News for 'Academy Award'

It's all about enjoying the sport!

It's all about enjoying the sport!

Rediff.com8 Sep 2009

If you bring out the sportsman in you to the fore in the rain, there won't be a shortage of options.

Rang De heads to the Oscars!

Rang De heads to the Oscars!

Rediff.com25 Sep 2006

What the Slumdog kids have been up to

What the Slumdog kids have been up to

Rediff.com11 Aug 2009

Here's tracing the lives of the Slumdog kids, six months after the Oscar.

Amitabh: TZP is most deserving for Oscars

Amitabh: TZP is most deserving for Oscars

Rediff.com22 Sep 2008

The film industry praises Aamir Khan's directorial debut Taare Zameen Par, as it goes to the Oscars next week.

Taare Zameen Par is India's Oscar entry

Taare Zameen Par is India's Oscar entry

Rediff.com21 Sep 2008

Actor Aamir Khan's debut directorial venture Taare Zameen Par, a sensitive story of an eight-year-old dyslexia child, was selected as India's entry to the foreign language category for Oscars at the 81st annual Academy awards.

'I don't have a Batman theme!'

'I don't have a Batman theme!'

Rediff.com15 Jun 2005

Hollywood star Tom Hanks, wife test positive for coronavirus

Hollywood star Tom Hanks, wife test positive for coronavirus

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

The Academy-award-winning actor said the medical team had already taken over.

Dr M S Swaminathan, who made India self-sufficient in food, passes away

Dr M S Swaminathan, who made India self-sufficient in food, passes away

Rediff.com29 Sep 2023

Renowned agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan and the driving force behind the nation's 'Green Revolution,' passed away in Chennai on Thursday.

THIS FILM is India's official Oscar entry

THIS FILM is India's official Oscar entry

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

Jallikattu, the Malayalam feature film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, has been selected as India's official entry for the Oscars.

Salman and Govinda in Leeds

Salman and Govinda in Leeds

Rediff.com18 Jun 2007

Reader Diviya Garg spotted the actors in Leeds after the IIFA awards.

Al Pacino to play Napoleon

Al Pacino to play Napoleon

Rediff.com10 Apr 2009

Academy award winning actor Al Pacino, who had a longtime wish to don the character of Napoleon, is now getting a chance to play the French emperor in an on-screen adaptation of children's book.

Student arrested for 'obscene' painting of gods

Student arrested for 'obscene' painting of gods

Rediff.com10 May 2007

Meanwhile, noted artists, including Padma Shree awardee Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Nilima Sheikh and Surendra Nair have criticised the police action.

Plunging necklines, frills & thrills at SAG awards

Plunging necklines, frills & thrills at SAG awards

Rediff.com31 Jan 2011

A look at what transpired at the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.

Renowned artist Yusuf Arakkal passes away

Renowned artist Yusuf Arakkal passes away

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

Recently, he received the prestigious Lorenzo De Medici Gold Medal, at Florence Internazionale Biennale, in Florence, Italy, for his work Bacon's Man with the Child and Priest.

PIX: Deepika, Shah Rukh, Madhuri dazzle at IIFA awards

PIX: Deepika, Shah Rukh, Madhuri dazzle at IIFA awards

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

The 14th edition of the popular awards function saw great performances, fashionable arrivals on the red carpets and some expected wins.

Rahman returns amid much fanfare

Rahman returns amid much fanfare

Rediff.com26 Feb 2009

The 43-year-old musician, who won the Oscars for Best Original Music and Best Song for his compositions in Slumdog Millionaire at the 81st Academy Awards, arrived at the Chennai airport from Dubai by an Emirates Airways flight at around 2.30 am.

Tanvi: Kate Winslet said I looked great

Tanvi: Kate Winslet said I looked great

Rediff.com25 Feb 2009

Slumdog's Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar tells rediff.com about her experience in Los Angeles and her Oscar night.

L K Advani wishes Rahman

L K Advani wishes Rahman

Rediff.com24 Feb 2009

The whole world is goning ga-ga over Slumdog Millionaire's victory at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. L K Advani congratulated the team for winning eight Oscars.

'It's been an incredible journey'

'It's been an incredible journey'

Rediff.com28 Jan 2009

Oscar nominee Resul Pookutty on his journey from a small village in Kerala to the Kodak theatre in Los Angeles, where the Academy Awards are held.

Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney passes away

Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney passes away

Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

The actor was 93.

