News for 'Academy Awards'

Make YOUR Oscar predictions: Vote for your favourite contenders!

Make YOUR Oscar predictions: Vote for your favourite contenders!

Rediff.com27 Feb 2014

Tell us who YOU think is going home with the trophies!

Oscar trivia: How many times has Meryl Streep been nominated?

Oscar trivia: How many times has Meryl Streep been nominated?

Rediff.com25 Feb 2014

Think you know everything there is to know about the Oscars 2014? Read on.

Date for 2011 Oscars confirmed

Date for 2011 Oscars confirmed

Rediff.com29 Mar 2010

The date for next year's Academy Awards has been confirmed as February 27, 2011.

Sandra Bullock's marriage on the rocks

Sandra Bullock's marriage on the rocks

Rediff.com18 Mar 2010

Infidelity claims may result in a split between the actress and her husband Jesse James.

DVD Review: Frankenweenie is a gripping movie

DVD Review: Frankenweenie is a gripping movie

Rediff.com24 Feb 2013

Frankenweenie scores because of its well-paced story.

Why the Oscars weren't worth waking up for

Why the Oscars weren't worth waking up for

Rediff.com9 Mar 2010

The 82nd Annual Academy Awards were, without question, the most badly written and weakly produced show in the last two decades, and quite likely one of the most drab shows of all time.

Rediff's Oscars 2013 Predictions!

Rediff's Oscars 2013 Predictions!

Rediff.com21 Feb 2013

Rediff star reviewers tells us who they are rooting for.

Emraan Hashmi collaborates with No Man's Land's director

Emraan Hashmi collaborates with No Man's Land's director

Rediff.com6 Feb 2013

Emraan Hashmi is excited to work with Danis Tanovic', the Academy Award-winning director No Man's Land.

Is Carey Mulligan the new Audrey Hepburn?

Is Carey Mulligan the new Audrey Hepburn?

Rediff.com3 Feb 2010

Several magazines seem to think so.

Oscar Fashion: Do these girls look hot or not?

Oscar Fashion: Do these girls look hot or not?

Rediff.com28 Feb 2011

Here's a look at the stars in their very best. Vote for your favourite look now!

Teaching the Slumdog how to dance

Teaching the Slumdog how to dance

Rediff.com24 Feb 2009

Mumbai-based Longines has been choreographing for 15 years. He has won many dancing titles over the years. But his biggest reward may have been the moment Danny Boyle thanked him for his work in Slumdog Millionaire, on the Oscar stage. He spoke about his experiences.

Brokeback in, Paheli not

Brokeback in, Paheli not

Rediff.com31 Jan 2006

Emraan Hashmi goes to Hollywood!

Emraan Hashmi goes to Hollywood!

Rediff.com1 Nov 2012

Here's what your favourtie Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.

Which Indian film REALLY deserves the Oscar entry? TELL US

Which Indian film REALLY deserves the Oscar entry? TELL US

Rediff.com25 Sep 2012

Send in YOUR contenders!

'La La Land' earns record 14 Oscar nominations

'La La Land' earns record 14 Oscar nominations

Rediff.com24 Jan 2017

The smash-hit musical -- led by Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling -- picked up the most nods on Tuesday, and tied the record set by Titanic and All About Eve.

Isaac Hayes no more

Isaac Hayes no more

Rediff.com12 Aug 2008

American soul, funk and R&B legend Isaac Hayes was found dead Sunday at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. The Academy Award-award winning musician was 65. His body was reportedly found near a piece of exercise equipment, and no foul play is suspected. Best known for the Oscar-winning Shaft theme song, the talented singer, songwriter and composer was always a music prodigy, even throughout an impoverished childhood.

Crazy Heart to pick up after Best Actor win

Crazy Heart to pick up after Best Actor win

Rediff.com8 Mar 2010

In anticipation of Jeff Bridges taking the trophy, its box office gross went up by 36 percent over the weekend.

Oscars 2013: Why Daniel Day-Lewis will win Best Actor

Oscars 2013: Why Daniel Day-Lewis will win Best Actor

Rediff.com12 Feb 2013

Here's a peak at the five prolific actors nominated up for the Best Actor trophy at the awards.

Rahman bags two Grammys for Slumdog Millionaire

Rahman bags two Grammys for Slumdog Millionaire

Rediff.com1 Feb 2010

Indian music maestro A R Rahman struck gold once again, bagging two trophies at the 52nd Grammy Awards in Los Angeles for his music in Slumdog Millionaire.

