The 81st Annual Academy Awards, if trends are anything to go by, seem to be more or less on the same page with me this season, which is a peculiar feeling indeed since I'm used to ranting about the results. However, this year the Academy's likely winners and my who-should-win picks are uncannily mirroring each other, a fact displayed in this list of the nominees. The Academy picks are marked by the [A] sign, my picks are marked by the [R] sign.
AR Rahman has been nominated in several categories for his compositions from the Oscar-winning movie.
A few Hollywood A-listers traded arm candy for family on Oscar night.
The girls looked glammed up big time for the big night.
The film Saving Face won in the Documentary (Short Subject) category.
Celebration time for Slumdog Millionaire's India team.
England captain Joe Root pipped Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi to claim the International Cricket Council's Player of the Month honours for August following his batting heroics in the recent Test series against India.
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Rahman has become the first Indian -- and by Indian, we mean born in India, raised in India and based in India -- to make it to the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
Gwyneth Paltrow lands the top spot as the best dressed celebrity in a People magazine poll.
Aamir Khan is second time unlucky.
A glimpse of the Pathaan star exuded more glamour than a room full of Hollywood put together.
Here's what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to.
To think that a legendary comic, who was known to bring the house down with his sparkling wit and extraordinary sense of humour, would be battling depression in real life, is beyond us. Here is a peek into heartwarming moments from the late acting stalwart Robin Williams' extraordinary life.
Several players across the continent are poised to make a name for themselves on the international stage.
At Hollywood's most glamorous night -- the 93rd Academy Awards -- celebrities put their best fashion foot forward.
The Best Picture Oscar nominees at a glance.
Director Salim Ahmed laments that only close friends came forward to fund the high promotional cost needed to impress the Oscar jury.
Fashion shows, bhangra dances, film screenings and lots of goodwill mark IIFA-BUZZ, a series of events in the Greater Toronto area leading up to the star-studded IIFA Awards later this month.
Ang Lee's Life of Pi and Steven Spileberg's Lincoln, produced by Anil Ambani's Reliance-Dreamworks emerge as frontrunners in Oscar 2013 race.
The best and the worse styles...
Here's what your favourite celebrities think of this year's nominees.
Serbian Djokovic, who 12 months ago had elbow surgery, won Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2018, before lifting this year's Australian Open crown, to add to his tally of Grand Slam singles titles and reclaim top spot in the rankings.
Take a look at the Hunger Games stars general state of amazing-ness.
As A R Rahman received his Oscars at the 81st Annual Academy Awards, everyone back home was cheering -- including his older sister Reihana, who is the mother of budding music composer G V Prakash. She talks to Shobha Warrier about the excitement at home.
India is too great a country to have its reputation made or broken by a single movie.
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The Westerner may just grab some Oscar nominations.
Academy Award winning actress Angelina Jolie, often billed as the 'most beautiful woman on the planet', is doing some amazing work as a special envoy for the United Nations's body for the refugees, the UNHCR. The ravishing actress, who has covered some of the most troubled regions in the world with a message of compassion, is currently on a humanitarian mission in Lebanon to meet with Syrian refugees.
The 85th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners.
Go through the major categories and tell us who YOU think will win.
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The album in question is the soundtrack to Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa directed by Gowtham Menon.
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