If you’re a movie buff, you know that the Academy Awards are coming up!
This ceremony, commonly called the Oscars, celebrates the year’s best achievements in film. The 2020 Oscars will take place on February 9.
Award winners receive a golden trophy in the shape of a knight, named—you guessed it—Oscar!
Top Awards
Now, let’s discuss three of the Oscars’ biggest awards.
Best Picture
The Best Picture award is for the year’s best movie. This is considered the most important award.
The nominees are . . .
- The Irishman
- 1917
- Little Women
- Ford v Ferrari
- Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood
- Jojo Rabbit
- Marriage Story
- Joker
- Parasite
Best Actor
The Best Actor award is for the male actor who has given the best performance in a movie’s leading role.
The nominees are . . .
- Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory
- Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time . . . in Hollywood
- Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
- Adam Driver – Marriage Story
- Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes
Best Actress
This is the same as the Best Actor award, but it’s for the most outstanding female in a leading role.
The nominees are . . .
- Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
- Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
- Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
- Charlize Theron – Bombshell
- Renée Zellweger – Judy
Predictions
One of the best parts of the Oscars is making predictions about who you think will win, and then watching the awards on TV to see if you were right.
When you make a prediction about the future, use the simple future tense:
- Structure:
subject + will + base verb - Example:
- Joaquin Phoenix will win the Best Actor award for Joker.
You can also make negative predictions:
- Structure:
- subject + will not / won’t + base verb
- Example:
- The Best Actress award won’t go to Charlize Theron.
To talk about something you’re not totally sure about or something you’re very sure of, use words such as “I think,” “I don’t think,” or “I’m sure” at the beginning of your statement.
- I don’t think Adam Driver will win the award for Best Actor.
- I’m sure Renée Zellweger will get the Best Actress award for Judy.
And The Winner Is…
Now that you know how to talk about the Oscars, what are your predictions?
I have no idea who will win the Oscar this time, though I have previous known about some actors names from old movies as Antonio Banderas and Leonardo DiCaprio that still remains. To tell you the truth I don’t think that Oscar always nominates the best ones. There are so many good movies, actors and actresses for so many reasons they not participate. Anyway better having than without it. There are others awards to different movies, actors, actresses for different observers around the world.
Thank you for your comments. Yes, it must be difficult to choose among so many excellent films and actors/actresses!
For me , Joaquim Fênix is the best!!
Well, you are aligned with the Academy: Phoenix got the Oscar!
I appreciate Antonio Banderas very much but i’m sure that j. Phenix will win the Oscar
Well, you were right Gloria! Joaquin Phoenix DID get the Oscar!
Thank you very much!
It was a excellent lesson about Oscars!
Thank you for your feedback!
Thankyou