The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday US time; here are some fun facts about the nominees: Parasite becomes the first South Korean film to be nominated for both Best International Feature Film and Best Picture. According to AFP, it is the sixth non-English language movie to achieve a double nomination, but none of the previous five have managed to clinch the biggest award.
It has been a bumpy award season for the world’s streaming giant Netflix, which led the Golden Globe nominations and walked away with just two awards. After spending billions to recruit the industry’s top filmmakers, while actively launching award season campaigns, Netflix bagged an impressive 24 Oscar nominations this year.
Last, Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker may not be the film critics’ favorite, but its movie score earned legendary composer John Williams his 52nd Oscar nomination, drawing him even closer to film producer Walt Disney’s record of 59 nods. Williams has already won five Oscars during his career.
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(Eddy Chang, Taipei Times)
第九十二屆奧斯卡頒獎典禮將於美國時間本週日登場，以下為入圍名單的幾個小趣聞：據法新社報導，《寄生上流》成為首部同時入圍最佳國際影片及最佳影片的南韓電影，亦是第六部拿下雙料入圍的非英語片，但前五部均未奪得最佳影片殊榮。
對全球串流影音巨擘網飛（Netflix）來說，今年頒獎季一路走來十分顛簸。雖然先前風光入圍多項金球獎，最終卻只抱回兩座獎。不過靠著砸下數十億美元網羅頂尖電影人才，同時積極推出頒獎季宣傳活動，Netflix今年入圍二十四項奧斯卡獎，令人印象深刻。
《Star Wars : 天行者的崛起》或許並未受到影評人青睞，其電影配樂卻為傳奇作曲家約翰威廉斯贏得第五十二次提名，逼近電影製作人華特迪士尼的五十九次紀錄。威廉斯在電影生涯中，已榮獲五座奧斯卡獎。
（台北時報張聖恩)
Primarily one destination: the National Palace Museum in Taipei. Today, the cultural landscape has evolved, with the Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum presenting a compelling alternative. Strategically located in Chiayi County, the museum park is more than just a cultural center. It’s a significant part of a campaign to balance regional development in Taiwan. Its establishment has made invaluable historical artifacts accessible to a broader audience outside northern Taiwan, promoting the even distribution of cultural resources. By attracting tourists from all over, this initiative also boosts local economic growth. To offer visitors rich cultural experiences, the
Most people enjoy the simple pleasure of creating bubbles using soap and water or a handy bubble gun, but have you ever wondered why these bubbles come out in such a uniform, spherical form? The answer delves into the fascinating realm of physics and the special behaviors of liquids. Soap bubbles are formed when air molecules become trapped inside a thin layer of soapy water, giving them a shimmering appearance. As a liquid, the soapy film takes up the smallest possible surface area—water molecules naturally do this to achieve the most stable state. And guess what shape has the least surface
A: Taiwanese athletes won two gold and five bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including shooter Lee Meng-yuan, who has now become the World’s No. 1. B: Badminton duo Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin and boxer Lin Yu-ting won golds this time. A: But Taiwan lagged far behind neighboring Japan and South Korea, which won 20 and 13 golds, respectively. B: Plus, many top Taiwanese players are retiring after the games. A: Isn’t Taiwan planning to upgrade the Ministry of Education’s Sports Administration to a ministry for sports development? That will hopefully boost our national strength in sports. A:
A: Wow, a Taiwanese shooter has recently claimed the World’s No. 1 spot. B: Is it shooter Lee Meng-yuan, who won a bronze in Men’s Skeet Shooting at the 2024 Paris Olympics? A: Yeah, according to the International Shooting Sport Federation’s rankings, Lee has made history by rising to the top. B: That’s so cool. And his bronze was Taiwan’s first Olympic medal for shooting. A: What a sharp shooter. A: 哇，台灣的射擊名將登上世界第一! B: 是不是在2024巴黎奧運射下「男子定向飛靶」銅牌李孟遠？ A: 對，根據「國際射擊運動聯盟」（ISSF）的排名，他最近創造歷史登上世界第一。 B: 真厲害，這也是台灣首面奧運射擊獎牌。 A: 他真是「神射手」。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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