Tag: Oscars
Venice film festival kickstarts Oscars jousting
The 74th Venice film festival gets underway Wednesday with Alexander Payne's sci-fi satire "Downsizing" in the high-profile opening slot that is increasingly coveted as...
‘Jungle book,’ ‘Rogue One,’ ‘Doctor Strange’ lead visual effects Oscar race
The Academy’s visual effects branch will have its work cut out in narrowing this year’s big-screen spectacles down to 10 semi-finalists for the bakeoff...
Pakistani filmmakers to submit their movies for Oscars
The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee invites Pakistani filmmakers to submit their films for Oscar consideration in the 'Foreign Language Film Award’ category at the...
Syed Noor mocked after claim that Sharmeen stole his idea of...
After Syed Noor’s alleged claim that Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy stole his idea and script for her recent Academy Award winning documentary film ‘A Girl in...
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s A Girl in the River shortlisted for Oscar
Oscar winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s recently released documentary – A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness – has been shortlisted for Oscars nominations...
‘Shimmer and shine’ dominate rain-soaked Oscars red carpet
LOS ANGELES:
Shimmering beads and jewels broke through an unusually dreary rainy afternoon in Hollywood on Sunday as the film industry's beautiful and powerful hit...
‘Birdman’ takes flight at an Oscars punctuated by politics
Redmayne wins best actor Oscar
Julianne Moore wins best actress Oscar
'Birdman' wins best picture Oscar
Snowden film wins best documentary Oscar
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The long take...
‘Birdman’ soars to new pre-Oscars triumph
Dark comedy "Birdman" triumphed at the Independent Spirit awards show, in its latest success on the eve of the all-important Academy Awards.
The movie, about...
Why do blockbusters rarely win top honours at Oscars?
So who has actually seen the top Oscar movies? Film buffs, mostly.
That's because -- let's face it -- most of the films shortlisted for...
Hand-drawn ‘Princess’ stands apart from other Oscar nominees
TOKYO —
The princess laughs and floats in sumie-brush sketches of faint pastel, a lush landscape that animated film director Isao Takahata has painstakingly...
Dukhtar under consideration for Oscars by Pakistani Committee
Last year, Pakistan re-entered the Oscar race after a more than 50-year absence in an effort to bring attention to the country’s cinematic output....
Sales jump for ’12 Years A Slave’ Book post Oscar win
"12 Years a Slave" is getting a post-Oscar bump — for the book it was based on.
The 19th-century memoir by ex-slave Solomon Northup jumped...
Comedian’s Oscar Tweets draw accusations of racism
Comedian Chelsea Handler drew accusations of racism after she was invited to take over The Huffington Post's Twitter account during Sunday night's Oscars...
’12 Years a Slave’ wins big at pre-Oscar Spirit Awards
SANTA MONICA-
"12 Years a Slave" won big at the Independent Spirit Awards Saturday, taking home five trophies including best feature and building up momentum...
Rain-soaked Hollywood primed for Oscars drama
HOLLYWOOD-
Hollywood's finest finally hit the red carpet Sunday for the most fiercely contested Oscars show in decades -- after organizers scrambled to make sure...
Pakistan to submit entry for Oscars after 50 years
The year 2013 is turning out to be really promising one for the local film-making industry as we are finally seeing some light at...
‘Zero Dark Thirty’ fails at Oscars amid political fallout
“Zero Dark Thirty,” about the decade-long U.S. hunt for Osama bin Laden, has received more attention in the U.S. Congress than it did at...
