A: The Oscars are set to take place next weekend. It’s a pity that the Taiwanese film “Left-handed Girl” got snubbed.
B: And this year, the horror film “Sinners” broke the all-time record with 16 nominations, followed by “One Battle After Another” with 13 nods. Both are nominated for Best Picture.
A: What are other Best Picture contenders?
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B: The nominees are: “Bugonia,” “F1: The Movie,” “Frankenstein,” “Hamnet,” “Marty Supreme,” “The Secret Agent,” “Train Dreams” and Norwegian film “Sentimental Value.”
A: It’s so hard to choose from. Some of them haven’t been released in Taiwan yet. I hope they’ll be released soon.
A: 本屆奧斯卡獎下週即將揭曉，可惜國片《左撇子女孩》未入圍。
B: 恐怖片《罪人》共獲得16項提名，打破影史紀錄。《一戰再戰》則獲得13項提名緊追在後，都是最佳影片大熱門！
A: 入圍最佳影片的還有哪些啊？
B: 入圍的有：《暴蜂尼亞》、《F1電影》、《科學怪人》、《哈姆奈特》、《橫衝直闖》、《這不只是個間諜故事》、《火車大夢》、挪威片《情感的價值》。
A: 真是難以決擇，其中好幾部還沒在台灣上映，希望他們能儘快上檔。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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