Oscars 2020: Complete list of results
— Parasite wins best picture, Renée Zellweger wins best actress, Joaquin Phoenix takes home best actor for Joker We made it. After more than three hours of Oscars fare, from red carpet proceedings and Billie…
Oscars to go hostless for second time
LOS ANGELES: This year’s Oscar ceremony will go ahead without an official host for only the second time in its history, an ABC television executive said on Tuesday. Speaking just three weeks…
AR Rahman starved himself before his Oscar win
AR Rahman created history in 2009 by becoming the first ever Indian to win two Academy Awards in a single night but the music composer says on the eve of the ceremony, he…
‘Black Panther’ bags top SAG awards, boosts Oscars chances
Superhero movie “Black Panther,” a film heralded for its predominantly black cast and vibrant celebration of African culture, won the top award from Hollywood’s Screen Actors Guild on Sunday, boosting its chances…
‘Green Book’ boosts Oscar odds with big win at PGA
In a surprise win on Saturday, Hollywood producers named “Green Book” the best film of 2018, boosting its profile just days before nominations are announced for the annual Academy Awards. The big…
Pakistani filmmaker shines at international film festivals
–With Dust to Dust (2017), Mahnoor Zaidi aims to discuss cemetery ‘taboo’ by filming regular life of graveyard worker Dust to Dust, a 2017 Student Academy Awards semi-finalist documentary, traces the thought…
Pakistan nominates ‘Cake’ as its official Oscar entry
The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee has officially selected Cake starring Sanam Saeed, Aamina Sheikh and Adnan Malik in the lead, for Oscar consideration in the ‘Foreign Language Film Award’ category at the 91st Academy…
Academy shelves plans for ‘popular film’ Oscar following backlash
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Thursday it was shelving plans for a “popular film” Oscar award that had been ridiculed by critics as a desperate bid to boost…
Oscars to shorten gala, add ‘best popular film’ award
Organisers of the Oscars, under fire for plummeting ratings and accused of elitism — on Wednesday announced the creation of a new category to honor top blockbusters and said they would shorten…
Oscars academy invites Shah Rukh, Madhuri, Naseeruddin Shah among others to promote diversity
LOS ANGELES: The group that hands out the Oscars said on Monday that it had invited 928 new members from 59 countries, in its biggest diversity drive after years of criticism of…
Zayn Malik believes he could win an Oscar
LONDON: Singer Zayn Malik feels that he can be an Oscar-winning actor. His claim comes after shooting a mini-film for his new single Let Me, which saw him foray into character portrayal.…
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy tackles patriarchy in Pakistan
For Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, anger is the most useful emotion. Anger was what motivated her to write for newspapers as a teen-ager and to make documentary films as an adult, and it is…
Academy closes John Bailey’s harassment probe, will take no action against chief
LOS ANGELES: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hands out the Oscars, will not take action against its president John Bailey and has ended its investigation into a sexual…
Steven Spielberg doesn’t want Netflix original movies to get Oscars consideration
LOS ANGELES: Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg thinks Netflix films are “TV movies”, and shouldn’t get Oscar consideration. Since Netflix began distributing movies, the industry has been rife with contention about whether such…
Oscars chief being investigated for sexual harassment
LOS ANGELES: John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the body which hands out the Oscars, is being investigated for sexual harassment, reported Variety. The trade publication…
Oscars ratings hit an all-time low
LOS ANGELES: Early ratings released for ABC’s 90th Academy Awards telecast, one of the more uneventful shows of recent years, stumbled to an-all time low, US media reported. Overnight returns have the…
Why Priyanka Chopra skipped the Oscars
LOS ANGELES: Priyanka Chopra disappointed fans and followers with her absence on the red carpet of the film industry’s most coveted event: the Oscars ceremony. Though she was not invited as a…