News for 'Oscar'

Why Bhanu Athaiya wants to return her Oscar

Why Bhanu Athaiya wants to return her Oscar

Rediff.com24 Feb 2012

The costume designer, who had won an Oscar for her work in Gandhi, gives her reasons.

Oscars: Water loses out

Oscars: Water loses out

Rediff.com26 Feb 2007

Deepa Mehta's film loses out to Germany.

How the Oscars bamboozled us

How the Oscars bamboozled us

Rediff.com1 Mar 2011

Raja Sen feels severely let down by this year's Academy Awards.

Oscar nominations: Snubs and surprises

Oscar nominations: Snubs and surprises

Rediff.com27 Jan 2011

This year's list has a number of them.

Verstappen beats Hamilton to Austin sprint race win

Verstappen beats Hamilton to Austin sprint race win

Rediff.com22 Oct 2023

Red Bull's triple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen won a US Grand Prix sprint race from pole position on Saturday after an early challenge from Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton.

Adaminte Makan Abu director happy despite Oscar loss

Adaminte Makan Abu director happy despite Oscar loss

Rediff.com20 Jan 2012

Director Salim Ahmed laments that only close friends came forward to fund the high promotional cost needed to impress the Oscar jury.

2023's 7 Jewels From The South

2023's 7 Jewels From The South

Rediff.com18 Dec 2023

Subhash K Jha picks his favourite films of 2023 from south India.

All you need to know about India's Oscar pick: Visaranai

All you need to know about India's Oscar pick: Visaranai

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

This film is creating waves. We tell you why.

Oscars 2010: On the Red Carpet

Oscars 2010: On the Red Carpet

Rediff.com8 Mar 2010

Hollywood shines on Oscar night. Take a look.

Trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius

Trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius

Rediff.com9 Aug 2014

The murder trial of Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius will wind up on Friday, ending six months of at times gripping courtroom drama that transfixed his native South Africa and millions more around the world.

Infosys bags Green Oscar for eco-friendly buildings

Infosys bags Green Oscar for eco-friendly buildings

Rediff.com23 May 2014

India's information technology major Infosys bagged the prestigious Ashden Award for Sustainable Buildings, referred to as the Green Oscars.

'Process for choosing films for Oscar not good'

'Process for choosing films for Oscar not good'

Rediff.com15 Oct 2014

Batra's The Lunchbox was passed over for The Good Road last year.

Manasvi Should Be Your Next Style Icon

Manasvi Should Be Your Next Style Icon

Rediff.com18 Jul 2023

She brings the best of Indian dressing to LA.

Goodbye folks! Designer Oscar de la Renta takes a final bow

Goodbye folks! Designer Oscar de la Renta takes a final bow

Rediff.com21 Oct 2014

Ace designer to the stars passes away into the ages

Leclerc takes Mexican pole in Ferrari front-row lockout

Leclerc takes Mexican pole in Ferrari front-row lockout

Rediff.com29 Oct 2023

Charles Leclerc swept to pole position for the Mexico City Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday with Carlos Sainz qualifying second in a surprise Ferrari front-row lockout.

Adoor on sound and Reul's Oscar win

Adoor on sound and Reul's Oscar win

Rediff.com20 Mar 2009

Long before Resul Pookutty's Oscar blast, Malayalam filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan used sound as a leitmotif in his films. For Adoor, known world over as one of the finest filmmakers ever from India, sound is as important as any other factor in a film.

Are you happy with the Oscars?

Are you happy with the Oscars?

Rediff.com7 Mar 2006

Have your say!

RECAP 2023: Here's What We Learnt

RECAP 2023: Here's What We Learnt

Rediff.com28 Dec 2023

Sukanya Verma recaps everything we learned this year in showbiz.

Hindi film nominated for Oscar

Hindi film nominated for Oscar

Rediff.com4 Feb 2010

Kavi, directed-produced-written by Gregg Helvey, has been nominated in "Short Film" (Live Action) category of 82nd Academy Awards.

Dutch GP: Max Verstappen races to record-equalling victory

Dutch GP: Max Verstappen races to record-equalling victory

Rediff.com27 Aug 2023

Formula One leader Max Verstappen celebrated a record-equalling ninth successive victory on Sunday after beating the rain to win a chaotic and red-flagged Dutch Grand Prix for the third year in a row.

Predict the Oscar winners

Predict the Oscar winners

Rediff.com2 Mar 2006

Who will take home the most coveted statuette in filmdom?

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.

Why There's So Much Global Love For RRR

Why There's So Much Global Love For RRR

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

Like Slumdog Millionaire, RRR will remain a one-time phenomenon until another big, larger-than-life, Indian film connects with the critics in the West, predicts Aseem Chhabra.

Soccer PIX: Willian stars in Fulham win; Girona held

Soccer PIX: Willian stars in Fulham win; Girona held

Rediff.com28 Nov 2023

All the action from soccer matches played in Europe on Monday.

Sainz on pole in Singapore with Red Bull out of the top 10

Sainz on pole in Singapore with Red Bull out of the top 10

Rediff.com16 Sep 2023

Verstappen's hopes of a record-extending 11th successive victory looked a long shot on a city circuit where overtaking is never easy.

Taare Zameen Par out of Oscar race

Taare Zameen Par out of Oscar race

Rediff.com14 Jan 2009

Not to the surprise of many watchers of foreign language Oscar nominations, Aamir Khan's directorial vehicle Taare Zamren Par could not make into the Oscar list. The movie just hasn't been garnering the kind of mainstream reviews and media attention the actor's Lagaan received a few years ago.

Exclusive! A R Rahman on his Oscar win

Exclusive! A R Rahman on his Oscar win

Rediff.com27 Feb 2009

Exclusive! A R Rahman speaks to Arthur J Pais about his Oscar win.

Oscar Fashion: Hot or not?

Oscar Fashion: Hot or not?

Rediff.com8 Mar 2010

Vote for your favourite look, right here!

Dakota, J-Law, Bradley Cooper: Stars with the CUTEST dates at Oscars!

Dakota, J-Law, Bradley Cooper: Stars with the CUTEST dates at Oscars!

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

It's all about the family at the Academy awards.

Was Peepli Live not good enough for the Oscars?

Was Peepli Live not good enough for the Oscars?

Rediff.com20 Jan 2011

Aamir Khan's production is missing from the final list of nine films in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

Final Oscar ballots mailed!

Final Oscar ballots mailed!

Rediff.com4 Feb 2005

Can you recognise this Oscar-winning actor?

Can you recognise this Oscar-winning actor?

Rediff.com2 Sep 2015

Take a guess!

Why Paheli didn't get an Oscar nom

Why Paheli didn't get an Oscar nom

Rediff.com1 Feb 2006

Penguins Of Mumbai

Penguins Of Mumbai

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

April 25 is celebrated as World Penguin Day.

Oscars 2016: Meet the Best Actress Nominees. PREDICT the winner!

Oscars 2016: Meet the Best Actress Nominees. PREDICT the winner!

Rediff.com18 Feb 2016

Watch the trailers and predict the winner.

Predicting the Oscar nominations, 2010

Predicting the Oscar nominations, 2010

Rediff.com1 Feb 2010

Aseem Chhabra tries to guess which movies will be a part of Oscar history, if only as a nomination.

Oscar Pistorius jailed for six years for murder of girlfriend

Oscar Pistorius jailed for six years for murder of girlfriend

Rediff.com6 Jul 2016

South African Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius was sent to prison for six years on Wednesday for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, the latest twist in a trial that has gripped the world.