Tag: Academy Awards
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India’s moment at Oscars 2019: ‘Period. End of Sentence’ wins Documentary Short Subject
Set in rural India, the film on menstruation has been directed by award-winning filmmaker Rayka Zehtabchi and produced by Guneet Monga's Sikhya Entertainment
February 25, 2019 -
Oscars 2019: Mahershala Ali, Regina King get Academy Awards for best supporting roles
Mahershala Ali, who played Dr Don Shirley in biographical comedy-drama "Green Book", gets his career's second Oscar in the category; part in "If Beale Street Could Talk" gets Regina King her first
February 25, 2019 -
Academy Awards: A little history and some Oscars trivia
The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, and it honoured the best films of 1927 and 1928 .
February 24, 2019 -
All set for Oscars 2019: When and where to watch 91st Academy Awards in India
91st Academy Awards: When does the show begin? Where can you watch it? Read on to know everything
February 24, 2019 -
Indian short film Period. End of Sentence earns Oscar nomination
A film set in rural India, Period. End of Sentence, which is based on the taboos around menstruation has earned an Oscar nomination this year.
January 23, 2019 -
Oscars 2019 Nominees: Check out full list; when and where to watch
The 91st annual academy awards are here. Nominations have been announced as Oscars 2019 are all set to honour films released over the previous year.
January 23, 2019 -
Academy adds new Oscar category for popular films
From next year, there will be an award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film. This is first time a new Oscar category has been introduced since Best Animated Film in 2001.
August 9, 2018 -
And the Oscar goes to…
The Academy Awards, the most coveted accolade worldwide, has been brought to the country by five Indians, not to mention Satyajit Ray, who put Bengali cinema squarely on the world map.
July 7, 2018 -
Academy awards: Ali Fazal’s film loses out on Oscars
Indian actor Ali Fazal-starrer “Victoria & Abdul”, with Judi Dench in the key role, lost out on a chance to win an Oscar at the 90th Academy Awards here on Sunday. The movie was nominated in two categories – Best Costume Design for Consolata Boyle and Make-up and Hairstyling for Daniel Phillips and Lou Sheppard. …
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March 5, 2018 -
Academy awards: Nanjiani’s ‘The Big Sick’ loses Oscar to ‘Get Out’
Pakistan-origin actor-comedian Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V. Gordon missed out on winning an Oscar for their original screenplay for the film “The Big Sick”, featuring Indian actor Anupam Kher, here. It was the first nomination for the couple. The award went to Jordan Peele for “Get Out”, beating other nominees “Lady Bird”, “The …
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March 5, 2018 -
Oscars 2018: Where you can watch it live, nominations, other details
The 90th Academy Awards is about to go live on 4 March 2018. The Oscars will be aired in India on Monday 5:30 am. The biggest award show of the year will be hosted at Dolby Theater, Hollywood and Highland Centre in Los Angeles, USA. The USA viewers will be able to watch the telecast of the ceremony on ABC at 8 …
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March 3, 2018 -
Weinstein statue ‘Casting Couch’ launched pre-Oscars
Just days before the 90th Academy Awards, a Harvey Weinstein statue ‘Casting Couch’ has appeared on Hollywood Boulevard here, drawing a lot of attention. The golden statue depicts Weinstein sitting on a coach wearing a slightly opened bathrobe with an Oscar in his right hand. The figure is close to the Dolby Theatre, where the …
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March 3, 2018 -
Watch live: Oscar nominations 2018 announcement
The 90th Academy award was scheduled to be conducted today. The nominations for the Oscars 2018 unveiled online at 6:50 pm on 23 January. The audience can view the nominations live as Tiffany Haddish and actor Andy Serkis host the event from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles. As revealed earlier, Priyanka Chopra, …
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January 23, 2018 -
Happy birthday A R Rahman: 5 times the music maverick made us all proud
Ace music composer A R Rahman has done it all, from winning the Academy Award for best original score to representing the nation on a global level. The musician has made every Indian proud with his contributions in the field of arts and music. Fondly called as the Mozart of Madras, Rahman is considered as …
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January 6, 2018 -
A R Rahman’s Qutub- E- Kripa’s music shortlisted for Academy Awards
Hollywood film “Lake of Fire” songs that have been composed by Qutub-E-Kripa, an ensemble of student musicians of AR Rahman’s music academy KM Music Conservatory, have been shortlisted for the Best Original Song at the 2018 Academy Awards. On Tuesday, the Academy unveiled the list of contenders which included three songs of the film–“Have you …
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December 19, 2017 -
Hosting Oscars tops Kevin Hart’s bucket list
It is one of the toughest gigs in Hollywood but actor-comedian Kevin Hart says given a chance, he would love to host the Academy Awards. The 37-year-old actor, who has previously hosted MTV VMAs, is confident that the Oscars will happen sooner or later, reported Variety. "It would be something I would definitely do just …
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June 1, 2017 -
No dialogue, no message
Michael Dudok de Wit, director of animated feature The Red Turtle, had a simple instruction for the artists working on his picture. “Keep it simple, but bring out the details of nature,” says the Londonbased Dutch filmmaker. The result is a film that breaks the rules of today’s animation, rules created by the likes of …
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May 19, 2017