Konkani film Nachom-ia Kumpasar enters Oscar race!

Konkani film Nachom-ia Kumpasar enters Oscar race!

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

The producers of Nachom-ia Kumpasar sent their entry to the Oscars privately in two categories -- Best Foreign Film and Best Background Score.

Slumdog novelist Vikas Swarup is new MEA spokesperson

Slumdog novelist Vikas Swarup is new MEA spokesperson

Rediff.com26 Mar 2015

Vikas Swarup, whose debut novel was made into the Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire, has been appointed as spokesperson in the external affairs ministry.

Salute The 1st Lady To Command An Indian Warship

Salute The 1st Lady To Command An Indian Warship

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

Lieutenant Commander Prerana Pravin Deosthalee will lead an all-male crew. She is currently the first lieutenant of INS Chennai, the missile destroyer that rescued a foreign merchant ship hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia last week.

Russell Crowe to buy IPL franchise

Russell Crowe to buy IPL franchise

Rediff.com6 Nov 2007

Hollywood star Russell Crowe is all set to own a team in the BCCI-backed Indian Premier League.

Jauhar award to Jagdish Tytler kicks up storm

Jauhar award to Jagdish Tytler kicks up storm

Rediff.com6 Dec 2011

Forty civil rights activists, including writers and journalists, issued an appeal to boycott the award ceremony slated at India Islamic Cultural Centre in New Delhi on Saturday, expressing shock at the honour being bestowed to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, an accused in the anti-Sikh riots in 1984.

Rocky, Rekha and Paris Hilton

Rocky, Rekha and Paris Hilton

Rediff.com6 Oct 2006

Marathi film Tingya sent to the Oscars

Marathi film Tingya sent to the Oscars

Rediff.com23 Sep 2008

The critically acclaimed film lost out to Aamir Khan's Taare Zameen Par, as India's official entry to the 81st Annual Academy Awards in the Foreign Films category. Now, producer Ravi Rai has decided to enter Tingya in the Oscars race independently.

'I will do my best to promote TZP'

'I will do my best to promote TZP'

Rediff.com22 Sep 2008

Aamir Khan is optimistic that his film Taare Zameen Par will make waves at the 81st Annual Academy Awards in February.

TZP: India's best choice?

TZP: India's best choice?

Rediff.com22 Sep 2008

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Sunny, Divyanka, Surbhi win big

Sunny, Divyanka, Surbhi win big

Rediff.com13 Dec 2018

Check out the winners!

Dominant Djokovic, Serena claim top honours at Laureus Sports Awards

Dominant Djokovic, Serena claim top honours at Laureus Sports Awards

Rediff.com19 Apr 2016

World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams completed a clean sweep for tennis as they won the Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards on Monday.

The Oscar nominations: Heptanesia Mumbaikar

The Oscar nominations: Heptanesia Mumbaikar

Rediff.com27 Jan 2004

The Oscar nominations: Heptanesia Mumbaikar.

Jane Wyman dies at 93

Jane Wyman dies at 93

Rediff.com11 Sep 2007

Wyman, who won an Oscar for her role as the deaf rape victim in Johnny Belinda died at her Palm Springs home, said Richard Adney of Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary in Cathedral City

Jodhaa Akbar sweeps IIFA awards

Jodhaa Akbar sweeps IIFA awards

Rediff.com15 Jun 2009

Check out the winners at the 10th International Indian Film Academy held in China.

Kareena to get Smita Patil award

Kareena to get Smita Patil award

Rediff.com29 Aug 2006

The actress has been noted for her contribution to cinema.

PIX: How Priyanka prepared for the Oscars

PIX: How Priyanka prepared for the Oscars

Rediff.com29 Feb 2016

The actress provides live updates.

Spotted: Hrithik in London

Spotted: Hrithik in London

Rediff.com19 Jun 2007

Reader Manish Jain ran into the actor before he won at the IIFA awards.

Mel Gibson vs Michael Moore!

Mel Gibson vs Michael Moore!

Rediff.com3 Feb 2005

Messi confirms he plans to play for Beckham's Inter Miami

Messi confirms he plans to play for Beckham's Inter Miami

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

Lionel Messi intends to join Major Soccer League side Inter Miami as a free agent, the Argentina forward said on Wednesday.

Foreign films vie for Oscar glory

Foreign films vie for Oscar glory

Rediff.com6 Oct 2004