Indian actor Om Puri, whose repertoire as an actor reflected a rare realism and was popular for films like "East Is East", "Gandhi", "City of Joy" and "Wolf", was honoured at the 89th Academy Awards ceremony here in the "In Memoriam" montage. Om Puri, who died after a heart attack in Mumbai, India in January …
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February 27, 2017Damien Chazelle, the Hollywood wunderkind behind this year's most loved movie La La Land, became the youngest filmmaker to win best director trophy at the 89th Academy Awards on Monday. Six years in the making, it was a dream project for 32-year-old Chazelle who wanted to pay tribute to old Hollywood musicals with his LA-set …
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February 27, 2017Singer-actor Justin Timberlake is "really humbled" by his nomination at the upcoming 89th Academy Awards. The 35-year-old is nominated in the Best Song category for his original track Can't stop the feeling, which featured in the animated comedy film Trolls. "I'm really humbled by the whole thing. I think most of all; I was excited …
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January 26, 2017It could be a double whammy for Indian music maestro AR Rahman once again at the Academy Awards as his work for Pele: Birth of a Legend has found a spot in the list of Oscar contenders for the year. Rahman had registered a double Oscar win for his music Slumdog Millionaire in 2009. This time, his …
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December 14, 2016The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 10 live action short films and animated shorts which will advance in the voting process for the 89th Academy Awards. One hundred thirty-seven films had originally qualified in live-action shorts category, while sixty-nine movies had made it in the animated shorts category. Bon Voyage, …
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November 24, 2016The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 10 live action short films and animated shorts which will advance in the voting process for the 89th Academy Awards. One hundred thirty-seven films had originally qualified in live-action shorts category, while sixty-nine movies had made it in the animated shorts category. Bon Voyage, …
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November 24, 2016