Academy Awards: News

27 Jan 2021

Hollywood

Firebrand actor Jane Fonda to receive Cecil B DeMille Award

Jane Fonda will be presented with the Cecil B DeMille Award, a special accolade of respect handed over to distinguished Hollywood actors, at this year's Golden Globes.

27 Jan 2021

X

Suriya-starrer 'Soorarai Pottru' enters the Oscar race

Actor Suriya-starrer Tamil movie Soorarai Pottru has joined the Oscar race for this year in the Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and other categories.

25 Dec 2020

Hollywood

David Gordon Green in talks to direct 'The Exorcist' sequel

Halloween director David Gordon Green is in talks with Blumhouse Productions and Morgan Creek Productions to make a sequel of the pioneering, classic horror film, The Exorcist.

03 Dec 2020

Emmy Awards

Academy Awards to be an 'in-person' event? Officials say no

Academy Awards, the highest respect paid to films across the world, had to be different from what everyone else is doing or so we thought.

29 Nov 2020

Netflix

Our pick: Top four Netflix titles for Oscars 2021 race

COVID-19 might have shut the doors of theatres, but it meant extra eyeballs for streaming services.

29 Nov 2020

Vidya Balan

Human spirit drama 'Shameless' defeats Vidya Balan's 'Natkhat', enters Oscars

Entertainment, during these uncertain times of COVID-19, is clearly being ruled by content.

25 Nov 2020

Kerala

Malayalam film 'Jallikattu' is India's entry for Oscars 2021

Director Lijo Jose Pellissery's Malayalam movie Jallikattu has been selected as India's official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 93rd Academy Awards, also popularly known as the Oscars.

10 Nov 2020

Tehran

Majid Majidi's 'Sun Children' is Iran's official Oscar 2021 entry

Veteran Iranian film director Majid Majidi is representing his country in the Oscar race through his recent film Sun Children.

09 Sep 2020

Hollywood

"Diverse global population" mandatory for 'Best Picture' nomination: Academy Awards

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is taking the diversity angle seriously.

18 Mar 2020

Amazon

From Oscars to your living room: 'Parasite' streams this month

In case you (unfortunately) missed Oscar-winning Parasite's theatrical run, stop feeling sorry about yourself already.

11 Feb 2020

Hollywood

At 23.6 million, Oscars viewership drops to an all-time low

It was a historic Sunday night in Los Angeles, with the Academy scripting many firsts in its 92-year-old history, including the maiden Best Picture win for a non-English movie (Parasite), and the first win in any category for a Maori person (Taika Waititi).

10 Feb 2020

South Korea

Oscars 2020: 'Parasite' wins Best Picture, and a lot more!

Parasite, the cinematic marvel of Bong Joon-ho, created history at Oscars 2020 by becoming the first-ever non-English movie to win the award for Best Picture in the 92-year span of the Academy Awards.

10 Feb 2020

X

Zack Gottsagen becomes first Oscars presenter with Down syndrome

The 92nd annual Academy Awards turned out to be historic.

10 Feb 2020

X

Missing in action, Priyanka shares pictures of her Oscars looks

Even as Priyanka Chopra Jonas couldn't make it to the Oscars ceremony this year, the actress was totally excited about it, this Monday morning.

10 Feb 2020

Hollywood

Oscars 2020: Joaquin Phoenix, Renée Zellweger named Best Actors

The 92nd annual Academy Awards were presented at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, last night.

09 Feb 2020

Hollywood

How much is the Oscar statuette worth? Not too much!

The Oscars 2020 or the 92nd Academy Awards are set to be presented on Sunday night at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California (US).

09 Feb 2020

Hollywood

When and how to watch the Oscars 2020 in India

The Oscars 2020, officially the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, is set to be held on Sunday, February 9, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles (California, US).

13 Jan 2020

Joker

Oscars 2020: 'Joker', 'The Irishman' lead the nominations

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday announced the nominees for the 92nd Oscars awards.

12 Jan 2020

Hollywood

For the second consecutive year, Oscars ceremony to go hostless

Following last year's practice, the 2020 Oscars ceremony will not have any host.

