Julia's the people's choice

She has spent most of the year away from Hollywood enjoying married life—but nothing, it seems, can dim America’s love affair with Julia Roberts.

The star of Erin Brockovich1 and America’s Sweethearts2 last night picked up a People’s Choice award3 for a record-breaking ninth time and for the fifth successive year—despite a career that has become increasingly low-key4.

In recent interviews she has expressed a desire to get away from Hollywood to live quietly with her new cameraman husband, Danny Moder. But despite only one major role, as pioneering 1950s feminist university lecturer in Mona Lisa Smile5, the former Oscar winner swept aside the competition to win favourite motion picture actress at the awards, which are based on votes cast by members of the public through a Gallup poll.

    From Evening Standard

Notes:

1. Erin Brockovich: 朱丽娅·罗伯茨在2000年主演的电影《永不妥协》

2. America’s Sweethearts：朱丽娅·罗伯茨与凯萨琳·泽塔-琼斯 Catherine Zeta-Jones在2001年联袂主演的电影《美国甜心》

3. People’s Choice award：最受欢迎女演员奖

4. low-key：adj. 低调的，有节制的

5. Mona Lisa Smile：2003年底上映的电影《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》。1953年的美国，时代正处于转变之中，妇女解放运动进行得如火如荼。毕业于风气开放的伯克利大学的凯瑟琳·安·威利斯(朱丽娅·罗伯茨饰)前往著名的卫斯理女子学校教授艺术史，她发现学校的陈规陋习已经到了令人无法忍受的地步，而当时整个国家的大环境也在致力于将在二战中走出家门走向社会的妇女们重新劝说回家。

充满理想与热情的凯瑟琳，大胆地向陈腐的教学制度发起挑战，在校方的压力之下始终坚持自己的教学理念，她的执著影响了当时在校的一大批女学生，让她们也包括凯瑟琳自己重新对艺术、人生和爱情有了新的见解。

影片被誉为《死亡诗社》的女性版，是奥斯卡影后朱丽娅·罗伯茨继《永不妥协》之后的又一最新力作，是一部感人肺腑的女性励志片，旨在教育大众坚持自己的理想，纵使遭遇困难，也不要轻言的放弃。