Los Angeles: American actor Chris Rock, who is set to headline one of the most embattled Oscar telecasts in years amid ongoing outrage over the nominees’ lack of diversity, says when he goes to pick his children from “white schools”, it feels like they’re on “another planet”. In an interview with Vanity Fair, conducted before […]
Jun 30, 2021
Mumbai: Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, whose film “Devdas” was India’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars in 2003, believes that the Indian film industry shouldn’t worry too much about the coveted US award. “Why should we be so worried about the Oscars and why do we want an acknowledgment from foreign (film […]
Jun 30, 2021
Mumbai: Filmmaker Bejoy Nambiar, who is currently busy promoting his film “Wazir”, says he was quite disappointed when Chaitanya Tamhane’s debut Marathi film “Court” didn’t make it to the final list of Oscars. “The fascination for Oscars has always been there. We give too much importance and there is nothing wrong with it. To aspire […]
Jun 30, 2021
Los Angeles: Music maestro AR Rahman, who had performed at the Academy awards last year, returned to the prestigious ceremony to lend music to the Oscars show. "Oscar sangamam – If you are watching the Oscars live, catch our Oscar superband headed by Hans Zimmer perform tonight," Rahman posted on Facebook, alongwith a photo of […]
Jun 29, 2021
Los Angeles: French silent drama "The Artist" triumphed over Hollywood biggies to win five awards including best picture, director and leading actor honours at this year`s Oscars where Meryl Streep was crowned the best actress. The black-and white movie, director Michel Hazanavicius`s tribute to the early days of Hollywood, became the first silent film to […]
Jun 29, 2021
Los Angeles: “Village Rockstars”, India’s official entry at the 91st Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film category, is no longer a part of the race, with only nine films out of 87 making it to the next round of voting. Directed by Rima Das, the Assamese feature, revolved around a group of village children […]
Jun 29, 2021
Jerusalem: Israeli film “Foxtrot,” which Culture Minister Miri Regev has castigated as an insult to the military, has won the country’s best film award, making it a candidate for the Oscars. The surreal and complex movie by director Samuel Maoz includes what could be seen as a critical view of the Israeli military. It also […]
Jun 29, 2021
Agra: Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman is excited that controversial film `Dam 999` is in the eligibility list of Academy Awards and three songs from the film are competing with 36 others for a nomination in the Best Song category. The Sohan Roy-directed film, with music by Ousephachan,has been banned in Tamil Nadu over allegations that […]
Jun 28, 2021
India's music maestro AR Rahman may end up getting his third Oscar nomination in the best original score category after making it to the list of 114 probables, while Hindi film 'Jal' also features in the long list of best picture Oscar hopefuls
Jun 27, 2021
New Delhi: Hindi film ‘Liar’s Dice’, a road drama about a tribal woman’s journey to find her missing husband, has been selected as India’s official entry to the upcoming Academy awards in the best foreign film category. Directed by Geetu Mohandas and starring Geetanjali Thapa and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in lead roles, ‘Liar’s Dice’ beat 29 […]
Jun 26, 2021
Actress Emma Stone, who is in the race to grab an Oscar for her performance in movie "Birdman", says she is concentrating on getting enough sleep before the big night
Jun 21, 2021
Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson has joined the growing list of performers set to take the stage at the 87th Academy Awards
Jun 21, 2021
From the most diverse list of nominees in the history of Oscars to some iconic winners on Sunday, the 93rd Academy Awards were historic at various levels. Oscars 2021 ceremony…
Apr 26, 2021
Los Angeles: Irrfan Khan and Bhanu Athaiya were the Indian film personalities honoured in the “In Memoriam” montage showcased at the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony held here, on early Monday…
Apr 26, 2021
Mumbai: Zoya Akhtar’s “Gully Boy”, which was India’s official entry to the Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category, is out of the race. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday released a shortlist of ten films in the Best FOrein Language Film category for the 92nd Academy Awards, and “Gully […]
Apr 22, 2021
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