Hollywood's biggest night was high on glitz and glamour but lacked the edge and excitement of the movies it was celebrating, observes Sukanya Verma.
'The country that does most of the visual effects, more than any other country, is India.' 'There are more Indians working on VFX in any major Hollywood film than there are in Indian films.'
Accepting his Best Actor Oscar for the biopic Oppenheimer, Irish actor Cillian Murphy gave a shout-out to his homeland, saying, 'I'm a very proud Irishman standing here tonight.'
The 96th Annual Academy Awards saw a lot of glamour on the red carpet, as Hollywood's A-listers attended the biggest awards night of the year.
Robert Downey Jr bagged his first ever Oscar award for his performance in the biopic drama film, Oppenheimer.
The nominations for the 97th Annual Academy Awards were announced by Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott.
Several Carnatic musicans have pulled out of Madras Music Academy's annual December conference to protest the Sangita Kalanidhi award to classical vocalist T M Krishna, who they allege has 'glorified Periyar' and vilified the Carnatic music community.
India is shining, although I will argue that it is a temporary acceptance until India once again makes a mega-successful film like RRR or another beautiful, moving, documentary like The Elephant Whisperers, notes Aseem Chhabra.
Spain face Ronald Koeman's Netherlands away on Thursday before returning home for the second-leg on March 23.
Through Bob Dylan's music, lyrics, and Timothe Chalamet's superb acting, we feel we have rubbed shoulders with greatness, even when it is full of flaws, self-doubts, warts and all, observes Aseem Chhabra.
Deepika joins Dwayne Johnson, Michael B Jordan, Riz Ahmed, Emily Blunt, Glenn Close, Troy Kotsur, Jennifer Connelly, Samuel L Jackson, Melissa McCarthy, Zoe Saldana, Donnie Yen, Jonathan Majors and Questlove.
Sukanya Verma goes down memory lane to recap the desi sightings at the Oscars.
'We're not looking at the importance of men standing up for women. And that, to me, is the power of the film.'
Gene Hackman had a long and rich career, playing leading and supporting roles in many Hollywood films.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced its membership invitations, and Indian film celebrities Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Mani Ratnam, Karan Johar, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Chandrabose and MM Keeravaani have been invited to be members.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has come out with a list of 301 feature films eligible for the Oscars with Indian films RRR, Gangubai Kathiawadi, The Kashmir Files and Kantara making the cut.
Hollywood dazzled on the red carpet, as they attended the 95th Annual Academy Awards in California.
'We want to express our deep gratitude to Mr Rock for maintaining his composure under extraordinary circumstances,' the Academy stated.
Priyanka Chopra, who lives in LA, has reacted to the incident and raised concerns about the safety of residents.
The first-time director is getting a lot of love and recognition for her documentary The Elephant Whisperers, which won an Oscar earlier this month.
'Just do your best show every day and move from strength to strength.'
'Such a historic, proud & happy moment for Indian Cinema at #Oscars95!'
A glimpse of the Pathaan star exuded more glamour than a room full of Hollywood put together.
M M Keeravaani, who could win an Oscar for Best Song for RRR's Naatu Naatu, is getting ready to perform live at the Academy Awards on March 12 in Los Angeles.
The visitor returns not just with the jewel-like beauty of the country imprinted on the mind, the body rejuvenated by hot stone massages, but also with the captivating stories and myths that are built into every important structure -- whether a tourist magnet or an off-the-beaten track spot.
The nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards have been announced.
'This is a historic moment for India.'
'I had the opportunity to meet the brilliant team associated with it. They have made India very proud.'
'October end, during a checkup for an autoimmune thing I got a shock diagnosis: a routine scan revealed a small malignant tumour in the kidney. Utter bolt from the blue.'
After making history at the 95th Annual Academy Awards, it was time for India to party!
On January 24, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the Oscar nominees for 2023, it would be a surprise if RRR doesn't make the cut, declares Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'I was in our wardrobe room when I heard Naatu Naatu being called for winning Best Original Song.' 'Me and the other dancers screamed!'
There were so many beautiful moments from Oscar night.
A quick look at the winners of the 96th Annual Academy Awards.
The sports field saw two special mentions at the 90th Oscar Awards on Sunday night.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country is proud and elated with "Naatu Naatu" winning an Oscar and hailed the song as one that will be remembered for years to come.
Actor and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan said she was happy that the House was discussing the most important ambassadors of the country, the film fraternity.
February has some promising original content streaming on OTT.
George Clooney, Brad Pitt join fellow contenders for the official luncheon at the Beverly Hilton hotel.
The singers' live performance at the 95th Academy Awards was a goose-bump moment with American dancers doing justice to the track.
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