"In Darkness" has been nominated for an Oscar!

I have just heard wonderful news... The latest Agnieszka Holland's film -"In Darkness" has been nominated to the Academy Award in the category 'Foreign Language Film'! The movie tells the story of a Pole, Leopold Socha, who during the Second World War undergoes a dramatic transformation, changing from a pilferer into   a courageous man who saves a group of Jews  from certain death. The Polish-German-Canadian cooproduction  has received very good reviews in the national end international press. The movie stars Robert Więckiewicz in the leading role, Agnieszka Grochowska, Kinga Preis, Maria Schrader and Benno Fürman. We will keep our fingers crossed for Ms. Holland and her outstanding work!

I invite you to see the trailer of the film :

Oscar vocabulary

an Oscar - ;)

a statuette - statuetka

award - nagroda

a nominee - nominowany

category - kategoria

ceremony - ceremonia

gala - a gala  /ˈɡɑːlə/ event 

Best Picture = the best film

motion picture = a film

Foreign Language Film - film zagraniczny (nieanglojęzyczny)

the red carpet - czerwony dywan

Glossary

undergo - przechodzić

transformation = a change

save - ocalić

certain - pewna

death - śmierć

Jews - Żydzi

pilferer - złodziejaszek

courageous = brave

receive - otrzymywać

review - recenzja

press - prasa

a film stars sb - w filmie występuje

leading role - rola główna

outstanding - wspaniały

work - dzieło