17 Dec 2019

India

Ranveer Singh-Alia Bhatt's 'Gully Boy' out of Oscars 2020 race

Gully Boy, which was India's official entry to Oscars 2020 for the "Best International feature" category, is out of the race, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced.

21 Sep 2019

Ranveer Singh

'Gully Boy' India's official entry for Oscars 2020

Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy has been declared India's official entry for the 92nd Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category.

19 Sep 2019

Sylvester Stallone

Seven top sports movies even non-sports lovers will enjoy watching

Sports genre films are entertaining and inspiring at the same time, and don't show much gore.

18 Aug 2019

Hollywood

These famous and well-deserving actors have never won an Oscar

Despite being an established actor in Hollywood, there was one jinx that haunted Leonardo DiCaprio for long: He couldn't win an Academy Award, in spite of getting nominated for a stunning six times.

13 Aug 2019

Hollywood

These eight animated films can be watched on a loop

Who doesn't love animated films?

03 Jul 2019

Anurag Kashyap

Zoya Akhtar, Anupam Kher, Anurag Kashyap invited for Oscars panel

In a step towards making a more inclusive team, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science has invited 842 new members this year from 59 countries across the globe.

26 Feb 2019

Hollywood

Hollywood's Glenn Close becomes most-nominated actor not winning any Oscar

In the recent Oscar ceremony, Hollywood actress Glenn Close lost the Best Actress award to Olivia Colman for the latter's role in The Favourite, making the former the most-nominated living actor who never won an Oscar.

25 Feb 2019

Spike Lee

'BlacKkKlansman' director Spike Lee delivers powerful Oscar acceptance speech

The Oscars 2019 has wrapped up and this year has been big on surprises with Green Book beating the clear favorite Roma to win the Best Picture award.

25 Feb 2019

Mukesh Ambani

Akash Ambani's Switzerland bachelor bash looks spectacular (see pics)

Mukesh Ambani's eldest son Akash is all set to marry fiancee Shloka Mehta on March 9.

25 Feb 2019

Hollywood

Oscars 2019: Details of the Indian documentary that won

Oscars 2019 has just wrapped up.

25 Feb 2019

Hollywood

Oscars 2019: Here are all the winners

The 91st Oscars has started and it is without a doubt the biggest event in the awards season.

24 Feb 2019

India

Details of the Indian documentary nominated in Oscars 2019

Oscars is almost upon us and as the biggest event of the award season begins, we take a look at how India has fared in this year's Oscars.

24 Feb 2019

Hollywood

Your guide to Oscars 2019, all details you should know

The Oscars is the biggest event of the awards season.

20 Feb 2019

Rami Malek

Oscars 2019 will see Queen perform with Adam Lambert

The Oscars, the biggest award show of the season, has been riddled with controversy this year.

16 Feb 2019

Hollywood

Academy bows to pressure, agrees to present all awards live

The Oscars 2019, as we reported, had announced the controversial decision to present awards for four categories during commercial breaks.

15 Feb 2019

Hollywood

Cinematographers Society finds Academy's justification for Oscars change, unsatisfying

In a break from tradition, Oscars 2019 is going to present four awards off the air, including cinematography, live-action short, film editing, and makeup and hairstyling.

13 Feb 2019

Hollywood

Academy's decision to present cinematography award off-air faces severe criticism

Oscars 2019 is going to take a break from tradition by not having any host, and by presenting four award categories during commercial breaks.

12 Feb 2019

Kevin Hart

Oscars: Academy drops four categories from live telecast, faces backlash

The Oscars, the highlight of the awards season, is nearing and the 91st Academy Awards is going to be unique in several aspects.

06 Feb 2019

Hollywood

Confirmed: Oscars 2019 will take place without any host

Oscars is the highlight of the awards season and everyone is eager to see who walks away with the prizes when it is held on Sunday, February 24.

05 Feb 2019

Hollywood

Rahman's double-Oscar win completes ten years, musician shares interesting anecdotes

AR Rahman created history in 2009 by becoming the first ever Indian to win two Academy Awards in a single night but the music composer says on the eve of the ceremony, he was "starving" to look in shape.

29 Jan 2019

Hollywood

Angelina Jolie stars in thriller, 'Those Who Wish Me Dead'

Angelina Jolie is one of the most reputed names in Hollywood with several acclaimed films like Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Changeling to her name.