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Hollywood comeback won't end Will Smith's 10-year Oscar ban after Chris Rock incident
Hollywood's recent events won't lift Will Smith's ten-year Oscar ban after an incident with Chris Rock at a live event.
Judd Apatow slams Oscars' classification of 'Barbie' as adapted screenplay, says it's 'insulting'
Film-maker Judd Apatow has expressed strong disagreement with the decision to categorise the film 'Barbie' as an adapted screenplay for the 96th Academy Awards.
United Nations of Cinema: Films that will Compete for the International Feature Oscar
As of now, 87 films have been nominated for the International Feature Oscar. This is less than the past few years, when that number was regularly in the 90s.
From Hollywood drama to Indian Politics: The public scrutiny of Mahua Moitra amid scandal
Celebrity breakups in the US, including Jada Pinkett Smith's separation, Britney Spears' revelations, and Meryl Streep's split, have grabbed headlines. However, India's Mahua Moitra is now facing character assassination after bribery allegations were made by her former partner, Supreme Court lawyer Jai Dehadrai. The scandal involves allegations of cash-for-questions and the release of compromising photos on social media.
Awards Season Calendar 2023-2024: Key Dates, Voting Schedule for Oscars, Grammys, Golden Globe, Others
Dates of nomination, and voting schedule for Oscars, Grammys, Golden Globe, and other awards have been announced. Check the key dates.
Oscars 2024 nominations: Race for best International Feature Film award begins. Check country-wise list
The 96th Academy Awards or the Oscars ceremony will take place on March 10, 2024. All the nominations are to be sent to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences by 5 pm on Monday, October 2.
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From Oscars to Olympics: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' star Michelle Yeoh might soon explore a new career in sports
Michelle Yeoh, an Oscar-winning actress, has been proposed to become a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Yeoh, known for her performance in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once', has ties to the United Nations and a strong connection to sports through her husband's involvement in Formula One racing.
Statutory warning in awards is a bad idea
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture recommends that recipients of awards from state-run Akademis be asked to sign an undertaking not to return them at a later date. Two members of the 31-strong committee argue this undermines freedom, while the suggestion is considered spurious given that items awarded for protest only bring further prestige.
Karan Johar, Mani Ratnam, 'RRR' stars NTR Jr & Ram Charan invited to join Oscars panel
A total of 398 artists and executives, including the team behind the film "RRR" and several Indian names, have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). The class of 2023 is diverse, with 40% women and 34% from underrepresented ethnic/racial communities.
Fed on hold in June, but one-third of economists expect another hike soon
The US Federal Reserve is not expected to raise rates at its June meeting, according to a Reuters poll, although a number of analysts expect at least one further increase this year. The poll saw 90% of the 86 economists surveyed predict that the federal funds rate will remain at 5.00% to 5.25%. A minority predict a further rise of 25 basis points to 5.25%-5.50%. However, over a third of respondents expect a rate hike later this year, including eight analysts who see one coming in July.
How crowded 2024 Republican race helps clear way for a Donald Trump victory
A growing number of contenders for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination could clear the way for a Donald Trump victory while throwing up roadblocks for his main rival Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, party members and strategists said.
Pause in interest rate hikes may spur private investment: Sanjiv Bajaj, president, CII
Bajaj urged the government to continue to focus on enhancing the ease of doing business and reducing associated costs. To push reforms in areas such as land, labour, and power where both Centre and states have jurisdictions, a structure like the Goods and Services Tax Council can play an important role, he said.
Oscars 2023: Oscar committee member Suriya casts his vote for The Academy Awards, shares post
South Indian actor Suriya has cast his vote as a member of The Academy Awards for the upcoming Oscars 2023, with several Indian films receiving nominations.
Days before Oscars 2023, Will Smith makes a discreet reference to the infamous slapgate
The actor was banned from attending the awards ceremony for 10 years.
Oscar nominations: 'Avatar 2', 'Black Panther 2' and 'Top Gun: Maverick' are all in the running
95th Oscar awards will have 10 categories.
Independent Spirit Awards nominees: ‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once’ leads with eight nominations
The nominations for Independent Spirit Awards have been announced recently. Check out the details.
The Academy calls 'Laal Singh Chaddha' a faithful Indian adaptation of 'Forrest Gump'
The 1994 Tom Hanks-starrer was nominated for 13 Oscars including six wins.
75 events that shaped 75 years of independent India
The August 15 ceremony is particularly significant this year as it marks the 75th anniversary of India's independence, with the government launching a host of exercises to add to the verve around the celebration.
Kamal Haasan 'proud' of Suriya's Oscar panel entry, TN CM Stalin hails 'Jai Bhim' actor for highlighting social themes on screen
Suriya is the first South Indian actor to join the panel at the Academy Awards.
National Herald chronicles: Nehru's 'brainchild' to Rahul Gandhi's 'Young Indian'
The patriotic image of the National Herald newspaper, a fearless voice against the British colonial rule founded by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1937, appeared to be dented after over eight decades when his great grandson Rahul Gandhi faced interrogation in a financial crime involving the newspaper's new version 'Young Indian Private Limited.'
'We'll be keeping people's names out of our mouths.' Grammys host Trevor Noah takes a jab at Will Smith for Oscar's 'slapgate' incident
Noah obliquely referred to the threat that Smith made to Rock.
What happens when Olympics and politics collide?
Hundreds of athletes have come to an Olympic Games and never returned to the home nation they represented in the pool, on the mat or on the track. Their stories since 1948, when the Olympics resumed in London after a wartime pause, confirm that when the world meets for sports, politics is always there.
Timothee Chalamet, Billie Eilish will co-host this year's Met Gala
They will join Naomi Osaka and Amanda Gorman as part of this year's Met Gala Host Committee.
More than 9,300 people select the Oscar honorees. But who are they, and how did they get to become voters?
Here is a look at the complex, sometimes confounding process that leads to the winners of the Academy Awards.
Deepa Mehta's Canada Oscar entry 'Funny Boy' rejected, Academy says it contains too many English dialogues
'Funny Boy' is in Tamil and Sinhalese, but also contains English.
Majid Majidi's ‘Sun Children' heads to the Oscars as Iran's official entry
'Sun Children' had its world premiere at the 77th Venice Film Festival in September.
Deepa Mehta's 'Funny Boy' is Canada's entry for international film Oscar
The film is an adaptation of author Shyam Selvadurai's 1994 novel of the same name.
'Apna Time Aagaya'? 'Gully Boy' is India's official entry for Oscars 2020
The Film Federation of India jury decided to send the Zoya Akhtar-directorial for Oscars.
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