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.
Kavi, directed-produced-written by Gregg Helvey, has been nominated in "Short Film" (Live Action) category of 82nd Academy Awards.
Upon his arrival, the PM was accorded a welcome by the pachyderms and he fed sugarcane to some of the elephants in the Theppakkadu camp at the tiger reserve in Mudumalai.
Who will take home the most coveted statuette in filmdom?
Director Salim Ahmed laments that only close friends came forward to fund the high promotional cost needed to impress the Oscar jury.
Sukanya Verma makes her predictions for the top awards at the 90th Academy Awards.
The date for next year's Academy Awards has been confirmed as February 27, 2011.
Oscar 2015 host Neil Patrick Harris has several big shoes to fill in.
Aamir Khan's production is missing from the final list of nine films in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
Politics has lent to the Academy Awards some of its most memorable and controversial moments, reports Politico. Here's a look at the political happenings at Dolby (Kodak) theatre in recent years.
Avatar genius James Cameron easily counted among Hollywood's most powerful film-makers will be at home partying, and taking bets on who is going to take the coveted Oscar home.
Aseem Chhabra tries to guess which movies will be a part of Oscar history, if only as a nomination.
Slumdog Millionaire bagged 10 Oscar nominations at the 81st annual Academy Awards.
Three songs from the film have been singled out for the Original Song category.
There is a group of La La Land haters -- especially jazz aficionados who feel the film gives too much importance to a white man who sets out to save the musical genre associated with the African American community, points out Aseem Chhabra.
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Aseem Chhabra is heartbroken that India overlooked the acclaimed film, The Lunchbox, as its Oscar nominee.
'There's a very strong feeling of sisterhood that I feel is missing in Indian households.' 'I genuinely advocate the feeling of sisterhood because I feel that some of the strongest bonds, friendships and support groups could be our immediate relatives.'
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The music composer sings If I Rise at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.
'It is a film with a good human concept that would touch people around the world.' 'We are honouring a film that deserves to be at the Oscars.'
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.
Hollywood dresses up for the biggest night of the year!
Smile Pinki, nominated for Best Documentary -- Short Subject, has gone largely unnoticed.
Think you know everything there is to know about the Oscars 2014? Read on.
The producers of Nachom-ia Kumpasar sent their entry to the Oscars privately in two categories -- Best Foreign Film and Best Background Score.
The 84th Academy Awards will be held on February 26.
'After 56 years in the film industry, making over 200 films, I've broken so many bones, finally this is mine. I want to thank you, Hong Kong, such an incredible city, my hometown, my hood, who make me.'
Directors of Best Film nominees like Zero Dark Thirty, Django Unchained and Argo miss out on Best Director nominations.
He is the showman of Hollywood.
Documentary filmmaker of repute, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has dedicated not only her Oscar but her own life to the cause of Pakistani women
Khateeb was scheduled to arrive on Saturday in Los Angeles on a Turkish Airlines flight departing from Istanbul. But his plans have been upended after US officials reported finding "derogatory information" regarding Khateeb.
'In anything in life, privilege helps.' 'Privilege means access. Access means connections.' 'Does it help? Of course, it does. In whatever you do.'
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas announced the Academy Awards nominations.
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