Tag: Oscars

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...

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...

‘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...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Oscars academy invites Shah Rukh, Madhuri, Naseeruddin Shah among others to...

LOS ANGELES: The group that hands out the Oscars said on Monday that it had invited 928 new members from 59 countries, in its...

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...

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...

Academy closes John Bailey’s harassment probe, will take no action against...

LOS ANGELES: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which hands out the Oscars, will not take action against its president John Bailey...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Oscar Best Actress Frances McDormand’s stolen Oscar returned

LOS ANGELES: Oscar-winner Frances McDormand had her statuette stolen at a post-show party by a man who allegedly snatched it from her table before...