常時英心:言葉の森から 1.0

約10年間,はてなダイアリーで英語表現の落穂拾いを行ってきました。現在はAmeba Blogに2.0を開設し,継続中です。こちらはしばらくアーカイブとして維持します。

sci-fi

大好きなジブリの記事から気になった表現を拾いたいと思います。
ANIME NEWS: 'Poppy Hill' and 'Arrietty' in running for Golden Globes?

Two animated feature films from Studio Ghibli Inc. may be nominated for a 2013 Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature, Variety magazine reported.

The U.S. entertainment-trade weekly said 12 contenders, including "From Up On Poppy Hill" and "The Secret World of Arrietty," were shortlisted.

The Golden Globe Awards are presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize excellence in film and television. The 70th installment covers titles released in 2012.

"Poppy Hill," which is handled by U.S. independent distributor GKIDS, had its qualifying run in Los Angeles in November. It is scheduled for general release in March.

"Arrietty," distributed by Disney, hit U.S. theaters in February.

The HFPA will select three to five titles for nomination.

The nominees will be announced Dec. 13. The awards ceremony will be held Jan. 13.

The two Ghibli features face tough competition from Hollywood blockbusters. They include Pixar's "Brave," Disney's "Frankenweenie" and "Wreck-It-Ralph," and DreamWorks' "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" and "Rise of the Guardians."

Sony Pictures' "Hotel Transylvania," in addition to British Aardman Animations-produced, Sony Pictures-distributed "The Pirates! Band of Misfits," also made the shortlist.

"Ice Age: Continental Drift" produced by 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios and "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment are also contenders.

Laika-produced, Focus Features-distributed "ParaNorman" is one of few independent film that will vie for a nomination.

Meanwhile, 21 titles have been submitted for consideration for the 85th Academy Awards.

"Poppy Hill" and "The Mystical Laws," a sci-fi adventure from Japan, are among the contenders, but "Arrietty" was not included.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/AJ201212120028

sci-fiはscience fiction の短縮語で『《略式》空想科学小説(の),SF(の)』を意味します。(『ジーニアス英和辞典 第4版』大修館)

sci-fiという短縮語を初めて目にしました。また、恥ずかしながら、SFがscience fiction の略式だということを知りませんでした。併せておさえておきたいと思います。
ジブリがGolden Globe award 受賞した、という明るいニュースを耳にできることを願っています。(Jakie)