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Oscar triumph for Hurt Locker

low-budget

not expensive, cheap to make

beat off

was more sucessful than

ground-breaking

new and different to other things of its type

fantasy epic

a make-believe film which is long

bomb disposal teams

groups of people whose job is to examine and remove bombs that are found, and to prevent them from exploding

paid tribute

said something, especially on a formal occasion that shows your respect and admiration for someone else

acceptance speech

formal talk given usually to a large number of people on a special occasion when you are being awarded something

had to be content

accepted a situation (not winning many prizes) which is not exactly what you wanted or expected

nominations

things (here, aspects of the film, directing, writing, cinematography etc) are selected to be in a small group. One of the group (nominations) goes on to win

empty-handed

without a prize