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The supervillain origin story “Joker” took the lead in the Oscars race with 11 nominations—including for best picture, best director and best actor— as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its awards contenders Monday morning.

supervillain n. 超级大反派
• He has played villains in most of his films.
他在所演的大多数影片里都演反派。
take the lead: 带头
nomination n. 提名
• nominate v. 提名
• He was nominated as best actor.
他获得了最佳男演员的提名。
• The film was nominated for several Oscars.
那部影片被提名好几项奥斯卡奖。
contender n. 竞争者；角逐者；争夺者
• contenders for a gold medal in the Olympics: 奥运金牌的争夺者
• He is a strong Republican contender in the presidential race.
他是总统竞选中一名强有力的共和党竞选人。



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