Tag: Oscar
Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm dies at 95
Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm -- who was the original girl who couldn't say no in the musical "Oklahoma!" -- has died aged 95, her...
Natalie Portman to tie the knot next month
Oscar-winning actor Natalie Portman will reportedly marry fiance Benjamin Millepied next month in Big Sur, California.Despite reports claiming the couple - who have a...
Sharmeen duped me: acid victim
It is apparent that one cannot just be popular and not get involved in controversies. This is exactly what has happened to Pakistan’s first...
‘Saving Face’ for Pakistan
By winning an Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards, filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has brought home the genius of Pakistan’s women as well as the...
Will Sharmeen’s Oscar help stop a disfiguring crime against women?
When Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy became the first Pakistani filmmaker to win an Oscar on February 26, she saw it not just as a rare moment...
Oscar lady calls for laws regulating acid trade
Oscar-winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on Saturday called on the government to promulgate effective laws to regulate the purchase and sale of acid to curb...
Sublime to ridiculous
Winning some trophies while squandering others
A glorious Monday morning ended in a gloomy night. The euphoria of Pakistan’s daughter, Sharmeen Obaid, winning an Oscar...
The first Oscar
It is rare to find a good news about Pakistan in international media these days. The winning of the first ever Oscar by a...
Welcome to Pakistan, Oscar!
Accustomed to being the focus of bad news, the Pakistani nation celebrated on Monday after a filmmaker from Karachi won the country’s first Academy...
I didn’t expect ‘Harry Potter’ to get an Oscar nomination: Daniel...
Muggles the world over were upset and dismayed by the lack of ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2’ Best Picture Oscar nomination...
George Clooney seals an Oscar?
In an award ceremony that is hailed as the telling route for the Oscars, actor George Clooney won the Critics Choice Best Actor Award...
Pakistani filmmaker Chinoy’s documentary gets Oscar nod
Acclaimed Pakistani filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy and her film ‘Saving Face’ have been short listed for a nomination in the category of Best Documentary,...
Oscar hat-trick wins Brazil U20 World Cup
A hat-trick from Oscar lifted Brazil to a 3-2 extra-time triumph over Portugal on Saturday in the final of the under-20 World Cup.
After opening...
Oscar statue from 1940s fetches $89,625 in Dallas auction
If you can’t win an Oscar, why not buy one? That’s exactly what an avid movie buff did when a golden statue from the...
Oscar organisers downplay talk of Oprah as host
Oscar organisers on Friday downplayed speculation that former talk show queen and Oscar nominee Oprah Winfrey might be hosting Hollywood's top film honours next...
Russell Brand, Beyonce invited to be Oscar voters
Even after struggling to establish himself as a Hollywood leading man, English comedian Russell Brand has been invited to become an Oscar voter. He...
Oscar panel rubbishes Darbar’s allegation
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has rubbished Ismail Darbar’s allegation against AR Rahman that he ‘bought’ his Oscar for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’...
