The 2012 Academy Awards

   Once a year , the world's most famous movie stars go to the Academy Awards show . The first Academy Awards show was held in 1929 . This year , we will have the 84th show.
   The awards are called "Oscars." Nobody really knows why . Some people say that in 1931 , a winner joked that the small statue looked like her uncle Oscar . After that , the name caught on . These days , people consider Oscars the most important awards in the film business .
   This year , a total of 24 awards will be given out . The most famous ones are best Actor , Best Actress , and of course , Best Picture . Other awards include Best Animated Film . As movies become more modern , more and more awards are being developed .
   How do they select the winners? About 6,000 people vote for each category. Most of the voters are actors and filmmakers . People can only make decisions for the categories they know well . For example , only actors vote for Best Actor .
   You probably know some of the past winners . Best Picture winners include The Lord of the Rings and Slumdog Millionaire last year's winner was The King's Speech . In 2010 , Colin Firth received the award for Best Actor , and Natalie Portman won Best Actress . People love to make guesses about who the winners will be . However  , until they tell us the names , we will have no idea who will win .
   The Oscars show also has songs , dances , and other performances. This year , actor Billy Crystal  will host the show .

Tips.
1. Once a year 一年一次
2. Catch on 流行 , 成為潮流
3. These days 現今
4. Make a guess 猜測
5. (Someone) has no idea ---- (某人)不知道---


 

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