Oscars response to Will Smith slap inadequate, academy head says

Oscars response to Will Smith slap inadequate, academy head says

The slap sat front and centre at February 13’s Oscar nominees luncheon. So much so that motion picture academy president Janet Yang neither had to describe it nor say the names Will Smith or Chris Rock for the ballroom full of award hopefuls to know what she was talking about when she aired her regrets. […]

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Oscars 2023: ‘Last Film Show’ fails to get International Feature Film nomination

Oscars 2023: ‘Last Film Show’ fails to get International Feature Film nomination

A still from ‘Last Film Show’ or ‘Chhello Show’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced today, and Last Film Show ( Chhello Show in Gujarati), India’s official entry, failed to get a nomination under the International Feature Film category. Ninety-two countries had submitted films that are eligible […]

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Oscars 2023: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ gets 11 nominations; here’s the complete list

Oscars 2023: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ gets 11 nominations; here’s the complete list

The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced today by actors Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, United States. As expected, the genre-defying Everything Everywhere All at Once came on top with 11 nominations. Other titles that got multiple nods include Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The […]

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Oscars 2023: Shaunak Sen’s ‘All That Breathes’ nominated for best documentary feature

Oscars 2023: Shaunak Sen’s ‘All That Breathes’ nominated for best documentary feature

A still from ‘All That Breathes’ | Photo Credit: Sundance Institute The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced today, and Indian titles got three nods. Filmmaker Shaunak Sen’s documentary film All That Breathes has received a nomination under the Best Documentary Feature Film category The documentary is nominated along with  All the Beauty […]

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Oscars 2023: ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ nominated under Documentary Short category

Oscars 2023: ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ nominated under Documentary Short category

Bomman and Raghu in a still from ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ | Photo Credit: Netflix Tamil documentary The Elephant Whisperers on Tuesday bagged a nomination in the Documentary Short Subject category of the 95th Academy Awards. Directed by Kartiki Gonsalves, the documentary is nominated in the section alongside four other films — Haulout, How Do You […]

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Oscars 2023: ‘Kantara,’ ‘RRR,’ ‘Vikrant Rona’ enter list of 301 films ‘eligible’ for Academy Awards

Oscars 2023: ‘Kantara,’ ‘RRR,’ ‘Vikrant Rona’ enter list of 301 films ‘eligible’ for Academy Awards

An Oscars statuette on display at a screening of the Oscars in Paris, France April 26, 2021. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The Oscars have come calling Kannada cinema as two blockbusters from 2022 have made it to the list of feature films that are in contention for the 95th Academy Awards. Rishab Shetty’s Kantara and Anup […]

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Oscars 2023: Gujarati film Chhello Show and Naatu Naatu from S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR enter shortlist

Oscars 2023: Gujarati film Chhello Show and Naatu Naatu from S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR enter shortlist

India’s official entry to the upcoming OscarsChhello Show, acclaimed documentary feature All That Breathes, documentary short The Elephant Whisperers, and Naatu Naatu – the song from period action blockbuster RRR have made it to the 95th Academy Awards shortlist, the organisers said Thursday morning. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body behind […]

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Oscars 2023: Gujarati film Chhello Show and Naatu Naatu from S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR enter shortlist

Oscars 2023: Gujarati film Chhello Show and Nattu Nattu from S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR enter shortlist

India’s official entry to the upcoming OscarsChhello Show, acclaimed documentary feature All That Breathes, documentary short The Elephant Whisperers, and Naatu Naatu – the song from period action blockbuster RRR have made it to the 95th Academy Awards shortlist, the organisers said Thursday morning. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body behind […]

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