The Oscars have been postponed for a second consecutive year, and relaxed eligibility rules allowing films to skip movie theatres will be kept in place due to the pandemic, the Academy said Thursday. The 94th Academy Awards will now take place on March 27, 2022, exactly a month later than originally planned, and are set […]
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Riz Ahmed becomes the first Muslim Oscar nominee for lead actor
British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed became the first Muslim actor nominated in the Leading Role category of the 93rd Academy Awards. On his performance in “Sound of Mental”, the actor is nominated for the best actor in the lead role award. Ahmed plays a hard rock drummer who loses his hearing this American drama film Sound, […]
Cuaron wins three Oscars for ‘Roma’ but ‘Green Book’ is best film
Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron accepts the award for Best Foreign Language Film during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on February 24, 2019 Alfonso Cuaron bagged a hat trick of Oscars on Sunday for “Roma,” his love letter to his childhood in 1970s Mexico City, but civil rights drama “Green […]
Oscars ongoing persistence for versatility; sends out invitation to Dave Chappelle, Kumail Nanjiani
The Oscars have promised to keep its rank versatile and invite differences by having a record of 928 new members represent 59 different countries to connect to, including actors Kumail Nanjiani, Tiffany Haddish, Gina Rodriguez, and The Rider filmmaker, Chloe Zhao. The Oscar Academy says invitations were sent to 49 percent females and 38 percent people […]
Oscars chief being investigated for sexual harassment: report
John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body which hands out the Oscars, is being investigated for sexual harassment, Variety reported on Friday. The trade publication said the Academy immediately opened an investigation after receiving three harassment claims against Bailey on Wednesday. Bailey, 75, a cinematographer whose credits include […]
Best Actress winner Frances McDormand reunited with stolen Oscar
Oscar-winner Frances McDormand had her statuette stolen at a post-show party by a man who allegedly snatched it from her table before he was arrested, police and witnesses said on Monday. McDormand, 60, won best actress at Sunday’s awards for her role as a rage-filled mother seeking justice for her murdered daughter in Martin McDonagh’s […]
Oscars 2018: Here is the complete list of winners
The 90th Academy Awards just drew to a close, and we finally have a list of winners. The host of the night, Jimmy Kimmel, started the evening with a riveting monologue, roasting Harvey Weinstein and appreciating the Time’s Up movement. The Oscars 2018 were full of memorable speeches and events, but this could qualify as […]
Hollywood all set for Oscar nominees to be revealed in the year of #MeToo campaign
LOS ANGELES: All eyes will be on Hollywood Tuesday as the Oscars nominees are unveiled, with Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ahead by a nose in an awards season overshadowed by the industry´s war on sleaze. In a departure from previous years, there are very few clear frontrunners for the March 4 gala, making the major categories […]