第79届奥斯卡奖于北京时间2月26日中午正式落下帷幕。改编自香港电影《无间道》的《无间道风云》成为最大赢家，一举夺得最佳影片、导演、剪辑、改编剧本四项大奖。曾获五次最佳导演提名的马丁·斯科塞斯爷爷终于斩获最佳导演小金人，可谓实至名归。 仅次于《无间道风云》的三项大奖得主是墨西哥影片《潘神的迷宫》，该片囊括最佳艺术指导、最佳摄影、最佳化妆三项大奖。被誉为“独立制片界小黑马”的《阳光小美女》获最佳男配角和最佳原创剧本奖。相比之下，本届颁奖典礼最大的输家莫过于提名7项仅获最佳配乐的《通天塔》。 相关链接：第79届奥斯卡完全获奖名单   红毯秀

Martin Scorsese, accepts the Oscar for Best Director for his work on "The Departed," at the 79th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California(AFP/Gabriel Bouys)More photos

Martin Scorsese's mob epic "The Departed" won best picture at theAcademy Awardson Sunday and earned the filmmaker the directing prize that had eluded him throughout his illustrious career.

"Could you double-check the envelope?" said Scorsese, who had been the greatest living American filmmaker without an Oscar. He also had never delivered a best-picture winner before, despite crafting such modern masterpieces as "Raging Bull" and "Goodfellas."

In an evening when no one film dominated as the Oscars shared the love among a wide range of movies from around the world, three of the four acting front-runners won: best actress Helen Mirren as British monarch Elizabeth II in "The Queen"; best actor Forest Whitaker as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland"; and supporting actress Jennifer Hudson as a soul singer in "Dreamgirls."

The other front-runner, Eddie Murphy of "Dreamgirls," lost to Alan Arkin for "Little Miss Sunshine."

"The Departed" led the evening with four Oscars, also winning foradapted screenplayand editing.

The Oscars had their most diverse and international scope ever, with wins for two black actors and global dramas that included "Pan's Labyrinth," "Babel" and "Letters From Iwo Jima."

Arkin played a foul-mouthed grandpa with a taste for heroin in "Little Miss Sunshine," a low-budget film that came out of the independent world to become a commercial hit and major awards player.

"More than anything, I'm deeply moved by the open-hearted appreciation our small film has received, which in these fragmented times speaks so openly of the possibility of innocence, growth and connection," said Arkin.

"Little Miss Sunshine" also won the original screenplay Oscar for first-time screenwriter Michael Arndt.

The film follows a ghastly but hilarious road trip by an emotionally messed-up family rushing to get their darling girl (10-year-old supporting-actress nominee Abigail Breslin) to herbeauty pageant.

The nonfiction hit "An Inconvenient Truth," a chronicle of Al Gore's campaign to warn the world about global warming, was picked as best documentary.

"People all over the world, we need to solve the climate crisis. It's not a political issue. It's a moral issue," Gore said, joining the film's director, Davis Guggenheim, on stage.

"An Inconvenient Truth" also won original song for Melissa Etheridge's "I Need to Wake Up."

"Mostly, I have to thank Al Gore for inspiring me, showing me that caring about the earth is not Republican or Democrat, it's not red or blue. We are all green," Etheridge said.

The openly gay Etheridge kissed her partner Tammy Lynn Michaels on the lips when her name was announced and onstage referred to Michaels as her wife. The couple held a commitment ceremony in 2003 and are the parents of twins.

Composer Gustavo Santaolalla won his second straight Oscar fororiginal scorefor "Babel," a film "that helped us understand better who we are and why and what we are here for," he said. He won the same prize a year ago for "Brokeback Mountain."

The dancing-penguin musical "Happy Feet" won the Oscar for feature-length animation, denying computer-animation pioneer John Lasseter ("Toy Story") the prize for "Cars," which had been the big winner of earlier key animation honors.

The savage fairy tale "Pan's Labyrinth" took three Oscars. The Spanish-language film won for art direction, makeup and cinematography.

The 79th annual Oscars feature their most ethnically varied lineup ever, with stars and stories that reflect the growing multiculturalism taking root around the globe.

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Vocabulary:    

Academy Awards: 奥斯卡颁奖典礼

adapted screenplay: 改编剧本

beauty pageant: 选美比赛

original score：原创音乐（文中指“奥斯卡最佳配乐”）

（英语点津陈蓓编辑）