Review: Lincoln is a deserving Oscar frontrunner

Review: Lincoln is a deserving Oscar frontrunner

Rediff.com8 Feb 2013

Steven Spielberg's Lincoln boasts of a stellar cast led by two-time Academy Award winner Daniel Day Lewis in the titular character, writes Vipin Vijayan.

Did the best films really win?

Did the best films really win?

Rediff.com28 Feb 2005

Stuntmen demand Oscar!

Stuntmen demand Oscar!

Rediff.com16 Feb 2005

Did the Oscars get it right? Discuss with Raja Sen

Did the Oscars get it right? Discuss with Raja Sen

Rediff.com3 Mar 2014

Join in the conversation!

Newton out of Oscar race

Newton out of Oscar race

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

Amit Masurkar's black comedy didn't make it to the next round.

Life Of Pi, Django Unchained bag Oscar nominations

Life Of Pi, Django Unchained bag Oscar nominations

Rediff.com10 Jan 2013

Here's a quick glance at the nominees.

Airport Fashion: Bollywood's HOTTEST frequent flyers!

Airport Fashion: Bollywood's HOTTEST frequent flyers!

Rediff.com10 Jul 2013

Deepika Padukone, Madhuri Dixit and Vidya Balan keep their travelling attire simple but trendy.

Why Paheli didn't get an Oscar nom

Why Paheli didn't get an Oscar nom

Rediff.com1 Feb 2006

'The story of Shanghai is haunting'

'The story of Shanghai is haunting'

Rediff.com11 Jun 2012

Shanghai actress Tillotama Shome gets candid about her new film.

No Jai Ho at the Oscars

No Jai Ho at the Oscars

Rediff.com20 Feb 2009

Sukhwinder Singh will not perform at the Oscars this year.

In PHOTOS: Statue of Liberty's grand 125th birthday bash

In PHOTOS: Statue of Liberty's grand 125th birthday bash

Rediff.com29 Oct 2011

The 125th birth anniversary of the iconic Statue of Liberty was celebrated in New York with events including a gun salute, fireworks and naturalisation ceremony for 125 immigrants organised to commemorate the day.

NBA-All-Star MVP Award named in honour of Kobe Bryant

NBA-All-Star MVP Award named in honour of Kobe Bryant

Rediff.com16 Feb 2020

The National Basketball Association All-Star Game MVP Award has been permanently named for the late Kobe Bryant, league Commissioner Adam Silver said on Saturday.

Ang Lee: Masala chai is so wonderful!

Ang Lee: Masala chai is so wonderful!

Rediff.com1 Nov 2012

The 58-year-old filmmaker talks about his India experience, and why Life Of Pi is his toughest film yet.

Ang Lee: People in India are really wonderful

Ang Lee: People in India are really wonderful

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

Hollywood director Ang Lee discusses India, Life of Pi.

Here's how Pakistan's first Oscar-winning film happened

Here's how Pakistan's first Oscar-winning film happened

Rediff.com12 Mar 2012

Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Daniel Junge discuss the challenges of making a film like Saving Face in a country as complex and conflicted as Pakistan.

Hollywood's biggest grossers don't make it to the Oscars!

Hollywood's biggest grossers don't make it to the Oscars!

Rediff.com29 Feb 2012

Films like The Artist and The King's Speech that reigned supreme at teh Oscars did decent business but the top grossers have a small presence at the Oscars.

Did Billy Crystal make a terrific Oscar host? VOTE!

Did Billy Crystal make a terrific Oscar host? VOTE!

Rediff.com27 Feb 2012

Have your say!

Oscar-winning author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala dies

Oscar-winning author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala dies

Rediff.com4 Apr 2013

Writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who won an Oscar as well as Booker prize and lived in India for more than two decades, died in the United States on Wednesday.

VOTE! The films that should NOT win an Oscar

VOTE! The films that should NOT win an Oscar

Rediff.com23 Feb 2012

Don't think these films deserve it? Vote right here!

Love. Crime. Disaster: Your OTT Menu

Love. Crime. Disaster: Your OTT Menu

Rediff.com9 Dec 2022

Acclaimed movies, hit movies, social movies, star-studded movies, scary movies and shows galore, you certainly won't be starved for entertainment on OTT this week.

Kamal Haasan gets prestigious French honour

Kamal Haasan gets prestigious French honour

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

Kamal is the second Tamil actor after Sivaji Ganesan to be awarded this honour.