire lived up to its status as a global success and movie phenomenon. The low-budget movie swept the board winning eight Oscars, including Best Director and Best Picture.
The movie, which documents the life of a young Indian boy after he wins a TV game show, has definitely helped to raise the profile of the British film industry.
Summarising the national feeling, British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, issued a statement saying "Britain is showing it has the talent to lead the world."
A spokesman for the UK Film Council agreed with Mr Brown’s comments but added that many of this year’s movie winners have benefited from national funding.
"With our lottery funding for Man on Wire and The Duchess, and Film4's support for Slumdog Millionaire, last night proved that government support for film can deliver success on a global scale," he said.
Addressing the growing fervour for British film, Slumdog director Danny Boyle has urged people to remain calm and to be realistic after his remarkable Oscar success.
"You’ve got to be careful of claiming that this marks the renaissance of the British film industry. It is one film," he said.
GLOSSARY 词汇表
cast and crew
演员和工作人员
underdogs
输家
international flavour
国际味道
phenomenon
现象
raise the profile
提升形象和影响力
talent
人才
benefited
受益
lottery funding
彩票集资
fervour
极度热情
realistic
现实的
hailed
称为
dominated
称霸
global recognition
全球认可
swept the board
大获全胜
national feeling
民族感情
spokesman
发言人
national funding
政府拨款
global scale
全球范围
urged
敦促
renaissance
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