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after clinching the Best Motion Picture and Best Screen Play Awards in the Golden Globe Awards 2005, it was predicted to e a spoiler in this year's Oscar. Nominations include Thomas Haden Church for the Best Actor in Supporting Role, Virginia Madsen for the Best Actress in Supporting Role, Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Directing.

Sideways tells the story of Miles, a failed novelist, and his soon-to-be married friend Jack, acted by Thomas Haden Church, a washed-up actor. To salute the remains of their youth, the two men take one last road trip in the week before Jack's wedding. A serious wine enthusiast, Miles is determined to educate his friend on the region’s beloved Pinot Noir before the week is out. Jack indulges his best friend's passion for the grape but is mainly interested in living his last week of bachelorhood to the hilt. Trouble ensues with wine and women, played by Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh and the duo comes to some profound realizations as they come to terms with maturity.It is writer-director Alexander Payne's fourth feature film, following Citizen Ruth, Election and About Schmidt and needless to say, the most successful one.

在奪得了2005年度金球獎的最佳電影、最佳編劇獎之后，《杯酒人生》又獲得本屆奧斯卡的多項(xiàng)提名，其中包括最佳電影、最佳導(dǎo)演、最佳編劇(改編)獎、還有Thomas Haden Church的最佳男配角、以及Virginia Madsen的最佳女配角獎。

電影<《杯酒人生》講的是的是主人公Miles與Thomas Haden 扮演的好朋友Jack的故事。Miles是一個失意的小說家，Jack則是一位不得志的演員。Jack即將在一周以后結(jié)婚，所以為了慶祝最后的單身生活，兩個老友駕車遠(yuǎn)行。Miles是個瘋狂迷戀葡萄酒的人，他決定用上Jack婚前這一周的時間來培養(yǎng)老友Jack對葡萄酒的鐘愛。盡管Jack順從老友對葡萄酒的熱情，但是更想最大限度的盡情享受一下作為單身漢的最后一周的生活。然而相繼而來的則是女人和葡萄美酒交織在一起的種種麻煩。這部二重唱最終以主人公對成熟的妥協(xié)和深刻理解而結(jié)尾。集導(dǎo)演編劇一身的Alexander Payne’s 共執(zhí)導(dǎo)了四部長片電影。另外三部是公民Ruth，Citizen Ruth;選舉Election;About Schmidt關(guān)于施密特。這第四部電影《杯酒人生》無疑是四部中最為成功的一部。